Name:   Richard Ruiterkamp
Contact:    Gorlaeus Laboratory, Einsteinweg 55, 2300RA, Leiden, the Netherlands
lab 3.61 - phone +31 (0)71 527 4446, office 3.32 - phone +31 (0)71 527 4541
e-mail: ruiterka@strw.leidenuniv.nl
Education:   1999 - Ph.D. thesis at Leiden University
 1999Master of Sciences in Molecular Biology, University of Groningen
 1997 - 1999Undergraduate thesis in X-ray crystallography of proteins, University of Groningen
Undergraduate thesis in astrophysics, Leiden Observatory
Undergraduate thesis in theoretical biology, University of Groningen
 1992 - 1999study of Biology, study of physics, University of Groningen
PhD Topic:   Evolution of organic matter in space

Current Project:
experiment scientist in an irradiation experiment on the SEBA/EXPOSE facility of the ISS, proposal number 083-NL-LS on SRON grand MG-049: "Evolution of organic matter in space". Due launch date 2004-2005. PI on an exposure experiment "Organics on Biopan: Short term exposure of organic molecules to space environment"