Bert Weckhuysen
Bert Marc Weckhuysen FRSC (born 27 July 1968) is a Belgian professor of Inorganic Chemistry and Catalysis at Utrecht University. He was a winner of the 2013 Spinoza Prize.[1]
Career
Weckhuysen was born on 27 July 1968 in Aarschot.[2] He studied chemistry and biology at Leuven. He obtained his PhD in Leuven in 1995 under R. Schoonheydt with a thesis titled:Oppervlaktechemie van Cr aan anorganische oppervlakken. In 2000 Weckhuysen was appointed as professor of Inorganic Chemistry and Catalysis at Utrecht University.[2]
In 2006 Weckhuysen received the Royal Netherlands Chemical Society (KNCV) Golden Medal at the age of 37.[3]
Since 2011 Weckhuysen is member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.[4]
In 2013 he was one of three winners of the Dutch Spinoza Prize and received a 2,5 million euro grant.[5]
On 24 April 2015 he was made Knight in the Order of the Netherlands Lion.[6][7]
Weckhuysen is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.[7]
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