Winners TU/e Science Awards

As of 2022, TU/e honors its scientists with the TU/e Science Awards.  With these awards, we celebrate scientists in different categories:

  • Young researcher
  • Groundbreaking research
  • Leadership in excellence

In 2023, 3 more awards were added:

  • Best Team  Science performance
  • Best EngD thesis (formerly Academic Awards)
  • Best PhD thesis (formerly Academic Awards)

The TU/e Science Awards are announced at the TU/e Research Day

Winners of 2023

MAX BIRK INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING AND INNOVATION SCIENCES

Young researcher

"My research on preventive health and video games contributes to interventions, cognitive assessment, and understanding game impact. I pioneer engagement methods, develop stress prediction biomarkers, and investigate behavioural design patterns for public health policy"

Yoeri van de Burgt MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Groundbreaking researcher

"Our research focuses on organic electronic materials to achieve smart adaptive biointerfaces, as well as locally trainable neuromorphic computing systems for efficient hardware-based machine learning and intelligent sensors. We aim to develop systems that can be used for safe point-of-care and smart health devices, and facilitate the crucial step towards energy-efficient artificial intelligence"

Luc Brunsveld BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

Leadership in Excellence

Combines synthetic chemistry, chemical biology and supramolecular chemistry to address relevant biomedical challenges

Iron Power CHEMICAL ENGINEERING& CHEMISTRY, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Best Team Science

The Iron Power consortium focuses on the use of iron powder as an energy carrier. Research at TU/e is focused on the combustion properties of iron powder as well as the regeneration of combusted iron powder with hydrogen.

Nienke Bakx QUALIFIED MEDICAL ENGINEER

Best EngD thesis

"I believe that artificial intelligence, in close collaboration with the medical professional, will improve patient outcomes and reduce workload in healthcare"

Youri van Hees APPLIED PHYSICS

Best PhD thesis

"The combination of photonics and spintronics offers exciting possibilities for the data processing devices of the future" .

Winners of 2022