Hoogleraar (full professor) at the Institute for
Theoretical Physics of the University of Amsterdam, since
February 1999.
Universitair Hoofd Docent (associate professor)
at the Institute for Theoretical Physics and the van der Waals-Zeeman
Institute of the University of Amsterdam, July 1995 till February 1999.
Assistant Professor at the Physics Department of
Princeton University: September 1994 till July 1995.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Physics Department of
Princeton University: September 1992 till September 1994.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Institute for Theoretical Physics
of the State University of New York at Stony Brook: September 1989
till September 1992.
Visitorships at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville
(Spring 2002);
at the Aspen Center for Physics, Aspen, Colorado (August 1992, June 1994
and June 2003);
at the Institute for Theoretical Physics at Santa Barbara, California
(November 1990 and spring 1997);
at CERN, Geneva (July/August 1990 and summer 1993);
at Stony Brook (October 1988);
Education
PhD research at the Institute for Theoretical Physics
of Utrecht University with B. de Wit (advisor) and
G. `t Hooft (1985-1989). PhD thesis Extensions of
Conformal Symmetry in Two-dimensional Quantum Field
Theory (May 1989).
Undergraduate studies in Physics and Mathematics at
Utrecht University (1980-1985). `Doctoraalexamen'
Theoretical Physics under supervision of
G. 't Hooft (May 1985).
Supervision and Grants
PhD advisor of J.W. Reijnders at the University of Amsterdam.
Thesis Quantum Phases for Rotating Bosons , May 2005
PhD advisor of F.J.M. van Lankvelt at the University of Amsterdam.
Thesis Quantum Hall Spin Liquids , April 2004
Marie Curie fellowship: D. Controzzi (2003)
PhD advisor of E. Ardonne at the University of Amsterdam.
Thesis A conformal field theory description of fractional quantum
Hall states,
April 2002,
NWO PIONIER grant Perspectives in Condensed Matter Theory
--- spin, flux, charge, topology and statistics ,
2000-2005.
FOM projectruimte Unusual Quasi-particles for Correlated
Electrons : post-docs S. Guruswamy, T. Yamamoto and guests
(1998-2001).
PhD advisor of R.A.J. van Elburg at the University of Amsterdam.
Thesis Quasi-Particles for Fractional Quantum Hal Systems ,
June 2000,
PhD advisor of M. Moriconi at Princeton University.
Thesis Aspects of Integrable and Conformal
Field Theories, February 1997,
Nato Collaborative Research Grant Non-perturbative
field theory methods in strongly interacting systems , with
C. Callan (Princeton University) and A.W.W. Ludwig
(UC Santa Barbara) (1996-2000),
