Maastricht University - Faculty of Science and Engineering

📣 OPEN ACADEMIC POSITIONS 📣 Are you passionate about education and eager to shape the minds of future innovators? Or looking for research opportunities? Look no further! The Faculty of Science and Engineering has several open teaching and research positions, providing an excellent opportunity to make a significant impact on the academic journey of our students and academia in general. Here are some of the positions currently available: 𝗟𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 [MSP] -> deadline 18 August https://lnkd.in/dNrvm4mF 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁-𝗱𝗼𝗰 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 [DACS] -> deadline 14 July https://lnkd.in/dfZHgrWV 𝗣𝗵𝗗 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲: 𝘀𝘆𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗯𝗶𝗼𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀 (𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝗜𝗻𝗸𝗖𝗼𝗮𝘁) [AMIBM] -> deadline 31 December https://lnkd.in/db_iiw6K 𝗣𝗵𝗗 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲: 𝘀𝘆𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘀 & 𝗲𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗯𝗶𝗼𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱, 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗻𝘀 [AMIBM] -> deadline 31 December https://lnkd.in/dq5jE7ZV 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗿 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗘𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 [BFFI] -> deadline 31 December https://lnkd.in/dfKa97Bu 𝗣𝗵𝗗 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗕𝗜𝗢𝗣𝗬𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗜𝗔: 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝘆𝗯𝗲𝗻𝘇𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘇𝗼𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗯𝗶𝗼-𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀 [AMIBM] -> deadline 31 December _______________ #UMfse #FSEvacancy #JobOpportunity #Vacancy #NowHiring

Students from the Maastricht Science Programme are conducting the first systematic excavation at Maastricht's limestone quarry, Sint-Pietersberg! Maastricht has been known for its fossil-rich subsoil for centuries, including the first mosasaur discovery. The Maastrichtian epoch, which occurred between 72 and 66 million years ago, is named after this region. Until recently, limestone was being extracted in the quarry on a daily basis, making research nearly impossible. Read more 👇

Congratulations to all our Bachelor Data Science and Artificial Intelligence graduates!! foto credits: Photostique

In this Throwback Thursday, we give the floor to Marta Dávila Mateu🌟. Currently a Computer Science PhD student at the University of Southern California (Los Angeles, USA). Before USC, she worked at the Centre National d'Études Spatiales developing and improving rocket's location software and system🐱🏍.

#FAQ In this series, employees of the Project Office Einstein Telescope - EMR answer frequently asked questions. Today's question is: 𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗶𝗻 𝗧𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁? Hans Plets, director: 'We, as Euregio Meuse-Rhine, are not the only ones who want to build the Einstein Telescope. Sardinia in Italy has also applied, and they are conducting a feasibility study as well. Additionally, it is cautiously anticipated that Saxony in Germany might also come forward as a third candidate to host the Einstein Telescope. The final decision will be made at the governmental level by the European countries supporting the Einstein Telescope project. The committee responsible for site selection and the procedures involved are still under development. It is clear that the committee will consist of representatives from the countries that have shown support for the project. These countries currently include the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, Austria, France, Poland, Spain, and the United Kingdom. Germany currently holds an observer status.' More FAQ's: 🇬🇧 https://lnkd.in/eGw82HrM 🇳🇱 https://lnkd.in/eQbai2D7 🇫🇷 https://lnkd.in/eM66Wbj5 🇩🇪 https://lnkd.in/eJ-TTCqM #EinsteinTelescope

The incredible story of #Jacob, the three-legged lion that swam the equivalent of an Olympic triathlon distance, has been featured in every major news outlet globally - reaching millions of people. What does this mean for #conservation and #planetary #health? This tells us that the struggles Jacob has faced resonate with people, and that people care deeply about nature. Jacob has been repeatedly caught in poachers' snares and steel traps (how he lost his leg), his family was poisoned for their body parts, and he has lost substantial habitat that would connect him with potential mates. In a lot of ways, Jacob is symbol of what wildlife, and biodiversity more broadly, are facing in an increasingly human-dominated world. Rising and shifting demands for food production, energy and mining infrastructure, land-clearing for roadways and urban development, and overexploitation/poaching are just a few of the many human pressures impacting countless species and ecosystems globally. As scientists, every day we are learning more about the impacts of losing species and ecosystems on human health and well-being. Like many species, large carnivores like Jacob are important ecosystem regulators - that is, they are critically positioned in ecological food webs - and their loss can trigger cascades that impact entire ecosystems and possibly human communities. The flow-on effects of losing these species involve disease risk, agricultural productivity, and local tourism economies, among others. Therefore, the question of whether or not to protect and restore wildlife and ecosystems goes beyond the species themselves and relates directly to our health and well-being. While Jacob the lion has had his fair share of tough times, we hope that his story will continue to resonate with people to generate momentum for policies and practices that reduce human impacts on biodiversity and that promotes protection and restoration of Earth's remaining protected areas. For more, check out our article in The Conversation here: https://lnkd.in/ewAPZuR5 Check out our scientific publication here: https://lnkd.in/gs2zdSPv Maastricht University Maastricht University - Faculty of Science and Engineering Griffith University Volcanoes Safaris Alexander Braczkowski

