Promotores: Prof.dr. G.A. van der Marel, M. van Heel

Promotores: T.H.W. Bäck, Y. Tan, Co-promotor: M.T.M. Emmerich

At the largest scales, two ingredients dictate the distribution of matter in the Universe. The first is dark matter, acting as an invisible scaffolding held together by gravitational forces.

Promotor: M. Danhof Co-promotor: O.E. Della Pasqua

This thesis describes the functional analysis of the Arabidopsis AHL15 gene.

In this thesis, the role of plant-mediated soil legacy effects in shaping aboveground plant-insect interactions was investigated.

The rapidly increasing commercial application of metallic nanoparticles within products will inevitably enhance the amount of NPs being released into soil.

In this thesis unconventional tools based on fluidic interfaces were developed to study the surface and interfacial chemistry of graphene, to characterize the intrinsic properties of graphene, to disentangle the effects of substrate and of the environmental factors, and to improve handling protocols…

Promotor: Prof.dr. G.R. de Snoo

A tidal basin is an inland sea which is almost entirely enclosed by land and connected to the open sea by a tidal inlet. Through the tidal inlets interaction takes place between the tidal basin and the open sea.

Promotor: W. T. F. den Hollander, F. H. J. Redig

Promotor: Prof.dr. M. Danhof, Co-Promotor: J. de Jongh

This thesis examines enzyme domain architecture and engineering to improve the breakdown of lignocellulose and starch, abundant biopolymers crucial for sustainable biofuel and biochemical production. Carbohydrate-active enzymes (CAZymes) facilitate this degradation, but the structural complexity of…

Despite being the object of intense study, embryonic development has been difficult to model due to a number of reasons. First, complex tissues can be comprised of many cell types, of which we probably only know a subset.

Promotores: Prof. dr. G.R. (Geert) de Snoo, Dr. E. (Ester) van der Voet

Promotor: Thomas Hankemeier, Co-promotores: Heiko van der Linden, Paul Vulto

More than 5,000 exoplanets have been found over the past couple of decades. These exoplanets show a tremendous diversity, ranging from scorching hot Jupiters, common super-Earths, to widely separated super-Jupiters on the planet/brown dwarf boundary.

Promotores: R. Cramer, A.K. Lenstra, Co-Promotor: B.M.M. de Weger

Promotor: W. Jaffe, Co-promotor: K. Meisenheimer

A modern ship design process is subject to a wide variety of constraints such as safety constraints, regulations, and physical constraints.

As a contribution to the changing legislation and evolving societal attitudes concerning environmental issues, this project aims to enhance and manipulate the plants’ own natural defense mechanisms against western flower thrips (WFT).

This thesis discusses several questions regarding the double ramification cycle as a Chow class on the moduli space of stable n-pointed genus g curves using tools from so-called logarithmic geometry.

This thesis discusses the physical and chemical processes than influence the composition of forming planets.

The different kinds of cultural perspectives on health and disease of the participants are related to their knowledge, beliefs, values and practices manifested in various forms of lifestyle in Indonesia. The cultural diversity of the population is also related to differences in health behaviour.

Promotor: P.D. Grünwald

Promotor: Prof.dr. G.P. van Wezel

In light of climate change, it is crucial to determine whether plant species can adapt to future climates to avoid extinction. Plants adapt to various conditions by altering their functional traits, such as leaf size or photosynthetic rate. Some traits appear linked and vary together between species,…

The availability of indicators based on social media has opened the possibility to track the online interactions between social media users and scholarly entities.

The long-held desire - to link structure directly to function and to explain molecular mechanisms based on basic chemical or physical principles - is finally coming closer, satisfying not only our scientific curiosity but also offering new solutions to the many challenges in the field of health, energy…

Promotores: H.A. Udo De Haes, P.M. Brakefield

Promotor: A. Achúcarro, Co-promotor: A. Boyarsky

Promotores: Prof.dr. W.J.G.M. Peijnenburg & Dr. M.G. Vijver

While ecosystems have concrete benefits for human society, these benefits are typically overlooked in decision-making.

The molecular mechanisms that instigate a healthy cell to become malignant are fueled by (epi)genetic alterations in so-called driver genes.

Membrane fusion is a vital process in living organisms and is mediated by zipper-like proteins.

In this thesis, we use low-frequency and high-frequency radio observations to address the following questions regarding quasars: is the radio loud/quiet quasar dichotomy real?

Tin electrodeposition applications have rapidly evolved in the past 25 years.

A complex community of microbes develops in the infant gut shortly after birth. We call this community the infant gut microbiota. The microbiota influences the health of the infant, which makes the composition and function of the infant gut microbiota an important topic to study.

Promotor: Koen Kuijken Co-promotor: Henk Hoekstra

Promotor: Prof.dr. A.W. van der Vaart

Promotor: Prof.dr. J.M. van Ruitenbeek, Prof.dr. R.M. Tromp

Carbon dioxide capture and utilization technologies are necessary to create a truly circular economy. The electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide to formate is an appealing carbon utilization method as it can be performed at room temperature and pressure, it only requires two electrons, and it has…

This dissertation is organised into three parts, each addressing a distinct research area related to Gibbs measures.

Promotor: G.R. de Snoo

Promotor: Prof.dr. M. Ubbink

Promotor: Jan van der Greef; Co-promotors: Mei Wang; Eduard van Wijk

We explored the Universe using weak gravitational lensing, a phenomenon that occurs when light from distant galaxies is bent by the gravitational fields of closer cosmic objects, much like how a lens distorts light.

Astronomical observations of cold regions in the universe show a rich inventory of ices. Part of these ices may end up on planets like our own, but in that journey they will be exposed to considerable amounts of radiation.

Promotor: K.J. Batenburg

Mycorrhizas are symbiotic associations between soil fungi and most plant species.