Dr. Joseph S. Borbely

VU Universiteit Amsterdam
Atomic, Molecular, and Laser Physics Group
De Boelelaan 1081
1081 HV Amsterdam
The Netherlands

E-mail: j.borbely@vu.nl
Tel.: +31(0)20 598 7855 (office) / 7945 (lab)
Fax: +31(0)20 598 7992

Research interests

• Investigating few- and many-body physics in ultracold quantum gases

• Cold antihydrogen production for comparing the fundamental symmetries between matter and antimatter

• High-precision spectroscopy for stringent tests of quantum electrodynamic theory

• Electron collisions with atoms and molecules

Current projects

• Quantum degeneracy of bosonic helium-4 and fermionic helium-3 atoms (with Dr. W. Vassen)

Research Experience

• 2010 - present: Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, in the group of Prof. dr. W. Ubachs

• 2008 - 2010: Postdoctoral Research Fellow with the ATRAP collaboration at CERN, in the group of Dr. C.H. Storry of York University, Toronto, ON, Canada

• 2002 - 2008: Ph.D. candidate in physics at York University, Toronto, ON, Canada, in the group of Dr. E.A. Hessels
Thesis title: Separated oscillatory field microwave measurement of the n=2 ³P₁ -to- n=2 ³P₂ fine-structure interval of helium

• 2000 - 2002: B.Sc. honours thesis project in electron collisions with atoms and molecules at the University of Windsor, Windsor, ON, Canada, in the group of Dr. J.W. McConkey

Publications

see Publication list

Conferences

see Conference list

Honours and Awards

• 2009: Nominated for the Doctoral Thesis Award, York University
• 2004-2006: Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Post Graduate Scholarship D, York University
• 2004: Ontario Graduate Scholarship, (declined, accepted NSERC)
• 2002-2004: NSERC Post Graduate Scholarship A, York University
• 2002: Ontario Graduate Scholarship, (declined, accepted NSERC)
• 2002-2003: York University Entrance Scholarship, York University
• 2002: Board of Governors Medal, University of Windsor
• 2000 & 2002: NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award, University of Windsor
• 1999-2001: Nicholas Copernicus Scholarship, University of Windsor
• 1998-2002: University of Windsor Entrance Scholarship, University of Windsor

Membership in Professional Societies

• Atomic, Molecular and Optical Division of the American Physical Society (APS)
• Precision Measurement and Fundamental Constants Topical Group of APS

Section Atomic, Molecular and Laser Physics - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Address: De Boelelaan 1081, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Telephone:+31(0)205987892 Fax:+31(0)205987992