Sander Nijdam and an image of the discharge vessel. Image: Vincent van den Hoogen and Sander Nijdam
Sander Nijdam and an image of the discharge vessel. Image: Vincent van den Hoogen and Sander Nijdam TU/e researcher Sander Nijdam receives the ERC Consolidator Grant. He aims to unravel the secrets of lightning in his laboratory. Although we are all familiar with it, much is still unknown about the origin of lightning. University associate professor Sander Nijdam of the Faculty of Applied Physics and Science Education wants to, as he puts it, 'unravel the secrets to understand lightning'. To do so, he will use a yet-to-be-built discharge vessel. This will allow him to simulate all kinds of conditions in the laboratory.
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