Philippe Bouyer

Philippe Bouyer (born 7 March 1969) is a French physicist and researcher, professor at the University of Amsterdam and the Technical University of Eindhoven, and chairman of the Dutch Quantum Initiative, Quantum Delta NL.

He co-founded Muquans, acquired later by Exail, a company specializing in quantum technology-based gravimeters.

[1] From 2011 to 2022, Bouyer was the founding director of the Laboratory for Photonics, Numerics, and Nano-sciences (LP2N) in Talence, France.

[3] His current research interests include matter-wave interferometry for testing general relativity in microgravity conditions[4] and the detection of gravitational waves.

[5] In 2012, Bouyer received the Louis D. Award from the Institut de France for his scientific contributions.