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Aestuarium: harvesting fresh water and awards
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Desalinating seawater is an energy-intensive and costly process. In 2022, a group of students at Maastricht University’s Faculty of Science and Engineering proposed a more sustainable and affordable alternative. Now their startup harvests awards and grants.
Dutch directness and italian passion: the story of researcher Margaux Frigoli
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Margaux Frigoli had long admired the Netherlands and its culture by the time she chose to pursue her PhD here. Having earned her doctorate in October, she now reflects on her time with the Sensor Engineering group at the Faculty of Science and Engineering.
Bart Mennink: Cryptography, Humour, and a Fresh Start in Maastricht
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He calls his PhD students “Minions"; they call him "Gru." He delivers lectures in a dinosaur costume and runs marathons dressed as a gladiator. Meet Bart Mennink, the new Professor of Cryptography at the Department of Advanced Computing Sciences.
Beyond the bang: how Maastricht scientists helped win the Breakthrough Prize
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This year's Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics was awarded to the 17,500 scientists working on the Large Hadron Collider, including researchers from Maastricht University’s Faculty of Science and Engineering. They contribute to major experiments exploring the universe’s deepest mysteries: ALICE and LHCb.