2024

1. Structuring and self-assembly of gold based nanorods for high temperature raman sensing (under embargo till April 2025)
   Harith Gurunarayanan, 22 October 2024, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2024)
2. Nanoparticle synthesis and self-assembly: Tailoring supraparticles for catalysis  ( under embargo till September 2025)
   Kelly Brouwer, 24 September 2024, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2024)
3. Measuring interactions between colloidal (nano)particles
   Maarten Bransen, 27 May 2024, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2024)
4. Mystifying photoluminescence mechanisms: Unraveling and exploiting non-ideal behavior of luminescent nanomaterials
   Mark Mangnus, 14 February 2024, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2024)

2023

1. Insights into two dimensional materials obtained from in situ transmission electron microscopy
   Dnyaneshwar Gavhane, 10 July 2023, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2023)

2022

1. High temperature transformations of transition metal oxide nanocrystals studied by in-situ transmission electron microscopy
   Xiaodan Chen, 8 December 2022, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2022)
2. Extending in situ liquid phase transmission electron microscopy to etching of silica and the swelling-collapse of temperature sensitive polymer microgels
   Albert Grau Carbonell, 12 October 2022, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2022)
3. Crystalline titania nanorods for colloidal liquid crystal based switchable optics
   Seyednaveed Hosseininohoji, 19 September 2022, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2022)
4. Rattle-type particles: Tuning colloidal interactions and electrokinetics for switchable colloidal crystals
   Tom Welling, 1 juni 2022, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2022)

2021

2020

1. New ways to explore colloid anisotropy in self-assembly, active matter, liquid crystals, supraparticles and self-propulsion (under embargo till 9 December 2024) Ramakrishna Kotni, 9 December 2020, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2020)
2. Synthesis, microscopy and manipulation of colloidal matter
   Chris Kennedy, 25 November 2020, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2020)
3. Nematics that splay, twist, and bend: understanding periodically modulated liquid crystal phases and their structural and dynamical properties
   Massimiliano Chiappini, 21 October 2020, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2020)
4. Chemistry and interactions of silica based particles studied by liquid cell electron microscopy
   Sina Sadighikia, 2 September 2020, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2020)
5. Exploration of gold nanoplatelets: synthesis, structures, and plasmonic properties (under embargo till June 2024)
   Xiaobin Xie, 15 June 2020, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2020)

2019

1. Hydrodynamic effects on phase transformations in colloidal suspensions 
   Giulia Fiorucci, 16 December 2019, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2019)
2. Bridging cellular dimensions by CLEM: novel tools for live-cell correlative imaging
   Job Fermie, 4 December 2019, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2019)
3. Colloidal colorants: from zein protein to color carrier
   Frankje de Boer, 25 September 2019, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2019)
4. UV-absorbing colloids for advanced photoprotection and functional materials
   Douglas Hayden, 4 September 2019, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2019)
5. Collective behaviour of self-propelled particles: Non-equilibrium phase coexistence in active systems
   Siddharth Paliwal, 8 July 2019, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2019)
6. Gold based nanorods: tuning the structure for catalysis and sensing
   Jessi van der Hoeve, 12 June 2019, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2019)
7. From fibrillar networks to functional materials: structure, properties and application of nanocellulose networks
   Srivatssan Mohan, 2 April 2019, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2019)
8. Quantitative 3D real-space studies of arrested colloidal structures and processes
   Ernest van der Wee, 18 March 2019, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2019)
9. Colloidal crystallization in bulk, gravity and spherical confinement
   Tonnishtha Dasgupta, 6 March 2019, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2019)
10. A Self-assembly tale: collective structural and optical phenomena in supraparticles of nanocrystals
    Federico Montanarella, 28 January 2019, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2019)
11. Single atoms, molecules, and sub-nanometer sized metals on cadmium sulfide surfaces: a density functional theory investigation
    Somil Subhashchandra Gupta, 14 January 2019, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2019)

2018

1. Quantitative real-space analysis of colloidal supraparticles self-assembled from monodisperse nanoparticles (under embargo till January 2025)
   Da Wang, 31 October 2018, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2018)
2. Defects and diffusion in colloidal crystals
   Berend van der Meer, 19 September 2018, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2018)
3. Sculpting at the nanoscale: Colloidal rods with graded chemistry (not available due to the copyright policy of the publisher)
   Fabian Hagemans, 27 Juni 2018, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2018)

2017

1. Balls, beams and blocks: In situ observation of colloidal particles in confinement and under electron irridiation
   Wessel S. Vlug, 22 November 2017, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2017)
2. Active matter in silico: phase  behaviour of attractive, repulsive and anisotropic self-propelled particles
   Vasileios Prymidis, 13 September 2017, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2017)
3. Quasi-periodic and periodic photonic chrystals: A simulation study of their self-assembly, stability and photonic properties
   Harini Pattabhiraman, 5 July 2017, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2017)
4. Order from disorder
   Nikos Tasios, 28 June 2017, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2017)
5. Point Defects in 2D and 3D Nanomaterials: A Density Functional Theory Exploration
   Wun-Fan Li, 8 May 2017, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2017)
6. Plasmonics and Thermal Stability of Anisotropic nanoparticles: Heating and Fs-Laser Excitation
   Wiebke Albrecht, 5 April 2017, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2017)
7. Phase behaviour of colloidal molecules with anisotropic interactions
   Guido Avvisati, 21 March 2017, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2017)
8. How surfaces determine the properties of Nanomaterials: A Density Functional theory study (unavailable)
   Rik Koster, 22 February 2017, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2017)
9. Directed Assembly of Colloidal Rods, Spheres and their Mixtures
   Henriëtte Bakker, 13 February 2017, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2017)

