Triplet superconductivity refers to a condensate of equal-spin Cooper pairs (pairs of electrons with equal spin).

Promotor: A. Achúcarro, Co-Promotor: G.A. Palma

Evolution acts via mutations in amino acid sequences. Substitution of essential amino acids leads to a nonfunctional protein. l.

Biological polymers, including proteins and the genome, undergo folding processes crucial for their proper functioning. Even slight changes in the folding structure of these biopolymers can have significant implications, leading to the development of various pathological conditions, such as neurodegenerative…

Cardiovascular diseases are still a major concern for the global health.

Onderwijs voor nieuwsgierige en ambitieuze studenten die meer uit hun studie willen halen!

This thesis introduces the concept of

My PhD research is devoted to studies of the conjectural cluster-algebraic symmetry in the theory of topological string, which is the simplest, however already non-trivial sector in the theory of string.

The aim of this thesis is to present novel techniques for proving cryptographic schemes secure against quantum adversaries. Most results are within the context of an idealized model called the ‘quantum random-oracle model’.

Promotores: Prof.dr. J. Schaye, Prof.dr. S.D.M. White (MPA Garching)

Promotor: H.S. Overkleeft, Co-promotor: M. van der Stelt

Microbial rhodopsins are photosensitive pigments implemented in the growth and adaptation of a large population of microorganisms.

Promotor: E. Bouwman, Co-promotor: S. Bonnet

Promotor: Prof.dr. J. Kuiper

A large diversity of exoplanetary systems has been found, but it is still unclear what drives this diversity.

The Vallesian, 11.1-9 Ma, was a special time in the Vallès-Penedes basin near Barcelona, where a biodiversity hotspot existed. Europe had a subtropical climate, with rhinos, forest giraffes, lions, hyenas, flying squirrels and primates.

Promotores: H.S. Overkleeft; G.A. van der Marel Co-Promotor: B.I. Florea

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

On the largest scale, the Universe resembles a cosmic spiderweb. Most galaxies coexist in small groups within the threads of this web. At the nodes of the threads are enormous groups of galaxies forming the largest structures in the universe still held together by gravity: clusters of galaxies.

Promotor: P. T. de Zeeuw, Co-promotor: N. Neumayer; G. van de Ven

Molecular materials have been a subject of interest in fundamental research and applications for decades, and have been studied as bulk crystals, (thin) films and as individual molecules, due to the large variety in their properties. This dissertation explores pentacene crystals near the two-dimensional…

Promotores: S.F. Portegies Zwart, E. M. Rossi

Development of GHG calculator for bio-electricity and heat.

The work presented in this thesis is based on ALMA surveys of protoplanetary disks in three star-forming regions: Lupus, OMC-2, and NGC 2024.

In surface science there is great effort to move from studying simple, flat model surfaces in vacuum to investigating more complex model catalysts in gas environments (in situ). This thesis gives three examples of such studies using microscopy and spectroscopy.

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African oral literatures, new media and technologies: challenges for research and documentation

Veel handgeschreven en geïllustreerde archieven bevatten een schat aan informatie, maar worden weinig bestudeerd vanwege hun complexe en door computers moeilijk te ontcijferen inhoud. Het doel van dit project is een digitale omgeving te ontwikkelen die hier een oplossing voor biedt, en die de heterogene…

Participants in this course will learn to support student teachers and new colleagues in their professional development as teachers, with particular emphasis on the context of bilingual or international education, as in the ICLON World Teachers Programme (WTP).

A critical look at the impact assessment modelling of metals in Life Cycle Impact Assessment and improvement options.

Promotor: W.Th.F. den Hollander, Co-promotor: F.R. Nardi

In this Ph.D. thesis we study the interaction of low energy electrons with thin materials, namely layered materials (graphene, hexagonal boron nitride, molybdenum disulfide) and organic films. At these low energies the quantum mechanical wavelength of the electron wave function is in the order of a…

A complex community of microbes develops in the infant gut shortly after birth. We call this community the infant gut microbiota. The microbiota influences the health of the infant, which makes the composition and function of the infant gut microbiota an important topic to study.

Promotor: E.F. Smets, Co-promotor: J. Geml

Promotores: Prof.dr. H.P. Spaink & Prof.dr. P.C.W. Hogendoorn Co-promotor: Dr. M.J.M. Schaaf

Carbon dioxide capture and utilization technologies are necessary to create a truly circular economy. The electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide to formate is an appealing carbon utilization method as it can be performed at room temperature and pressure, it only requires two electrons, and it has…

Promotor: R. Cramer

The spindle-assembly checkpoint (SAC) is a safety mechanism which secures accurate chromosome segregation during mitosis.

The effective treatment of tuberculosis (TB) remains a major challenge to global health.

Promotor: Prof.dr. T. Hankemeier, Co-promotor: Theo Reijmers

Promotor: J. Aarts

Supervisor: P.J.J. Hooykaas

The adenosine receptors are proteins that reside in the extracellular membranes of cells. Activation of adenosine receptors plays a role in many physiological and pathological processes, such as immune responses and cancers.

Promotor: W.T. de Groot

Streptomyces present a valuable platform for natural product discovery. Lugdunomycin is a novel angucycline-derived polyketide from Streptomyces sp QL37, with unprecedented skeleton and antimicrobial activity.

Synthesis and application of chemical biology tools to study immunomodulatory signaling lipids.

Nature uses a special class of histone proteins, histone variants, to modulate the properties of chromatin at defined genomic locations.

All life on earth contains DNA, which is used to store biological information. Organisms compact their DNA in order for it to fit inside their cell(s).