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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 2004 2019
1
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12
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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
plasma jets
electron scattering
decay
cavities
collisions
Low temperature ignition using a non-equilibrium plasma
Patel, R., Pelders, J. E. H., Nijdam, S. & Dam, N., 2019, (Unpublished). 1 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › Academic
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nonequilibrium plasmas
ignition
plasma potentials
air flow
cold plasmas
Raman spectroscopy: rovibrational temperature determination of a plasma assisted premixed flame
Pelders, J. E. H., Patel, R., Nijdam, S. & Dam, N., 10 Oct 2019. 1 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › Academic
Open Access
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premixed flames
Raman spectroscopy
flames
combustion stability
flammability
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Citations
(Scopus)
The importance of thermal dissociation in CO2 microwave discharges investigated by power pulsing and rotational Raman scattering
van den Bekerom, D. C. M., Palomares Linares, J. M., Verreycken, T., van Veldhuizen, E. M., Nijdam, S., Berden, G., Bongers, W. A., van de Sanden, M. C. M. & van Rooij, G. J., 22 May 2019, In : Plasma Sources Science and Technology. 28, 5, 14 p., 055015.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Transition mechanism of negative DC corona modes in atmospheric air: from Trichel pulses to pulseless glow
Chen, S., Li, K. & Nijdam, S., 23 May 2019, In : Plasma Sources Science and Technology. 28, 5, 10 p., 055017.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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
career
science
innovation
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
Electronic equipment
Electricity
Cooling
Gases
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 2011 2021
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
10th International Conference on Reactive Plasmas (ICRP-10)
Sander Nijdam (Invited speaker)2019
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk › Scientific
22nd Symposium on Applications of Plasma Processes (SAPP XXII)
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
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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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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Calorimetric and spectroscopic measurements on DC discharge plasmas containing hydrogen
Author: de Maat, B., 28 Feb 2009Supervisor: Kroesen, G. (Supervisor 1), Nijdam, S. (Supervisor 2) & van Veldhuizen, E. (Supervisor 2)
Student thesis: Master
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Calorimetry experiments on underwater arc discharges
Author: van der Werf, Y., 2014Supervisor: Nijdam, S. (Supervisor 1)
Student thesis: Bachelor
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Concentration measurements in a stratified fluid using laser induced fluorescence
Author: Nijdam, S., 30 Apr 2000Supervisor: van der Plas, G. (Supervisor 1), Maassen, S. (Supervisor 2) & van Heijst, G. (Supervisor 2)
Student thesis: Master
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