Prof.dr R.H. Dijkgraaf Mathematical Physics photo: Henk Thomas [high resolution]	mail and visiting addresses: Universiteit van Amsterdam Spui 21 1012 WX Amsterdam T +31-20-5252248 r.h.dijkgraaf at uva.nl http://staff.science.uva.nl/~rhd Institute for Theoretical Physics Korteweg-de Vries Institute for Mathematics	Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen Het Trippenhuis Kloveniersburgwal 29 Postbus 19121 1000 GC Amsterdam T +31-20-5510771 F +31-20-6204941 president at knaw.nl

Melencolia II [frontispiece of thesis, after Dürer 1514]

Robbert Dijkgraaf (1960) is Distinguished University Professor of Mathematical Physics at the University of Amsterdam. From 1 May 2008 he is President of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW). Dijkgraaf studied theoretical physics and mathematics in Utrecht, where (after an interlude studying painting at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie) he obtained his Ph.D. cum laude under supervision of Gerard 't Hooft in 1989. Subsequently he held positions at Princeton University and the Institute for Advanced Study. He is a member of a research group that works in string theory, quantum gravity, and the interface of mathematics and particle physics. He is also interested in creating more public awareness of mathematics and science, and bridging the gap with the arts and humanities. He is a columnist for NRC Handelsblad and Folia. Dijkgraaf is a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Koninklijke Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen. He was the recipient of the 2001 Physica Prize of the Dutch Physical Society and the 2003 NWO Spinoza Prize, the highest scientific award in the Netherlands.

news, links
	Lange dagen, de debutroman van Pia de Jong is in 2008 verschenen bij Prometheus.
	`Uitzwaai' bij de Universiteit van Amsterdam, 25 april 2008.
	De bundel Blikwisselingen is verschenen bij Uitgeverij Bert Bakker.
tekening: Tijn Snodijk	Proefjes.nl , een website met alledaagse proefjes die kinderen thuis of op de basisschool kunnen doen, ontwikkeld door UvA studenten en ondersteund door NWO Spinozapremie. Pers: De Telegraaf , NRC Handelsblad , Karel Knip , Folia .
some figures about strings and black holes. publications	scientific papers, books, conference proceedings, popular texts.
curriculum vitae (English , Nederlands)	the works: long cv ( ps , pdf ).
string theory group	faculty, postdocs, students, links.
string theory agenda	seminars, group meetings, journal clubs, (local) workshops and conferences.
string theory page	introduction, pointers to the literature.
Supersymmetric gauge theories and matrix models	transparancies of lectures RTN Winter school, Turin, Jan 2003.
string theory course	new course in spring 2004
Symmetrie van ruimte en tijd	onderwijs CD, eerstejaarscollege.
Hoe wiskunde werkt: van natuur tot cognitie	open UvA college met Johan van Benthem, herfst 2003.
student projects	there are always openings for Master's students.
Why mathematics?	a personal picture tour.

[my 1995 Les Houches road map]