!!Ralph Wijers - Curriculum Vitae
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__Education and employment: __
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*1987 MSc, Astronomy with Theoretical Physics, cum laude, Leiden University
*1991 PhD, Physics and Astronomy, University of Amsterdam                                       
*1991 - 1994 Research Associate, Princeton University                                             
*1994 - 1997 Research Associate, Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge Univ. (UK)                       
*1997 - 1998 Senior Research Associate, Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge Univ.                    
*1998 - 2002 Assistant Professor, Stonybrook University, USA                                               
*2002 - 2007 Adjunct Professor, Stonybrook University
*2002 Professor of High-energy Astrophysics, University of Amsterdam                                  
*2011 Director, Anton Pannekoek Institute for Astronomy, University of Amsterdam                    
*2017 Adjunct Professor, George Washington University, Washington DC, USA
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__Important memberships of research organizations and committees:__
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*2002 - 2011 Chair, Astrophysics Division, Netherlands Physical Society                             
*2002 - 2006 PI, EU Research Training Network ‘Gamma-ray Bursts’                                     
*2003 - 2009 Member, LOFAR Astronomy Research Committee                                               
*2003 co-PI, LOFAR Transients Key Project                                                            
*2005 - 2015 Board Member, SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research                             
*2007 - 2010 Chair, LOFAR Astronomy Research Committee                                                
*2008 Member, Science Advisory Council, ASTRON Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy            
*2010 - 2015 Chair, Astronet European Radio Telescope Review Committee                                
*2011 Chair, Netherlands Committee for Astronomy (national  coordinating body for research and education in astronomy).                                                                                       
*2011 Board Member, NOVA Netherlands Research School for Astronomy                                
*2013 - 2016 Member, TWINS Council (Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences advisory council on natural sciences)
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__Learned Societies:__
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*Nederlandse Astronomenclub (since 1985),                                                     
*Vereniging tot bevordering van Natuur- Genees- en Heelkunde, Amsterdam (since 1990)          
*American Astronomical Society (since 1992)                                                         
*Royal Astronomical Society (since 1995)                                                     
*Nederlandse Natuurkundige Vereniging (Netherlands Physical Soc.) (since 2002)             
*International Astronomical Union (since 2003)
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__Editorships:__
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*2006 Editor, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society                                       
*2000 - 2009 Editor, New Astronomy Reviews                                                          
*2009 Coordinating Editor, New Astronomy Reviews\\ \\