2016

1. When shape is enough: from colloidal spheres to twisted polyhedra, from icosahedral to chiral order
   Simone Dussi, 27 June 2016, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2016)

2015

1. Experiments in which oil, water and colloidal particles meet
   Nina Elbers, 25 November 2015, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2015)
2. Towards Directional Colloidal Interactions
   Marlous Kamp, 6 July 2015, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2015)
3. Self-assembly of faceted colloidal particles
   Anjan Prasad Gantapara, 12 January 2015, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2015)

2014

1. Towards crystals of crystals of nanocrystals: A self-assembly study
   Bart de Nijs, 1 December 2014, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2014)
2. Self-assembly of colloidal spheres and rods in external fields
   Thijs Besseling, 24 November 2014, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2014)
3. Monodisperse elastic shells: a 3D study of jammed granular matter and microencapsulation
   Jissy Jose, 20 May 2014, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2014)

2013

1. Many-body effects in anisotropic colloids: polarization, electrostatic interactions, and Van der Waals forces
   Bas Kwaadgras, 9 September 2013, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2013)
2. Symmetry breaking in suspensions of anisotropic colloids : phase transitions, diffusion and effective interactions
   Simone Belli, 26 June 2013, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2013)
3. Phase behavior of colloidal dimers and hydrodynamic instabilities in binary mixtures
   Kristina Milinković, 13 May 2013, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2013)
4. Long-range repsulsive charged colloids in and out of equilibrium
   Marjolein van der Linden, 22 April 2013, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2013)
5. Control over colloidal particle morphology by dispersion polymerization
   Bo Peng, 11 March 2013, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2013)

2012

1. Entropy-driven phase transitions in colloidal systems
   Ran Ni, 2 July 2012, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2012)
2. Anisotropic Nanocolloids: Self-Assembly, Interfacial Adsorption, and Electrostatic Screening
   Joost de Graaf, 25 June 2012, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2012)
   Supplemental Information (thesis of Joost de Graaf)
3. Complex colloidal structures by self-assembly in electric fields
   Hanumantha Rao Vutukuri, 8 February 2012, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2012)
4. Fluorescent colloidal silica rods – synthesis and phase behavior
   Anke Kuijk, 23 January 2012, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2012)
5. Clustering and self-assembly of colloidal systems
   Frank Smallenburg, 9 January 2012, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2012)

2011

1. Using light scattering to track, characterize and manipulate colloids
   Peter van Oostrum, 22 March 2011, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2011)
2. Self-assembly in colloidal hard-sphere systems
   Laura Filion, 31 January 2011, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2011)

2010

1. Oppositely charged colloids out of equilibrium
   Teun Vissers, 15 November 2010, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2010)
2. Hard spheres out of equilibrium
   Michiel Hermes, 31 May 2010, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2010)
3. Anisotropic colloids: synthesis and phase behavior of eccentric, dimer and string-like colloids
   Ahmet Faik Demirörs, 18 January 2010, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2010)

2009

1. Anisotropic colloids: bulk phase behavior and equilibrium sedimentation
   Matthieu Marechal, 28 September 2009, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2009)

2008

1. Manipulation of colloidal crystallization
   Esther Vermolen, 24 November 2008, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2008)
2. Anisotropic Model Colloids
   Carlos van Kats, 13 October 2008, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2008)

2007

1. Characterization of photonic colloidal crystals in real and reciprocal space
   Job Thijssen, 21 May 2007, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2007)
   Supplemental movies: fluc_speckles.avi, stat_speckles.avi, switching.avi
2. Control over colloidal crystallization by shear and electric fields
   Yu Ling Wu, 16 May 2007, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2007)
3. Manipulating colloids with charges & electric fields
   Mirjam Leunissen, 26 February 2007, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2007)
4. Bulk and confinement-induced phase transitions in colloidal suspensions
   Andrea Fortini, 12 February 2007, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2007)

2006

1. Hollow colloidal particles by emulsion templating – from synthesis to self-assembly
   Carmen Zoldesi, 27 September 2006, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2006)
2. Colloidal suspensions in shear flow – a real space study
   Didi Derks, 27 September 2006, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2006)
3. High-refractive index particles in counter-propagating optical tweezers – manipulation
   and forces
   Astrid van der Horst, 25 September 2006, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2006)
4. Tunable plasmon resonances in anisotropic metal nanostructures
   Joan Penninkhof, 25 September 2006, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2006)
5. Structure and phase behavior of colloidal rod suspensions
   Svyatoslav Savenko, 8 May 2006, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2006)

2005

1. Binary colloidal crystals
   Christina Christova, 12 December 2005, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2005)
2. Phase behavior of charged colloids and the effect of external fields
   Antti-Pekka Hynninen, 6 December 2005, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2005)

2004

1. Optical tweezers in concentrated colloidal dispersions
   Dirk Vossen, 22 November 2004, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2004)

2002

1. Colloidal Epitaxy. A Real-Space Analysis
   Jacob Hoogenboom, 30 September 2002, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2002)
2. Towards a Complete Photonic Band Gap in the Visible
   Krassimir Velikov, 18 March 2002, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2002)