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I want to understand what really drives highly transient electrical discharges and how these beautiful and intriguing phenomena can best be controlled and used.
Research profile
Sander Nijdam is Associate Professor in the Elementary Processes in Gas Discharges (EPG) group at Eindhoven University of Technology. He works on projects involving a variety of highly transient plasmas, focusing on the question what drives a transient discharge. His work includes both the temporal and spatial development of transient discharges including streamers, microwave discharges and EUV-induced discharges. He is interested in both the industrial applications of such discharges as well as in their fundamental properties and their involvement in natural processes like lightning.
As an engineer with Philips after completing his Master's degree studies, Nijdam worked on research and development of high-intensity discharge lamps. He returned to academia for more in-depth research in this field. During his PhD research in the EPG group, Nijdam focused on the physics of streamers and exotic phenomena in hydrogen discharges.
Academic background
Sander Nijdam obtained his MSc in Applied Physics from Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) in 2000. He then worked for Philips Lighting as an engineer until he started his PhD research at TU/e in 2006. In 2011, he successfully defended his PhD thesis and was appointed Assistant Professor at TU/e. In 2017, he won the Hershkowitz Early Career Award and Review.
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Research Output
Streamer inception and imaging in various atmospheres
Nijdam, S., 9 Mar 2020, (Accepted/In press).Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
Decay of the electron density and the electron collision frequency between successive discharges of a pulsed plasma jet in N2
van der Schans, M., Platier, B., Koelman, P., van de Wetering, F. M. J. H., van Dijk, J., Beckers, J., Nijdam, S. & IJzerman, W., 27 Mar 2019, In : Plasma Sources Science and Technology. 28, 3, 13 p., 035020.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Electric field measurements on plasma bullets in N2 with nanosecond and picosecond E-FISH
Limburg, A., Nijdam, S. & van der Schans, M., 2019, (Unpublished).Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster
Electric field measurements on plasma bullets in N2 with nanosecond Electric Field Induced SHG
Limburg, A., Nijdam, S. & van der Schans, M., 2019, (Unpublished).Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster
Electric field measurements on plasma bullets in N2 with nanosecond Electric Field Induced SHG
Limburg, A., Nijdam, S. & van der Schans, M., 2019, (Unpublished).Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster
Prizes
Noah Hershkowitz Early Career Award and Review
Sander Nijdam (Recipient), 2017
Prize: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
NWO-JSPS Scientist exchange Short Term Japan, Tsukuba, Japan
Sander Nijdam (Recipient), 2012
Prize: Other › visiting scholar › Scientific
NWO Veni Award : The secrets of ionic wind
S. Nijdam (Recipient), 2014
Prize: NWO › Veni › Scientific
Outstanding Student Paper Award winner
Sander Nijdam (Recipient), 14 Dec 2009
Prize: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
Activities
International Conference on Phenomena in Ionized Gases XXXV
Ute Ebert (Chair), Sander Nijdam (Organiser), Gerrit Kroesen (Organiser)2021
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Conference › Scientific
Hakone XVII, International Symposium on High Pressure Low Temperature Plasma Chemistry
Sander Nijdam (Chair), Ana Sobota (Organiser), Ute Ebert (Organiser), Gerrit Kroesen (Organiser), Tom Huiskamp (Organiser)2020
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Conference › Scientific
International Conference on Phenomena in Ionized Gases (ICPIG) (External organisation)
Sander Nijdam (Member)19 Jul 2019 → …
Activity: Membership types › Membership of committee › Scientific
22nd Symposium on Applications of Plasma Processes (SAPP XXII)
Sander Nijdam (Invited speaker)2019
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk › Scientific
10th International Conference on Reactive Plasmas (ICRP-10)
Sander Nijdam (Invited speaker)2019
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk › Scientific
Courses
Press / Media
De Kennis van Nu, about high speed imaging of lightning strikes.
21/10/15
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
Impacts
Corona discharges and lightning
Sander Nijdam (Content manager)
Impact: Research Topic/Theme (at group level)
Plasma assisted combustion
Sander Nijdam (Content manager)
Impact: Research Topic/Theme (at group level)
Student theses
(In,Ga)N heterostructures in self-assembled GaN nanowires grown on TiN by molecular beam epitaxy
Author: Goertz, J. J., 2016Supervisor: Koenraad, P. M. (Supervisor 1), Geelhaar, L. (External person) (External coach), Bakkers, E. P. (Supervisor 2), Nijdam, S. (Supervisor 2) & Zijlstra, P. (Supervisor 2)
Student thesis: Master
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3D reconstruction of streamer discharges using mathematical algorithms: based on predictive back-end reconstruction, minimum spanning trees and sub-Riemannian geometry
Author: de Veld, F., 4 Jul 2019Supervisor: Dijcks, S. (Supervisor 1), Nijdam, S. (Supervisor 2), Bekkers, E. (Supervisor 2) & Florack, L. (Supervisor 2)
Student thesis: Bachelor
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Absorption spectroscopy on microwave induced Ar - SiCl4 plasmas
Author: van Himste, J. S., 2018Supervisor: Espinho, S. M. (Supervisor 1) & Nijdam, S. (Supervisor 2)
Student thesis: Bachelor
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An investigation into the replacement of mercury by indium iodide or tin halides in high-intensity discharge lamps
Author: Lemmens, T., 31 Aug 2013Supervisor: Rijke, A. (Supervisor 1), Nijdam, S. (Supervisor 2) & Kroesen, G. (Supervisor 2)
Student thesis: Master
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Averaged streamer propagation
Author: Klip, W. M., 2019Supervisor: Dijcks, S. (Supervisor 1) & Nijdam, S. (Supervisor 2)
Student thesis: Bachelor
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