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Jan-Theodoor Janssen

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Jan-Theodoor Janssen
Born
Theodorus Johannes Bernardus Maria Janssen

1965 (age 58–59)
Netherlands
Alma materUniversity of Nijmegen (1993)
AwardsJames Joule Medal and Prize (2023)
Scientific career
Fields
InstitutionsNational Physical Laboratory (1998 – )
University of Bristol
ThesisFar-infrared magneto-optics of low-dimensional semiconductor structures and organic conductors (1994)
Websitewww.npl.co.uk/people/jt-janssen

Theodorus Johannes Bernardus Maria Janssen FREng FInstP FIET (born 1965),[1] also known as Jan-Theodoor Janssen or JT Janssen, is the Chief Scientist of the National Physical Laboratory (United Kingdom),[2][3] Henry Royce Institute's Strategic Advisory Board (SAB) Chair since 2024,[4] and President of the Consultative Committee for Ionizing Radiation (CCRI) since 2023.[5] In 2023, he was awarded the Institute of Physics's James Joule Medal and Prize for "outstanding contributions to fundamental and practical quantum electrical metrology".[6] He was elected a Fellow of the National Physical Laboratory in Quantum Electrical Metrology,[2] Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), Fellow of the Institute of Physics (IOP),[7] and Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering in 2021.[8]

Born in the Netherlands,[9] Janssen obtained a doctor of philosophy from the University of Nijmegen in 1993,[10] before joining the University of Bristol as a research fellow and then moving to NPL in 1998.[11] He is a visiting professor at the Lancaster University.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Janssen, Theodorus Johannes Bernardus Maria (1965-)". Data Bbliotheken.
  2. ^ a b c "JT Janssen". NPLWebsite. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  3. ^ "Professor Jan-Theodoor Janssen". UKRI. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  4. ^ Richards, Luke (2024-01-09). "Dr Jan-Theodoor Janssen appointed Chair of Royce Strategic Advisory Board". Henry Royce Institute. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  5. ^ "2023-04-11-new-CCRI-president". BIPM. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  6. ^ "2023 James Joule Medal and Prize". IOP.
  7. ^ "Professor Jan-Theodoor Janssen FREng". raeng.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  8. ^ "New Fellows 2021". raeng.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  9. ^ "Creative Metrology in the World" (PDF). Collège Français de Métrologie.
  10. ^ "Dr Jan-Theodoor Janssen". Henry Royce Institute. May 2024. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  11. ^ "Professor Jan-Theodoor Janssen". www.ukri.org. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
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