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Dr. Jozef Ongena President

Research director at Laboratory for Plasma Physics of the Ecole Royale Militaire of Belgium.

Dr. Gilles de Lentdecker Vice-President

Physics Professor in Elementary Particles (Physics) at ULB

Lr. Dr. Jean-Claude Jodogne BPS Secretary

Consultant at IRM

Yves Caudano Treasurer

Researcher with strong interests in discovering, studying, and teaching physics and optics, from both experiment and theory. Specialties: Nonlinear optics, Surface and interface science, Vibrational spectroscopy, Theory and experiment.

History


Presidents 

A. de Hemptine (1929 - 1939)

C. Manneback (1949 - 1954)

P. Swings (1955 - 1959)

G.A. Homes (1960 - 1964)

W. Dekeyser (1965 - 1967)

J. Franeau (1968 - 1969)

L. Van Gerven (1970 - 1971)

J. Depireux (1972 - 1973)

G. Jacobs (1974 - 1975)

J. Vervier (1976 - 1977)

J. Lemonne (1978 - 1979)

R. Ceuleneer (1980 - 1981)

A. De Ruytter (1981 - 1982)

J.M. Gilles (1984 - 1985)

R. Dekeyser (1986 - 1987) 

C. J. Joachain (1988 - 1989)

Y. Bruynseraede (1990 - 1991)

G. Demortier (1992 - 1993)

E. Jacobs (1994 - 1995)

H.-P. Garnir (1996 - 1997)

K. Michel (1998 - 1999)

P. Rudolf (2000 - 2001)

J. Indekeu (2002 - 2003)

V. Pierrard (2004 - 2005) 

P. Wagner (2006 - 2007)

L. Henrard (2008 - 2009)

J. Tempere (2010 - 2011)

G. De Lentdecker (2012 - 2013)

J. Ongena (2014 - present)



Vice presidents

Th. De Donder (1929 - 1939)

J. Verhaeghe (1949 - 1954)       P. Swings (1949 - 1954)

G.A. Homes (1955 - 1959)

W. Dekeyser (1955 - 1964)       J. Delfosse (1955 - 1962)

M. Désirant (1960 - 1962)        J. Duchesne (1960 - 1962)

J. Franeau (1964 - 1967)

L. Van Gerven (1968 - 1969)

J. Depireux (1970 - 1971)

G. Jacobs (1972 - 1973)

J. Vervier (1974 - 1975)

J. Lemonne (1976 - 1977)

R. Ceuleneer (1978 - 1979)

A. De Ruytter (1980 - 1981)

J. M. Gilles (1982)

R. Dekeyser (1984 - 1985)

C.J. Joachain (1986 - 1987)

Y. Bruynseraede (1988 - 1989)

C.J. Joachain (1990)

G. Demortier (1991)

Y. Bruynseraede (1992)

E. Jacobs (1993) 

G. Demortier (1994)

H.-P. Garnir (1995)

E. Jacobs (1996)

K. Michel (1997) 

H.-P. Garnier (1998)

P. Rudolf (1999)

K. Michel (2000)

J. Indekeu (2001)

R. Rudolf (2002)

V. Pierrard (2003)

J. Indekeu (2004)

P. Wagner (2005)

V. Pierrard (2006) 

L. Henrard (2007)

P. Wagner (2008)

J. Tempere (2009)

L. Henrard (2010)

G. De Lentdecker (2011)

J. Tempere (2012)

J. Ongena (2013)
G. De Lentdecker (2014 - present) 




Secretary 

C. Manneback (1929 - 1939)

G.A. Homes (1949 - 1954)

M. Désirant (1955 - 1959)

M. Nève de Mévergnies (1960 - 1973)

P. Fettweis (1974 - 1985) 

M.C. Bouten-Denys (1986 - 1987)

V. Dehant (1988 - 1989)         

J. Ingels (1990 - 2005)

J.-C. Jodogne (2006 - present) 


Adjoint secretary 

J. Nihoul (1981 - 1984)

M.C. Bouten (1985)

R. Carchon (1986 - 1987)

J. Ingels (1988 - 1989)

F. Louche (2006 - present) 



Treasurer

G. Van Lerberghe (1929 - 1939)

G.A. Homes (1949 - 1954)

M. Désirant (1955 - 1959)

M. Nève de Mévergnies (1960 - 1966)

G. Robbrecht (1967 - 1973)

C. Henriet - Iserentant (1974 - 1998)

J. Hellemans (1999 - 2006)

S. Van Doorslaer (2007 - 2012) 

Y. Caudano (2013 - present)