ARC CBBC recently engaged in a new strategic partnership with Belgian research platform CAPTURE (the Centre for Advanced Process Technology for Urban Resource recovery).

Read more about this new strategic partnership here: arc-cbbc.nl/news/arc-cbbc-…

ARC CBBC Summer School 2024: from Boats to BASF!

Despite the weather not being as sunny as anticipated, the annual Summer School was a resounding success, filled with the enthusiasm of our community!

Read more about these enlightening and enjoyable days: arc-cbbc.nl/news/the-arc-c…

Last week, Hugo den Besten (@univgroningen) successfully defended his PhD thesis. Congratulations Hugo, thanks for your commitment to ARC CBBC and good luck in the next steps of your career! 🎓

The 2024 edition of the ARC CBBC Summer School has started!

Part of today's program was this interesting lecture about interdisciplinarity by Jessica Oudenampsen.

We look forward to the rest of this educational three-day program! 🌞

A warm welcome to our new PhD candidates: Stefan Bouts (@TUeindhoven) and Marzio Saccinto (Twente University)!

We would like to introduce them to you: arc-cbbc.nl/news/new-phd-c…

We congratulate Lotte Metz, who successfully defended her thesis last week! Congratulations Lotte, and good luck in the rest of your career! @LotteMetz @UvA_Amsterdam

What is the environmental impact of lab research itself? And what can we do to reduce this impact, and simultaneously save money? @ThomasFreese3 and colleagues did a case study, and show what you can change today to make an impact: arc-cbbc.nl/news/the-green… @Lerch_Lab

Daan Groefsema (@UniUtrecht) received a Best Oral Presentation Award at the 13th Natural Gas Conversion Symposium in Xiamen, China!

Congratulations Daan!

Welcome to our new PhD candidates: Rik Bennis (@UvA_Amsterdam) and Daan van Eck (@UniUtrecht)!

We would like to introduce them to you: arc-cbbc.nl/news/new-phd-c…

#ThrowbackThursday!

Sarina Maßmann in '2022 at a Glance'!

Discover more about her research on biobased coatings on page 6 of '2022 at a Glance': arc-cbbc.nl/uploads/2022-a…

#ThrowbackThursday!

In '2022 at a glance', we placed Marie Brands (@UvA_Amsterdam) in the spotlights!

Read more about her research on page 12 of '2022 at a glance': arc-cbbc.nl/uploads/2022-a…

@MarieBrands

A warm welcome to our new researchers: Batuhan Özyürek (@univgroningen), Panji Tamarona (@tudelft) and Paul Wienecke (RUG)!

We would like to introduce them to you: arc-cbbc.nl/news/new-phd-c…

A warm welcome to our new PhD candidates: Roy Maas (@UniUtrecht) and Tianbo Duan (@UvA_Amsterdam)!

We would like to introduce them to you: arc-cbbc.nl/news/new-phd-c…

#ThrowbackThursday!

In 2021, our ‘dreamteam’ of chemists was featured in the December edition of @changeinctoday. Ten of our researchers, PhD candidates, and assistant professors were highlighted, each with their own expertise!

Read it here (in Dutch): change.inc/industrie/het-…

In today’s #ThrowbackThursday: alumnus Chuncheng Liu (TUD) in ‘2022 at a Glance’!

Can we take CO2 from the atmosphere, and use it to make something useful instead? Chuncheng studied how we can turn CO2 into e.g. aspirin, nylon, and insulation materials: arc-cbbc.nl/uploads/2022-a…

iRASPA/RASPA workshop 2024: registration has opened!

Among the organizers are our member prof. Thijs Vlugt and PhD candidate Shrinjay Sharma.

Find more information and the registration link here: iraspa.org/workshops/iras…

#ThrowbackThursday: Ellard Hooiveld (@WUR) in the spotlights in “2022 at a glance”!

Ellard is working on paints and coatings that can sufficiently coat surfaces in one go, without having to apply a second layer afterwards: arc-cbbc.nl/uploads/2022-a…

We have another new alumnus: Tizian Ramspoth (@univgroningen) successfully defended his thesis yesterday! Congratulations, and good luck in the future! 🎓

On 15 February, Felix de Zwart (@UvA_Amsterdam) successfully defended his thesis! Congratulations, and good luck with the rest of your career! 🎓 @FelixJdeZwart @bruin_bas

#ThrowbackThursday!

Every Thursday in the coming weeks, we will be highlighting several fascinating stories from our consortium over the past few years.

To start off today: alumna Sophie van Vreeswijk in the spotlight on page 19 of ‘2022 at a glance’: arc-cbbc.nl/uploads/2022-a……

A warm welcome to our new PhD candidates: Jeroen Smaak (@UniLeiden) and Keimpe-Oeds van den Berg (@univgroningen)!

We would like to introduce them to you: arc-cbbc.nl/news/new-phd-c…

We are proud to announce that our scientific director prof. Bert Weckhuysen has received several honorary positions in Belgium and China.

Congratulations @BWeckhuysen!

Read more: arc-cbbc.nl/news/bert-weck…

What are our alumni up to after finishing their PhD trajectories at ARC CBBC?

