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Werf, Paul Peter van der was born on March 8, 1961 in Leeuwarden, Friesland, The Netherlands. Son of Sjoerd and Jeltje (Hettema) van der Werf.
Werf, Paul Peter van der was born on March 8, 1961 in Leeuwarden, Friesland, The Netherlands. Son of Sjoerd and Jeltje (Hettema) van der Werf.
Bachelor of Science in Astronomy, University Groningen, The Netherlands, 1982. Master of Science in Astronomy, University Groningen, The Netherlands, 1984. Doctor of Philosophy, University Groningen, The Netherlands, 1989.
Research fellow Max Planck Institute fur Extra-Terrestrische Physik, Garching Bei Munchen, Federal Republic Germany, since 1989. Executive committee Kapteyn Astronomical Institute, Groningen, 1988-1989. Associate investigator Infrared Space Observatory - Short Wavelength Spectrometer, Federal Republic Germany, since 1989.
Member American Astronomical Society, Dutch Astronomers Club.
Married Matilde Irene Zijp, July 4, 1990. 1 child, Arnoud Valentijn.