Debye Institute 35th Anniversary Symposium
On November 29, 2024, the Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science celebrated its 35th anniversary.
The symposium was opened with an historical overview by Alfons van Blaaderen, who shared his memories and rare archival photos of the early years of the Institute and some episodes of its rich history. The current strengths of the institute were highlighted by five speakers, one from each Debye's reseaerch group. Jessi van der Hoeven, Hai Wang, Lisa Tran, Marlous Kamp and Machteld Kamminga gave inspiring presentations on their current research. Completely in Debye style, all speakers met with deep questions and sometimes critical questions from the engaged audience, and new ideas for collaboration and synergies were a topic of discussion during the breaks.
The scientific director, Ingmar Swart, closed the day with a clear message for the future: We have exciting research with a lot of synergy within the institute and with our neighboring institutes, and plenty opportunities to develop even more, especially when we will be housed in a single building.
The organizers would like to thank first and foremost all speakers and poster presenters for their exciting contributions, and all participants for making this a memorable Debye afternoon.
Debye Lustrum Program 2024
| 13:00 - 13:30 | Welcome by Institute Director Ingmar Swart Presentation: History of Debye Institute Speaker: Daniel Vanmaekelbergh |
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| 13:30 - 14:00 | Presentation by MCC group Speaker: Jessi van der Hoeven Title: Straining Surface Atoms in Nanoparticle Catalysts. |
| 14:00 - 14:30 | Poster Session & Coffee Break |
| 14:30 - 15:00 | Presentation by Nanophotonics group Speaker: Hai Wang Title: Ultraslow Heat Dissipation in 2D Metallic Layered MXenes. |
| 15:00 - 15:30 | Presentation by SCMB group Speaker: Lisa Tran Title: Controlling rod-like colloids to advance bio-inspired materials. |
| 15:30 - 16:00 | Poster Session & Coffee Break |
| 16:00 - 16:30 | Presentation by FCC group Speaker: Marlous Kamp Title: Colloidal synthesis as a pathway to nanoscale optics. |
| 16:30 - 17:00 | Presentation by CMI group Speaker: Machteld Kamminga Title: Spin-spin interactions in frustrated antiferromagnets. |
| 17:00 - 17:30 | Future of Debye Institute Speaker: Debye Director Ingmar Swart |
| 17:30 - onwards | Drinks & cold and warm snacks |
Previous Debye Lustrum Activities
| 2024 - 35th Anniversary | Utrecht Science Park, Pangea Hall, KGB Building Drinks: KGB Building |
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| 2019 - 30th Anniversary | Symposium: De Munt, Utrecht Dinner/Party: De Munt, Utrecht |
| 2014 - 25th Anniversary | Symposium: Spoorwegmuseum, Utrecht Party: 't Oude Tolhuys, Utrecht |
| 13 oktober 1989 | Openingssymposium Debye Instituut Leonard Ornstein Laboratory Princetonplein 1, Utrecht |