Promotor: Jan van der Greef; Co-promotors: Mei Wang; Eduard van Wijk

The theoretical explanation of cosmic acceleration is nowadays one of the biggest puzzles in cosmology.

Mechanical metamaterials are carefully engineered materials whose properties are controlled by their structure, not by their composition, which allows using metamaterials to study and control physical effects in detail⁠.

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

Fundamental research in the ALgebra, Geometry And Number Theory

In this thesis, we developed new ways to use a technique called electroextraction (EE) to extract charged molecules from one liquid into another using an electric field.

The first steps are made in personalised cancer vaccination strategies, which aim to induce a more specific immune response with fewer side effects. The activation of cytotoxic T cells is crucial for an effective immune response.

The effects of anthropogenic noise on interactions between predators and their prey are still little understood.

Promotor: F.H.J. Redig, Co-Promotor: W.T.F. den Hollander

In this thesis we study bistable reaction-diffusion equations on lattice domains.

Promotor: R. Cramer

Promotor: E. F. van Dishoeck, Co-promotor: C. Walsh

Promotor: J. Kuiper

Promotor: R. Verpoorte, Co-promotores: Y.H.Choi, N.R. Mustafa

Stochastic resetting is simple enough to be approached analytically, yet modifies stochastic processes in a non-trivial way.

Taking as a point of departure the Italian American community in Boston and its process of collective remembrance surrounding Saint Anthony’s Feast, we addressing the limits and potential of montage.

Following the Big Bang, structure in the Universe started collapsing under the force of gravity. This resulted in the formation of the first stars, galaxies and clusters of galaxies.

n this PhD thesis, the recombination of different atomic lattices in stacked 2D materials such as twisted bilayer graphene is studied. Using the different possibilities of Low-Energy Electron Microscopy (LEEM), the domain forming between the two atomic layers with small differences is studied.

This thesis describes the genetic and prokaryotic diversity of giant barrel sponges.

Promotor: Prof.dr. P.G.L. Klinkhamer, Co-Promotor: T.J. de Jong

This thesis explores Breaking of Ensemble Equivalence (BEE) in random graph models by examining the spectral properties of adjacency matrices. The goal is to identify spectral characteristics that differentiate random graph ensembles, enhancing the understanding of complex network structures and beh…

A common method to solve expensive function evaluation problem is using Bayesian Global Optimization, instead of Evolutionary Algorithms.

Promotor: Prof.dr. K.H. Kuijken, Co-Promotor: H.Hoekstra

Several single-stranded RNA viruses make use of Xrn1-resistant RNAs in their 3’ untranslated regions of their genome RNAs in order to increase their pathogenicity.

Promotores: Prof.dr. H. van Veen & Prof.dr. W. de Boer (Wageningen University)

Bacteriophages, or phages for short, are the most abundant biological entity in nature. They shape bacterial communities and are a major driving force in bacterial evolution.

Promotor: J. Aarts

During the course of drug discovery translational steps are made.

Promotors: C.A.J. Knibbe, Anthonius de Boer, Co-promotor: M.M.J. van der Vorst

We have studied the impact of particle shape anisotropy, multivalent interactions and flexibility on systems of micron-sized colloidal particles.

This thesis describes the role of pollution, specifically neonicotinoid insecticides, as an actor of the ongoing biodiversity decline.

Subproject of the ERC project 'Challenging the Liberal World Order from Within: The Invisible History of the United Nations and the Global South'.

Promotores: C.A.J. Knibbe; J.N. van den Anker, Co-promotores: H.P.A. van Dongen; B. van Ramshorst

Majorana fermions in superconductors are the subgap quasiparticle excitations that are their own antiparticles.

Material circularity and energy efficiency are highly relevant and intertwined issues for the transition towards a carbon-neutral and circular built environment. In the Netherlands, the building sector has been rendered a priority towards a circular and low-carbon society.

Promotor: Prof.dr. J.P. Abrahams, Prof.dr. M. van Heel

The mycorrhizal symbiosis is among the most widespread species interactions on Earth⁠. This thesis focuses on orchid mycorrhiza, a unique mycorrhizal type that has caught scientists’ attention for centuries⁠.

There is concern about the threat that nanoplastics (NPs) may pose to both wildlife and humans. This thesis explores the mechanisms of toxicity of polystyrene nanoparticles (PS-NPs) in chicken embryo.

Promotores: W. Th. F. den Hollander, M.O. Heydenreich

The experiences of ethnic ‘Other’ females have – until recently – been widely overlooked in the study of sport. There continues to be a need to produce critical scholarship about ethnic 'Other' girls and women in sport and physical culture, in order to represent their complex, multifarious and dynamic…

Promotores: J.A.van Veen, P.L.G.Klinkhamer. Co-promotor: E.E.Kuramae

Vast, often populated, areas in dryland ecosystems face the dangers of desertification.

Promotor: Prof.dr. V. Icke, Co-Promotor: T.I. Madura

Mycoheterotrophy is a particular mode of life in which plants obtain carbohydrates from their associated fungal partners, instead of by using photosynthesis.

Promotor: G.J. Kramer Co-Promotor: E.G.M. Kleijn

Promotor: M.T.M. Koper, Co-promotor: J.B.F. Juurlink

Promotor: R. Gill, Co-promotor: P. Massart

Fundamental understanding of molecular reactions on metal surfaces is important for improving heterogeneous catalysis.

Metal complexes and 2D materials like graphene were combined to produce structures that can function as sensors.

Promotor: Prof.dr. E.F. van Dishoeck