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Professor emeritus at the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Delft University of Technology, J. van Turnhout previously led a group on Electrical Properties of Plastics at the Central Laboratory, TNO, and served as the head of the Polymer Physics Department at TNO. From 1989 to 2007, he was a professor of Polymer Physics at TU Delft, where he initiated research on active functional polymers and characterized new polymers using thermally stimulated depolarization (TSD) and dielectric spectroscopy. His research interests include electroactive, optoelectronic, piezoelectric, and pyroactive polymers as well as electrets, and he has made significant contributions to understanding thermally stimulated phenomena and dielectric relaxations. Van Turnhout received his Technical Physics degree from HTS in Dordrecht, and his Ir degree from TU Delft, followed by a cum laude PhD from Leiden University. He has authored over 100 articles and several patents, including the discovery of permanently charged polymers used in microphones and efficient air filters. He continues to work on modeling metal deformation due to dislocation glide and mentoring graduate students while writing two books on thermally stimulated processes in solids and polymer electrets. His notable awards include the 2011 Bernhard Gross Memorial Lecture at the 14th International Symposium on Electrets.
Delft University of Technology • Delft, Netherlands
Contributes to the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, focuses on modeling of metal yielding and supervising MSc and PhD students.
Delft University of Technology • Delft, Netherlands
Initiated research on active functional polymers and structural-property analysis of new polymers.
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