Recently, 10 fundamental NWO (Dutch Research Council) projects were awarded in the first round of Circular Plastics NL. It is my pleasure to announce that the Circular Plastics team at Maastricht University - Faculty of Science and Engineering is leading two of them and participating in another. My congratulations to the project leaders: Ali Gooneie for his project Sustainable and fire-safe plastics based on fully organic phosphorus-sulfur compounds (SuFiP-S), aiming at sustainable fire retardation of PP. Steven De Meester for his project CLEANpack: Towards food safe Closed Loop rEcycling of pAckagiNg, using a combination of mechanical (including dissolution) recycling tehcnologies to investigate the possibility for closed-loop recycling of polyolefin-based food packaging. Ina Vollmer at University Utrecht for her project Catalytic extrusion for recycling of plastics waste, in which my fellows Ali Gooneie and Rudinei Fiorio will take up pretreatment in the extruder Also big congratulations to Aachen-Maastricht Institute for Biobased Materials (AMIBM) colleague Katrien Bernaerts for her project Top-down covalent adaptable and circular epoxy networks, bringing the count of awarded projects led by Maastricht University - Faculty of Science and Engineering to an even 3/10. more details in the online article linked below https://lnkd.in/eWQAViN6

What can ceramic roofing tiles tell us about ancient societies? Dr. Kyle Jazwa’s newly published book, The Tiled Roof Phenomenon in Early Helladic Greece: Evidence from Zygouries, explores this question through a detailed analysis of 4500-year-old roofing tiles from Early Helladic Greece. Jazwa combines technological studies, engineering, and archaeology to uncover the production methods and social significance of these ancient tiles. His research began in 2017 and has since expanded to include comprehensive studies of tiles from sites like Lerna and Zygouries. In his work, Jazwa highlights the labour-intensive process of creating ceramic-tiled roofs and their sociopolitical implications in the Early Bronze Age. His examination of impressions and markings on individual tiles not only catalogues the tiles, but also reconstructs the production methods, offering new insights into prehistoric innovation and social organisation, thus giving us a broader understanding of the economic and social structures of Early Helladic Greece. More info: https://lnkd.in/d2Pguw2T 📸 Kyle measuring roofing tiles in the Corinth Museum; Zygouries tiles organized in a box (Jazwa 2024, fig. 1). #Archaeology #AncientHistory #History #Architecture #EarlyHelladicGreece #UMfse #FSEresearch #MaastrichtUniversity

Today, we celebrated the graduation of the Class of 2024 (Summer edition).  We are very proud to welcome a new group of UCM alumni, who each added their share to the vibrant community that UCM represents. We congratulate them with this great achievement, and wish them all lots of success in their future studies and endeavors.    On behalf of UCM Luminous and UCM Staff.

Our research team in Uganda has been tracking one of Africa's toughest lions. Jacob has been gored by a buffalo, his family was poisoned for lion body part trade, he was caught in a poacher’s snare, and finally lost his leg in another attempted poaching incident where he was caught in a steel trap. And just when we thought he had been through enough, our team filmed him and his brother swimming the longest distance ever recorded by African lions: 1.5km across the Kazinga Channel of the Queen Elizabeth National Park, a waterway with some of the highest densities of crocodiles and hippos in Uganda. We think they took this risk to try to access female lions - a population that has declined in recent years due to human pressures. This embattled lion is a stark example of the challenges facing biodiversity in an increasingly human dominated world. Read more about this amazing lion in our Conversation article here: https://lnkd.in/ewAPZuR5 And check out our paper that describes this unique behaviour, published in Ecology and Evolution: https://lnkd.in/gk8gHyg9 Maastricht University - Faculty of Science and Engineering Griffith University Alexander Braczkowski