Biography:Theo Rasing
Theo Rasing | |
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 Rasing accepting the Spinoza Prize in 2008 | |
| Born | 26 May 1953 Didam, Netherlands |
| Citizenship | Netherlands |
| Alma mater | Radboud University Nijmegen |
| Awards | Spinoza Prize (2008) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics, magneto-optics |
| Thesis | Experimental investigation of 4-dimensional super space crystals (1982) |
| Doctoral advisors | Prof. A.G.M. Janner, Prof. P. Wyder |
| Website | https://www.ru.nl/english/people/rasing-t/ |
Theodorus "Theo" Henricus Maria Rasing (born 26 May 1953) is a Dutch professor of experimental physics at Radboud University Nijmegen. His expertise lies in the field of magneto-optics. He was a winner of the 2008 Spinoza Prize.[1]
Career
Rasing was born on 26 May 1953 in Didam.[1] In 1976 he obtained a cum laude degree in physics from Radboud University Nijmegen. He obtained his doctorate from the same university in 1982. In 1997 he became professor at Radboud University Nijmegen.[1]
In 2008 he was one of four winners of the Dutch Spinoza Prize and received a 1,5 million euro grant.[2] In 2013 Rasing won a 2,5 million euro Advanced Grant by the European Research Council for a research proposal titled 'magnetisation at its fastest'.[3]
Rasing was elected a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2010.[4] In the same year he was made a Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion.[5] Rasing was elected a member of the Academia Europaea in 2013.[6]
In February 2015 the Dutch newspaper de Volkskrant listed Rasing second on a list of funds obtained by researchers.[7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Prof. Th.H.M. (Theo) Rasing". Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research. 27 August 2014. http://www.nwo.nl/en/research-and-results/programmes/spinoza+prize/spinoza+laureates/overview+in+alphabetical+order/theo+rasing. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
- ↑ "NWO Spinoza Prize 2008". Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research. 27 August 2014. http://www.nwo.nl/en/research-and-results/programmes/spinoza+prize/spinoza+laureates/overview+by+year/2008. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
- ↑ "ERC Advanced Grant for Theo Rasing and Mikhail Katsnelson". FOM. 21 August 2013. http://www.fom.nl/live/english/news/archives/pressreleases2013/artikel.pag?objectnumber=234126. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
- ↑ "Theo Rasing". Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. https://www.knaw.nl/en/members/members/11069.
- ↑ "Leeuw voor apenonderzoeker" (in nl). Trouw. 29 April 2010. https://www.trouw.nl/nieuws/leeuw-voor-apenonderzoeker~b19f0594/. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ↑ "Theo Rasing". Academia Europaea. https://www.ae-info.org/ae/User/Rasing_Theo.
- ↑ Martijn van Calmthout; Eline Huisman; Sybren Kooistra (21 February 2015). "Het prof. dr. Dagobert Duck-effect" (in Dutch). de Volkskrant. http://www.volkskrant.nl/wetenschap/het-prof-dr-dagobert-duck-effect~a3869714/. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
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