Nine Groningen science and engineering students win national Young Talent Award
On Monday November 30, nine UG students of the Faculty of Science and Engineering were presented with a Young Talent Award by the Royal Holland Society of Sciences and Humanities ( KHMW ) during an online ceremony. The prizes are for the advancement of higher scientific education in the fields of science and engineering and are made available by businesses, foundations, and funds in the respective fields.
Seven first-year Bachelor’s students won a Young Talent Incentive Award of EUR 500. They are the best first-year student of the Netherlands in their field, with the highest average score of their year:
Bachelor's student |
Award |
Made possible by |
Jefta Pruim |
Young Talent Incentive Award for Mathematics and Applied Mathematics |
ORTEC |
Johan Polet |
Young Talent Incentive Award for Physics and Applied Physics |
Stichting Physica |
Berjan Stouwie |
Young Talent Incentive Award for Chemistry |
Shell |
Jakub Łucki |
Young Talent Incentive Award for Computing Science and Computer Engineering |
KNVI/KIVI |
Dennis Čiliak |
Young Talent Incentive Award for Chemical Engineering |
Koninklijke Van Wijhe Verf |
Samira Lier |
Young Talent Incentive Award for Pharmacy or (Bio)pharmaceutical Sciences |
KNMP |
Tristan Achterberg |
Young Talent Incentive Award for Biology |
Enza Zaden |
Two Master’s students of the Faculty of Science and Engineering won a Young Talent Graduation Award:
Jana Riederer MSc Ecology & Evolution |
Enza Zaden Award for Biology , for her Master’s thesis ‘ Evolution of evolvability’ | EUR 3.000 |
Mark Oosterloo MSc Astronomy |
De Zeeuw-Van Dishoeck Graduation Award for Astronomy, for his Master’s thesis ‘The role of plate tectonics in the long-term evolution of atmospheric carbon dioxide content on Earth-like exoplanets’ | EUR 3.000 |
Every year, the KHMW takes care of the independent judging and award ceremony at the Hodshon House in Haarlem.
Last modified: | 04 December 2020 12.15 p.m. |
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