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Faculty of Impact Award for AMOLF start-up
After filing for a patent together with colleagues, Agustin Alvarez (Hybrid Solar Cells) is ready for the next step. Recently, he received an NWO Faculty of Impact Award that helps him to take an important next step towards achieving societal impact with his invention.
Kevin Peters receives prestigious physics thesis prize
Kevin Peters is the winner of the Ehrenfest-Afanassjewa physics thesis prize 2025. He carried out his research in the group of Said Rodriguez at AMOLF and successfully defended his PhD at Utrecht University on September 4. His thesis, entitled A Symphony of Noise in Nonlinear Optical Resonators, describes his research which combines photonics, nonlinear dynamics, statistical physics, and related fields.
Huib Bakker appointed as new member of the Domain Board Science of NWO
AMOLF-director Huib Bakker has been appointed as new member of the Domain Board Science of the Dutch Research Council.
September and October doctorate celebrations
Katharina Till – Cotranslational Folding and Assembly at the Single-Molecule Level – September 18Katharina Till after defending her thesisDuring her doctoral research in the Biophysics group of Sander…
June and July doctorate celebrations
Fotios Avgidis - Criticality and Diversity in a Bacterial Sensory Network – June 6th [caption id="" align="alignright" width="160"] Fotios Avgidis after defending his thesis[/caption] Fotios Avgidis successfully defended his thesis…
Jeroen van Zon appointed professor at Leiden University
As of 1 September, Jeroen van Zon has been appointed professor at Leiden University. The title of his chair is Quantitative Developmental Biology. Jeroen will continue heading the research group with the same name at AMOLF.
Future Optical Broadband Systems program funds research in optical sensing technologies
As co-applicant, AMOLF group leader Ewold Verhagen receives funding from the NWO program Future Optical Broadband Systems to break the existing technological and economic barriers in the application of optical sensing technologies in industrial systems. Andrea Fiore from TU Eindhoven leads the project called BroadSense. A total amount of 923.000 euros is available for the project, from NWO and industrial co-funders.
Bruno Ehrler appointed new director of AMOLF
The Board of NWO-I has appointed Prof. Dr. Bruno Ehrler as the new director of AMOLF, the national institute for research on functional complex matter. Effective 1 January 2026, Ehrler will succeed Prof. Dr. Huib Bakker. With this appointment, AMOLF welcomes a strategic and empathetic leader with a strong scientific track record and a clear vision.