Promotor: Prof.dr. E. Bouwman

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

Promotores: G.W. Canters, T.J. Aartsma

In the last decade, the redox interconversion between metal thiolate and disulfide compounds has been extensively investigated for copper, but not for other transition metal ions.

This thesis describes the use of a combined approach of computational and experimental techniques to gain novel insights to understand the glycosylation reaction and its reactive intermediates.

Heterogeneous catalysis is essential to many industrial applications. These catalysts are often comprised of supported nanoparticles, which contain various different surface sites.

Promotor: T.J. Aartsma, Co-promotor: R.N. Frese

The glycosylation reaction is a pivotal reaction in creating new and complex oligosaccharides.

In this dissertation, the synthesis and characterization of a series of iron complexes based on different ligand platforms are described.

Promotor: M.T.M. Koper, Co-Promotor: L.B.F. Juurlink

The research presented in this thesis makes use of small molecules (as H2 , D2 and O2 ) on well-defined single crystal surfaces (flat Pt(111), flat Cu(211) and curved Pt(111)) to elucidate the role of surface structure and degrees of freedom in the reactant in specific surface reactions.

Promotor: A. Doelman, Co-promotor: J.D.M. Rademacher

A difficulty of studies on chemical kinetics are the reaction time scales and detection of their intermediates.

The research described in this thesis focused on the preparation of S/N functionalized carbene ligands and their transition metal complexes, and the exploration of their application as electrocatalysts for proton reduction.

Hetterscheid

Promotor: Arjen Doelman, Co-promotor: Vivi Rottschäfer

Individuele moleculen zijn extreem moeilijk te zien via hun zwakke fluorescentie. Piepkleine gouden nanostaafjes fungeren als nieuwe antennes om hun signaal 500 maal te versterken. Publicatie op 24 februari in Angewandte Chemie.

In this thesis chemical and physical processes in the ice mantles on interstellar dust grains are studied.

Human civilization consumes a huge amount of fossil fuels, which has resulted in an atmospheric CO2 level which has not been higher in over 800 millennia.

Several techniques are explored for going beyond the born-oppenheimer static surface model for molecule-surface reactions.

Promotor: Prof.dr. G.J. Kroes

Promotor: Prof.dr. H.V.J. Linnartz, Co-Promotores: S. Ioppolo, H.M. Cuppen

In this dissertation iron-based homogeneous catalysts were synthesized, characterized and investigated for water oxidation activity.

Kieltyka

Catalysis is of extreme relevance in the production of everyday materials and plays a central role in many aspects of our life.

Promotor: Prof.dr. H.J.M de Groot, Co-Promotor: A. Alia

The growing demand of energy indicates that global energy resources in the form of fossil fuels will not be sufficient in the future. In order to solve potential future energy problems development of a sustainable hydrogen economy is highly desirable.

Promotie

Sustainable energy from wind and solar is most readily available near the sea.

Promotor: Prof.dr. M.T.M. Koper, Co-Promotor: F. Calle-Vallejo

Promotor: G.A. van der Marel, Co-promotor: J.D.C. Codée

Promotores: Prof.dr. G.A. van der Marel, M. van Heel

De Dick Stufkens Prijs 2009 wordt toegekend aan dr. Diego Millo voor zijn proefschrift “Combined Electrochemistry and Raman Spectroscopy of Heme Proteins”. De prijs, die bestaat uit een getuigschrift en een geldbedrag van 1.000 euro, wordt op 12 november tijdens het 15-jarig jubileumsymposium van de…

In this thesis, we study travelling waves in stochastic reaction-diffusion equations. We extend techniques from the deterministic theory for travelling waves to apply to the stochastic version, which allows us to compute the stochastic wave speed and shape, and draw conclusions on the stability of the…

Promotor: Prof.dr. J.W.M. Frenken

Dissociative chemisorption is an important reaction step in many catalytic reactions.

Promotor: G.A. van der Marel, Co-promotor: D.C. Codée

Promotor: J.W.M. Frenken Co-Promotor: R. Felici

Before the large scale use of renewable energy sources can be implemented in our society, the storage of electrical energy needs to be tackled. Storage the energy as hydrogen via the reduction of protons is a good option.

Promotie

Promotor: M.T.M. Koper, Co-promotor: L. Juurlink

Promotor: G. J. Kroes

Promotie

Promotores: Arjen Doelman, Jens Rademacher, Max Rietkerk

With the energy transition toward a renewable energy supply and a CO2-neutral economy, electrification of the energy system is rising in importance, which leads to the challenge of long-term storage of renewable electricity.

Promotor: M.T.M. Koper, Co-promotors: A.I. Yanson, L.B.F. Juurlink