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Latest developments from our institute
Stay informed about new research results, awards, events, and collaborations across our scientific community.
Katja Taute wins award for outstanding talk
AMOLF postdoc Katja Taute (Systems Biology and Biophysics research groups) has won the award for outstanding postdoctoral talk at the BLAST XIII conference (13th International Conference on Bacterial Locomotion and Signal Transduction). The award included a cash prize of USD 500. The conference took place in Arizona, USA from January 19th till January 23rd, 2015.
Hugo Doeleman launched in Faces of Science
Last year Hugo Doeleman started at AMOLF as PhD student in the research group Resonant Nanophotonics.
Bruno Ehrler starts new research group on Hybrid Solar Cells
As of November 1st, Bruno Ehrler has been appointed as AMOLF group leader.
Martin van Hecke starts new research group on ‘Mechanical Metamaterials’
As of September 1, Martin van Hecke starts a new research group on Mechanical Metamaterials. These forms of matter derive their transnatural functionalities from their structure rather than composition — examples range from elastic media with carefully designed cavities to Origami. Main research themes are to explore programmable, active and intelligent metamaterials, as well as to discover their design rules (“the inverse problem”).
MRS 2014 Innovation in Materials Characterization Award for Albert Polman
AMOLF group leader Albert Polman receives the 2014 Innovation in Materials Characterization Award of the Materials Research Society (MRS) “for the development, application and commercialization of Angle-Resolved Cathodoluminescence Imaging Spectroscopy (ARCIS) as a new tool for optical imaging at the nanoscale, with applications in nanophotonics and materials science in general.”
Physica prize 2014 for Albert Polman
AMOLF group leader Albert Polman has been honored with the prestigious Physica prize of the Netherlands Physical Society (NNV). The NNV grants the prize to Albert Polman for his outstanding contributions, both in the Netherlands and internationally, of the physics of light
ERC Starting Grant for AMOLF group leader Jeroen van Zon
AMOLF group leader Jeroen van Zon has received a prestigious ERC Starting Grant.
Jeroen van Zon starts new research group on ‘Quantitative Developmental Biology’
As of March 1st, Jeroen van Zon has been appointed group leader within the Systems Biophysics department at AMOLF. His ‘Quantitative Developmental Biology’ research group will use a quantitative, physics-inspired approach to study problems in developmental biology, focusing on the small roundworm C. elegans. The aim of research is to elucidate how living organisms can reliably build their bodies during development, despite considerable underlying variability on the molecular level. The group will use a combination of fluorescence microscopy, microfluidics and mathematical modelling to study these questions.