News 2008
Celebration of 40th anniversary KVI and 60th anniversary Muhsin Harakeh
| When: | 14 December 2008 |
On 12 December the 40th anniversary of the KVI and the 60th anniversary of KVI Director Muhsin Harakeh were celebrated with a symposium at the
Academy
Building
of the
University
of
Groningen
.
Symposium KVI 100: a Century of Physics
| When: | 12 December 2008 |
Symposium on occasion of 40 years of physics research at the Kernfysisch Versneller Instituut (KVI) and the 60th birthday and the farewell of our long-time director Muhsin N. Harakeh.
“Magnificent” KM3NeT receives 8.8 M€ subsidy
| When: | 05 December 2008 |
End of November the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science has decided to grant the requested 8.8 M€ for the KM3NeT project, a European research infrastructure for astroparticle physics in the Mediterranean Sea .
Scientists celebrate inauguration of Pierre Auger Observatory
| When: | 14 November 2008 |
Inauguration of the southern site of their observatory in Malargüe
,
Argentina
,
Friday, November 14, 2008
FOM “Projectruimte” project for TRIµP
| When: | 13 November 2008 |
FOM has awarded funds for a post-doc position for two years, a PhD-position (OIO) and a running budget of k€ 65.
The “Magnificent Seven” of European astroparticle physics unveiled to the world
| When: | 01 October 2008 |
On
29th September 2008
, Europeans presented to the world their strategy for the future of astroparticle physics. The KVI is participating in two of these projects.
Veni grant for Bijaya Sahoo
| When: | 14 August 2008 |
Bijaya Sahoo received the grant for his application Atomic parity violation as a high-precision test of the unified electroweak theory.
Deepsea neutrino telescope Antares completed
| When: | 06 June 2008 |
In the night of 29 to 30 May a submarine has installed the final detector lines of the Antares neutrino telescope at the bottom of the Mediterranean .
Kamerlingh Onnes prize for KVI PhD student
| When: | 26 May 2008 |
The Kamerlingh Onnes prize 2006-2007, for the best cum laude student in physics at the University of Groningen in the academic year 2006-2007, has been awarded to Duurt Johan van der Hoek from KVI.
KVI Director Muhsin Harakeh receives Royal Decoration
| When: | 25 April 2008 |
KVI Director Muhsin Harakeh was decorated with Royal Honours as Officer in the Order of Orange - Nassau