September 2011. Professor Patti Valkenburg received two prestigious Dutch science awards, on September 9 and September 12.
September 2011. Professor Patti Valkenburg received two prestigious Dutch science awards, on September 9 and September 12.
Patti Valkenburg will first receive the NWO Spinoza Prize 2011 on Friday September 9 in the Nieuwe Kerk in The Hague. The Spinoza Prize is the highest scientific award in the Netherlands. Patti Valkenburg receives this award for her exceptional research skills. Furthermore, she is the first communication scientist to receive this prestigious award.
On Monday, September 12 she will receive the Dr. Hendrik Muller Prize. In honor of this occasion, the symposium The school of Patti Valkenburg will take place. At this symposium, four researchers of the Center for Research on Children, Adolescents and the Media (founded by Valkenburg) will present exciting new results.
