News 2016
Our battery research on TV at NPO program EénVandaag
Petra de Jongh appeared in NPO’s broadcast “EénVandaag” on October 21, 2016. She talks about her research on a new generation of Lithium batteries. De onderzoeksgroep van Petra de Jongh en […]
Read moreJochem Wijten wins Unilever Research Prize
The Unilever Research Prize is awarded to Jochem Wijten for the research he conducted during his Master’s programme within the ICC-group. Wijten was nominated for the prize because of his […]
Read moreThesis defense Sam Kalirai on December 12, 2016
Sam Kalirai will defend his dissertation, entitled: ‘Advances in X-ray chemical imaging of a single catalyst particle’. Date and Time: Monday, December 12, 2016 at 10:30 AM Location: Academic Building, […]
Read more2016 Lab of Excellence SEAM Thesis Prize for Thomas Gaudisson
(Thomas Gaudisson receives Lab of Excellence SEAM Thesis Prize 2016) Thomas Gaudisson is awarded the 2016 Lab of Excellence SEAM Thesis Prize for his thesis entitled “Granular magnetically contrasted hetero-nanostructures […]
Read moreRoy van den Berg et al publishes in Nature Communications
Copper particles just a few nanometres in diameter are an extremely important component in catalysts for chemical processes. These processes require immense quantities of the copper nanoparticles – more than […]
Read moreCONACYT Postdoctoral Fellowship for Roxana Pérez Vélez
This month, Dr. Roxana Pérez Vélez received a CONACYT Postdoctoral Fellowship to develop the project “Bifunctional metal-acid catalysts for selective hydrocarbon conversion”. In 2016, the Mexican National Council of Science […]
Read moreInaugural Lecture of Prof. Petra de Jongh on September 16, 2016
With her lecture, Professor de Jongh will officially be inaugurated as Chair in Inorganic Nanomaterials. The inaugural speech is entitled “Nanomaterialen: De Kracht van het Kleine” (“Nanomaterials: Small is Beautiful”). […]
Read morePublication by Meirer and Weckhuysen in Nature Communications
Every catalyst particle contains a kind of “road network” over which molecules travel to the active sites in a catalyst. Metals can clog this road network, making the active sites […]
Read moreJessi van der Hoeven et al publishes in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Carbon monoxide sets platinum atoms in motion Catalysts are often made of expensive precious metals, which work most efficiently when very small particles of the metal are fixed to a […]
Read more2016 Rayleigh Early Career Award for Naresh Kumar
PhD candidate Naresh Kumar, affiliated with Utrecht University and the National Physical Laboratory (NPL, United Kingdom), has won the 2016 Rayleigh Early Career Award for his work on “Nanoscale mapping […]
Read moreJochem Wijten one of the three 2016 Utrecht University Master Thesis Award Nominees
In his research, Jochem Wijten proved that a new category of materials -Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs)- can contribute to a more efficient storage of solar-energy. Next to batteries, the sustainable energy can […]
Read moreProf. Krijn de Jong elected as best lecturer of 2015/2016
Photo: Prof. Krijn de Jong receives the ‘Protonpluim’ for best lecturer of 2015/2016. First-year students of the Bachelor Chemistry elected Prof. Krijn de Jong as best lecturer of the academic […]
Read morePhD-candidate Fang Liu featured in ‘De Werkplek’ on DUB
Fang Liu shows her workplace in the David de Wied building to DUB. The aim of her project is converting biomass derivatives into value-added chemicals effectively. Biomass is a promising […]
Read moreRecent media appearances
Last month in the media: Pieter Bruijnincx, Eelco Vogt, Bert Weckhuysen and Jovana Zecevic. In Chemisch2Weekblad of May 20, Pieter Bruijnincx appeared with a collumn in which he suggests that […]
Read moreVan Arkel Prize for Peter Ngene
In his thesis, Ngene discusses solutions for the challenges of using complex hydrides for reversible hydrogen storage in hydrogen fuel cell vehicles and for stationary energy storage applications. The van […]
Read moreThesis defense Arjan dan Otter, 30 May 2016
Arjan den Otter will defend his dissertation, entitled ‘Niobia-supported Cobalt Catalysts for Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis’. Date and Time: Monday, May 30, 2016 at 10.30 AM. Location: Academic Building, Domplein 29, Utrecht. […]
Read moreVidi grant for Florian Meirer
This month, Florian Meirer received a Vidi grant for his research on the structure of catalysts in relation to their performance. Studying paths through the pore labyrinth of catalysts Functional […]
Read moreThesis defense Roy van den Berg, 18 May 2016
Roy van den Berg will defend his dissertation, entitled ‘ Formation, activity and growth of copper nanoparticles in methanol synthesis catalysts’. Date and Time: Wednesday, May 18, 2016 at 2.30 […]
Read moreDe Jong appointed member of the International Advisory Committee at PCOSS, Xiamen University
