Former Members & Alumni

Affiliations listed below are the most recent affiliations.

If you are a former member but are not listed below or your photo is missing, please contact COSMO-MASTER.assistant@uu.nl.

Faculty

  • Prof. Dr. Thomas Müller

    University of Konstanz
  • Associate Prof. of Theoretical Philosophy 2010-13
    Assistant Prof. of Theoretical Philosophy 2007-10

  • Prof. Dr. Peter L. Galison

    Harvard University
  • Rotating "Treaty of Utrecht" Chair 2010
    History and Philosophy of Experimental Physics & Astronomy

  • Prof. Dr. Frans H. van Lunteren

    VU Amsterdam & Leiden University
  • Assistant Professor History of Science 1991-2007
    PhD Student 1991 (History of Gravitational Physics)

  • Prof. Dr. Johan B. Ubbink

    Utrecht University
  • Professor of Philosophy of the Natural Sciences 1966-85
    Extraordinary Professor of Philosophy of the Exact Natural Sciences 1961-66

  • Prof. Dr. Eduard J. Dijksterhuis

    Utrecht University
  • Professor of History of Mathematics & the Natural Sciences 1960-63
    Extraordinary Professor of History of Mathematics & the Natural Sciences 1953-60

PostDocs

  • Dr. Alexander Afriat

    Université de Bretagne Occidentale
  • Marie Curie Fellow - early '00s

  • Prof. Dr. Henk W. de Regt

    Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen
  • NWO PostDoc 1996-2000
    Instructor 1998-2000
    Student Foundations of Physics 1983-88

  • Dr. Tim Budden

    Université catholique de Louvain
  • PostDoc - late 90's

PhD Students

  • Dr. Maaneli Derakshani

    Rutgers University
  • PhD Student, Guest Researcher & Junior Descartes Fellow 2016-19
    Quantum Foundations

  • Dr. Pablo T. Acuña

    Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
  • PhD Student 2012-14
    HPS Master Student 2012
    Philosophy of Physics

  • Dr. Marc Holman

    Western University
  • PhD Student 2014
    Foundations of Quantum Field Theory

  • Dr. Michael P. Seevinck

  • PhD Student 2008
    Quantum Foundations

  • Dr. Huib Zuidervaart

    Huygens Institute (KNAW)
  • Book Review Editor for the History of Science Journal ISIS 2016-17
    University Guest Lecturer 2006/07
    PhD Student 1999 (History of Astronomy)

  • Dr. Henri G. Heijmans

    TU Delft
  • PhD Student 1994
    History of Experimental Physics

  • Dr. Dick J. Hoekzema

  • PhD Student 1993
    Quantum Foundations

  • Dr. Cornelis (Kees) de Pater

    Utrecht University
  • PhD Student 1979
    History of Physics (Natural Philosophy)

Visitors

  • Koen Peters

    Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
  • Philosophy of Astronomy PreDoc 2024

  • Stefano Furlan

    University of Geneva & MPIWG Berlin
  • Junior Descartes Fellow 2023

  • Dr. Elise M. Crull

    The City College of New York & CUNY Graduate Center
  • Senior Descartes Fellow 2022

  • Dr. Dinçer Çevik

    Mugla University
  • EPSA Fellow 2020

  • Giovanni Buonocore

    University of Florence & University of Pisa
  • Visiting PhD Student 2019-20

  • Neda Ghatrouei

  • Junior Descartes Fellow 2019

  • Dr. Marek Woszczek

    Adam Mickiewicz University
  • EPSA Fellow 2018

  • Dr. Jip van Besouw

    University of Sevilla
  • Junior Descartes Fellow 2018
    HPS Master Student 2011-13

  • Dr. Valeriya Chasova

    Centre de philosophie des sciences et sociétés & Archives Henri-Poincaré
  • Junior Descartes Fellow 2018
    Erasmus+ Visiting PhD Student 2017

  • Dr. Simon Newey

  • Short-term Visitor 2018

  • Antonella Foligno

    Università degli Studi di Urbino "Carlo Bo"
  • Visiting PhD Student 2016-17

  • René Descartes

    The Netherlands
  • The First Descartes Fellow 1635
    Philosophy Guest Lecturer 1635

Master Students

  • Andrea Cavallaro

  • Erasmus+ Trainee in Physics (Trieste University)
    Thesis Project on the Unruh Effect 2024-25

