EWM-NL NMC session
EWM The Netherlands has been invited to organise a session at the 54th Dutch Mathematical Congress. This year’s congress will be held in the Koningshof in Veldhoven, on April 3–4, 2018, the two days…
New board members
Our call for new board members in the previous newsletter has been successful. The executive board of EWM The Netherlands welcomed two new members in 2018, both joining us in January. Olfa Jaibi, Leiden,…
Jagtenberg Rubicon grant
Caroline Jagtenberg, who recently won the prestigious Jo van Nunen Award for her thesis “Efficiency and Fairness in Ambulance planning”, has been awarded an NWO Rubicon grant. She will do research at the University…
Stéphanie van der Pas wins best dissertation prize
The jury of the C.J. Kok Award selected Stéphanie van der Pas’ dissertation as the Leiden University Faculty of Science’s best dissertation of 2017. This was announced by rector Carel Stolker during the faculty’s…
Happy New Year
EWM The Netherlands would like to wish a very happy and productive 2018 to all our members. May all the problems that you will face be only mathematical! The past year has been very…
EWM-NL on Tour
EWM The Netherlands is visiting all Dutch universities and institutions with a department / group on mathematics. We have so far visited TU Delft, CWI, TU/e, UU, UvA, and Leiden University, with RU and VU…
Vacancies in the EWM-NL Board
As scientist move on with their careers, there will be several vacancies in the EWM-NL board. Board membership entails about 10 meetings per year to coordinate our activities in addition to having a personal portfolio to…
Francesca Arici wins In’to Stories award
Congratulations to our board member Francesca Arici, who won the “In’to stories: Make your research come alive” competition organised by Radboud In’to languages to celebrate their 25-year anniversary. Francesca was one of the four…
Caroline Jagtenberg wins Jo van Nunen award
Former CWI PhD student Caroline Jagtenberg won the prestigious Jo van Nunen Award for her thesis “Efficiency and Fairness in Ambulance planning”, written under the supervision of Rob van der Mei. The Jo van…
Women of Mathematics Throughout Europe hosted by Twente University
During the Dies Natalis of Twente University, the Rector Magnificus, prof. dr. Thom Palstra, opened the photo exhibition “Women Mathematicians around Europe”. The exhibition presents the photographic portraits of thirteen female mathematicians from all…