Willy Dekeyser student award
(03-10-2025) The award goes to an excellent student with research in the field of solid-state physics.
Who was Willy Dekeyser ?
- In 1950, he founded the Laboratory for Crystal Science, later renamed the Laboratory for Crystallography and Solid-State Studies, but better known as the ‘Dekeyser lab’. Now the lab is known as the Department of Solid State Sciences.
- He initiated research on solid state, semiconductors and defects at Ghent University and created a research environment pushing the laboratory to one of the top-level research institutes in the world.
- The laboratory was strongly connected to the organization of the World Exhibition, organized in 1958 in Brussels.
What is the award about?
The award is presented to an excellent student who stands out with research in the field of solid-state physics, performed during the Master thesis in the lab founded by Willy Dekeyser.