Jan-Theodoor Janssen

Jan-Theodoor Janssen
Born
Theodorus Johannes Bernardus Maria Janssen

1965 (age 60–61)
Netherlands
Alma materUniversity of Nijmegen (1993)
AwardsJames Joule Medal and Prize (2023)
Scientific career
Fields
WorkplacesNational 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 FRS 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] He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 2026.[9]

Born in the Netherlands,[10] Janssen obtained a doctor of philosophy from the University of Nijmegen in 1993,[11] before joining the University of Bristol as a research fellow and then moving to NPL in 1998.[12] He is a visiting professor at the Lancaster University.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Janssen, Theodorus Johannes Bernardus Maria (1965-)". Data Bbliotheken.
  2. 1 2 3 "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. ↑ "Exceptional scientists elected as Fellows of the Royal Society". Royal Society. 2026-05-27. Retrieved 2026-05-31.
  10. ↑ "Creative Metrology in the World" (PDF). Collège Français de Métrologie.
  11. ↑ "Dr Jan-Theodoor Janssen". Henry Royce Institute. May 2024. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  12. ↑ "Professor Jan-Theodoor Janssen". www.ukri.org. Retrieved 2024-05-16.