Dr. Joris van Heijningen
Logisticien de Recherche
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Dr. Joris van Heijningen
Logisticien de Recherche
I am a gravitational-wave (GW) scientist and manager of 886 k€ in research funds. I have worked at CERN, SLAC and the Virgo and KAGRA gravitational wave observatories.
The highlight of my Ph.D. has been the development of an interferometrically read out accelerometer, which is the world’s most sensitive inertial sensor to date between 8-100 Hz (see above photo). Following my 2020 proposal, my team is developing a cryogenic superconducting update of the sensor design to install in Einstein Telescope and as seismic sensor in the Lunar Gravitational-wave Antenna.
Additionally, I have taught undergraduate (e.g. particle physics) and postgraduate (GW instrumentation) courses. I have personally designed the GW course including experimental lab exercises.
Finally, I have benefited from the timing of the first detection of GWs, which gave many opportuni- ties for outreach; I gave 10 public seminars and had a national TV appearance in The Netherlands.
The highlight of my Ph.D. has been the development of an interferometrically read out accelerometer, which is the world’s most sensitive inertial sensor to date between 8-100 Hz (see above photo). Following my 2020 proposal, my team is developing a cryogenic superconducting update of the sensor design to install in Einstein Telescope and as seismic sensor in the Lunar Gravitational-wave Antenna.
Additionally, I have taught undergraduate (e.g. particle physics) and postgraduate (GW instrumentation) courses. I have personally designed the GW course including experimental lab exercises.
Finally, I have benefited from the timing of the first detection of GWs, which gave many opportuni- ties for outreach; I gave 10 public seminars and had a national TV appearance in The Netherlands.