Professor Krijn de Jong has been appointed as member of the International Advisory Committee (IAC) of the Key State Laboratory ‘Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces’ (PCOSS) of Xiamen University in […]
Read moreLectures Bert Weckhuysen at Universiteit van Nederland
Bert Weckhuysen appears in a series of five lectures at the ‘Universiteit van Nederland’ (University of the Netherlands), in which he explains all about catalysis: from fuels, food and plastics […]
Read moreLaunch ARC CBBC, 10 May, 2016
The Advanced Research Center Chemical Building Blocks Consortium (ARC CBBC) officially started with the symposium ‘Chemical Building Blocks for a Sustainable Future’. During the symposium, ARC CBBC brought together potential […]
Read moreInaugural Lecture of Prof. Eelco Vogt on May 9, 2016
With his lecture, Professor Vogt will officially be inaugurated as Professor by special appointment in Refinery Catalysis. The inaugural speech is entitled “Olieraffinage, is daar nog wetenschap voor nodig?” (“Does […]
Read moreCover and entertaining video in JPCL
wo PhD-candidates Thomas Hartman and Katinka Wondergem publish an entertaining video and a cover associated with a feature article in Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters (JPCL). The article entitled “A Perspective […]
Read moreMartin Oschatz wins the Carbon Journal Prize 2016
Dr. Martin Oschatz will receive the Carbon Journal Prize 2016. The price includes a travel grant for participation in the World Conference on CARBON 2016 at the State College in […]
Read moreThesis defense Zoran Ristanović on March 30, 2016
Zoran Ristanović will defend his dissertation, entitled: ‘Zeolite chemistry studied at the level of single particles, molecules and atoms’. During his PhD-track, Ristanović developed a method to study Zeolite Chemistry […]
Read moreThesis defense Korneel Cats on March 23, 2016
Korneel Cats will defend his dissertation, entitled: ‘On the deactivation of Cobalt-based Fischer-Tropsch catalysts’. Date and Time: Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at 10:30 AM Location: Academic Building, Domplein 29, Utrecht […]
Read moreMarjolein Velthoen and Sam Kalirai win Awards at NCCC XVII
(Sam Kalirai (second from left) with the award for his lecture.) Sam Kalirai won one of three NIOK lecture awards for best PhD presentation at the 17th Netherlands Catalysis and […]
Read moreBert Weckhuysen at Universiteit van Nederland
Bert Weckhuysen will appear in a series of five lectures in the ‘Universiteit van Nederland’ (University of the Netherlands) in April 2016. Do not miss it! The recording of the […]
Read moreThesis defense Mustafa al Samarai on March 14, 2016
Mustafa al Samarai will defend his dissertation, entitled: ‘X-ray spectroscopy and microscopy of cobalt and nickel in CoMoS and CoNiMoS hydrodesulfurization catalysts’. Date and Time: Monday, March 14, 2016 at […]
Read moreThesis defense Robin Jastrzebski on March 16, 2016
Robin Jastrzebski will defend his dissertation, entitled: ‘Catalytic C-C bond cleavage for the production of chemicals from lignin’. Date and Time: Wednesday, March 16, 2016 at 10:30 AM Location: Academic […]
Read moreKrijn de Jong has published a Perspective in Science
The perpective, entitled ‘Surprised by selectivity’, is about the direct conversion of synthesis gas to lower olefins. Read the full article in Science
Read moreThesis defense Dimitrije Cicmil on March 2, 2016
Dimitrije Cicmil will defend his dissertation, entitled: ‘Advances in Phillips Polymerisation Catalysis: In-situ Synthesis of Light Linear Alpha Olefins’. In his dissertation, Cicmil presents a method to simplify and improve […]
Read moreThomas Hartman wins presentation competition at the Winterschool “Molecules@Surfaces”
Thomas attended the winterschool “molecules@surfaces” in Bardonecchia near Turin in the week of February 01-05 2016. He gave a presentation on the basis of his research work entitled “Surface and […]
Read moreMarie Curie Grant for Baira Donoeva, Abhishek Dutta Cowdhury and Joel Schmidt
Recently, three postdocs Dr. Baira Donoeva, Dr. Abhishek Dutta Chowdhury and Dr. Joel Schmidt received Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships. The project titles are as following: Dr. Donoeva: “Functionalized carbon-supported Au Nanoparticles for […]
Read moreNWO-ECHO grant for Petra de Jongh
Petra de Jongh and colleague researchers from RU Nijmegen receive the NWO-ECHO grant on theresearch topic ‘Nanoconfined complex metal hydrides as fast ion conductors for all-solid-state batteries’. A new generation […]
Read moreKrijn de Jong in newly launched journal Nature Energy
Krijn de Jong has contributed to a feature article in the newly launched journal Nature Energy. The article is entitled “The Frontiers of Energy”. Read the full article on Nature Energy.
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