Gerard van Rhoon, Ph.D. 1994 from the Delft University of Technology, is from the first hour of his career involved in the clinical application of hyperthermia in cancer. He made pivotal contributions to integrate hyperthermia in regular health care in The Netherlands. His research involves design of technology to apply well-controlled localized heating of tumors at all body sites. In 2011 he was appointed Professor in Physical Aspects of Electromagnetic Fields & Health at the Erasmus MC Cancer Institute. Most recently, 2019, he received a co-appointment as Professor at the Delft University of Technology. From 2001 until 2016 he was a member of the Health Council of The Netherlands for which he chaired Committee 673 on EMF in society from 2005 to 2016. His current community responsibilities are: member Executive Committee Int. J. of Hyperthermia; auditor for Physics in Medicine and Biology; President of the European Society for Hyperthermic Oncology; Coordinator Academic Center of Excellence of Minimal Invasive Image Guided Therapy of Erasmus MC Cancer Institute. He authored >170 peer-reviewed publications and >120 in books, proceedings, etc. He received the first Lund Science Award in 1987, the Dr. BB Singh Award of the Indian Association of Hyperthermic Oncology & Medicine in 2008, the ESHO-BSD award in 2008, the Dr. Sugahara Award in 2012 and the Robinson STM-Award in 2017.