Membership is a great honor for scientists, and only attainable for excellent Dutch researchers. Kuipers is the twelfth TU/e professor who has been elected a KNAW member. The professor of Multiscale Modeling of Multiphase Flows at the Department of Chemical Engineering studies multiphase flows like liquid-gas or gas-solid.

This year marks the first time KNAW welcomes as many women as men to the exclusive science society. KNAW now has 248 members, including 46 women.

A list of all TU/e professors that are active members of KNAW can be found here.