PhD defense – “Fermions and Bosons: excitons in strongly correlated materials”

Published on December 13, 2013

Here I get my PhD diploma handed out by Prof. Pierre van Baal. Photo by Bart Versteeg.

This Wednesday 11 December 2013 I obtained by PhD degree, after completing all the traditional Dutch ceremonial requirements (as you can see on the photo).

Cover of the thesis “Fermions and Bosons: excitons in strongly correlated materials”

For those of you who want to read more:

The thesis itself can be downloaded via the website of the Leiden University library.
A link to the Dutch summary, which is aimed at the laymens level.

Furthermore, there has been some press coverage of the defense.

‘Promoveren als familietraditie‘ – a news item in Dutch on the website of Leiden University.
A ‘review’ of the Dutch summary by my aunt Leonore Noorduyn: “Hoe je met super-ingewikkelde kennis toch begrepen wordt“

Publication in the Leidsch Dagblad on the day of my PhD defense.

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