born on 11 March 1973
1985-1991 : Stedelijk Gymnasium Haarlem
1991-1996 : Mathematics and Physics at Leiden University
1996-2000 : PhD in Mathematics at Leiden University (advisor Bert Peletier)
2001-2002 : EPSRC research fellow at Nottingham University Division of Theoretical Mechanics with John King
2003 : Postdoc with Joost Hulshof
2004-2006 : Assistant Professor (Universitair Docent) at the VU University Amsterdam
2007- ...... : Full professor at the VU University Amsterdam
2008- ...... : Director of Education