Maarten de Jong

Maarten de Jong is a Professor of Experimental Astroparticle Physics at the Leiden Institute of Physics (LION) within Leiden University. His work focuses on neutrino detection and high-energy astrophysics, utilizing underwater telescopes to observe cosmic particles. Contact: dejong@lorentz.leidenuniv.nl

• Leiden Institute of Physics (LION) - Cosmology Samtleben Lab

Research interests center on astroparticle physics, particularly neutrino astronomy through deep-sea detectors. He leads projects involving advanced telescope technology for measuring high-energy cosmic particles, contributing to understanding cosmic accelerators and dark matter.

Recent work includes the detection of ultra-high energy neutrinos (2025) and upgrades to undersea neutrino detectors (2021), demonstrating expertise in experimental design and data analysis for extreme environments.