Three Vidi grants awarded
06 November 2009
Three top researchers at the Faculty of Science and Engineering (formerly known as the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences) have been awarded a Vidi grant by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO). This grant of maximum 800,000 euros enables the researchers to develop their own research topic and start a research group of their own. In total the NWO awarded over 70 million euros to 89 innovative researchers.
The three researchers are:
The three researchers are:
- Dr. K. (Katja) Loos
Dr. D-J. (Dirk-Jan) Scheffers - Dr. S.J.L. (Sonja) Smets
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