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Sander Nijdam.

 

My life

* I've been born in the small town of Nuenen (near Eindhoven) in 1974.
* In 1995 I moved to a student's house in Eindhoven called Nie Mauwe.
* Between 2003 and 2015 I lived in a large apartment building called "De Regent".
* In 2015 I got married to Roxana and we moved to a new house in the south of Eindhoven. This is where we live with our two sons.

Work

After graduating from Eindhoven University in 2000 (MSc. in Applied Physics) I started working as a development engineer for Philips Lighting. In this function I participated in the development of new HID lamp types.

Starting December 1st 2006 I have returned to the Eindhoven University as a PhD student (see also my PhD thesis). I am working on streamers and on experimental work regarding the theories and experiments of Randy Mills and black light power.

On February 3rd 2011 I succesfully defended my PhD thesis and received my doctoral degree. After this I got a position as Assistant Professor and later Associate Professor in the same university. On January 1st 2026 I was promoted to Full Professor. More information can be found on my LinkedIn page.

In September-December 2012 I spent a few months in Japan on a Scientist Exchange. I worked at the AIST in Tsukuba.

An overview of my scientific publications can be found on my university home page.


Travel

One activity I enjoy very much is traveling. A detailed map with all my destinations can be found here.
China journal

Diving

Since fall 2001 I started scuba-diving. I do this with the dutch diving-school Diventure. Since 2003 I have an underwater-camera. I have made quite some pictures with it. They can be found here.
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You can reach me most easily by email at webmaster@sandernijdam.nl.