Congratulations to Dr. Joren Dorresteijn for an Excellent PhD Defense. Rafael has successfully defended his PhD thesis, supervised by Prof. Bert Weckhuysen, prof. dr. E. Vogt, and dr. F. Meirer. In his thesis, Joren extended knowledge on how support materials influence heterogeneous olefin polymerization catalysts. He investigated the physical and chemical parameters of both industrial

Congratulations to Dr. Ellen Sterk for an Excellent PhD Defense. Rafael has successfully defended his PhD thesis, supervised by Prof. Bert Weckhuysen, prof. dr. E. Vogt, dr. I. Filot and dr. J. Louwen. In her thesis, Ellen advanced the fundamental understanding of the structure-sensitive reaction mechanism of the Sabatier reaction (CO2 methanation). She studied four

Congratulations to Dr. Thimo Jacobs for an Excellent PhD Defense. Rafael has successfully defended his PhD thesis, supervised by Prof. Bert Weckhuysen and dr. W van der Stam. In his thesis, Thimo investigated the catalytic conversion of CO2 into value-added chemical building blocks, developing and applying spectroscopic methods to track catalyst performance. He focused on

Congratulations to Dr. Huygen Jöbsis for an Excellent PhD Defense. Rafael has successfully defended his PhD thesis, supervised by Prof. Bert Weckhuysen, prof. dr. E. Vogt, and dr. E. Hutter. In his thesis, Huygen investigated the photoconversion performance of halide-elpasolite semiconductors, which are proposed as more stable and less-toxic alternatives to lead-halide perovskites. His research

We congratulate Carolin Rieg to her award for her poster “Advanced characterization methods for coke deposits on Ni-Mo/Al2O3 and Ni/Al2O3 extrudates for the catalytic upgrading of fast pyrolysis bio-oil” at the 2nd YOURHETCAT Conference in Szeged, Hungary. Carolin’s work focuses on elucidating the complex nature of catalyst deactivation during bio-oil upgrading processes, which is impeded

The Dutch Polymer Institute (DPI) has awarded its prestigious 2024 Golden Thesis Award to dr. Maximiliaan (Max) Werny for his outstanding doctoral research. Werny’s PhD thesis, titled “Probing the Morphology, Composition and Temperature of Olefin Polymerization Catalyst Particles with Microscopy and Spectroscopy”, was completed at the University of Utrecht under the guidance of prof. dr.

Congratulations to Dr. Christia Jabbour for an Excellent PhD Defense. Rafael has successfully defended his PhD thesis, supervised by Prof. Bert Weckhuysen, dr. F. Meirer and dr. L. Mandemaker. In her thesis, Christia investigated the flexibility of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), focusing on their adaptable synthesis and shaping techniques. Her research explored how these dynamic framework

Dr. Xinwei Ye has been awarded the prestigious Embassy Science Fellowship by the Dutch Research Council (NWO). In collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, NWO has granted seven Embassy Science Fellowships (ESF-NL) to enable researchers to address global scientific and societal challenges identified by Dutch embassies and consulates. Dr. Ye will focus on sustainable

Congratulations to Dr. Rafael Mayorga Gonzalez for an Excellent PhD Defense. Rafael has successfully defended his PhD thesis, supervised by Prof. Bert Weckhuysen and dr. F. Meirer. In his thesis, Rafael studied mass transport in heterogeneous catalysis, recognizing its crucial influence on catalyst activity, selectivity, and lifespan. His research focused on developing new analytical methods

Congratulations to Dr. Michael Jenks for an Excellent PhD Defense. Michael has successfully defended his PhD thesis, supervised by Prof. Bert Weckhuysen, dr. F. Meirer and dr. I. Vollmer. In his thesis, Michael studied various types of plastic produced and used in society today. His research examined different recycling techniques suited to recovering value from