Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en en Sat, 04 May 2024 09:08:56 +0200 Tue, 30 Apr 2024 14:00:00 +0200 In memoriam Michiel Botje (1949-2024) https://www.uu.nl/en/news/in-memoriam-michiel-botje-1949-2024 On Tuesday the 23rd of April Michiel Botje unexpectedly passed away after a short sickbed. Michiel was a member of SAP and has worked as a teacher at Utrecht University. 140172 Tue, 30 Apr 2024 14:00:00 +0200 Nieuws PhD defence by Shi Qiu 'The Search for the Chiral Magnetic Effect with ALICE at the LHC' https://www.uu.nl/en/news/phd-defence-by-shi-qiu-the-search-for-the-chiral-magnetic-effect-with-alice-at-the-lhc On April 17 2024, Shi Qiu has successfully defended his thesis. 139664 Thu, 18 Apr 2024 11:00:00 +0200 Nieuws NWO M-grant for developing a new technology for a digital calorimeter https://www.uu.nl/en/news/nwo-m-grant-for-developing-a-new-technology-for-a-digital-calorimeter Thomas Peitzmann has received a NWO M-grant for developing a new technology for a digital calorimeter 139137 Wed, 27 Mar 2024 14:45:00 +0100 Nieuws Science professors visit elementary schools https://www.uu.nl/en/news/science-professors-visit-elementary-schools Along with 104 other Professors from Utrecht University, computational biologist Kirsten ten Tusscher and experimental physicist Raimond Snellings visited elementary schools today. 138864 Wed, 20 Mar 2024 16:19:00 +0100 Nieuws PhD defence by Anna Puecher 'Fundamental physics with gravitational waves. Testing general relativity and studying neutron stars' https://www.uu.nl/en/news/phd-defence-by-anna-puecher-fundamental-physics-with-gravitational-waves-testing-general-relativity On February 7 2024, Anna Puecher has successfully defended her thesis. 137562 Thu, 08 Feb 2024 11:00:00 +0100 Nieuws Merging neutron stars can now be studied more accurately https://www.uu.nl/en/news/merging-neutron-stars-can-now-be-studied-more-accurately A new method to study the signals associated with merging neutron stars can help researchers to collect data through multiple channels in parallel. 136519 Wed, 20 Dec 2023 11:00:00 +0100 Nieuws PhD defence by Auro Mohanty 'Charm Jets - Production and fragmentation of D0-tagged charged-particle jets in small collision systems' https://www.uu.nl/en/news/phd-defence-by-auro-mohanty-charm-jets-production-and-fragmentation-of-d0-tagged-charged-particle On November 7 2023, Auro Mohanty has successfully defended his thesis. 135059 Wed, 08 Nov 2023 10:00:00 +0100 Nieuws PhD defence by Pawan Gupta 'Probing compact objects with gravitational waves' https://www.uu.nl/en/news/phd-defence-by-pawan-gupta-probing-compact-objects-with-gravitational-waves On Ocotber 9 2023, Pawan Gupta has successfully defended his thesis. 134108 Tue, 10 Oct 2023 10:00:00 +0200 Nieuws PhD defence by Darius Keijdener 'Azimuthal Differences of Quenched Jets' https://www.uu.nl/en/news/phd-defence-by-darius-keijdener-azimuthal-differences-of-quenched-jets On September 1st 2023, Darius Keijdener has successfully defended his thesis. 133299 Mon, 04 Sep 2023 16:53:00 +0200 Nieuws ALICE Thesis Award 2023 awarded to Dr. Luuk Vermunt https://www.uu.nl/en/news/alice-thesis-award-2023-awarded-to-dr-luuk-vermunt On July 12 2023, Luuk Vermunt has received the ALICE Thesis Award 2023 132130 Thu, 13 Jul 2023 11:53:00 +0200 Nieuws Pulsar clocks open new window on gravitational waves https://www.uu.nl/en/news/pulsar-clocks-open-new-window-on-gravitational-waves Astronomers have found strong evidence of ultra-low-frequency gravitational waves, which probably come from pairs of supermassive black holes at the centre of merging galaxies. 131807 Thu, 29 Jun 2023 12:41:00 +0200 Nieuws Institute for Gravitational and Subatomic Physics and three other Natural Science institutes rated outstanding to world-class https://www.uu.nl/en/news/institute-for-gravitational-and-subatomic-physics-and-three-other-natural-science-institutes-rated Every six years, an independent panel evaluates the Natural Science institutes at the Faculty of Science. This year, the panel considered the quality of four institutes affiliated with the Physics and Chemistry departments during the period 2016-2021. 131792 Wed, 28 Jun 2023 15:43:00 +0200 Nieuws PhD defence by Justin Janquart 'From Einstein to Einstein Telescope: From Testing Predictions to Addressing Future Challenges' https://www.uu.nl/en/news/phd-defence-by-justin-janquart-from-einstein-to-einstein-telescope-from-testing-predictions-to On June, 23 2023, Justin Janquart has successfully defended his thesis. 131740 Tue, 27 Jun 2023 13:02:00 +0200 Nieuws CAN Thesis Award 2023 awarded to Peter Pang https://www.uu.nl/en/news/can-thesis-award-2023-awarded-to-peter-pang On June 20, Peter Pang has received the CAN-award for the best recent astroparticle physics thesis in the Netherlands. 131709 Mon, 26 Jun 2023 11:53:00 +0200 Nieuws GRASP Opening Workshop https://www.uu.nl/en/news/grasp-opening-workshop Last week, the Institute for Gravitational and Subatomic Physics (GRASP) celebrated its opening with a workshop in Utrecht. 131380 Fri, 09 Jun 2023 08:34:00 +0200 Nieuws Eight projects with Utrecht researchers funded from DRC-LSRI grant https://www.uu.nl/en/news/eight-projects-with-utrecht-researchers-funded-from-drc-lsri-grant Eight awarded projects in the Dutch Research Council's National Roadmap for Large-scale Research Infrastructure involve UU and UMC Utrecht researchers. 128261 Thu, 02 Mar 2023 13:00:00 +0100 Nieuws PhD defence by Peter Pang: From spacetime to nucleus https://www.uu.nl/en/news/phd-defence-by-peter-pang-from-spacetime-to-nucleus On December, 14 2022, Peter Pang has successfully defended his thesis. 125669 Wed, 14 Dec 2022 11:54:00 +0100 Nieuws Run-3 of the LHC and the ALICE experiment explained in Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Natuurkunde https://www.uu.nl/en/news/run-3-of-the-lhc-and-the-alice-experiment-explained-in-nederlands-tijdschrift-voor-natuurkunde The November edition of the Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Natuurkunde featured an article about the Run-3 of the LHC and the ALICE experiment. 124975 Tue, 08 Nov 2022 12:55:00 +0100 Nieuws ENW-M-2 grant to locate merging black holes through gravitational lensing https://www.uu.nl/en/news/enw-m-2-grant-to-locate-merging-black-holes-through-gravitational-lensing An ENW-M-2 grant has been awarded to locate merging black holes through gravitational lensing. 123188 Tue, 13 Sep 2022 10:12:00 +0200 Nieuws Mike Sas wins ALICE Thesis Award https://www.uu.nl/en/news/mike-sas-wins-alice-thesis-award Mike Sas has been awarded with the ALICE Thesis Awards 2021-2022. 122322 Thu, 11 Aug 2022 10:19:00 +0200 Nieuws