Henk Hoekstra
Professor Observational cosmology
- Name
- Prof.dr. H. Hoekstra
- Telephone
- +31 71 527 5594
- hoekstra@strw.leidenuniv.nl
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0001-7463-2893
His main area of research is observational cosmology, with a particular focus on the study of dark matter and dark energy using weak gravitational lensing.
More information about Henk Hoekstra
News
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Rubin Observatory reveals first images: with key contributions from Leiden -
NWO Open Competition grants for two projects with Leiden researchers -
Euclid helps to better understand the universe – first results are exciting -
First scientific images Euclid telescope exceed all expectations -
ESA presents first crystal-clear Euclid photos of the cosmos -
After the launch of the next big space mission: ‘This is a big step towards understanding dark matter and dark energy.’ -
Mapping the universe with a NWO grant of 3.1 million -
ESOF session shines a light on the dark side of our universe -
ERC Advanced Grants for four Leiden researchers -
ERC Advanced Grant for dark matter research -
Open Space project: where dance meets cosmology -
Three Leiden scientists receive NWO ENW-KLEIN grant for innovative research -
Dark matter with a hint of Leiden shines at Dublin gallery -
This is how ESA telescope Euclid is going to visualise dark matter -
17 Leiden researchers on highly cited list -
14 Leiden researchers on highly cited list
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Leiden astronomers explain the universe in educational videos -
Exhibition celebrates a century of astronomical discoveries -
Weighing heavenly bodies based on bending light -
Marie Curie grant for dark matter -
Henk Hoekstra appointed Professor Observational Cosmology -
Vici grants for 7 Leiden researchers -
Shedding light on the dark side of the universe
Former PhD candidates
Since 2011 he is a cosmology coordinator for Euclid, the ESA mission to study the nature of dark energy and many other aspects of our current cosmological paradigm.
After completing his PhD (cum laude) at the University of Groningen in 2000, he moved to Canada, initially as a postdoctoral fellow at the Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics in Toronto. In 2004 he moved to the University of Victoria as an assistant professor and a scholar of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research. In 2007 Henk Hoekstra was awarded a prestigious Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship. He returned to his native country in 2008 to join the faculty of Leiden Observatory. In this year he was awarded a Vidi grant by the Dutch funding agency NWO and a Marie Curie international reintegration grant from the European Union. His current research is funded by a starting grant from the European Research Council, which was awarded in 2011.
Henk Hoekstra | Space Team Europe for Euclid
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- Faculty of Science
- Leiden Observatory
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