!!Peter Nijkamp \\ __Address:__ Free University, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Department of Spatial Economics, De Boelelaan 1105, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Tel. +31-20-598 6090, Fax. +31 20-598 6004\\ __Born:__ February 26, 1946 (Dalfsen, the Netherlands)\\ \\ \\ __Education__ \\ *1964-1970 Econometrics and Regional Economics, Erasmus University, Rotterdam *1972 Ph.D. in Regional Economics at the Erasmus University, Rotterdam, on "Planning of Industrial Complexes by Means of Geometric Programming" (Rotterdam University Press, Rotterdam, 1972) (cum laude) \\ __Previous Appointments__ \\ *2005-2007 President of the European Heads of Research Councils (EUROHORCs) *1975–2002 Chairman Department of Regional Economics, Free University, Amsterdam *1973-1978 Faculty of Economics, Erasmus University, Rotterdam *1973–1975 Lecturer, Faculty of Economics, Free University, Amsterdam *1970-1973 Assistant Professor, Faculty of Economics, Erasmus University, Rotterdam *1969-1970 Research Assistant, Econometric Institute, Erasmus University Rotterdam \\ __Current Professional Position__ \\ *since 2002 President Governing Board Netherlands Research Council (NWO) *since 1975 Full Professor in Regional Economics and in Economic Geography, Faculty of Economics, Free University, Amsterdam \\ __Membership Editorial Board Scientific Journals (Selection)__ \\ *Economic Modelling *Annals of Regional Science *Geographical Analysis *Network Economics and Spatial Theory *Regional Studies *Environment & Planning C *Studia Regionalia *International Journal of Development Planning Literature *Ecological Economics *Indian Journal of Regional Science *Geographical Systems *Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal *Applied Economic Geography *Netherlands Journal of Housing and the Built Environment *Studies in Regional Science *Journal of Environmental Law and Policy *Socio-Economic Planning Studies *Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management *Journal of Transportation and Statistics *International Journal of Environment and Pollution *International Journal of Technology Management *European Economic Review *European Journal of Infrastructure and Transport *Growth and Change *International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management *Journal of Transport Geography *Investigaciones Regionales *International Journal of Revenue Management *Scienze Regionali \\ __Signs of Scientific Recognition__ \\ *1981 Honorary medal University of Poitiers, France *1987 Honorary medal Panthios University, Athens, Greece *1989 Doctor honoris causa, Free University, Brussels, Belgium *1994 Honorary medal University of Catania, Italy *1995 Honorary award European Regional Science Association *1997 Walter Isard senior scholarship award of the North American Regional Science Association *Fellow World Academy of Arts and Sciences *Fellow Royal Dutch Academy of Arts and Sciences *Fellow International Academy of Regional Development and Cooperation, Moscow, Russia *Fellow Holland Society of Sciences *Fellow Royal Belgian Academy of Science and Arts *Winner of the 1996 Dutch Spinoza Prize (highest scientific award in the Netherlands) *Scientific Advisory Department of Systems Ecology, Academia Sinica, China *Fellow Tinbergen Institute, Amsterdam/Rotterdam *Honorary member of Japan Section of Regional Science Association International *2002 Doctor honoris causa, National Technical University, Athens *Winner of the First European Prize in Regional Science *Winner of the 2004 Founder's Medal of the Regional Science Association International (highest international scientific award) *Fellow of the Regional Science Association International \\ __Guest Professorships__ \\ *University of Gothenburg, Sweden *University of Osaka, Japan *Boston University, Boston, USA *National Technical University, Athens, Greece *Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel *University of Naples, Italy *Pandios School of Political Science, Athens, Greece *Academia Sinica, Beijing, China *University of Padua, Italy *Politecnico di Torino, Italy *University of Helsinki, Finland *University of the Aegean, Mytilini, Greece *University of Catania, Italy *University of Joenssuu, Finland *University of Bologna, Italy *University of Aalborg, Denmark *University of Newcastle, England \\ __Scientific/Managerial Involvement in The Netherlands__ \\ *Past Chairman, Social Science Council of The Netherlands *Past Member of the Board of the Dutch Royal Academy of Arts and Sciences *Past Chairman, Humanities Division of Royal Academy of Arts and Sciences *Past Vice-president, Royal Academy of Arts and Sciences *Past Vice-Chairman, Dutch Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change (HDP) Committee *Past Member, Global Change Committee Royal Dutch Academy of Arts and Sciences *Past Member, Jury Heineken Prize for the Environment *Past Chairman, Committee on Methods and Techniques of the Dutch Ministry of Finance *Past Member, Dutch Environmental Impact Statement Committee *Past Chairman, Board TRAIL Research School, Delft University of Technology and Erasmus University, Rotterdam *Past Member Programme Committee National Research Programme on Climate Change *Past Member Steering Group Sustainability and Environmental Quality of Dutch National Science Foundation *Member of numerous temporary/ad hoc advisory committees on science policy and planning issues in The Netherlands \\ __International Scientific Involvement__ \\ *Fellow Royal Belgian Academy of Science and Arts *Member Advisory Board of the Negev Center, Ben Gurion University, Bear-Sheva, Israel *Member Board Western Regional Science Association, USA *Member International Advisory Committee of the Jan Tinbergen Educational Foundations Trust, Rohtak, India *Member of CESET, Study Center on Evaluation and Economics, Napoli, Italy *Member Advisory Board Mahatma Gandhi International Training Center for Conflict Prevention and Management, Ahmedabad, India *Member Scientific Committee Center for Regional Economics, Transport and Tourism, Bocconi University, Milano, Italy *Life Member of Indian Regional Science Association, Calcutta, India *Life Member of Regional Science Association International, Urbana-Champaign, USA *1979-1989 Past President European Regional Science Association *1990-1992 Past President Regional Science Association International *1993-1998 Past Councillor Regional Science Association International *1987-2001 Past Chairman Network on European Communications and Transport Activity Research (NECTAR) *2001-2005 Past Coordinator Transatlantic Transportation Research Network STELLA *Past Co-chairman Steering Group for Social Change and Sustainable Transport ESF-NSF *Past Member, Management Committee COST 328 Progamme on Network Evaluation of the European Union \\ __Advisorships__ \\ *Dutch Government *Commission of the European Communities *Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) *World Bank *Academia Sinica *Asian Development Bank *European Roundtable of Industrialists *Council of Europe *European Science Foundation