Dr. ir. R.F.G. (Ralph) Meulenbroeks

Dr. ir. R.F.G. (Ralph) Meulenbroeks

Associate Professor
Science Education
Head of Department
Freudenthal Institute
+31 30 253 2719
r.f.g.meulenbroeks@uu.nl

Publications

2024

Scholarly publications

Linden, A. V. D., Meulenbroeks, R. F. G., & Joolingen, W. R. V. (2024). Learning Newtonian mechanics with an intrinsically integrated educational game. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 40(4), 1500-1510. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcal.12966
Meulenbroeks, R. FG., van Rijn, R., & Reijerkerk, M. (2024). Fostering Secondary School Science Students’ Intrinsic Motivation by Inquiry-based Learning. Research in Science Education, 54(3), 339–358. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11165-023-10139-0
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/452418/s11165-023-10139-0.pdf?sequence=1
Bachtiar, R., Meulenbroeks, R. FG., & van Joolingen, W. (2024). Understanding how student-constructed stop-motion animations promote mechanistic reasoning: A theoretical framework and empirical evidence. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 61(2), 289-318. https://doi.org/10.1002/tea.21891

2023

Scholarly publications

Blankendaal, K., Meulenbroeks, R. FG., & van Joolingen, W. (2023). Digital Research Skills in Secondary Science Education: A Guiding Framework and University Teachers’ Perception. European Journal of STEM Education, 8(1), 1-14. Article 3. https://doi.org/10.20897/ejsteme/13017

2022

Scholarly publications

Meulenbroeks, R. FG., Reijerkerk, M., Angerer, E., Pieters, T., & Bakker, A. (2022). Academic discourse on education during the early part of the pandemic. Heliyon, 8(10), 1-10. Article e11170. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e11170
Bachtiar, R., Meulenbroeks, R. FG., & van Joolingen, W. (2022). Mechanistic reasoning in science education: A literature review. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 18(11), 1-19. Article em2178. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/12512
Meulenbroeks, R. FG., & van Joolingen, W. (2022). Students’ self-reported well-being under corona measures, lessons for the future. Heliyon, 8(1), 1-11. Article e08733. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e08733

2021

Scholarly publications

Meulenbroeks, R., & Ummels, M. (2021). Ervaringen met dagboekreflecties binnen de universitaire lerarenopleiding. VELON : tijdschrift voor lerarenopleiders, 42(2).
Meulenbroeks, R., van Joolingen, W., & Bachtiar, R. (2021). Stimulating Mechanistic Reasoning in Physics Using Student-Constructed Stop-Motion Animations. Journal of Science Education and Technology, 30(6), 777-790. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10956-021-09918-z

2020

Scholarly publications

Meulenbroeks, R. F. G. (2020). Suddenly fully online: A case study of a blended university course moving online during the Covid-19 pandemic. Heliyon, 6(12), 1-7. Article e05728. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e05728
Farrokhnia, M., Meulenbroeks, R. F. G., & van Joolingen, W. R. (2020). Student-Generated Stop-Motion Animation in Science Classes: a Systematic Literature Review. Journal of Science Education and Technology, 29, 797–812. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10956-020-09857-1

2019

Scholarly publications

van der Linden, A., van Joolingen, W. R., & Meulenbroeks, R. F. G. (2019). Designing an intrinsically integrated educational game on newtonian mechanics. In M. Gentile, M. Allegra, & H. Söbke (Eds.), Games and Learning Alliance: 7th International Conference, GALA 2018, Palermo, Italy, December 5-7, 2018, proceedings (pp. 123-133). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 11385 LNCS). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-11548-7_12
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/384623/Linden2019_Chapter_DesigningAnIntrinsicallyIntegr.pdf?sequence=1

Professional publications

Meulenbroeks, R. F. G., & Mooldijk, A. H. (2019). Een dagje stralen op school. Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Natuurkunde, 85(12), 32-34.

2018

Scholarly publications

T. van der Veen, J., Meulenbroeks, R. F. G., & Eijkelhof, H. M. C. (2018). Engineers in the physics classroom: Helping engineers become physics teachers. 1353-1360. Paper presented at SEFI Societe Europeenne pour la formation des Ingenieurs, Kopenhagen, Denmark.
Meulenbroeks, R. F. G., T. van der Veen, J., & Eijkelhof, H. M. C. (2018). Helping engineers become good physics teachers: A new program in the Netherlands eases the time commitment for mid-career scientists who want to make the switch to high school teaching. Physics Today. https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.6.5.20180713a

2017

Professional publications

Meulenbroeks, R. F. G. (2017). Onderzoekend leren over ioniserende straling. NVOX, 2017(10).

