and CV selected activities, memberships & awards Mirjam Leunissen
April 2007 ... February 2007 August 2002
post-doctoral fellow at the Center for Soft Matter Research, New York University PhD Physics, Utrecht University, distinction `cum laude' MSc Chemistry, Nijmegen University, distinction `cum laude'
2008 Awarded the third prize in the Nederlandse Tijdschrift voor Natuurkunde writing contest for recent PhDs 2007 Awarded a travel grant for the Caltech `Self-replicating Chemical Systems' workshop 2007 Awarded a Rubicon grant for talented young researchers by NWO, financing 2 years of research at New York University 2005 2007 Member of the board of the Central Works Council of Stichting FOM 2002 2003 Member of the organizing committee of the biannual miniwinterschool for PhD students in the Debye Institute at Utrecht University 2001 2002 Internship as a reporter at the editorial board of Natuurwetenschap & Techniek, a Dutch popular scientific 2000 magazine 2001 Student representative in the management board of the Faculty of Sciences, Mathematics and Computational Sciences at Nijmegen University 2000 Awarded a scholarship by the Dutch Association of Chemical Industry (VNCI) for outstanding results in the second year of the chemistry bachelor 1999 Awarded a scholarship by the Dutch Association of Chemical Industry (VNCI) for outstanding results in the first year of the chemistry bachelor 1999 2001 Junior reporter for `Chemisch Weekblad', magazine of the Royal Netherlands Chemical Society (KNCV) 1999 2001 Member of the editorial board and columnist of `B for you', a magazine of Nijmegen University aimed at high school students 1998 1999 Student member of the `educational programme committee' of the chemistry department at Nijmegen University 1997 Achieved the 1st place in the National Biology Olympiad and a bronze medal at the 8th International Biology Olympiad (held in Turkmenistan)