The annual KNCV Golden Master Award honours the best chemistry Master’s research performed at a Dutch university. Cornelissen completed his Master's project at the Van ‘t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences under the supervision of Francesco Mutti (Biocatalysis) and Jan van Maarseveen (Synthetic Organic Chemistry). In his thesis "Incorporation of Directional and Quinone-Functionalized Macrocycles in Covalently Synthesized Rotaxanes" he presents two new methods for the synthesis of interlocked molecules. These can function as electron carriers and possess a unique type of asymmetry that also occurs in natural interlocked compounds. For his work, Cornelissen was already awarded a Unilever Research Prize 2022 and the University of Amsterdam thesis prize.

Cornelissen is currently a PhD in the group of Röderich Süßmuth at TU Berlin, where he works on the total synthesis of natural compounds.

See also

• Finalisten Golden Master Award 2023 (in Dutch)
• Milo Cornelissen wins University of Amsterdam thesis prize
• Unilever Research Prize 2022 for Milo Cornelissen