News
2 July 2018 :
Nathalie contributes to the book "Makers van Leven" by Esther Thole. The book adresses recent research efforts towards discovering the fundamentals of life.
More information on the book (in Dutch)29 June 2018 :
Congrats to Federico whose excellent poster just won a copy of the Nature of the Mechanical Bond, at the Telluride meeting on molecular motors, rotors and switches!
TSRC Molecular motors, rotors and switches26 February 2018 :
Work form the Katsonis Lab is featured in Chemical and Engineering News
Harnessing the power of shape-shifting polymers12/02/2018 :
Our paper on motor-doped supramolecular rotators has been published in Nature Nanotechnology, alongside News&Views
Continuously revolving patterns28 November 2017 :
Nathalie is awarded with an ERC Consolidator Grant, to develop morphogenetic photo-chemical systems (Project Morpheus).
ERC Consolidator grants 2017 announcement30 June 2017 :
Nathalie is awarded with the Gold Medal of the Royal Dutch Chemical Society (KNCV). The Gold Medal is awarded yearly to a top talent in chemistry and is the premier prize for researchers in the chemical sciences in the Netherlands.
KNCV Gouden Medaille 2017 voor Nathalie Katsonis29 June 2017 :
Nathalie and Alexander are awarded with a grant from the Volkswagen Foundation. We are looking forward to starting the project with our collaborators in Kiel.
Functional Morphology and Biomechanics28 June 2017 :
Nathalie receives an ECHO grant from the Dutch Science Foundation. We are looking for a PhD student!
10 May 2017 :
He Huang's work is now online in Tetrahedron, as part of a special issue in honor of Ben Feringa's Tetrahedron Prize
Competitive inclusion of molecular photo-switches in host cavitiesApril 2017 :
Nathalie is promoted to full professor
20 March 2017 :
Nathalie comments the work by Giuseppone et al. for Chemistry World
Nanomachines with reverse gear control gel movement27 February 2017 :
Our work highlighted in C&E News
Liquid crystals and bioinspired engineering help create soft materials that quickly unleash energy7 December 2016 :
Nathalie receives the 2016 Athena Award from the Dutch Science Foundation, in recognition of excellent research achievements and of her commitment in outreach activities.
5 oktober 2016 :
Ben Feringa has been awarded the 2016 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Jean-Pierre Sauvage and Fraser Stoddart for their work on ‘the design and synthesis of molecular machines’. We are very happy and proud!
Robot surgeons and artificial life: the promise of tiny machines19-20 September 2016 :
We are co-organizing a workshop with the group of Dick Broer and Albert Schenning (SFD, Tu/e).
The program is online!27 May 2016 :
"You can’t think about application to materials if you don’t know how to control chirality"
Switching Mindsets in Chemistry WorldJanuary 2016 :
Congratulations to Rindia's and Wilfried's paper in ChemPhysChem special issue on molecular motors !
September 2015 :
Rindia wins the poster prize at the “Supramolecular Chemistry on Proteins” Symposium
April 2014 :
Our paper has been highlighted with an article and video in C&E News!
Light triggers multiple motions in a single nanostructured materialMarch 2014 :
Our paper on 'Conversion of light into macroscopic helical motion' has been published in Nature Chemistry
Paper in Nature ChemistryFebruary 2014 :
Nathalie Katsonis new member of the Young Academy of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW)
www.dejongeakademie.nlJanuary 2014 :
Nathalie interviewed by Science blog SciencePalooza
Spiraalvormen die ons energieverbruik verminderenBio-inspired and Molecular Materials
Our aim is to develop smart materials that are inspired by the multiscale, sophisticated and stimuli-responsive architectures that are found in nature. To this end, we rely on controlling the expression, transmission and amplification of chirality, from the nanoscale (the molecule) to the supramolecular level. This research implies a special focus on light-responsive systems also.
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Contact details
Prof. Dr. Nathalie Katsonis
MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology
University of Twente
P.O. Box 217
7500 AE Enschede
The Netherlands
