Prof. Dr. Jörg R. Hörandel
Head of the Department of Astrophysics at Radboud Universiteit
Professor Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen
Professor Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Director of the
International School of Cosmic Ray Astrophysics - Maurice M. Shapiro
in Erice
Chair International Advisory Committee of the European Cosmic Ray Symposium (ECRS) conference series
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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 Nijmegen and also professor at Vrije Universiteit 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.
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Selected Functions
| 2018-2021 |
Secretary of the
Commission on Astroparticle Physics (C4) of the International Union of Pure
and Applied Physics (IUPAP)
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| 2011-2021 |
Member of the
Commission on Astroparticle Physics (C4) of the International Union of Pure
and Applied Physics (IUPAP)
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| 2010-2020 |
Chairman of the Committee of Astroparticle Physics in the Netherlands
(CAN)
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| 2014- |
Taskleader "radio" at the Pierre Auger Observatory
(Auger Engineering Radio Array - AERA)
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| 2007- |
Principal Investigator LOFAR key science project Cosmic Rays
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| 2014-2019 |
Leader Camera Test Facility (CTF) of CTA (cherenkov Telescope Array)
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| 2014-2018 |
Coordinator of the NWO research program on astroparticle physics WARP
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| 2014-2018 |
Member of the Consortium Board of the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA)
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| 2010- |
Member of the Collaboration Board of the Pierre Auger Observatory
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| 2000- |
Member of the steering committee of the KASCADE-Grande experiment
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| 2007- |
Member of the steering committee of the LOPES experiment
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| 2013- |
Member of the
Scientific Committee of the International School on Astroparticle Physics
(ISAPP)
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| 2012-2019 |
Member of the
NOVA Instrument Steering Committee (ISC)
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| 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 Nijmegen
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| 2007-2012 |
Member of the teaching commission of the faculty of mathematics and natural
sciences of the Radboud University Nijmegen (OLC)
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| 2009-2012 |
Member of the national teaching commission to coordinate the astronomy
education in the Netherlands
(LOCNOC)
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| 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
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| 2003-2006 |
Member of the steering committee of the Virtual Institute for High-Energy
Radiation from the Cosmos (VHIKOS)
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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.
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Motivation
Erforschen, was die Welt im innersten zusammenhält.
Explore, what holds the world together at its core.
(Faust, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe)
The historical figure Dr. Johanns Faust has been born in Knittlingen, Germany
in the year 1480. About half a century later also Hörandel is grown up in
the town of Knittlingen.
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Career
| 1994 |
Diploma in Physics (Dipl. Phys.), Institute of Experimental Nuclear Physics,
University of Karlsruhe, Germany
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| 1997 |
PhD in Physics (Dr. rer. nat.), Institute of Experimental Nuclear Physics,
University of Karlsruhe, Germany
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| 1997 |
Scientific Assistant, Institute of Nuclear Physics,
Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Germany
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| 1998 |
Scientific Assistant, Institute of Experimental Nuclear Physics,
University of Karlsruhe, Germany
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| 1999-2000 |
Research Associate, Enrico Fermi Institute, The University of Chicago, USA
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| 2000-2004 |
Scientific Assistant, Institute of Experimental Nuclear Physics,
University of Karlsruhe, Germany
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| 2004 |
Antarctica Service Medal
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| 2004 |
Habilitation (venia legendi) in Physics, Institute of Experimental Nuclear
Physics, University of Karlsruhe, Germany
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| 2004-2007 |
Privatdozent (Assistant Professor), Institute of Experimental Nuclear Physics,
University of Karlsruhe, Germany
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| 2007-2014 |
Assistant Professor, Department of Astrophysics, Radboud University Nijmegen,
The Netherlands
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| 2012- |
Member of the
Dutch Institute of Subatomic Physics (Nikhef)
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| 2014-2018 |
Associate Professor, Department of Astrophysics, Radboud University Nijmegen,
The Netherlands
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| 2018 |
Advanced Grant from the European Research Council
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| 2018- |
Guest Professor Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium
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| 2019- |
Professor, Department of Astrophysics, Radboud University Nijmegen,
The Netherlands
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