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Of the 27 students that received their PhD at HIMS in 2020, three were granted the distinction 'cum laude': Mark Koenis, Vasilis Tseliou and Klaas van Leest. All theses are listed below; a link is provided to download each thesis from the UvA repository.

3 December 2020

Open-shell cobalt complexes with redox-active ligands

Electronic structure and nitrene transfer reactivity
Author: N. (Klaas) P. van Leest
Supervisor: B. de Bruin
Co-supervisor: J.I van der Vlugt
Group: Homogeneous, Supramolecular and Bio-Inspired Catalysis
Link: Read or download this thesis

27 November 2020

Environmental issues in the structure and ultrafast kinetics of acids and hydrated protons

Author: O. (Oleksandr) O. Sofranov
Supervisor: H.J. Bakker
Group: Molecular Photonics
Link: Read or download this thesis

20 November 2020

Novel approaches for selectivity enhancement in the chromatographic analysis of complex samples

Author: A. (Alan) R. García Cicourel
Supervisors: J.G.M. Janssen, P.J. Schoenmakers
Group: Analytical Chemistry
Link: Read or download this thesis

20 November 2020

Ion exchange, self-assembly, and light emission

A dance of ions and light
Author: L. (Lukas) Helmbrecht
Supervisors: H.J. Bakker
Co-supervisor: W.L. Noorduin
Group: Molecular Photonics
Link: Read or download this thesis

18 November 2020

Metal oxo clusters: molecular design for extreme ultraviolet lithography

Author: L. (Lianjia) Wu
Supervisors: A.M. Brouwer
Co-supervisor: S. Castellanos Ortega
Group: Molecular Photonics
Link: Read or download this thesis

13 November 2020

Into the deep waters of emulsions and hydrogels

Author: E. (Eliane) P. van Dam
Supervisor: H.J. Bakker
Group: Molecular Photonics
Link: Read or download this thesis

30 October 2020

Unraveling the elusive solvation structure of aqueous ions

using advanced spectroscopic techniques

Author: R. (Roberto) O. Cota
Supervisors: S. Woutersen, H.J. Bakker
Group: Molecular Photonics
Link: Read or download this thesis

16 October 2020

Shape and interactions of the building blocks of biomolecular architectures

Author: G. (Giulia) Giubertoni
Supervisors: H.J. Bakker, G.H. Koenderink
Group: Molecular Photonics
Link: Read or download this thesis

8 October 2020

Author: A. (Andreea) Gheorghe

Critical factors in tuning the architecture and properties of metal-organic frameworks

Supervisor: S. Grecea
Co-supervisor: G. Rothenberg
Group: Heterogeneous Catalysis and Sustainable Chemistry
Link:  Read or download this thesis

07 October 2020

Bio-catalytic cascades and molecular oxygen-accessing amines and nitriles

Author: J. (Jan) Vilím
Supervisors: F. Mutti, J.H. van Maarseveen
Co-supervisor: M.A. Fernández Ibáñez
Group: Biocatalysis
Link: Read or download this thesis

30 September 2020

Design and fabrication through additive manufacturing of devices for multidimensional LC based on computational insights

Author: T. (Theodora) Adamopoulou
Supervisors: P.J. Schoenmakers, G.E. Desmet
Group: Analytical Chemistry
Link: Read or download this thesis

24 September 2020

Graph-theoretical approach to algorithmic construction of complex reaction networks

Author: Y. (Yuliia) Orlova
Supervisor: P.D. Iedema
Co-supervisor: I. Kryven
Group: Computational Polymer Chemistry
Link: Read or download this thesis

07 September 2020

Mechanistic studies of first-row homogeneous transition metal catalysts

Author: B. (Bas) Venderbosch
Supervisors: M. Tromp, J.N.H. Reek
Co-supervisor: T.J. Korstanje
Link: Read or download this thesis

