Program of the 50th anniversary of the Materials Science Center / Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials
Zernike Campus - Energy Academy Building - Nijenborgh 6, 9747 AG Groningen
| 12:00 - 13:00 | Arrival / coffee | 
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| 13:00 - 13:30 | Welcome by | 
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 | Hans Biemans (Member of the Board of the University) | 
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 | prof. dr. Jasper Knoester (dean Faculty of Science and Engineering) | 
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 | prof. dr. Caspar van der Wal (director Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials) | 
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| 13:30 - 14:30 | Plenary panel discussion on the past, present and future of the institute and materials science in general | 
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 | Panel members include: | 
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 | prof. dr. Ria Broer | 
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 | prof. dr. Georges Hadziioannou | 
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 | prof. dr. George Robillard | 
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 | prof. dr. Wim Nieuwpoort | 
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 | prof. dr. Ger Challa | 
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 | prof. dr. Douwe Wiersma | 
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| 14:30 - 15:00 | Coffee break | 
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| 15:00 - 16:20 | Scientific presentations by alumni and Top Master Programme in Nanoscience students | 
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 | Dr. Saeedeh Farokhipoor (now ASML) | 
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 | Dr. Ir. Jan-jaap Aué (now Hanze University of Applied Sciences) | 
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 | prof. dr. Lucas Visscher (now VU Amsterdam) | 
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 | Kim van Adrichem, Miina Leiviska and Alberto Carta (Top Master Nanoscience) | 
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| 16:20 – 18:00 | Coffee and networking / lab tours offered / campus tour offered | 
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| 18:00 – 18:30 | Drinks | 
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| 18:30 | Dinner |