Background
Zaanen, Jan was born on April 17, 1957 in Leiden, The Netherlands. Son of Johannes Jacobus and Johanna Hermina (Mulder) Zaanen.
consultant researcher Theoretical physicist
Zaanen, Jan was born on April 17, 1957 in Leiden, The Netherlands. Son of Johannes Jacobus and Johanna Hermina (Mulder) Zaanen.
Master in Chemistry, University Groningen (The Netherlands), 1982. Doctor of Philosophy in Physics cum laude, University Groningen (The Netherlands), 1986.
Research assistant, U. Groningen, The Netherlands, 1982-1986; research staff member, U. Groningen, The Netherlands, 1990-1993; research grantee, Max-Planck Institute, Stuttgart, Federal Republic Germany, 1986-1987; research staff member, Max-Planck Institute, Stuttgart, Federal Republic Germany, 1987-1990; fellow, Lorentz Institute for Theoretical Physics, Leiden U. Consultant Xerox Research laboratories, Palo Alto, California, 1985, Philips Research laboratories, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, 1988, American Telephone & Telegraph Company Bell laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey, 1990-1993.
Member American Physical Society.
Married Ellen E. Krol, October 1, 1983 (divorced 1988). 1 child, Filip Linus. Married Christa Maria Buschmann, January 1, 1991.