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Our pay-off 'Science for future energy' speaks for itself: at DIFFER we are building for the future. How and why we do that, researchers Jonas Gans and Maria Morbey tell you in a 4 minute video that has been broadcasted on the Dutch television. 

Postdoctoral researcher Lizan Kivits has won the prestigious DISC PhD Thesis Award 2024, securing the 3rd prize for her outstanding research. The award was presented by Prof. Dr. Ir. Ming Cao on behalf of the Dutch Institute for Systems and Control (DISC) committee during the annual Benelux Meeting on 20 March 2025.

With a wealth of experience gained in different European countries, Tugay Turan has started as DIFFER’s new business developer. With his motto ‘innovation does not happen in isolation’ he is eager to create impact in the intersection of science, business and industry. Let’s introduce him to the community.

Beata Tyburska-Pueschel sees a multitude of research opportunities lie ahead in the coming decades. The new group leader of the Radiation-Induced Defect Research group (RIDER) has ambitious plans for the future: “Now is the moment it is going to take off.”

During the 17th International Symposium on Advanced Plasma Science and its Applications for Nitrides and Nanomaterials (ISPlasma2025) and the 18th International Conference on Plasma-Nano Technology & Sciences (IC-PLANTS2025), EIRES director and DIFFER group leader Richard van de Sanden has been awarded the Plasma Materials Science Hall of Fame Prize for 2024.