Top level researchers coming to K.U.Leuven
K.U.Leuven has acquired 5 new Flemish and international top researchers thanks to the Odysseus Programme of the Flemish Research Foundation (FWO). The programme aims to make Flanders a base of operations for groundbreaking international research and makes extensive funding available to attract researchers to our university.
Odysseus 2011 Type I
Zoe Kourtzi (°1971), Greece
Biomedical Sciences
Laboratory for Neuro- and Psychofysiology
Promotor: Peter Janssen
Amount: 4.920.000 euro
Cees Van Leeuwen (°1957), The Netherlands
Humanities and Social Sciences
Psychology and Educational Sciences
Promotor: Johan Wagemans
Amount: 4.264.000 euro
Georg Halder (°1967), Switzerland
Biomedical Sciences
Center for Human Genetics
Promotor: Bart De Strooper
Amount: 4.896.472 euro
Odysseus 2011 Type II
Thomas Hertog (°1975), Belgium
Science, Engineering and Technology
Theoretical Physics Section
Promotor: Frederik Denef
Amount: 711.000 euro
Tom Van Doorsselaere (°1980), Belgium
Science, Engineering and Technology
Centre for plasma astrophysics
Promotor: Rony Keppens
Amount: 722.700 euro
