Jorik van de Groep wins Shell Master Thesis Prize

One of the three Shell Master Thesis Prizes has been awarded to Jorik van de Groep. He received this prize of € 2,000 for his master thesis Light trapping in thin silicon waveguides by plasmon-mediated mode coupling.

Jorik carried out his masters project for the Master Chemistry and Physics of Utrecht University in the group of Albert Polman at AMOLF. He graduated cum laude in August 2011. The prize is awarded to the best master students in physics, based on their overall study results and the innovative character and quality of their master project. Jorik received the Award from Dr. Alexander Rinnooij Kan, chairman of the Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen, during a ceremony in Haarlem on November 23.

Jorik van de Groep