2016

Scholarly publications

Meulenbroeks, R. F. G. (2016). Natk4all: een terugblik op het eerste jaar. Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Natuurkunde, 82(12), 36.

2015

Scholarly publications

Meulenbroeks, R. F. G. (2015). Natk4all: terug naar de natuurkunde! Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Natuurkunde, 81(6), 8.

1999

Scholarly publications

Meulenbroeks, R. F. G. (1999). Molecular activated recombination in detached recombining plasmas. Physical Review Letters.
Meulenbroeks, R. F. G. (1999). Steady state off-axis sawtoothing in the Rijnhuizen tokamak project. Physics of Plasmas.

1998

Scholarly publications

Van De Sanden, M. C. M., Severens, R. J., Kessels, W. M. M., Meulenbroeks, R. F. G., & Schram, D. C. (1998). Plasma chemistry aspects of a-Si:H deposition using an expanding thermal plasma. Journal of Applied Physics. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.368977

1996

Scholarly publications

Meulenbroeks, R. F. G. (1996). Wall association and recirculation in expanding thermal arc plasmas. Physical Review Letters.
Meulenbroeks, R. F. G., Engeln, R. A. H., Mullen, J. A. M. V. D., & Schram, D. C. (1996). Coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering performed on expanding thermal arc plasmas. Physical Review. E, Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics, 53(5), 5207-5217. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.53.5207

1995

Scholarly publications

van de Sanden, M. C. M., Severens, R. J., Meulenbroeks, R. F. G., de Graaf, M. J., Qing, Z., Otorbaev, D. K., Engeln, R., Gielen, J. W. A. M., van der Mullen, J. A. M., & Schram, D. C. (1995). The role of hydrogen during plasma beam deposition of amorphous thin films. Surface and Coatings Technology. https://doi.org/10.1016/0257-8972(95)08356-1
Otorbaev, D. K., Buuron, A. J. M., Van De Sanden, M. O. M., Meulenbroeks, R. F. G., & Schram, D. C. (1995). Atomic hydrogen and argon ground state density determination in a recombining plasma using visible light absorption spectroscopy. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics. https://doi.org/10.1088/0022-3727/28/7/013
Meulenbroeks, R. F. G., Engeln, R. A. H., Beurskens, M. N. A., Paffen, R. M. J., Van De Sanden, M. C. M., Van Der Mullen, J. A. M., & Schram, D. C. (1995). The argon-hydrogen expanding plasma: Model and experiments. Plasma Sources Science and Technology. https://doi.org/10.1088/0963-0252/4/1/008
Meulenbroeks, R. F. G. (1995). Influence of molecular processes on the argon-hydrogen atomic system in an expanding argon-hydrogen plasma. Physics of Plasmas.
Meulenbroeks, R. F. G. (1995). The argon-hydrogen plasma jet: model and experiments. Plasma Sources Science and Technology.

1994

Scholarly publications

Meulenbroeks, R. F. G., Heijden, P. A. A. V. D., Van De Sanden, M. C. M., & Schram, D. C. (1994). Fabry-Pérot line shape analysis on an expanding cascaded arc plasma in argon. Journal of Applied Physics. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.356216
Meeusen, G. J., Dahiya, R. P., Van De Sanden, M. C. M., Dinescu, G., Qing, Z., Meulenbroeks, R. F. G., & Schram, D. C. (1994). On expanding recombining plasma for fast deposition of a-Si:H thin films. Plasma Sources Science and Technology. https://doi.org/10.1088/0963-0252/3/4/009
Meulenbroeks, R. F. G. (1994). Fabry-Pérot line shape analysis on an cascaded arc plasma in argon. Journal of Applied Physics.
Meulenbroeks, R. F. G., Steenbakkers, M. F. M., Qing, Z., van de Sanden, M. C. M., & Schram, D. C. (1994). Four ways to determine the electron density in low-temperature plasmas. Physical Review. E, Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics, 49(3), 2272-2275. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.49.2272
Meulenbroeks, R. F. G., van Beek, A. J., Helvoort, A. J. G. V., van de Sanden, M. C. M., & Schram, D. C. (1994). Argon-hydrogen plasma jet investigated by active and passive spectroscopic means. Physical Review E, 49(5), 4397-4406. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.49.4397
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/314763/97.pdf?sequence=1

1992

Scholarly publications

Meulenbroeks, R. F. G. (1992). Depolarization Rayleigh scattering as a means of molecular concentration determination in plasmas. Physical Review Letters.
Meeusen, G. J., Ershov-Pavlov, E. A., Meulenbroeks, R. F. G., Van De Sanden, M. C. M., & Schram, D. C. (1992). Emission spectroscopy on a supersonically expanding argon/silane plasma. Journal of Applied Physics. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.350850