October 1, 2011

Holland Research School of Molecular Chemistry honors innovative PhD-thesis work.

Dick Stufkens Prijs 2011 awarded to chemist Sergio Ioppolo

The Dick Stufkens Prijs 2011 is awarded to Dr. Sergio Ioppolo. The prize is given for his Ph.D. thesis “Surface Formation Routes of Interstellar Molecules”, in which he describes the construction of a laboratory-based instrument enabling the simulation of interstellar conditions and the observation of chemical reactions under such conditions. The Dick Stufkens Prijs is an annual prize, awarded to the best thesis of a Ph.D. student belonging to the Holland Research School of Molecular Chemistry (HRSMC). The prize consists of a certificate and an amount of 1.000 euro. Prof. dr. J. W. Verhoeven will present the prize to the winner on November 4 during the annual HRSMC symposium in Amsterdam. At the symposium the laureate will present a lecture on the work described in his thesis.