Ina Vollmer and Florian Meirer have been interviewed for an in-depth article about plastic in the environment: 99 percent of all the plastics in the ocean is missing. We know […]
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Clothing kills the virus
The Covid-pandemic has demonstrated that we need to be ready for rapidly spreading threats, like a new biohazard, but also pollutants, or toxins. This is especially important for the front-line […]
Bert Weckhuysen explains smell of asphalt processing plant on Radio1
Neighbors of an Asphalt-processing plant in den Bosch are concerned about the smell emanating from the plant, and fear for exposure to benzene. Bert Weckhuysen was interviewed to explain how […]
Matteo Monai and Ina Vollmer appointed assistant professors at ICC and ARC CBBC
The ICC scientific staff was recently expanded with two new tenure-track assistant professors: Ina Vollmer and Matteo Monai, presently post-docs at ICC, will join the team of ICC and ARC […]
Utrecht researchers show how to detect nanoplastics in sea water
Degrading plastic waste ends up in the sea as very small particles, that can be harmful to aquatic life but also eventually to humans. It is very difficult to study […]
Bert Weckhuysen speaks out on research funding
In an interview in DUB, the news site of Utrecht University, Bert Weckhuysen speaks out on the funding system for academic research. What is needed, is a sustainable model for […]
Reinventing Chemistry Together: Successful anniversary symposium of ARC-CBBC
In ARC-CBBC, industry, academia and government cooperate to redesign the chemical industry, and drastically reduce its environmental footprint. Led by Bert Weckhuysen (UU-ICC), Hans Kuipers (Eindhoven University) and Nobel-Prize winner […]
Freddy Rabouw receives support for KIEM GOCHEM project
Freddy Rabouw has been awarded 50 k€ for his new KIEM project “Bright red light thanks to smart energy conversion”. He will implement the project together with Seaborough Research B.V., […]
New research group founded – MCC website released
On January 1st, a new research group was founded, called Materials Chemistry and Catalysis (MCC). More information on this new group can be found at https://materialschemistryandcatalysis.org. The Inorganic Chemistry and […]
Charlotte Vogt selected for Forbes 30 under 30 – Appointed Assistant Professor at Technion, Haifa
ICC-graduate Charlotte Vogt was selected for the prestigious Forbes 30 under 30 Europe 2021 list. Charlotte was selected in the Science and Healthcare section of the list, for her studies […]
Extended Pore structure in zeolite crystals visualized in Angewandte VIP-paper
Zeolites are the active ingredients of many industrial catalysts. The have very small pores, that are just large enough to let specific molecules access their active sites. However, these narrow […]
Erik Maris and Iris ten Have win poster and presentation awards at the 2021 NCCC conference
ICC was very successful at the online 2021 Netherlands Catalysis and Chemistry Conference this year: Erik Maris has won the Poster Award for his poster “Making more efficient zeolites: Visualizing […]