Jens Jørgen Gaardhøje

Jens Jørgen Gaardhøje is a tenured Professor at the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, specializing in Experimental Particle Physics. He leads the Subatomic Physics Division and directs the Danish National Center for CERN Research (NICE). He is a member of the management board of the ALICE experiment at CERN's Large Hadron Collider (LHC).

• Born in 1954 (Hørsholm, Denmark)
• Dr. Scient. (1993, University of Copenhagen)
• Cand. Scient. (1980, Niels Bohr Institute, UCPH)
• Baccalaureat (1972, Lyçée Français Charles Lepierre, Lisbon, Portugal)

His research focuses on high-energy nuclear reactions, progressing from MeV to TeV scales. He pioneered studies on Giant Resonances and co-founded the BRAHMS experiment at RHIC (1997-2010), establishing the Quark Gluon Plasma (sQGP). Currently, he leads the Forward Multiplicity Detector project for ALICE at LHC, advancing understanding of particle production and collective properties of sQGP. His work spans quark-gluon dynamics, heavy ion collisions, and detector development.

Recent publications highlight ALICE experiment studies at LHC, including femtoscopy in pp collisions, direct photon production, hypernuclei, and J/ψ correlations. These articles emphasize quark-gluon plasma, strange baryons, and ultra-peripheral collision analyses.

• Scientific Awards: Knight of the Order of Dannebrog, Chevalier des Palmes Académiques, Professor Honoris Causa (University of Bucharest), Top 5 in Science in Denmark (Ingeniørens Ugeblad), Fellow of the Danish Academy of Natural Science
• Grants & Leadership: Over 300 MDKK in career funding, Exec-chair of CERN-UP, Founder of L’Oréal-UNESCO-KDVS Women in Science Prize
• International Roles: Vice-president of CERN Council, Member of Science Europe Advisory Board, Chair of ESFRI PSE Strategic Working Group

He has supervised 24 PhD, 21 MSc, and 24 postdocs, and organized numerous international conferences on nuclear, particle, and societal impacts of science.