Olaf received his PhD in Astronomy from Rijks Universiteit Groningen in 1996. His thesis was "The interaction between star formation and the interstellar medium in M31 and M33."<ref>[http://nl.linkedin.com/in/olafkolkman LinkedIn]</ref>
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Olaf received his PhD in Astronomy from Rijks Universiteit Groningen in 1996. His thesis was "The interaction between star formation and the interstellar medium in M31 and M33."<ref>[http://nl.linkedin.com/in/olafkolkman LinkedIn]</ref> He was actively involved in Internet technologies during his studies, and it became his professional focus after he acquired his PhD in 1996.