Tim van der Hagen

Tim van der Hagen serves as President of the Executive Board and Rector Magnificus of Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) since 2018, reappointed in 2020 for four years. He holds a Professor chair in Reactor Physics and led the Faculty of Applied Sciences as Dean from 2010-2016. His leadership focuses on interdisciplinary collaboration across technical and societal challenges.

• Chair of LDE Alliance (Leiden-Delft-Rotterdam)
• Board member of 4TU Federation
• Co-leader of Health & Technology collaboration with Erasmus MC
• Architect of Climate Action Programme (2021) and Klimaatvisie (2019)

His research background spans Nuclear Engineering, Reactor Physics, and Radiation-Related Materials Research. As director of Reactor Institute Delft (2005-2012), he pioneered radiation applications in energy and health.

Key scientific recognition:

• Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion (2016)

Currently leads strategic board memberships at:

• Netherlands Energy Research Alliance (NERA)
• GROW (Offshore Wind R&D)
• Netherlands Institute for Conservation, Art and Science (NICAS)
• Gasunie (since 2023)
• Medical Delta and VNO-NCW Technology Committee