Synthetic microswimmers take an important place within the interdisciplinary field of active soft matter.

Dit project beoogt de multidirectionele effecten van gedwongen en vrijwillige vormen van migratie in het oude Nabije Oosten te onderzoeken.

Psycholinguïstisch en fonetisch onderzoek

Promotor: Prof. dr. A.G.G.M. Tielens

Promotor: Prof.dr. M.L. van Heck, Co-Promotor: B.P. Tighe

This thesis explores the theoretical and observational properties of distant massive galaxies that harbour active black holes in their centres and shine brightly at radio wavelengths.

This thesis covers several aspects of quantum algorithms for near-term quantum computers and its applications to quantum chemistry and material science.

Geesteswetenschappen, Institute for Area Studies

Carbohydrates, or sugars, are the most diverse and most abundant biomolecules known. However, the isolation of carbohydrate samples in sufficient amounts and purity is often impractical or even impossible, so the chemical synthesis of glycosides becomes relevant. The glycosylation reaction, in which…

This thesis addresses questions on effectively using variational quantum circuits for machine learning tasks.

This thesis has shed light on some of the ways in which the local electrolyte composition can differ from the bulk and how these changes in the local reaction environment can determine the activity and/or selectivity of two important electrocatalytic reactions, namely, electrochemical CO2 reduction…

The zebrafish is a promising vertebrate model organism in early drug discovery and development.

In this research project, we aimed to obtain more insight in the role of mast cells in the immune driven disorders rheumatoid arthritis and atherosclerosis.

Prof.dr. Christoph Keller is per 1 januari bij de Faculteit Wiskunde en Natuurwetenschappen benoemd tot hoogleraar Experimental Astrophysics. Keller was voorheen verbonden aan het Sterrenkundig Instituut in Utrecht dat wordt opgeheven.

Promotor: Prof.dr. E. Eliel, Co-Promotor: M.J.A. de Dood

Onderzoek naar representatieve bureaucratie heeft vaak de positieve prestatie-effecten bevestigd van bureaucratieën die de demografische kenmerken van hun cliënten weerspiegelen. Er is echter weinig bekend over de onderliggende mechanismen op individueel niveau die tot deze resultaten leiden.

Miranda Smit, Ineke van der Ham en collega’s hebben een artikel gepubliceerd in Experimental Brain Research, getiteld: Body ownership and the absence of touch: Approaching the rubber hand in- and outside peri-hand space. Ze beschrijven hierin de illusie waarbij een rubber hand onderdeel van het lichaam…

Een verkorte Nederlandse versie van het proefschrift 'Aliteracy: Causes and solutions' van Thijs Nielen is te bestellen via uitgeverij Eburon.

Promotor: M. Franx, Co-Promotor: I.F. Labbé

Het belangrijkste doel van dit onderzoek is om de steden van het Romeinse Nabije Oosten in de keizertijd in kaart te brengen, met een focus op locatie, stadsgrootte en stedelijke kenmerken, om de vorm van het stedelijke systeem en de niveaus van integratie te bestuderen.

This dissertation focused on computational methods based on first principles calculations using the Density Functional Theory (DFT) framework. Emphasis was laid on affordable methods that can provide a tradeoff between computational expense and accuracy.

Commerciële bedrijven die gebruik willen maken van de expertise en faciliteiten worden doorverwezen naar LAB , de commerciële eenheid die verantwoordelijk is voor gespecialiseerd laboratoriumwerk.

Molecular materials have been a subject of interest in fundamental research and applications for decades, and have been studied as bulk crystals, (thin) films and as individual molecules, due to the large variety in their properties. This dissertation explores pentacene crystals near the two-dimensional…

Promotores: Prof.dr. D. Bouwmeester, Prof.dr. A. Fiore (TU Eindhoven)

Metal-based prodrugs based on ruthenium(II) polypyridyl complexes have proven to be very suitable for application in both photodynamic therapy (PDT) and photo-activated chemotherapy (PACT).

De Iraakse archeologische site Nimrud werd kort geleden terugveroverd op IS. Maar wat nu te doen met de beschadigde resten? Bleda Düring sprak erover in Trouw.

This thesis is largely an experimental study on the formation of solid-state simple and complex organic molecules in the H2O-rich and CO-rich ice phases of dense interstellar clouds and dark cores.

Een interessante discussie die momenteel gevoerd wordt, is of teksten beter op papier of van een beeldscherm gelezen kunnen worden. Vooral in de media – maar ook op scholen – lijkt de balans op dit moment door te slaan naar papier: Een papieren tekst zou leiden tot een intensievere leesstrategie en…

This thesis describes a study from both a theoreticaL and an experimental point of view.

This thesis describes the use of a combined approach of computational and experimental techniques to gain novel insights to understand the glycosylation reaction and its reactive intermediates.

This thesis aims to improve the detection from ultra-weak single emitter by enhancing their emission properties with plasmonic nanostructures. We exploit the wet-chemically synthesized single crystalline gold nanorods (GNRs) as our basic frameworks in the whole studies, simply because of their unique…

Sustainable energy from wind and solar is most readily available near the sea.

The thesis describes experimental steps towards reduction of friction on the macroscopic scale by scenarios of thermo- and superlubricity well-known on the nanoscale.

This thesis is an experimental study of the UV irradiation of the interstellar ice analogues, relevant for the different stages of the star and planet formation sequence.

The work in this thesis demonstrates how to obtain an atomic-scale picture of a diverse set of complex surface structures observed using STM, under disparate conditions.

Promotor: J. N. Kok, Co-promotor: A. J. Knobbe

Promotie

This work describes several studies into the electroreduction of carbon dioxide (CO2RR), both regarding mechanistical aspects and catalyst stability considerations. Mechanistic insights into carbon-carbon bond formation on a silver catalyst are described in Ch 2, were we find an acetaldehyde-like surface…

Describe and identify what dosimetry parameters are of importance to interpret dose-response relationships (eg., mortality, sub-lethal, growth or reproduction inhabitation, DNA damage and reactive oxygen species, etc. ) for metal-based nanoparticles? How to develop quantitative models that enable to…

This thesis is a collection of experimental attempts to enhance photoluminescence of fluorescent molecules and quantum dots with single gold nanorods (GNRs) and relevant applications.

Promotor: T. Schmidt, Co-Promotor: B.E. Snaar-Jagalska

There is a need for alternative methods to replace, reduce and refine (3R) animal experimentation. Combining experimental data from high-throughput in vitro studies with in silico modeling is a promising approach to unravel the effect of chemicals on living cells and to gain a better understanding of…

Promotor: Prof.dr. C.W.J. Beenakker

Epithelial-mesenchymal plasticity (EMP) and tumor cell migration play an important role in cancer progression, and an improved understanding of the mechanisms underlying these concepts is essential for developing new targeted approaches.