Surface acoustic waves (SAWs) are mechanical waves that travel along the surface of a material and find many applications in modern technologies due to the ease of excitation on piezoelectric substrates via interdigital transducers (IDTs).

Plant exudates appeared long time ago in the history line of life in the early Devonian. They are typical saps produced by specialized cells.

The overall theme of this thesis is to complement the electrochemical data acquired in fuel cell research with in situ X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and soft X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS).

To limit the effects of climate change, global average temperature since pre-industrial measurements are to be kept well below 2 °C preferably even at 1.5 °C.

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

Source: Structure , Volume 22, Issue 8, pp. 1120-1139 (2014)

Including modelling as part of software development appears to have various benefits.

Ice, the solid state of water, plays an important role on our planet as well as the entire universe.Despite the fact that an individual water molecule has a very simple structure, its chemical bonding in the solid phase can be surprisingly complex.

Organisms often need to adapt more efficiently and devise new strategies for surviving difficult ecological circumstances.

With the energy transition toward a renewable energy supply and a CO2-neutral economy, electrification of the energy system is rising in importance, which leads to the challenge of long-term storage of renewable electricity.

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…

Promotor: I. A. G. Snellen, Co-promotor: M. A. Kenworthy

Promotor: Prof.dr. H.P. Spaink, Co-promotor: Dr. M. van der Zee

This PhD-thesis presents a study on micron-sized particles, so-called colloids. By controlling the chemical and physical properties of these particles, such as the interparticle interaction and the particles’ shape, colloids can act as building blocks that self-assembly into larger structures.

Promotor: Prof.dr. A. P. IJzerman, Co-Promotor: L.H. Heitman

Mining time series is a machine learning subfield that focuses on a particular data structure, where variables are measured over (short or long) periods of time.

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

Cancer is considered the silent pandemic of the 21st century and the second leading cause of death worldwide.

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

Immunotherapies for cancer are an emerging class of therapeutic strategies which aim to treat cancer via augmentation of the immune system.

Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) constitutes a small subtype (~15%) of breast cancer, but causes the majority of breast cancer-related deaths.

This proposed research uses ego-documents from visual artists that were not intended for publication to reassess the scholarly debate on the demise of the Russian Avant-garde aesthetic in the twenties and early thirties of the 20th century.

Low-mass main-sequence stars like our Sun are continuous sources of outflowing hot magnetised plasma. In the case of the Sun, this is known as the solar wind, whereas for other stars they are called stellar winds.

Promotor: Jaap Brouwer, Co-promotor: Remus Th. Dame

Promotores: Prof.dr. B.R. Katzy, Prof.dr. K. Sailer (Munich University)

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

The overarching goal of this thesis is to set the foundations, but also make the first essential steps towards establishing a comprehensive, mesoscopic, hydrodynamic theory of epithelial tissues. The stage is set by an exhaustive study of topological defects in passive p-atic liquid crystals, singularities…

Promotor: C.A.J. Knibbe, Co-promotores: H.P.A. van Dongen, B. van Ramshorst

Promotor: Prof.dr. J.G.E.M. Fraaije, Co-promotor: A. Kros

Streptomyces are bacteria abundant in soil that participate in diverse and complex interactions. These bacteria are the main producers of the antibiotics we currently use in the clinic.

Anthropogenic noise negatively affects wildlife in a wide range of taxonomic groups.

In this thesis, I targeted the orchid genus Lepanthes, one of the six genera of angiosperms that surpasses 1,000 species in the Neotropics, as a study model to investigate the evolutionary processes that promoted species diversifications.

Globally and regionally, biodiversity is declining and there are shifts in species’ occurrences and functional traits.

This thesis addresses the challenge of sustainable urban development by analyzing the interplay between green and grey infrastructure to optimize resource use and ecosystem services.

Plastics have become an integral part of modern society due to their versatility and durability.

Het onderzoek in het natural computing cluster omvat theoretische fundamenten, de ontwikkeling van nieuwe algoritmen en interdisciplinaire toepassingen van natuurlijke computermethoden. De drijvende kracht achter hun onderzoek is de missie om het begrip van natuurlijke systemen als rekenmodellen te…

The global transition toward low-carbon energy systems and the rapid expansion of digital technologies, including artificial intelligence, are reshaping how modern societies produce, move, and process energy and information.

In populations with a seed-bank, individuals can temporarily become dormant and refrain from reproduction until they can become active again. The repository of all dormant individuals in the population is called the seed-bank. Seed-banks are observed in many taxa, including plants, bacteria and other…

Promotores: W. Jiskoot, F. Ossendorp

ACPA is twee universitair docenten rijker.

SBB-studenten Ingmar van Hengel, Paul Ormel, Tessa Sandberg en Eline Kuiper hebben op donderdag 4 april met succes hun business idea SkinPrint gepresenteerd tijdens de halve finale van PHIA, de Philips Innovation Award.

Na een briefwisseling met de Commander-in-Chief van de Poolse Grenspolitie kreeg Prof. dr. mr. Maartje van der Woude (Van Vollenhoven Instituut) vanuit het hoofdkwartier in Warschau toestemming om in het kader van haar NWO VIDI onderzoek 'Getting to the Core of Crimmigration' en daarbinnen in het bijzonder…

The overarching clinical aim of this thesis was to improve pharmacological pain management by characterizing the pharmacodynamics of analgesics. This promotion has been awarded the predicate cum laude.

Microglia support the central and peripheral nervous system by forming the first line of defense against hazardous events. Microglia are increasingly acknowledged as critical players in neurodegenerative diseases, highlighting them as potential therapeutic targets.

Machine Learning is becoming a more and more substantial technology for industry.

This thesis investigates how galaxies form and what diversifies the evolutionary histories of galaxies.

Promotor: Prof.dr. M. Danhof, Co-promotor: O.E. Della Pasqua

Glycoconjugate vaccines are composed of microbial poly- or oligosaccharides covalently linked to a carrier protein.