Theo Rasing
Dutch experimental physicist
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Theodorus "Theo" Henricus Maria Rasing (born 26 May 1953) is a Dutch professor of experimental physics at Radboud University Nijmegen. His expertise lies in the field of magneto-optics. He was a winner of the 2008 Spinoza Prize.[1]
Theo Rasing | |
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Rasing accepting the Spinoza Prize in 2008 | |
| Born | 26 May 1953 Didam, Netherlands |
| Citizenship | Netherlands |
| Alma mater | Radboud University Nijmegen |
| Awards | Spinoza Prize (2008) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics, magneto-optics |
| Thesis | Experimental investigation of 4-dimensional super space crystals (1982) |
| Doctoral advisors | Prof. A.G.M. Janner, Prof. P. Wyder |
| Website | https://www.ru.nl/english/people/rasing-t/ |
Career
Rasing was born on 26 May 1953 in Didam.[1] In 1976 he obtained a cum laude degree in physics from Radboud University Nijmegen. He obtained his doctorate from the same university in 1982. In 1997 he became professor at Radboud University Nijmegen.[1]
In 2008 he was one of four winners of the Dutch Spinoza Prize and received a 1,5 million euro grant.[2] In 2013 Rasing won a 2,5 million euro Advanced Grant by the European Research Council for a research proposal titled 'magnetisation at its fastest'.[3]
Rasing was elected a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2010.[4] In the same year he was made a Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion.[5] Rasing was elected a member of the Academia Europaea in 2013.[6]
In February 2015 the Dutch newspaper de Volkskrant listed Rasing second on a list of funds obtained by researchers.[7]