Hugo Thienpont

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Hugo Thienpont (born 20 August 1961) is a Belgian engineer.

Thienpont was born on 20 August 1961 in Gooik. [1] [2] He became interested in engineering after watching science fiction media Star Trek , Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea and UFO , and decided to pursue the subject in depth at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, despite the initial misgivings of his father Marcel. [2] Thienpont earned his bachelor's degree in 1984, completed his doctorate in 1990, then joined the faculty in 1994. [2] He was vice-rector of VUB from 2018 to 2024. [2] Thienpont is the founding editor in chief of Journal of Physics: Photonics . [3]

Thienpont received the SPIE President's Award in 2005, [4] [5] and was elected a fellow of SPIE in 2006. [6] Between 2009 and 2011, Thienpont served as on SPIE's board of directors. [7] In 2021, Thienpont was awarded the SPIE Gold Medal. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Hugo Thienpont". Vrije Universiteit Brussel. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Hugo Thienpont bids farewell as vice-rector for Innovation and Valorisation". Vrije Universiteit Brussel. 4 September 2024. Retrieved 16 December 2024. Alternate URL
  3. ↑ Thienpont, Hugo (2019). "Welcome to JPhys Photonics". Journal of Physics: Photonics. 1 (1): 010401. Bibcode:2019JPhP....1a0401T. doi: 10.1088/2515-7647/aaf2e3 .
  4. ↑ "Hugo Thienpont: The 2021 SPIE Gold Medal". SPIE. 14 January 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  5. ↑ "Hugo Thienpont wins prestigious SPIE Gold Medal". Vrije Universiteit Brussel (B-PHOT). 14 January 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  6. ↑ "Nomination of SPIE Fellow for his scientific research contributions in micro-optic and micro-photonics". Vrije Universiteit Brussel. April 2006. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  7. ↑ "SPIE announces newly elected 2009 Officers and Directors". SPIE. 20 August 2008. Retrieved 16 December 2024. Alternate URL
  8. ↑ "Hugo Thienpont wins prestigious SPIE Gold Medal Award". Vrije Universiteit Brussel. 14 January 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2024. Alternate URL
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