Prof. dr. Kareljan Schoutens to be new dean of the Faculty of Science

The Executive Board of the University of Amsterdam (UvA) has appointed Prof. Kareljan Schoutens as dean of the Faculty of Science (FNWI). The appointment will take effect on 1 October 2012. Schoutens is currently professor of Theoretical Physics and director of the UvA's Institute of Physics. Schoutens succeeds Prof. Bart Noordam, who has been dean of the FNWI since 1 May 2009. The dean is in charge of the faculty and is responsible for teaching and research.

For more information, see http://www.uva.nl/en/news-events/news/content/news/2012/09/