CV

Gerard ‘t Hooft – Curriculum Vitae

Born: 5 July 1946, Den Helder, the Netherlands
Field: Theoretical Physics
Affiliation: Utrecht University (Emeritus)

Education

  • 1972: PhD in Theoretical Physics: Renormalization Procedure for Yang-Mills fields, Utrecht University
  • 1968: MSc in Physics and Mathematics, Utrecht University
  • 1964: Gymnasium-Beta, Dalton Lyceum, The Hague

Academic career

Main positions

  • 2011-current: Distinguished Professor, Utrecht University
  • 1977-2011: Full Professor, Institute for Theoretical Physics, Utrecht University. In 2003, the position was transformed into a Royal Dutch Academy of Sciences (KNAW) chair
  • 1974-1977: Assistant Professor, Institute for Theoretical Physics, Utrecht University
  • 1972-1974: Fellow at CERN, Geneva, Switzerland

Visiting and guest positions

  • 2016-2020: Adjunct Professor in Physics, Bandung Institute of Technology, Indonesia
  • 2005: Visiting Fellow, Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study (STIAS), South Africa
  • 1989: Guest Professor, Boston University, USA (1988); Duke University, USA
  • 1981: Sherman Fairchield Distinguished Scholar, Caltech, USA
  • 1976-1977: SLAC, Stanford, USA
  • 1976: Morris Loeb Lecturer, Harvard University, USA
  • XX: Simon Stevin Leerstoel, Antwerpen, Belgium

Selected other professional activities

  • Scientific Advisory Committees: Dutch Research School of Theoretical Physics DRSTP (1993-2018), CERN Scientific Policy Committee (2008-2013), Perimeter Institute, Waterloo, Canada (XXX), Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (1997-2005), Arnold Sommerfeld Center for Theoretical Physics, Munich (XXX)
  • Chief Editor: Foundations of Physics (2007-2015), Teleac course “Van Quantum tot Quark” (1989)
  • Associate Editor: Nuclear Physics B: Particle Physics (XXX)
  • Ambassador for Mars One (2013-2019)

Selected memberships

  • 1978: Nederlandse Natuurkundige Vereniging (honorary member vanaf 2000)
  • 1981: Koninklijke Academie voor Wetenschappen, Letteren en Schone Kunsten van België, Foreign Member
  • 1982: Koninklijke Nederlandse Academie voor Wetenschappen (Royal Dutch Academy of Sciences)
  • 1983: Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen
  • 1984: National Academy of Sciences (USA), Foreign Associate
  • 1986: American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Foreign Honorary Member
  • 1995: Académie des Sciences, Paris, Associé étranger
  • 2000: Institute of Physics (London), Fellow and Chartered Physicist