I am 51 years old and I teach physics and mathematics at the Berger Scholengemeenschap in Bergen which is a few kilometers west of Alkmaar.

In the 1970’s I trained as a particle physicist and I participated in the NA5 experiment at CERN from 1978 to 1982.

After that I worked in IT or more than 20 years. Some 5 years ago I decided to become a teacher. I realized quickly that my knowledge of particle physics had become a bit outdated.

The  HST-2008 programme has given me the opportunity to see and hear about the current state-of-the-art  in particle physics. We were lucky to still be able to visit the large detectors before the LHC starts running. In the lecture program many subjects were presented concisely yet very clearly.

Also I have had time to think about what I can do to present physics in a more challenging way to my students.

In my spare time I like to read and study physics and broadly related subjects.