02 September 2020

Forensic explosives intelligence

Author: K. (Karlijn) D.B. Bezemer
Supervisors: A.C. van Asten, P.J. Schoenmakers
Group: Analytical Chemistry
Link: Read or download this thesis

Thesis cover Kaij van Vliet

03 July 2020

New avenues in C‒C and C‒N bond formation via high energy intermediates

Author: K. (Kay) M. van Vliet
Supervisor: B. de Bruin
Co-supervisor: A.M. Brouwer
Group: Homogeneous, Supramolecular and Bio-Inspired Catalysis
Link: Read or download this thesis

Thesis cover Lambert Baij

02 July 2020

A molecular perspective on the cleaning of oil paintings

Author: C.L. (Lambert) M. Baij
Supervisor: K. Keune 
Co-supervisors: P.D. Iedema, J.J. Hermans
Group: Computational Polymer Chemistry
Link: Read or download this thesis

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01 July 2020

Random graph modeling of polymer networks

Author: V. (Verena) Schamböck
Supervisors: P.D. Iedema, I. Kryven
Group: Computational Polymer Chemistry
Link: Read or download this thesis

Thesis Cover Joeri Hessels

29 June 2020

Rational design of molecular water oxidation catalysts

Author: J. (Joeri) Hessels
Supervisor: J.N.H. Reek
Co-supervisor: R.J. Detz
Group: Homogeneous, Supramolecular and Bio-Inspired Catalysis
Link: Read or download this thesis

24 June 2020

Multi‐enzymatic routes for the targeted synthesis of enantiopure vicinal amino alcohols

Author: M. (Maria) Luisa Corrado
Supervisors: F. Mutti, J.H. van Maarseveen
Group: Biocatalysis
Link: Read or download this thesis

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16 June 2020

Well-defined redox-active supramolecular assemblies

Author: R. (Raoul) Plessius
Supervisor: J.I van der Vlugt, J.N.H. Reek
Group: Homogeneous, Supramolecular and Bio-Inspired Catalysis
Link: Read or download this thesis

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5 June 2020

Towards ideal modulators for LC×LC

Author: H. (Henrik) Cornelisson van de Ven
Supervisor: P.J. Schoenmakers
Co-supervisor: S. van der Wal
Group: Analytical Chemistry
Link: Read or download this thesis

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3 June 2020

Exciting tin-oxo cages

Light-induced chemistry for nanopatterning

Author: J. (Jarich) Haitjema
Supervisor: A.M. Brouwer
Co-supervisor: S. Castellanos Ortega
Group: Molecular Photonics
Link: Read or download this thesis

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12 May 2020

Expanding the catalytic activity of amine dehydrogenases

Author: V. (Vasileios) Tseliou
Supervisors: F. Mutti, J.H. van Maarseveen
Group: Biocatalysis
Link: Read or download this thesis

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22 April 2020

Upconversion nanoparticles and application in precision medicine

Author: Y. (Yansong) Feng
Supervisor: H. Zhang
Co-supervisor: W.J. Buma
Group: Molecular Photonics
Link: Read or download this thesis

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15 April 2020

Advanced x-ray absorption spectroscopy

Analyzing electronic structures of catalysts

Author: J.P. (Jean-Pierre) H. Oudsen
Supervisors: M. Tromp, J.N.H. Reek
Co-supervisor: T.J. Korstanje
Link: Read or download this thesis

Thesis cover Govindarajan

14 April 2020

Modeling solvent effects in catalytic reactions for energy conversion

Author: N. (Nitish) Govindarajan
Supervisor: E.J. Meijer
Co-supervisor: P.G. Bolhuis
Group: Computational Chemistry
Link: Read or download this thesis

21 February 2020

Advanced spectra analysis to determine complex structure and chirality

Author: M. (Mark) A.J. Koenis
Supervisors: W.J. Buma, L. Visscher
Co-supervisor: V.P. Nicu
Group: Molecular Photonics
Link: Read or download this thesis