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Alfons van Blaaderen (born 27 October 1963) is a Dutch physicist. He is a professor at
Utrecht University Utrecht University (UU; nl, Universiteit Utrecht, formerly ''Rijksuniversiteit Utrecht'') is a public research university in Utrecht, Netherlands. Established , it is one of the oldest universities in the Netherlands. In 2018, it had an enrollme ...
and works in the field of soft matter.


Career

Van Blaaderen was born on 27 October 1963 in
Naarden Naarden () is a city and former municipality in the Gooi region in the province of North Holland, Netherlands. It has been part of the new municipality of Gooise Meren since 2016. History Naarden was granted its city rights in 1300 (the only t ...
. He attended the
Voorbereidend wetenschappelijk onderwijs ''Voorbereidend wetenschappelijk onderwijs'' (VWO, meaning "preparatory scientific education" in Dutch) is the highest variant in the secondary educational system of the Netherlands, attended by approximately a fifth of all Dutch high school stud ...
and subsequently studied physics and chemistry at Utrecht University. In 1992 he obtained his PhD at Utrecht University under professor A. Vrij with a dissertation titled ''Colloidal dispersions of (organo-)silica spheres: formation mechanism, structure and dynamics''. In 1999 he was named professor of experimental physics of
condensed matter Condensed matter physics is the field of physics that deals with the macroscopic and microscopic physical properties of matter, especially the solid and liquid phases which arise from electromagnetic forces between atoms. More generally, the su ...
. In 2011 Van Blaaderen was awarded the
Peter Debye Peter Joseph William Debye (; ; March 24, 1884 – November 2, 1966) was a Dutch-American physicist and physical chemist, and Nobel laureate in Chemistry. Biography Early life Born Petrus Josephus Wilhelmus Debije in Maastricht, Netherlands, D ...
Prize by the Edmond Hustinx Foundation. Van Blaaderen was elected a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2013.


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Profile at Utrecht University
1963 births Living people 21st-century Dutch physicists Members of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences People from Naarden Utrecht University alumni Utrecht University faculty {{Netherlands-scientist-stub