Jan van Ruitenbeek

Jan van Ruitenbeek received his doctorate in physics from the Radboud University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands, in 1985. He performed his post-doctoral research work with the Max-Planck Institute at the High Field Magnet Laboratory in Grenoble, France. Since 1988 he has held an appointment with the Leiden Institute of Physics at Leiden University, The Netherlands, and in 2003 he became full professor. In 1994 he spent his sabbatical with the Quantronics group at the CEA in Saclay, France. Since 2007 he has been the scientific director of the Leiden Institute of Physics. His current research interests are in the field of low-temperature experimental physics and focus on electron transport in mesoscopic and nanostructures.