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

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

Promotie

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.

The focus throughout this thesis will be on gathering fundamental studies of the detailed structure and composition of the electrode/electrolyte interface effect on the rate and mechanism of key electrocatalytic reactions.

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

Promotor: Prof.dr. G.J. Kroes

Promotores: P. Stevenhagen, L. van Geemen Co-promotor: R.M. van Luijk

Promotor: G. J. Kroes

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

Promotores: P. Stevenhagen, L. van Geemen (Università degli studi di Milano), Co-Supervisor: Ronald M. van Luijk

In most applications, electrocatalysts exhibit a large surface area to volume ratio, for example using nanoparticles.

In this thesis integral points on affine del Pezzo surfaces are studied.

Surface plasmons (SPs) are surface waves at the interface between a dielectric and a good metal, and are formed by the interaction between light and the free electrons at the metal-dielectric interface. They provide strong field confinement for optical fields, opening new possibilities for enhanced…

Promotor: Peter Stevenhagen

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

In this thesis we investigated the ability of two-photon multifocal microscopy for single-molecule microscopy in live cells and organisms.

Promotor: P. Stevenhagen, Co-promotor: R.M. van Luijk

Promotor: J.P. Abrahams, Co-promotor: T. Grüne

This thesis contains results on the arithmetic and geometry of del Pezzo surfaces of degree 1.In Chapter 1 we give the necessary background, assuming the reader is familiar with algebraic geometry.

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

This PhD thesis concerns the topic of arithmetic geometry. We address three different questions and each of the questions in some way is about counting how big some set is or can be.

Hoe beinvloed de structuur van één enkel gen de activiteit van genen die gevoelig zijn voor hormonen?

This thesis is a collection of experimental attempts to enhance photoluminescence of fluorescent molecules and quantum dots with single gold nanorods (GNRs) and relevant applications.

Promotor: J. Zaanen, Co-Promotor: V. Juricic

Promotor: Prof.dr. M.A.G.J. Orrit

Juurlink

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

Promotores: Prof.dr. D. Bouwmeester, Prof.dr. A. Fiore (TU Eindhoven)

Aim: To develop and enable application of a practical, flexible, user-friendly platform to provide the scientific community with a tool to generate land surface products and its associated uncertainties and exploit these for data-intensive science.

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

Advanced sensing techniques require graphene with high quality and well-controlled surface chemistry.

Promotor: T. Schmidt, Co-promotor: S. J.T. van Noort

Promotor: Prof.dr. H.V.J. Linnartz

Promotor: Thomas Hankemeier, Co-promotores: Heiko van der Linden, Paul Vulto

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

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

In human cells, a meter-long DNA is condensed inside a micrometer-sized cell nucleus. Simultaneously, the genetic code must remain accessible for its replication and transcription to functional proteins.

Like a mixture of oil and water, lipid membranes separate into two liquid phases.

Gold nanorods are biocompatible nanoparticles that present an excellent two-photon signal that can be used to get high spatial resolution inside living cells. Gold nanorods are photostable and therefore can be followed inside cells for long time, with possible applications as trackers in live cells.

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

Promotor: M.A.G.J. Orrit

Promotie

Schneider

This thesis consists of two main parts. The first part (Chapters 2 and 3) deals with a class of Markov process called Quasi-Skipfree (QSF) processes.

Juurlink

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

Promotor: Prof.dr. M.L. van Hecke, Co-Promotor: V. Vitelli

Promotor: Prof.dr. T. Hankemeier, Prof.dr. J.C.T. Eijkel (Twente University)