  • Anna Sajgó

  • Physics Master Thesis on Foundations of Cosmic Censorship 2024-25

  • Sam Meijer

  • Science and Business Management Master Research Internship Thesis on Interpreting Kerr Black Hole Singularities 2024-25

  • Antonios Papaioannou

    University of Rennes
  • HPS Master Student 2022-24
    COSMO-MASTER (UPAC) Research Assistant 2023-24

  • Menno Hellinga

  • HPS Master Student 2021-24

  • Carles Guillén Alminana

  • HPS Master Student 2021-24

  • Marien Raat

    Leiden University
  • HPS & Computing Science Twin Master Student 2020-23

  • Thijs M.K. Latten

    TU Delft
  • HPS Master Student 2020-22

  • Thijs Hemme

  • HPS Master Student 2022

  • Mon Klein Douwel

    Junior IT Consultant
  • HPS Master Student 2022

  • Edoardo Tagliani

  • HPS Master Student 2022

  • Bart Verbeek

  • HPS Master Student 2022

  • Pascal Rodríguez-Warnier

    University of Western Ontario
  • Teaching Assistant "The Quantum World" 2023
    HPS Master Student 2019-21

  • Skander Jaïbi

  • HPS Master Student 2020

  • Martijn Jansen

  • HPS Master Student 2019

  • Otto Abel Lange

    Utrecht University Library
  • HPS Master Student 2019

  • Kamiel Mobach

  • HPS Master Student 2019

  • Sam M. Rijken

    Erasmus University Rotterdam
  • HPS Master Student 2019

  • Nijs van Tuijl

  • HPS Master Student 2016-2018

  • Ruward A. Mulder

    PostDoc UC Irvine - PhD University of Cambridge
  • HPS Master Student & Student Representative 2015-18

  • J.G. Hoogland

  • HPS Master Student 2018

  • Suzette Obbink

    Physics teacher
  • HPS Master Student 2014-17

  • Peter Barker

  • HPS Master Student 2017

  • Kees Greven

  • HPS Master Student 2017

  • Noelia Iranzo Ribera

    University of Birmingham
  • HPS Master Student 2017

  • Manuel Buitenhuis

  • HPS Master Student 2016

  • Rachel Lensink

  • HPS Master Student 2015

  • Matthijs H.J. Ultee

  • HPS Master Student 2015

  • Lara van Zuilen

  • HPS Master Student 2015

  • Victor R. Evink

  • HPS Master Student 2014

  • Olle Spoelstra

  • HPS Master Student 2014

  • Pim van der Heijden

  • HPS Master Student 2014

  • Coen Bummer

  • HPS Master Student 2013

  • Gijs J. Leegwater

    Erasmus University Rotterdam
  • HPS Master Student 2013

  • Nicholas P.C. Evans

  • HPS Master Student 2012

  • Giulia Paparo

    Pädagogische Hochschule Schwyz
  • HPS Master Student 2012

  • Vincent Schoutsen

  • HPS Master Student 2012

  • Steven van der Laan

    Physics Teacher
  • HPS Master Student 2012

  • Marijn Hollestelle

    QANU
  • HPS Master Student

  • Andrea I. Lubberdink

    Utrechts Stedelijk Gymnasium
  • Managing Editor Studies in History and Philosophy of Physics 2003-06
    Student Foundations of Physics 1992-98

Bachelor Students

  • Fenna Roovers

    Utrecht University (Master Theoretical Physics)
  • Physics Bachelor Thesis on History & Philosophy of the Energy of Gravitational Waves 2024-25

  • Diederik Bots

  • Physics Bachelor Thesis on Philosophy of Energy Conditions 2024-25

  • Jaydy Bellaard

    Utrecht University (Master Science Education & Communication)
  • Physics Bachelor Thesis on Philosophy of Dark Matter Modeling 2024-25

  • Thijs Hogenkamp

  • Physics Bachelor Thesis on Philosophy of Singularity Theorems 2024-25

  • David Zuilhof

    Utrecht University (Master Philosophy) & Oxford University (visiting)
  • Physics Bachelor Thesis on Boltzmann Brains 2024

  • Victor Schyns

    Utrecht University (Master Physics)
  • Physics Bachelor thesis on Bohmian mechanics 2023