Faculty of Science
Awards and Grants 2022
An overview of awards and prizes granted to our staff and students in 2022, as well as special appointments at Leiden University and other institutions.
Grants 2022
- Alireza Mashaghi and their team received the NWO Open Competition ENW-XS grant.
- A collaboration of Leiden and VU Amsterdam researchers received funding through the NWO Open Technology Programme.
- Arnold Tukker received NWO budget for his research into circular electronics.
ERC proof of concept grants
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Nathaniel Martin received an ERC proof of concept grant for his research into making an existing antibiotic less toxic for humans.
ERC starting grants
- Jordi Tura Brugués and their FINE-TEA-SQUAD project received an ERC starting grant for research into the practical applications of NISQ (noisy, intermediate-scale quantum) devices.
- Bas Hensen received an ERC starting grant for his research into combining quantum mechanics and general relativity by trying to create quantum entanglement through the use of gravity.
- Pingtao Ding received an ERC starting grant for his research into the molecular mechanisms by which plants resist pathogens.
- Sebastian Pomplun received an ERC starting grant for his research into influencing gene expression.
ERC consolidator grants
- Milan Allen received an ERC consolidator grant for his research into superconductivity.
ERC advanced grants
- Gilles van Wezel received an ERC advanced grant for his research into antibiotic-producing bacteria.
- Henk Hoekstra received an ERC advanced grant for his research into mapping dark matter across the Universe.
- The National Growth Fund awarded million euros in grants to two consortia: Pharma-NL and Oncode-PACT.
- Leiden University researchers get an EU grant to research artificial green fuels.
- SURF & DUS-I grant for open source laboratory education.
Prizes 2022
- Simulation project EAGLE won the 2022 Group Achievement Award of the Royal Astronomical Society.
- Sabine Wenzel won the first Surface Science Young Investigator Award with her research into the changing surface of zinc oxide.
- PhD student Jurjun van der Velde became the Headwind Cycling Champion.
- Ewine van Dishoeck received the Fritz Zwicky prize for Astrophysics and Cosmology.
- Rianne de Heide received the Willem R. van Zwet Award for her data science dissertation.
- Anne Dirkson received the Krijn Rietveld Memorial Innovation Award for her PhD-research.
- Jetty Kleijn receives the RISE Award for her dedication to gender equality.
- Maarten Schrama elected Teacher of the Year 2021.
- Roy de Winter wins LIACS Research Award.
- Ignas Snellen wins Spinoza Prize.
- Lieke Vertegaal wins Young Talent Incentive Award.
- Rose Vossen wins the 2021 Young Star Award.
Appointments 2022
- Ester van der Voet was appointed Professor of Sustainable Resource Use.
- Léo Ducas was appointed Professor of Mathematical Cryptology.
- Jacqueline Meulman receives honorary membership at statistics society VVSOR.
- Wim van Saarloos receives honorary doctorate from the University of Twente.
- Ad IJzerman was made a Knight of the Order of the Lion of the Netherlands.
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