During the KNCV Spring Meeting “Hoe verzilver ik goud?” earlier this month, Marte van der Linden received the KNCV Golden Master Award. She was awarded this prize for her thesis entitled […]
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Pieter Bruijnincx in Chemie Magazine
In the March edition of Chemie Magazine, an article appeared about lignin and the current research towards its conversion to bio-BTX. The article features Pieter Bruijnincx and his research on […]
Rubicon for Annelie Jongerius
In April, Annelie Jongerius, who obtained her PhD in the group of Bert Weckhuysen last year, received a Rubicon grant by NWO. With this grant, Jongerius will go to Stanford University […]
Jovana Zečević appointed Assistant Professor
As of May 1st, Dr. Jovana Zečević will be appointed as Assistant Professor in the Inorganic Chemistry and Catalysis group. Zecevic will contribute to teaching, research and organization with emphasis […]
Kohlenforschung Centennial Lectureship for Krijn de Jong
On April 9, Krijn de Jong was awarded with the “Kohlenforschung Centennial Lectureship” at the Max Planck Institute in Mülheim, Gemany. At that occasion he presented a lecture entitled “Fischer […]
Weckhuysen speaker at TEDxBinnenhof
Bert Weckhuysen was one of the speakers at TEDxBinnenhof, which took place on March 31. For this inspiration conference in the Ridderzaal (Hall of Knights) within The Binnenhof (The political […]
VIP article in ChemCatChem
In ChemCatChem, a VIP article appeared from Qingyun Qian, Javier Ruiz-Martinez and Bert Weckhuysen together with researchers from the King Agdulaziz University in Jeddah. The VIP article, entitled ‘Single-Particle Spectroscopy […]
Petra de Jongh Chair of Inorganic Nanomaterials
Petra de Jongh has been appointed chair of Inorganic Nanomaterials at the Department of Chemistry and the Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science, effective February 1. De Jongh is an expert […]
De Groot and Weckhuysen in CLS Research Report
The research of Frank de Groot and Bert Weckhuysen and co-workers, appeared in the 2012 Research Report of the Canadian Light Source Inc. The report, appearing online in January this year, […]
Pieter Bruijnincx interviewed in DUB
An interview with Pieter Bruijnincx appeared in DUB, the digital magazine of Utrecht University. In the article, entitled ‘Bellenblaasontdekking Utrechtse onderzoekers maakt petrochemische industrie groener’, Pieter Bruijnincx explains the research […]
Proposal Weckhuysen granted in first CAPITA call
In the First CAPITA Call, the project proposal of Weckhuysen and researchers from Greece, Spain, Flanders and Italy is granted. The granted project in which Weckhuysen is involved is called […]
TA fund granted
In December, NWO CW granted a Technology Area (TA) to the project lead by Prof. Detlef Lohse (University of Twente). With Bert Weckhuysen as co-applicant, Utrecht University is involved in […]