Petra Rudolf
Education
1987, Laurea in Fisica [equivalent to Msc in Physics] 110/110 con lode (magna cum laude), Prof. Andrea Frova, Università degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza", Rome, Italy, Thesis title: "Silicio amorfo idrogenato depositato mediante fasci ionici" (Hydrogenated amorphous silicon deposited by ion beams).
1995, Doctorat en Sciences - groupe des Sciences Physiques [PhD in physics] plus grande distinction avec félicitations du jury (magna cum laude), Prof. Roland Caudano, Facultés Universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix, Namur, Belgium Thesis title: "Structural, vibrational and electronic properties of ultrathin C60 films on metallic substrates".
Professional Positions
• 2020-present Dean of Graduate Studies of the University of Groningen (half time in addition to the academic tasks & chairing the Surfaces and Thin Films group at the Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials)
• 2014-2018 Director of the Graduate School of Science of the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences at the University of Groningen (full time in addition to chairing the Surfaces & Thin Films group at the Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials)
• 2003-present Full Professor of Experimental Solid State Physics at the Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, The Netherlands (tenure position, since April 2014 Hoogleraar 1, a special distinction given only to top 10 % of chairs at each university in the NL)
• 2003-08 Editor-in-Chief of the European Physical Journal B (part-time in addition to teaching and research duties at the University of Groningen)
• 2002-03 Consultant to the European Commission (DGXII) for assistance and monitoring of contracts in Materials Science (part-time, in addition to teaching and research duties at the Facultés Universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix de Namur and at the Materials Science Centre, University of Groningen )
• 2002-03 Chef de travaux, Maître de Conférences (tenure position), 1998-2002 Premier assistant, Maître de Conférences (tenure position) and 1997-98 Assistant, Maître de Conférences at the Physics Department of the Facultés Universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix de Namur.
• 1995-97 Senior research assistant of the National Fund for Scientific Research (Belgium) at the Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire de Spectroscopie Electroniques of the Facultés Universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix de Namur, from 1996 onwards Maître de Conférences.
• 1994-95 Senior research fellow at the at the Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire de Spectroscopie Electroniques Facultés Universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix de Namur, Belgium.
• 1991-93 Senior research fellow at the TASC-INFM laboratory, Trieste, Italy.
• 1990-91 Guest scientist at the AT&T Bell Laboratories in the Soft-X-Ray Spectroscopy group working on the Dragon beamline at the National Synchrotron Light Source, Brookhaven, N.Y., U.S.A.
• 1989-1990 Research fellow at the TASC-INFM laboratory, Trieste, Italy.
• 1987-89 Research fellow of the AREA di Ricerca, Trieste, Italy, and, for the last four months, at the AT&T Bell Laboratories in the Soft-X-Ray Spectroscopy group at the National Synchrotron Light Source, Brookhaven, U.S.A.
• 1987, Scientific collaborator of Dr. Carlo Coluzza and Prof. A. Bianconi, Università degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza", Rome, Italy
Honours
• Nominated Officer of the Order of Orange Nassau by H. M. Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands (2013)
• Member of the German National Academy of Science and Engineering (2016)
• Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts (2015)
• Fellow of the American Physical Society (2010); Fellow of the Institute of Physics (2001); Lid van verdienst of the Dutch Physical Society (2006); Honorary member of the Italian Physical Society (2018)
• 2007 EU DESCARTES Prize for the work on Molecular Machines
• 2019-2021 President of the European Physical Society
• 2008 Professeur Invité of the Institut Universitaire de France
• 2000 - 2001 President of the Belgian Physical Society (1999 & 2002 Vice-President)
1987, Laurea in Fisica [equivalent to Msc in Physics] 110/110 con lode (magna cum laude), Prof. Andrea Frova, Università degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza", Rome, Italy, Thesis title: "Silicio amorfo idrogenato depositato mediante fasci ionici" (Hydrogenated amorphous silicon deposited by ion beams).
1995, Doctorat en Sciences - groupe des Sciences Physiques [PhD in physics] plus grande distinction avec félicitations du jury (magna cum laude), Prof. Roland Caudano, Facultés Universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix, Namur, Belgium Thesis title: "Structural, vibrational and electronic properties of ultrathin C60 films on metallic substrates".
Professional Positions
• 2020-present Dean of Graduate Studies of the University of Groningen (half time in addition to the academic tasks & chairing the Surfaces and Thin Films group at the Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials)
• 2014-2018 Director of the Graduate School of Science of the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences at the University of Groningen (full time in addition to chairing the Surfaces & Thin Films group at the Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials)
• 2003-present Full Professor of Experimental Solid State Physics at the Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, The Netherlands (tenure position, since April 2014 Hoogleraar 1, a special distinction given only to top 10 % of chairs at each university in the NL)
• 2003-08 Editor-in-Chief of the European Physical Journal B (part-time in addition to teaching and research duties at the University of Groningen)
• 2002-03 Consultant to the European Commission (DGXII) for assistance and monitoring of contracts in Materials Science (part-time, in addition to teaching and research duties at the Facultés Universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix de Namur and at the Materials Science Centre, University of Groningen )
• 2002-03 Chef de travaux, Maître de Conférences (tenure position), 1998-2002 Premier assistant, Maître de Conférences (tenure position) and 1997-98 Assistant, Maître de Conférences at the Physics Department of the Facultés Universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix de Namur.
• 1995-97 Senior research assistant of the National Fund for Scientific Research (Belgium) at the Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire de Spectroscopie Electroniques of the Facultés Universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix de Namur, from 1996 onwards Maître de Conférences.
• 1994-95 Senior research fellow at the at the Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire de Spectroscopie Electroniques Facultés Universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix de Namur, Belgium.
• 1991-93 Senior research fellow at the TASC-INFM laboratory, Trieste, Italy.
• 1990-91 Guest scientist at the AT&T Bell Laboratories in the Soft-X-Ray Spectroscopy group working on the Dragon beamline at the National Synchrotron Light Source, Brookhaven, N.Y., U.S.A.
• 1989-1990 Research fellow at the TASC-INFM laboratory, Trieste, Italy.
• 1987-89 Research fellow of the AREA di Ricerca, Trieste, Italy, and, for the last four months, at the AT&T Bell Laboratories in the Soft-X-Ray Spectroscopy group at the National Synchrotron Light Source, Brookhaven, U.S.A.
• 1987, Scientific collaborator of Dr. Carlo Coluzza and Prof. A. Bianconi, Università degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza", Rome, Italy
Honours
• Nominated Officer of the Order of Orange Nassau by H. M. Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands (2013)
• Member of the German National Academy of Science and Engineering (2016)
• Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts (2015)
• Fellow of the American Physical Society (2010); Fellow of the Institute of Physics (2001); Lid van verdienst of the Dutch Physical Society (2006); Honorary member of the Italian Physical Society (2018)
• 2007 EU DESCARTES Prize for the work on Molecular Machines
• 2019-2021 President of the European Physical Society
• 2008 Professeur Invité of the Institut Universitaire de France
• 2000 - 2001 President of the Belgian Physical Society (1999 & 2002 Vice-President)
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