Timothy Noël
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“My motto is: In scientific research, it is important to never reach a steady state. When I was eighteen I wanted to be a scientist. It did not matter whether I became a chemist or physicist …” Find out more about Timothy Noël in his Author Profile.
Timothy Noël
The author presented on this page has published his 10. article in Angewandte Chemie in the last 10 years:
“A Fully Automated Continuous-Flow Platform for Fluorescence Quenching Studies and Stern–Volmer Analysis”: K. P. L. Kuijpers, C. Bottecchia, D. Cambié, K. Drummen, N. Koenig, T. Noël, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 11278; Angew. Chem. 2018, 130, 11448.
“A Leaf-Inspired Luminescent Solar Concentrator for Energy-Efficient Continuous-Flow Photochemistry”: D. Cambié, F. Zhao, V. Hessel, M. G. Debije, T. Noël, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 1050; Angew. Chem. 2017, 129, 1070.
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Date of birth:
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September 2, 1982
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Position:
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Associate Professor, Eindhoven University of Technology
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E-mail:
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Homepage:
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www.NoelResearchGroup.com
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ORCID:
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0000-0002-3107-6927
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Education:
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2004 Master in Industrial Engineering, KU Leuven
2009 PhD with Prof. Johan Van der Eycken, Ghent University
2010–2011 Postdoctoral position with Prof. Stephen L. Buchwald,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Awards:
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2012 VENI Award; 2015 VIDI Award; 2016 Thieme Chemistry Journal Award;
2017 Dechema Award
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Research:
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Flow chemistry, synthetic methodology, chemical engineering
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Hobbies:
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Family, sports, podcasts, and reading
My motto is In scientific research, it is important to never reach a steady state.
When I was eighteen I wanted to be a scientist. It did not matter whether I became a chemist or physicist. So I eventually chose engineering as it had ingredients of everything.
I am waiting for the day when someone will discover a weather machine. I wanted to develop this when I was a kid.
Young people should study chemistry because it is the closest you will ever get to become a wizard. Chemistry is truly magical!
My favorite drink is Belgian beer. My top three are Westmalle Tripel, Cornet, and Tripel Karmeliet.
The most significant historic event of the past 100 years was the founding of the European Union.
If I could be anyone for a day, I would be Tom Boonen winning the Tour of Flanders in 2012.
My favorite saying is know thyself. (You can only be strong if you know your weaknesses.)
I admire anyone who is passionate about what they are doing.
I advise my students to never give up and keep believing in themselves.
If I had one year of paid leave I would still be in the lab, focusing on science.
The principal aspects of my personality are passion, enthusiasm, and the fact that I never give up.
My favorite books are the Harry Potter series (J. K. Rowling), The Shadow of the Wind (Carlos Ruiz Zafón), and The Cicero Trilogy (Robert Harris).
