TQC - Prizes and Awards | Theory of quantum systems and complex systems

Research Prizes and Awards

12/12/2011: Prof. dr. Jacques Tempere was awarded the Callataÿ & Wouters Award of FWO - Vlaanderen (Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek - Vlaanderen) for his work "Path integrals from quantum fluctuations to option pricing", as a recognition for an original or profound contribution to the domain of monetary econmy, financial mathematics, financial institutions and markets, economic growth and technological change, mathematical and quantitatie economic methods, and this at a macro-economic level.

08/04/2013: Nick Van den Broeck was awarded shared second prize in the Best Poster Award when he presented the poster entitled "Scattering of light on metallic spheres" (756kB) at Theory at Sea, Oostduinkerke, Belgium.
15-21/08/2012: prof. dr. Jacques Tempere was awarded with the poster prize in recognition of an outstanding poster presentation on the topic of the FFLO state in Fermi gases when he presented the poster entitled "Resonant enhancement of the FFLO state by a 1D optical potential" (1.78 MB) at the International Conference on Quantum Fluids and Solids (QFS2012), Lancaster, United Kingdom. The poster was created by Jeroen Devreese.
25/06/2011: Katrijn Putteneers was awarded the second price at the EPJ Best Poster Contest, when she presented the poster entitled "Density-Functional-Monte-Carlo for calculating properties of nanosystems" (600kB) at the BPS Meeting, Namur, Belgium.

25/05/2011: Nick Van den Broeck was awarded the BPS prize for one of the best three Physics Master's thesis 2010 by the Belgian Physical Society (BPS) at the BPS Meeting 2011 in Namur (Belgium) for his master thesis entitled “Metallic nanoshells on a solar cell” (2.42MB).
07/12/2010: Nick Van den Broeck has received the Agoria Scriptieprijs 2010, for his master thesis entitled “Metallic nanoshells on a solar cell” (2.42MB). In his thesis, Nick theoretically described a method to increase the output of a conventional silicon-based solar cell, using nanoshells. Agoria is a coordinating organization, which advises and informs over 1600 technological oriented companies. Since 2008, the price is awarded to students who have addressed technological relevant problems in their master thesis and who are able to present their work in a correct and popularizing manner to a wide audience. Agoria’s main goal is to stimulate young scientists and to promote the art of innovative thinking. In 2010, no less than 37 students signed up for this price, and Nick came out as the number one. He recieved a cash prize of €500 and was granted a seat in the Entrepreneurial Innovation track of the Vlerick Management School, of which a short documentary was made.

02/07/2011: "Gobelijntje", the award of the student associations of UA for the best docent, was awarded in 2011 to prof. dr. Jacques Tempere.
03/07/2010: Prof. dr. Jacques Tempere recieved the award of the faculty of Science for the best docent.