News 2014
Eelco Vogt appointed Professor of Refinery Catalysis
Utrecht University has appointed Dr. Eelco Vogt as Professor by special appointment of Refinery Catalysis. The chair for Catalysis of Oil Refinery Processes, endowed by Albemarle Catalysts, is part of the […]
Read moreNanoconfined LiBH4 (lithium borohydride) as a fast lithium conductor
The chemists from Utrecht University have discovered a way to make the solid substance lithium borohydride (LiBH4) more than 1,000 times as conductive at room temperature. This discovery was made […]
Read moreUtrecht University invests 3 million euro’s in electron microscopy
Prof. Krijn de Jong and Dr. Jovana Zecevic presented the proposal for a new centre for electron microscopy next to the David de Wied building at Utrecht Science Park ‘de […]
Read moreWeckhuysen appointed as Visiting Professor at University College London
University College London has appointed Professor Bert Weckhuysen as Visiting Professor in the Department of Chemistry of University College London (UCL). UCL is regarded as one of the world’s most […]
Read moreShort Stay PhD Fellowship grant for Nazila Masoud
As part of her research project, Nazila Masoud visited Utrecht University Partner (UUP) Laboratoire de Réactivité de Surface (LRS), Université Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC) in Paris (France). Nazila Masoud […]
Read moreScience Spotlight award for Roy van den Berg
At the opening of the academic year at the faculty of Science, Roy van den Berg received the Science Spotlight award from dean Gerrit van Meer. This award will be […]
Read moreBiomass conversion lab kit for high school students.
In three lessons, secondary school students investigate how biomass can be converted into useful components. The lessons on biomass Conversion consists of laboratory exercises with accompanying questions and assignments. In […]
Read moreShell Research celebrates 100th year anniversary
Shell Technology Centre Amsterdam (STCA), celebrated their 100th year anniversary on July 2nd 2014 in Amsterdam. As former employee and current consultant Krijn de Jong was invited for the 100th […]
Read moreLaunch website Faces of Science
This month, the KNAW launched the website Faces of Science. Roy van den Berg will be one of the ‘faces’. At this website, the ‘Faces of Science’ report about their […]
Read moreVidi grant for Pieter Bruijnincx
This month, Pieter Bruijnincx received a Vidi grant for his research on catalytic processes for converting biomass. With this grant of 800.000 Euro, he can expand his line of research […]
Read moreKNCV Master Award for Marte van der Linden
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 […]
Read morePieter 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 […]
Read moreRubicon 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 […]
Read moreJovana 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 […]
Read moreKohlenforschung 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 […]
Read moreWeckhuysen 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 […]
Read moreVIP 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 […]
Read morePetra 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 […]
Read moreDe 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, […]
Read morePieter 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 […]
Read moreProposal 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 […]
Read moreTA 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 […]
Read moreFirst CHIPP grant awarded
The first CHIPP grant of the NWO-NCI Fund is awarded to Krijn de Jong, as main applicant of the research proposal ‘Structure-Stability Relationships for Supported Catalysts’. Co-applicants are Bert Weckhuysen, […]
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