Alumnus @JGHHermens talks about the next step in his career as a researcher at @AkzoNobel, continuing research on biobased coatings 👇 (article in Dutch)

vvvf.nl/cms/showpage.a…

Last Friday, David Rieder successfully defended his thesis at @TUeindhoven! Congratulations David! 🎓

2023, another year in which we said goodbye to some of our PhD candidates. For a good cause, because they successfully defended their thesis and became ARC CBBC alumni! 🎓

Let's look back on this "class of 2023" 👇

Sarina Massmann (@univgroningen) successfully defended her thesis earlier this week!
Congratulations Sarina, and good luck with the next steps of your career! 🎓

How can gold be blue?
PhD candidate @LotteMetz (@UvA_Amsterdam) explains how gold can be all kinds of colors, and how we use it in places where you don't expect it, like COVID tests.
Watch the video with @UniversiteitNL below! (English subtitles available)
youtu.be/O7wWZYCYLLg?si…

PhD candidate Ellard Hooiveld (@WUR) published a new article in Soft Matter!

Read "Quantitative imaging methods for heterogeneous multi-component films" here: pubs.rsc.org/en/content/art…

A warm welcome to our new PhD candidates: Bas den Hartigh, Hanya Spoelstra and Jan den Hollander (@UniUtrecht)!

We would like to introduce them to you 👉 arc-cbbc.nl/news/new-phd-c…

PhD candidate Nathália Tavares Costa (@UTwente) and member Wesley Browne @wesleyrbrowne1 (@univgroningen) were both interviewed in the latest edition of the magazine of the VVVF (Dutch Association for Paint and Ink Producers)!

Find their interviews here: arc-cbbc.nl/news/nath%C3%A…

Congratulations to @HadianMorteza, who successfully defended his PhD thesis yesterday at @TUeindhoven!

It was a pleasure having Morteza with us! We wish him the best of luck in the next steps of his career.

A warm welcome to our new PhD candidates: Jelmer Meijer (@univgroningen) and Jesse Buckmann (@UniUtrecht)!

We introduce them to you: arc-cbbc.nl/news/new-phd-c…

We congratulate our members @FlorisRutjes and @fmbickelhaupt, who were appointed respectively as honorary member and member of special merit of the @KNCVchemie! Read more 👉 arc-cbbc.nl/news/prof-flor…

We congratulate PhD candidates Rens Kamphorst (@tudelft) and Ellard Hooiveld (@WUR) with receiving the presentation prize and poster prize of yesterday's ARC CBBC Community Event at @TUeindhoven!
Read more: arc-cbbc.nl/news/arc-cbbc-…

Congratulations to @MatteoMonai at @UniUtrecht who received a NWO M1 Grant recently!

Read more: arc-cbbc.nl/news/matteo-mo…

At the HighTech Chemistry Event on 3 October, Catarina Esteves from @TUeindhoven, will discuss reference examples on how research in the coatings field has enabled more sustainable solutions and materials with (new) added-value functions.
👉tue.nl/en/our-univers…

.@iupac2023 is about to take off in The Hague! Find out who from ARC CBBC you can find there next week 👉 arc-cbbc.nl/news/iupac-cha…

We are happy to announce that Marinke Wijngaard has accepted the role of Chair of the ARC CBBC Supervisory Board. We appreciate her supporting the ARC CBBC portfolio and lending her experience to the further development the consortium. Read more: arc-cbbc.nl/news/marinke-w…

Welcome to our new PhD candidates: Marina Karsakova and Mahdi Samapour (both @univgroningen )!

We introduce them to you: arc-cbbc.nl/news/new-phd-c…

Prof. Silvia Lenaerts (@TUeindhoven) joins the Supervisory Board

Supervisory Board member Robert-Jan Smits has handed over his seat to Prof. Silvia Lenaerts who recently joined the TU Eindhoven as Rector Magnificus.

Read more: arc-cbbc.nl/news/prof-silv…

Congratulations @hannekesiebe with your successful PhD defense! @univgroningen @AkzoNobelNL @andre0508op4

PhD candidate Rens Kamphorst (@tudelft) recently published his work in KONA Powder and Particle Journal!📝

Read “The Mechanism behind Vibration Assisted Fluidization of Cohesive Micro-Silica” here: doi.org/10.14356/kona.…

PhD candidate @hannekesiebe (@univgroningen) was interviewed by the VVVF magazine Verf&Inkt! She talked about her research on using gum arabic for sustainable coatings, her work as a freelance illustrator and her other hobbies 👉 vvvf.nl/cms/showpage.a…

Last friday, Jiaying Li (@UTwente) successfully defended her thesis! We congratulate her with this wonderful work, with a special mention of the amazing graphical artwork and a fine ukulele performance at the defence.🎶 Congratulations, and good luck in the rest of your career!

🗓️SAVE THE DATE
Are you looking to future-proof your organization on sustainability?
On October 3rd innovators in R&D will meet with academics to talk about the challenges in the energy, feedstock and materials transition.
Detailed program and registration link will follow soon.

Looking back at a fabulous 2023 Summer School!
Thank you all @ARCCBBC students 🙏! 👉arc-cbbc.nl/news/looking-b… @UniUtrecht @_amolf @univgroningen @TUeindhoven @UTwente @UvA_Amsterdam @VUamsterdam @tudelft @UniLeiden @WUR

We had great time yesterday at the second day of the @ARCCBBC summer school! Up next: a visit to Moerdijk!

Dinner ☀️☀️☀️☀️ @ARCCBBC summer school!

First day of the ARC CBBC summer school!
A lab tour followed by poster presentations and a lovely lunch. Up next: interesting lectures!
@Shell @univgroningen @Eindhoven @UUBeta

PhD candidate Shrinjay Sharma (@tudelft) recently published a new software code for predicting adsorption behavior: RUPTURA. This code can generate breakthrough curves, predict adsorption isotherms and more!
Find the code and read more about its uses 👉 arc-cbbc.nl/news/ruptura-t…