Stories

  • Real meat, cultured meat, and vegan burgers: what should we do with them?

    Linsay Ketelings is the second winner of the Dissertation Prize from the Faculty of Science and Engineering. She received the award for her research into the health, safety, and consumer perception of meat alternatives and cultured meat. Each of these products has its own advocates, some of whom...

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  • Aestuarium: harvesting fresh water and awards

    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.

    Laamu Atoll, South Central Province, Maldives
  • Bart Mennink: Cryptography, Humour, and a Fresh Start in Maastricht

    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. 

    Photo of computer code on a monitor by Markus Spiske
  • Beyond the bang: how Maastricht scientists helped win the Breakthrough Prize

    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...

    LHCb scientist posing in front of the LCHb experiment at CERN
  • Plastic-eating people do not like biodegradable polymers

    Cola bottles and microplastics are two examples of plastics that frequently end up in the environment, which we then consume. Why? Simply because biodegradable alternatives have a hard time entering the market. Simon Schick at AMIBM investigated why this is the case.

    Trash floating on body of water. Photo by Lisa Fotios
  • The human behaviour of a computer scientist

    Bulat Khaertdinov is the first winner of the Faculty of Science and Engineering’s Dissertation Prize. At the Department of Advanced Computer Sciences, he trains artificial intelligence to recognise and respond to human behaviour. Read on and familiarise yourself with the work of a computer scientist...

    Bulat Khaertdinov holds his PhD-diploma while walking out of the auditorium