Jan de Boer (physicist)
Jan de Boer (born 29 June 1967, Doniawerstal) is a Dutch theoretical physicist specializing in string theory.[1] After a double master's degree in mathematics and physics at the University of Groningen, De Boer obtained his PhD from Utrecht University with the dissertation Extended conformal symmetry in non-critical string theory. Since 2000 he has been professor of theoretical physics at the University of Amsterdam.[2][3]
From 1946 to 1981 an unrelated Jan de Boer (1911–2010) was professor of theoretical physics at the same department of the University of Amsterdam. His specialty was thermodynamics.[4]
Awards and fellowships
- 1984, First place and gold medal, 15th International Physics Olympiad
- 1984, Silver medal, 28th International Mathematics Olympiad
- 1995-1996, James Simons Fellowship, Stony Brook University
- 1996-1998, Miller Fellowship, Berkeley
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References
- Prof. dr. J. de Boer, 1967 - at the UvA Album Academicum website.
- "Jan de Boer - Google Scholar Citations". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
- "Home Page". staff.fnwi.uva.nl. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
- Prof. dr. J. de Boer, 1911 - 2010 at the UvA Album Academicum website.
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