National Institute for Subatomic Physics
ProgrammaleidersProgram leaders

Science & Technology

Nikhef's research programmes are led by the programme and project leaders below

Dr.ing. Niels van Bakel

Project leader Detector R&D
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Prof.dr. Stan Bentvelsen

Programme leader ATLAS (LHC/CERN)
Professor 'Collider physics at the LHC' at the Universiteit van Amsterdam
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Prof.dr.ing. Jo van den Brand

Programme leader Gravitational Waves (Virgo/LISA)
Professor at the Vrije Universiteit.
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Dr. Patrick Decowski

Programme leader Dark Matter (XENON1T)
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Prof.dr. Maarten De Jong

Programme leader Neutrinos (ANTARES/KM3NeT)
Professor at the Universiteit Leiden.
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Prof.dr. Eric Laenen

Project leader Theory
Professor Theoretical Physics at the Universiteit Utrecht and professor at the Universiteit van Amsterdam.
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Prof.dr. Marcel Merk

Programme leader LHCb (LHC/CERN)
Professor at the Vrije Universiteit.
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Prof.dr. Thomas Peitzmann

Programme leader ALICE (LHC/CERN)
Professor at the Universiteit Utrecht.
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Dr. Jeff Templon

Project leader Grid Computing
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Dr. Charles Timmermans

Programmaleider Kosmische stralen (Auger)
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