Inspiring people
Curious about what it's like to work at the Faculty of Science? Get a glimpse into our work culture through the personal perspectives of some of our colleagues.
We go beyond institutes and hierarchies to really share knowledge and help each other out
Rashmi Sasidharan is passionate about cooking and plant stress resilience
"Cooking is actually a lot like science because it also involves experimentation, and you have to optimize your protocol."
Wilson dos Santos Silva unites cycling and AI technology for life
鈥淯sually my best ideas come when I am relaxed and not focused on work.鈥
Gijs Heuts sees parallels in music and mathematics
"Math and playing the piano both require a structured way of thinking."
Saskia Braber focuses on human and animal health
"Our goal is to understand how nutritional components function and benefit health."
Eline Hutter wants to have impact on society
鈥淏y singing in a choir and working together as scientists, bigger things are possible.鈥
Sanli Faez loves to work with his hands
"Prototyping for experimental physics and making furniture are actually quiet closeby."
Nieske Vergunst crafted her own new job
"The advantage is that I can make all kinds of connections, taking our work to a higher level."
Abigail Nieves Delgado is a first generation academic
"I wanted to transform water into powder, so I could carry it in my pocket."
Markus Weingarth is exited by the succes of students
"It feels really good to inspire the next generation to new heights."
XiXi Lu enjoys the confrontation with new problems
"With my passion for process analytics I help organisations to run more efficiently."
Serena Di Palma needs social interactions every day
"I was particularly interested in bridging the gap between research and education."
Agathe Chaigne decides herself which question to answer
"Colleagues help to make this kind of 'weird' microscope for this 鈥榳eird鈥 sample."
Thomas R枚ckmann spots societal challenges
"With a good variety of colleagues and content my research group developed in a fantastic way."
Charissa de Bekker is critical to sacred cows as status quo
"I truly appreciate the opportunity to explore this innovative research."
Daniala Weir wants her work to benefit patients
"I would like a project of mine implemented in the healthcare setting."
Marta Pieropan likes it when people learn from her lecture
"I don't know this guidance from other universities where I worked."
Erik van Sebille measuring particles of plastic in the ocean
鈥淲e hope to create a comprehensive map which shows all the plastic in the oceans.鈥
Tanja Hinderer has everything she wants for her job
"A positive atmosphere, an ultramodern computer cluster and a lot of advanced teaching tools."
Renske van Gestel sees teaching as real teamwork
鈥淚t feels great to prepare students for real-life challenges.鈥
Zeila Zannolli had Rita Levi Montalcini as a role model when she was a child
"I do exactly work on what I dreamed of: fundamental research in the field of quantum materials."
Rogier Bos returned after seven years of secondary school teaching
"I work in all kind of projects to improve education, such as a European project on Mathematics as well as within the Faculty of Science."
Wioletta Ruszel sees herself as a translator of fundamental science
My job is societal relevant, but it's not always visible.鈥