Current students in MCC

Students in MCC

This is an overview of all students, grouped by the year in which their projects started. MSc students from up to two years ago can in some cases still be active in our group.

BSc students in 2022:

MSc students in 2022:

BSc students 2021:

BSc student	Supervisor	Topic
Lucas Abbenhuis	Francesco Mattarozzi	Unraveling the ‘effect of branched alkylamines functionalization of carbon support in the silver catalyzed CO2 electrocatalytic reduction
Arvid Beeuwkes	Giorgio Totarella	Supported colloidal copper nanoparticle catalysts for selective hydrogenation of polyunsaturated hydrocarbons; synthesis and catalytic performance
Stefan Bismeyer	Johan den Boed	Effects of gold nanoparticle size on propene epoxidation
Joy Bodde	Suzan Schoemaker	Preparation and Characterization of Bimetallic  Ni-Cu/C Catalysts for the Thermal Catalytic Decomposition of Methane
Ingmar Bruggeman	Henrik Rodenburg	Solid electrolytes for chloride ion batteries
Karen vd Akker	Francesco Mattarozzi	Enhanced selectivity of alkylamine-functionalized carbon support with Ag nanoparticles for electrochemical CO2 reduction
Bas den Hartigh	Nienke Visser	Carbon supported nickel nanoparticles prepared via colloidal synthesis
Ilja Janssen	Luc Smulders	Bifunctional NiCu catalysts on various zeolites for the hydroconversion of n-alkanes
Martijn Korporaal	Maaike van Ittersum	Template based porous metal catalysts for electrochemical CO2-reduction
Christaan Versteeg	Laura Barberis	Effect of promoters on Cu@C catalysts for the hydrogenation of CO2 to methanol
Sonja Wilms	Kristiaan Helfferich	Influence of the drying in the Ni-Pd catalysts synthesis
Hanya Zwaan	Federica Frati
Pim Weide	Maaike van Ittersum

MSc students in 2021:

MSc student	Supervisor	Topic
Karen vd Akker	Maaike van Ittersum
Ties Bakker	Laura de Kort	Li-ion conductivity in LiNH2-oxide based solid electrolytes
Jesse de Boer	Kai Han	Electrocatalytic reduction of CO2 using ZnO-MOx catalysts
Daan van Eck	Suzan Schoemaker	Ssynthesis and characterization of carbon supported Fe-based catalysts
Charles Fabrie	Kristiaan Helfferich	The influence of organics in precursor solutions for Pd-Ni/SiO2 nanoparticle preparation via impregnation
Bryan Folmer	Johan den Boed	Gold Catalysts for Direct Propene Oxide Synthesis – The effect of adding a second metal.
Arvid Beeuwkes	Luc Smulders	Proximity effects in ultralow Pt loaded bifunctional catalysts with solid acids supported by silica for the hydroconversion of n-alkanes
Just Pe Jonasse	Nienke Visser	Colloidal synthesis of nickel nanoparticles for the carbon supported hydrogenation catalysts
Lars Kamphuis	Laura de Kort	Na-based solid electrolytes and their implementation in all-solid-state Na-based batteries
Pim Koopman	Savannah Turner	The effect of calcination conditions on nickel phyllosilicate reduction
Jochem van de Minkelis	Luc Smulders	Pd/SAPO-n catalysts for the conversion of n-alkanes.
Hailan Ni	Henrik Rodenburg	Hydroxyl ion-conducting polymer-based solid electrolytes
Hidde Nolten	Oscar Brandt Corstius	Bimetallic single atom catalysts for selective hydrogenation
Frank Reints	Laura Barberis	Promoter effects in Cu catalyst for CO2 hydrogenation to methanol
Max Sebes	Savannah Turner
Juliette Verschoor	Nienke Visser	Effects of support functionalization in carbon-supported nickel-based catalysts for CO2 hydrogenation
Nolan van der Willige	Francesco Mattarozzi	Electrocatalytic reduction of CO2 with supported silver nanostructures
Sander Molenberg	Johan de Boed
Patrick Rathenow	Valerio Gulino & Henrik Rodenburg	SiO2/polymer hybrid electrolytes
Maris Rokhline	Dr. Nong Artrith & Lappawat Ngamwongwan	Understanding ionic conductivity in solid-state batteries using DFT and machine learning
Isabell Barnhoorn	Savannah Turner	Modifying nickel phyllosilicate synthesis procedures to design supported nickel catalysts
Nicola Mattiuzzo	Claudia Keijzer
Christiaan Versteeg	Henrik Rodenburg	Hybrid polymer/inorganic solid chloride conductors
Hajo Berends	Laura Barberis
Sonja Wilms	Oscar Brandt Corstius
Karen vd Akker	Maaike van Ittersum
Marianne Bijl	Dr. Jessi vd Hoeven & Marta Perxés

News: 6 students started at once (April 2021):

Sonja Wilms (BSc, May 2021-) : Hi my name is Sonja! I’m a BSc student who will study the influence of the drying process in the Ni-Pd catalysts synthesis, under supervision of Kristiaan. When I’m not in the lab, you can find me on the volleyball court, hiking through Utrecht or chilling with my housemates.

Stefan Bismeijer (BSc, May 2021-): ‘Hey, my name is Stefan. I’m a BSc student who will be studying the effects of gold nanoparticle size on Propene Epoxidation, under supervision of Johan. Outside of work and studies, I love reading fantasy books and playing videogames.’

Ilja Janssen (BSc, May 2021-): My name is Ilja Janssen. I will be doing my BSc thesis under supervision of Luc. I will be researching bifunctional NiCu catalysts on various zeolites for the hydroconversion of n-alkanes. I look forward to working here the coming weeks and hope to see all of you around the labs!

Charles Fabrie (Msc, May 2021-): “Hi, My name is Charles. I am a MSc student who will study the influence of organics in precursor solutions for Pd-Ni/SiO2 nanoparticle preparation via impregnation, under supervision of Kristiaan. In my free time I like to coach and play basketball.”

Arvid Beeuwkes (MSc, May 2021-): My name is Arvid Beeuwkes. You might already know me as I did my BSc thesis in the group for the past half year with Giorgio. For the coming year, I will perform my MSc thesis under supervision of Luc on the topic of proximity effects in ultralow Pt loaded bifunctional catalysts with solid acids supported by silica for the hydroconversion of n-alkanes. Next to chemistry, I really enjoy playing board games and making music. When bars and stages open up again, you’ll find me on the drums performing with my band. I am very excited to continue being part of the MCC group and look forward to seeing all of you again during my hours at the labs! See you around!

Just Pé Jonasse (MSc, May 2021-): My name is Just Pé Jonasse, and I have recently joined MCC as a master student until march 2022 under supervision of Nienke Visser and Oscar Daoura. I will be working on the colloidal synthesis of Nickel nanoparticles for the preparation of carbon supported nickel hydrogenation catalysts. If you want to suggest anything regarding my research or would just like to chat, please do :). I am looking forward to working with you all.