FACULTY: Faculty of
Science
Visited time: 2014. 10-11
EDUCATIONAL
QUALIFICATIONS:
2003 PhD thesis in Physics, Université Libre
de Bruxelles, Brussels (Belgium).
2001 MSc in Physics, Université Libre de
Bruxelles, Brussels (Belgium).
1999 Agrégation de l'enseignement
supérieur, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Bruxelles (Belgium). With honours
(equivalent in New Zealand to Graduate diploma Teaching – Secondary).
1999 BSc in Physics, Université Libre de
Bruxelles, Brussels (Belgium). With first class honours.
1995 Two year degree in architecture,
Institut Supérieur d'Architecture Victor Horta, Brussels (Belgium).
PREVIOUS
APPOINTMENTS:
Since 2005 University of Auckland –
Lecturer; Senior Lecturer since 2009
2003–2005 University of Auckland –
Post-doctoral Research Fellow
SIGNIFICANT DISTINCTIONS / AWARDS:
2013 Ideas Challenge Winner of the SPARK
competition
2003 IEEE/LEOS Japan Chapter Young Scientist
Award, received at the Optical Amplifiers and Their Applications'2003 topical
meeting (July 2003, Otaru, Japan).
2000 Award of the Belgian Physical Society for
the best Master thesis in experimental physics.
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES / SERVICE /
OTHER ACTIVITIES:
2012, 2015 Member of the steering
committee for the Asia-Pacific Optical Sensors Conference
2014 Panel
member for the Dumont d’Urville New Zealand-France Science & Technology
Support Programme
Since 2014 Creation of a “women in
physics” group to encourage women to pursue career in science
Since 2014 Member of the advisory
committee for the PhD in medical imaging
Since 2014 Stage 3 adviser for the
Physics Department.
Since 2012 Reviewer for Research
Grants Council, Hong Kong, China
2011–2012 Physics Programme Leader for
the Science academic committee, deputy since 2013.
2011
Participation to the tour organised around the country by UoA to recruit PG
students
2011–2012 Head of the teaching
committee for the Physics Department
2010–2011 and 2014–2015 Elected
sub-professorial member of the University Senate
Since 2009 Reviewer for A-Star,
Singapore
2009–2010 Tuakana coordinator for the
Physics Department.
2010–2012 EEO representative for
physics since 2010
2008–2012 Member of the implementation
team of the Women returning to Work project (combining parenting and a career
since 2011).
2005–2013 Women in Science and
Engineering (WISE) support and contact person for the Physics Department.
Organisation of the Girl Into Science as well as Futures events.
Since 2006 Member of the Student
Staff Consultation Committee (SSCC).
2006–2012 Judge and mentor for the New
Zealand qualification of the Young Physicist Tournament
Since 2005 Judge for the NIWA science
fair. Organisation of a sponsorship.
Lifetime member of the Optical Society of
America (OSA)
Peer-reviewer for several scientific journals
from the Optical Society of America, IEEE, Elsevier Science, and Molecular
Diversity Preservation International.
E-mail:f.vanholsbeeck@auckland.ac.nz