Group Members

We are looking for new PhD students, Postdocs, and Master students to join the team (see openings) !

Jump to staff, master and bachelor students, alumni, administrative support, lab visitors.

Staff

Bas Hensen

Assistant professor, started June 2022

Martijn Janse

PhD student, started September 2022

  • Master Theoretical Physics, Leiden University

Robert Smit

Postdoctoral researcher, started March 2024

  • MSc Experimental Physics, Leiden University
  • PhD Physics, Leiden Institute of Physics

Richard Wagner

PhD student, started September 2024

  • Master Experimental Physics, Leiden University

Eli van der Bent

PhD student, started October 2024

  • Master Experimental Physics, Leiden University

M. Luisa Mattana

Postdoctoral researcher, started January 2025

  • MSc Physics, Università degli Studi di Cagliari, Italy
  • PhD Physics, ETH Zurich

Master and Bachelor Students

Balint Bosman

Leiden Universty MSc thesis student

Alumni

Stef Koenis

PhD student, Nov 2022 - Nov 2023, now at Zuiderwaterlinie

Former visitors, BSc/ MSc students

Visitors

Master students

Aaron de Jong, Graduation intern Haagse Hogeschool, Spring 2023

Richard Wagner, Leiden Universty MSc thesis student, Autumn 2023

Eli van der Bent, Leiden Universty MSc thesis student, Autumn 2023

Julian van Doorn, Leiden Universty MSc thesis student, Autumn 2024

Reinier Regter, Leiden Universty MSc thesis student, Spring 2025

Bachelor Students

Mart Laurman, Leiden Universty BSc thesis student, Spring 2024

Thijmen de Jong, Leiden Universty BSc thesis student, Spring 2024

Liam Koning, Leiden Universty BSc thesis student, Spring 2025

Bram Pauw, Leiden Universty BSc thesis student, Spring 2025

Pjotr Straver, Leiden Universty BSc thesis student, Spring 2025

Job Wieringa, Leiden Universty BSc thesis student, Spring 2025

Milan Treurniet, Leiden Universty BSc thesis student, Spring 2025

Administrative Support

Yvonne Kerkhof is helping us (and other groups) with administration.