KU Leuven based spectroscopy and photochemistry research group of Prof. Dr. J. Hofkens

Joined September 2017
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Hofkens Lab retweeted
Thrilled to share our new ACS Nano paper from @HofkensLab : โ€œHigh Resolution Imaging of Nonequilibrium Colloidal Self-Assembly via Photofixationโ€ doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.5c22โ€ฆ Thanks to all co-authors and collaborators! #OpticalMatter #ColloidalSelfAssembly #Photopolymerization
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๐Ÿš€ 2nd FASTCOMET Annual Meeting has started in Strasbourg, hosted by consortium partner @aklymchenko Progress presented received very positive feedback from the Industrial Evaluation Committee. Looking forward to the discussions ahead @EUeic @HofkensLab @LizMarzan_Lab @imec_int
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Hofkens Lab retweeted
After years of work, persistence, and belief in an idea that once felt impossible, weโ€™re excited to share our concept; an approach that we believe can shift the paradigm of multiphoton microscopy. If youโ€™re curious, here you can read more about: doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-6โ€ฆ
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Hofkens Lab retweeted
Thrilled to announce that our PhD student, Ms. Merin Varghese P, received the @ACSEnergyLett Best Poster Award at the APC Conference 2025! @Chemie_iisertvm @tvmiiser @ACSPublications Congratulations @MERINVARGHESEP2๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘
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Sudipta reporting our progress on FWO project Perovskope at APC 2025 in Kochi, india. @FWOVlaanderen @SudiptaSeth5 #imaging #solar #microscopy #ScienceWithImpact
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Virginia is back in Leuven, looking a bit more formal than we know herโ€ฆ
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Whether you are an experienced researcher or just starting your PhD journey, if you are curious about superlattices, this one is for you! Happy to have contributed as a coauthor alongside an outstanding team. @HofkensLab pubs.rsc.org/en/content/artiโ€ฆ
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Hofkens Lab retweeted
As we progress with our Fastcomet, it is time to share our new updates. This time with a cool video. A special highlight is explaining the intricacies of the topic to young students.
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From ๐Ÿ’ฉ to ๐Ÿ”ฌ brilliance โ€“ classic Prof. Hofkens! Incredible time at #ICP2025. Engaging talks, deep photochemistry, the best poster @DebroyeG, and plenty of laughs. Science at its most creative and collaborative! #Photochemistry #Photophysics #HofkensLab #ScienceWithImpact
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Hofkens Lab retweeted
20 Jun 2025
At the DYNANOINT workshop in Finland earlier this week. Nice to meet Hannu Hakkinen, Stacy Copp, Cathleen Crudden and Xie JianPing.
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Hofkens Lab retweeted
18 Jun 2025
Our project was presented at the 3rd National Meeting of the Swedish Chemical Society (SCS2025)! Weโ€™ve enjoyed some fantastic talks over the past few days in an incredible venue in Vรคsterรฅs!
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Hofkens Lab retweeted
26 May 2025
We have a very special guest to our meeting this afternoon: insightful discussions and exchanging impressions with @FeringaLab! @HofkensLab @LabPischel
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Its always a pleasure hosting Ben Feringa. This time for @4for2pathfinder. Ending with an amazing in-house BBQ and Belgian beer.
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Hofkens Lab retweeted
25 May 2025
Itโ€™s that magical time of the yearโ€ฆ time for our annual IRL meeting! @HofkensLab is in charge of the organisation this year, and our teams are starting to arrive in Neerijse ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช
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My first time visit to Japan started with visit of my good old friend @FurukawaG_Kyoto, Prof. at the @iCeMS_KU_INTL. Unbelievable experience to meet brilliant colleagues, present and discuss our research and try authentic food and drinks from Kyoto! Thank you so much, Shuhei!
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Hofkens Lab retweeted
Interested in imaging in energy science ?๐Ÿ”ฌ Chemical & Biomedical Imaging from @AmerChemSociety invited us in a special issue on ๐Ÿ”ฌ๐ˆ๐ฆ๐š๐ ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ข๐ง ๐„๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐œ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž โ˜€๏ธ โšก And we made the cover ! ๐ŸŽŠ Work lead by @SudiptaSeth5, in @HofkensLab, Martin Vacha lab
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Hofkens Lab retweeted
Happy to present our current research on "High-Resolution Imaging of Non-Equilibrium Colloidal Self-Assembly by Photo-Fixation" at FOM 2025! Great opportunity to connect with researchers from diverse fields and explore exciting science. Also enjoying a wonderful visit to Taipei!
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๐Ÿ”ฌ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ง๐ž๐ฐ ๐ฆ๐ข๐œ๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐œ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ฌ โ€“ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ #๐Ÿ ๐Ÿ”ฌ Exciting times in Susana Rocha and @HofkensLab Lab ! We're restarting to build microscopes, and I decided to guide two PhD students through the process. #Microscopy #optics #SciComm #sts
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Hofkens Lab retweeted
20 Feb 2025
New paper accepted from our team at @goteborgsuni! Find out here how kinases can be illuminated without affecting their activity in a straightforward way: doi.org/10.1039/D4CB00313F. Congratulations to @ValakaVivian and the rest of the team!

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