These prestigious awards seek to recognize and reward outstanding young
researchers (PhD students and those who have recently obtained their PhD) who
are conducting innovative research with clear potential for practical
applications.
The Awards are open to researchers in two international European regions:
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North: comprising the Netherlands, Belgium and North Rhine-Westphalia; and
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South: comprising Switzerland, Austria, Northeastern France and Southern
Germany.
On 3 June 2008 the Belgian researcher Maarten Roeffaers who received his
doctorate from the Catholic University of Leuven (Belgium) won the first prize
in the
DSM Science & Technology Awards (North) 2008. The international
judging committee, chaired by DSM Chief Technology Officer Dr Jos Put,
selected Dr Maarten Roeffaers for his PhD thesis entitled ‘Heterogeneous
Catalysis: a fluorescence microscopic study’.
On 17 June 2008 the German researcher Andreas Walther, who will obtain his
doctorate from the University of Bayreuth (Germany), won the first prize in
the
DSM Science & Technology Awards (South) 2008. The international
judging committee, chaired by Dr. Manfred Eggersdorfer, R&D Director of DSM
Nutritional Products, selected Andreas Walther for his PhD research in the
field of polymeric materials.