Niek Lopes Cardozo is professor of Science and Technology of Nuclear Fusion at Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands, where he initiated the dedicated, interdisciplinary MSc programme on nuclear fusion. Before focusing on the education and training of the ‘ITER generation’, he directed the Dutch fusion research programme and served on many European
scientific and managerial fusion committees. He received the Royal Shell prize for sustainable development and energy for his scientific work in nuclear fusion as well as his efforts in outreach.
In parallel to his work as a researcher and educator he has been active in science policy. In
the period 2017-2020 he was member of the Executive Board of NWO, the Dutch National
Research Council, chairing the Science Domain. In the preceding 7 years he chaired the Dutch
Organisation for Fundamental Research on Matter (FOM).
Climate change and the energy transition have been long time interests (and concerns). In recent
years his research has focused on the socio- and techno-economics of the energy transition, and
the potential role of fusion energy therein.
