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Atoms, Molecules, Architecture and Function Prof. dr. Gerard van Koten Debye Institute of Nanomaterials Science Utrecht University Over the years, I have had the privilege to watch and enjoy, with a mixture of fascination and sometimes unbelieve, the expansion of

Liquid Crystal Networks: from flat TVs to a future in robotics Prof. dr. Dirk J. Broer Department Functional Organic Materials and Devices Eindhoven University of Technology Since their development in the 80’s of last century, reactive mesogens (RM’s) form a

Reduce, Reuse &Recycle Prof. dr. ir. Bert Weckhuysen Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science Utrecht University With limited access to natural resources, scientists must develop new ways to reduce and reuse what we already have. In this lecture, I wish to

Learning an old ‘dog’ some new tricks: Ligand-centered redox-catalysis Dr. ir. Jarl Ivar van der Vlugt Homogeneous, Bioinspired & Supramolecular Catalysis University of Amsterdam Traditionally, strategies for the design of homogeneous catalysts utilize metals as the locus of all reactivity.

If you watched the ‘Back to the future’ movies you will remember the many jokes in them. Therefore, we couldn’t think of a better special activity than to make you laugh! Born in New Zealand and resident in Amsterdam, Bob