News 2017
Krijn de Jong receives Eminent Visitor Award
The Catalysis Society of South Africa (CATSA) aims to recognise excellence in catalysis research by overseas scientists. In acknowledgement of their significant contributions, an Eminent Visitor Award is presented to […]
Read moreKrijn de Jong was interviewed by NPO Radio 1
Krijn de Jong was interviewed on NPO Radio 1 about CO2 storage underground the North Sea. The new government develops plans to capture and store 18 million ton of CO2 […]
Read moreVolkskrant: interview with Petra de Jongh
An article appeared in the Volkskrant (in Dutch) about work in the group of Petra de Jongh regarding sustainable energy conversion and storage. It focuses on the search to develop […]
Read morePrize for best MSc thesis for Maarten Branssen
Maarten Branssen, MSc student onder Jessi van der Hoeven in een samenwerkingsproject tussen Alfons van Blaaderen (Soft Condensed Matter) en Petra de Jongh (Anorganische Chemie en Katalyse) heeft met zijn […]
Read moreRecent media appearances – group of Bert Weckhuysen
BNR podcast: interview with Jochem Wijten June 7, 2017 The podcast is about the production of artificial manure, without the high CO2 emmisions that appear during the Haber-Bosch process. Wijten […]
Read moreKrijn de Jong receives François Gault Lectureship Award
EFCATS, the European Federation of Catalysis Societies, has announced today that they are awarding the 2017 EFCATS François Gault Lectureship to Krijn de Jong. The Award will be presented at […]
Read moreRecent media appearances – group of Bert Weckhuysen
Lectures at Universiteit van Nederland in the Media In May 2016, Bert Weckhuysen appeared in a series of five lectures of the ‘Universiteit van Nederland’ (University of the Netherlands), in […]
Read moreGroup of Bert Weckhuysen featured in podcast Captains of Chemistry
(From left to right: Anne-Eva Nieuwelink, Edwin Mooibroek (BNR), Bert Weckhuysen en Katinka Wondergem.) Bert Weckhuysen, Katinka Wondergem and Anne-Eva Nieuwelink feature in the first episode of ‘Captains of Chemistry’; […]
Read morePasi Paalanen and José Moya-Cancino featured in ‘De Werkplek’ on DUB
Pasi Paalanen and José Moya-Cancino have their research topic in Fischer-Tropsch synthesis. Fischer-Tropsch fuels are a possible alternative for crude oil. Both PhD candidates work under supervision of Bert Weckhuysen […]
Read moreThesis defense Peter Bramwell, 22 May 2017
Peter Bramwell will defend his dissertation, entitled “Pore-confined light metal hydrides for energy storage and catalysis”. Date and Time: Monday, May 22, 2017 at 10.30 AM. Location: Academic Building, Domplein […]
Read moreBert Weckhuysen wins Tanabe Prize for Acid-Base Catalysis
The prize was initiated by the International Acid-Base Catalysis Group and bears the name of Kozo Tanabe, who pioneered many of the modern concepts in catalytic chemistry of acids and […]
Read morePetra de Jongh contributed to the book “Hoe zwaar is licht?” (What is the weight of light?)
In het boek “Hoe zwaar is licht?” worden 100 vragen aan “de wetenschap” beantwoord. Beatrice de Graaf en Alexander Rinnooy Kan, hebben in 2015 alle Nederlanders opgeroepen om alles wat […]
Read moreThe CatchBio Magazine; Ten years of Biomass Catalysis
In November 2016, the CatchBio consortium celebrated a decade of high-level research on catalytic biomass conversion. In an article in Agro & Chemie (March 2017), scientific director Bert Weckhuysen speaks […]
Read more“Meet the Professor” with Petra de Jongh and Eelco Vogt
(Professor Petra de Jongh (links) met groep 8 van de Daltonschool in Rijnsweerd. Foto door Jade Heister). Op 29 maart, bezochten Petra de Jongh en Eelco Vogt ieder een basisschool […]
Read morePoster award for Carolien Vis at IGCS2017
The poster was entitled “Towards Tandem Catalytic Biomass Conversion in Pickering Emulsions”, Authors: Carolien M. Vis, Pierre-François M. Vittoz, Pieter C.A. Bruijnincx. The poster award consists of a coupon of […]
Read moreInorganic Chemistry and Catalysis well represented at USP Marathon 2017
(From left to right: Marjolein Velthoen, Carolien Vis, Joris Goetze and Thomas Hartman) On March 19, several members of the Inorganic Chemistry and Catalysis (ICC) group participated in the third […]
Read moreNynke Krans won poster award at NCCC XVIII
(From left to right: Prof. Eelco Vogt, Nynke Krans and Shamayita Kanungo). Nynke Krans won the VIRAN award for the best poster, presented during the 18th Netherlands Catalysis and Chemistry Conference […]
Read moreMarie Curie Grant for Mario De bruyn
The European Commission has granted a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Global Fellowship to Dr. Mario De bruyn. This three-year grant will allow Dr. De bruyn to execute his TAILORCAT project. The project […]
Read moreBaira Donoeva invited to attend the 67th Lindau Nobel Laurate Meeting.
Baira Donoeva, a Marie Sklodowska-Curie fellow at the Inorganic Chemistry and Catalysis group, is selected by the scientific review panel of the Council for the Lindau Novel Laureate Meetings to […]
Read moreThesis defense Jingxiu Xie, 22 March 2017
Jingxiu Xie will defend her dissertation, entitled “Catalyst Design and Development for the direct production of lower olefins from synthesis gas”. Date and Time: Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at 10.30 […]
Read moreZoran Ristanović receives the invitation to attend the 67th Lindau Nobel Laurate Meeting
The honorable invitation to the 67th Lindau Meeting is with special regard to excellence in research. The 67th Lindau Meeting will be dedicated to the field of chemistry. So far, […]
Read moreBert Weckhuysen to receive Robert B. Anderson Award for contributions to catalysis research
Bert Weckhuysen will receive the 2018 Robert B. Anderson Award for his outstanding contributions to the fundamental understanding of the functioning of solid catalysts and the related development of advanced […]
Read moreMarie Curie Grant for Matthias Filez
The European Commission granted a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowships to Matthias Filez. The 2-year grant will allow Matthias Filez to link zeolite porosity to molecular diffusion at the single crystal level, […]
Read moreKrijn de Jong and Jovana Zecevic featured in DUB
Krijn De Jong and Jovana Zecevic talk about their motivation and contribution in research with emphasis to educating the next generation of young scientists. Read the full article on DUB […]
Read moreRecent media appearances – group of Bert Weckhuysen
ARC-CBBC selected the first researchers for personal membership January 2017 The first 39 researchers have been selected for personal membership for the Advanced Research Center Chemical Building Block Consortium (ARC […]
Read moreARC CBBC in the media
The Advanced Research Center Chemical Building Blocks Consortium (ARC CBBC), which is linking pioneering science to complex societal issues, potentially leading to vital breakthroughs to sustainably meet future demand for […]
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