Prof. Dr. Jörg R. Hörandel

Curriculum Vitae

About me

Prof. Dr. Jörg R. Hörandel

  • Head of the Department of Astrophysics at Radboud Universiteit
  • Professor Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen
  • Guest Professor Vrije Universiteit Brussel
  • Director of the International School of Cosmic Ray Astrophysics - Maurice M. Shapiro in Erice
  • Chair of the NOVA board
  • Chair International Advisory Committee of the European Cosmic Ray Symposium (ECRS) conference series

Prof. Dr. Jörg R. Hörandel is an expert in astroparticle physics. He is interested in the origin of cosmic rays, the highest-energy particles in the Universe. His activities span a wide range, from direct measurements of cosmic rays above the atmosphere with instruments on balloons to the measurement of air showers, induced by high-energy cosmic rays in the atmosphere. He plays leading roles in several air shower experiments. His interest is also devoted to phenomenological aspects of astroparticle physics, in particular he is an expert on the origin of the "Knee" in the energy spectrum of cosmic rays. His activities also include the development of new detection concepts for astroparticle and medical physics. For his work on the radio detection of air showers he has been honored with an Advanced Grant of the European Research Council (ERC). Hörandel is professor of Astroparticle Physics at Radboud Universiteit in Nijmegen and also guest professor at Vrije Universiteit in Brussel. As director of the well-known International School of Cosmic Ray Astrophysics in Erice he is active in the education of the next generation of scientists. Hörandel was for many years the chair of the Committee for Astroparticle physics in the Netherlands (CAN) and was a member of the Commission on Astroparticle Physics (C4) of the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP), also serving as C4 secretary.

Selected Functions

2018-2021 Secretary of the Commission on Astroparticle Physics (C4) of the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP)
2011-2021 Member of the Commission on Astroparticle Physics (C4) of the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP)
2010-2020 Chairman of the Committee of Astroparticle Physics in the Netherlands (CAN)
2014- Taskleader "radio" at the Pierre Auger Observatory (Auger Engineering Radio Array - AERA and Radio Detector - RD)
2007-2020 Principal Investigator LOFAR key science project Cosmic Rays
2014-2019 Leader Camera Test Facility (CTF) of CTA (cherenkov Telescope Array)
2014-2018 Coordinator of the NWO research program on astroparticle physics WARP
2014-2018 Member of the Consortium Board of the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA)
2010- Member of the Collaboration Board of the Pierre Auger Observatory
2000- Member of the steering committee of the KASCADE-Grande experiment
2007- Member of the steering committee of the LOPES experiment
2013- Member of the Scientific Committee of the International School on Astroparticle Physics (ISAPP)
2012-2019 Member of the NOVA Instrument Steering Committee (ISC)
2012-2015 Co-founder and co-organizer of the IMAPP colloquium, an interdisciplinary colloquium for the Institute of Mathematics, Astroparticle and Particle Physics at the Radboud University in Nijmegen
2007-2012 Member of the teaching commission of the faculty of mathematics and natural sciences of the Radboud University in Nijmegen (OLC)
2009-2012 Member of the national teaching commission to coordinate the astronomy education in the Netherlands
2003-2007 Member of the executive board of the Center of Excellence for Elementary Particle Physics and Astroparticle Physics (CETA) at the University of Karlsruhe
2003-2006 Member of the steering committee of the Virtual Institute for High-Energy Radiation from the Cosmos (VHIKOS)

Member of

  • Pierre Auger Collaboration
  • LOFAR Collaboration
  • AIRFLY Collaboration
  • CTA Consortium
  • KASCADE-Grande Collaboration
  • LOPES Collaboration
  • TRACER Science Team

Scientific Profile

  • Experimental astroparticle physics,
  • origin of cosmic rays,
  • detector development and construction (astroparticle and medical physics),
  • development of data acquisition systems (hard and software),
  • data analysis, simulations, air shower simulations,
  • hadronic interactions at high energies,
  • (radio) detection of extensive air showers,
  • experimental work to investigate the properties and origin of cosmic rays with direct and indirect measurements,
  • phenomenological work on the origin of cosmic rays.

Career

1994 Diploma in Physics (Dipl. Phys.), Institute of Experimental Nuclear Physics, University of Karlsruhe, Germany
1997 PhD in Physics (Dr. rer. nat.), Institute of Experimental Nuclear Physics, University of Karlsruhe, Germany
1997 Scientific Assistant, Institute of Nuclear Physics, Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Germany
1998 Scientific Assistant, Institute of Experimental Nuclear Physics, University of Karlsruhe, Germany
1999-2000 Research Associate, Enrico Fermi Institute, The University of Chicago, USA
2000-2004 Scientific Assistant, Institute of Experimental Nuclear Physics, University of Karlsruhe, Germany
2004 Antarctica Service Medal
2004 Habilitation (venia legendi) in Physics, Institute of Experimental Nuclear Physics, University of Karlsruhe, Germany
2004-2007 Privatdozent (Assistant Professor), Institute of Experimental Nuclear Physics, University of Karlsruhe, Germany
2007-2014 Assistant Professor, Department of Astrophysics, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
2012- Member of the Dutch Institute of Subatomic Physics (Nikhef)
2014-2018 Associate Professor, Department of Astrophysics, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
2018 Advanced Grant from the European Research Council
2018- Guest Professor Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium
2019- Professor, Department of Astrophysics, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands