René Janssen
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René Janssen (2015)
René Janssen (born 1959) is a Dutch professor of the Moleculair Materials and Nanosystems group (M2N group) within the department of Chemical engineering and Chemistry at Eindhoven University of Technology.
In 2013 Janssen won a 2,5 million euro grant by the European Research Council to develop methods to produce solar energy systems at a lower cost.[1]
In 2015 he was one of four winners of the Dutch Spinoza Prize.[2] Part of Janssen's research focuses on plastic solar cells and the storage of solar energy in solar cells.[3]
Since 2011 Janssen is member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Vijf miljoen subsidie voor hoogleraren TU/e" (in Dutch). Eindhovens Dagblad. 25 July 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
- ^ "NWO-Spinozapremies voor René Janssen, Birgit Meyer, Aad van der Vaart en Cisca Wijmenga" (in Dutch). Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
- ^ "Spinozaprijs voor TU/e hoogleraar Rene Janssen" (in Dutch). Eindhovens. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
- ^ "René Janssen" (in Dutch). Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
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- 1959 births
- Living people
- Eindhoven University of Technology faculty
- Members of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Dutch nanotechnologists
- Spinoza Prize winners
- Dutch scientist stubs