Prof. Floris Rutjes and prof. Matthias Bickelhaupt appointed as KNCV honorary member and member of special merit

Prof. Floris Rutjes (Radboud University, left) and prof. Matthias Bickelhaupt (VU Amsterdam, right), both ARC CBBC members, were appointed respectively as honorary member and member of special merit of the KNCV (Royal Netherlands Chemistry Society).

“The most important reason to appoint prof. Rutjes as an honorary member is his extraordinary contribution to (the improvement of) the visibility of chemistry, through the KNCV, as president of the EuChemS and his leading role within the realization of the IUPAC|CHAINS2023 World Chemistry Congress.” Read more...

Meanwhile, prof. Bickelhaupt was awarded because “he has been supporting the KNCV and chemistry in the Netherlands and Europe for many years, and has played a key role in the development, coherence and visibility of computational and theoretical chemistry community (CTC).” Read more...

We congratulate both our members with these great honors!

(Photos: Ron Rutten)