Best PHD Thesis: Youri van Hees
Youri van Hees won the award for best dissertation. He conducted research at the department of Applied Physics & Science Education on the use of ultrashort light pulses to store data in magnetic devices.
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On 8th of June the second edition of our annual celebration of science took place at the “TU/e Research Day”. A day to honor and appreciate our brilliant scientists, foster connections among researchers, and to realize what remarkable research is taking place at TU/e. Youri van Hees won the award for best dissertation. He conducted research at the department of Applied Physics & Science Education on the use of ultrashort light pulses to store data in magnetic devices.
"The combination of photonics and spintronics offers exciting opportunities for the data processing devices of the future," according to Youri van Hees, winner of the TU/e Science Award for best dissertation. He conducted research at the department of Applied Physics & Science Education on the use of ultrashort light pulses to store data in magnetic devices. Congratulations Youri!