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Established on December 7, 2017, the KNCV Computational & Theoretical Chemistry (CTC) section connects professionals in the Netherlands who focus on the development and application of theory and modeling in chemistry. The section advances the interests of the field by organizing symposia, deploying task forces, and maintaining an inclusive network that spans everyone from theorists specializing in quantum theory and simulation to experimentalists with an interest in theory and model calculations.
CTC activities
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Spring meeting
Are you ready to be inspired by the absolute leaders in computational and theoretical chemistry? Our annual Spring Meeting is the premier gathering where groundbreaking theory and innovative simulations converge. Whether you are working on complex quantum mechanical problems, biomolecular simulations, or advanced material models, everything comes together at our Spring Meeting.
Spring meeting
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KNCV-CTC PhD+ seminars
Are you looking for a safe space to present your research and expand your network? The online PhD+ Seminars offer PhD candidates and early-career researchers in computational and theoretical chemistry an accessible platform to share their work. Through this platform, we connect talent across the Netherlands and help you build a strong scientific community. The seminars take place on the first Tuesday of every month at 2:00 PM.
KNCV-CTC PhD+ seminars
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CTC-PhD Event
Do you want to expand your network in computational and theoretical chemistry and discover what your peers are working on? The PhD Event offers Bachelor’s, Master’s, and PhD students, as well as postdocs, the perfect opportunity to exchange ideas informally with colleagues from other universities. Present your latest research to peers and build valuable connections for your career.
CTC-PhD Event
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CTC Thesis Award
The KNCV-CTC Prize is a prestigious award recognizing talented young researchers who have conducted outstanding doctoral research in the field of computational and theoretical chemistry and defended their thesis at a Dutch or Flemish university.
CTC Thesis Award
News
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Esther Spruit wins the Vuurvliegen Rotterdam
More than 100 pupils from the Verbazisschool WOW and Brielse Veste primary schools in the Rotterdam area and the Dominicus Kindcentrum in Blijdorp have named researcher Esther Spruit from Delft University of Technology as the winner of the ‘Vuurvliegen’ science battle at Portlantis in Rotterdam. Following a thrilling contest against four other scientists, she managed to present her research into the production and separation of medical radionuclides to the children in the clearest and most convincing manner. Portlantis opened its doors for this exciting science battle. Jeroen Sijbers, director of C3, and Michiel Breijs, director of the EIC Mainport Rotterdam Foundation, presented the prizes. The event was hosted by Ruud Moesbergen.
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Carolien Bastiaanssen wins the Vuurvliegen Leiden
Around 250 pupils from the Willem van Veenschool, Dalton de Leeuwerik, Hofdijckschool and Dukdalf primary schools in the Leiden region have declared researcher Carolien Bastiaanssen of the Netherlands Cancer Institute the winner of the ‘Vuurvliegen’ science battle in Leiden. After a thrilling contest against four other scientists, she managed to present her research to the children in the clearest and most convincing way. She compared genes in cells to a World Cup football team. A cell only works if every gene plays its own part.
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First aid for damaged proteins
Proteins do not fold on their own. Chaperones guide this process. Anne Wentink studies how they do this, and why things sometimes go wrong.
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Spinoza Prize for chemical biologist Hermen Overkleeft
Professor of Bio-organic Chemistry Hermen Overkleeft (KNCV Gold Medal Winner 2008) develops innovative methods to study disease processes. This increases our understanding of the human body and enables the development of new medicines. Overkleeft has been awarded the Spinoza Prize: the most prestigious scientific award in the Netherlands.
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KNCV Gold Medal 2026 for Evan Spruijt
How can lifelike ‘droplets’ help us understand how life first emerged on Earth? Evan Spruijt’s groundbreaking research into these self-organising systems is yielding new insights.
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