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'''Hugo Thienpont''' (born 20 August 1961) is a Belgian engineer. | '''Hugo Thienpont''' (born 20 August 1961) is a Belgian engineer. | ||
Thienpont was born on 20 August 1961 in ].<ref name="vubrprofile">{{cite news |title=Hugo Thienpont |url=https://researchportal.vub.be/en/persons/hugo-thienpont |access-date=16 December 2024 |publisher=Vrije Universiteit Brussel}}</ref><ref name="vubfarewell">{{cite news |title=Hugo Thienpont bids farewell as vice-rector for Innovation and Valorisation |url=https://www.vub.be/en/news/hugo-thienpont-bids-farewell-vice-rector-for-innovation-and-valorisation |access-date=16 December 2024 |publisher=Vrije Universiteit Brussel |date=4 September 2024}} </ref> He became interested in engineering after watching science fiction media '']'', '']'' and '']'', and decided to pursue the subject in depth at the ], despite the initial misgivings of his father Marcel.<ref name="vubfarewell"/> Thienpont earned his bachelor's degree in 1984, completed his doctorate in 1990, then joined the faculty in 1994.<ref name="vubfarewell"/> He was vice-rector of VUB from 2018 to 2024.<ref name="vubfarewell"/> | Thienpont was born on 20 August 1961 in ].<ref name="vubrprofile">{{cite news |title=Hugo Thienpont |url=https://researchportal.vub.be/en/persons/hugo-thienpont |access-date=16 December 2024 |publisher=Vrije Universiteit Brussel}}</ref><ref name="vubfarewell">{{cite news |title=Hugo Thienpont bids farewell as vice-rector for Innovation and Valorisation |url=https://www.vub.be/en/news/hugo-thienpont-bids-farewell-vice-rector-for-innovation-and-valorisation |access-date=16 December 2024 |publisher=Vrije Universiteit Brussel |date=4 September 2024}} </ref> He became interested in engineering after watching science fiction media '']'', '']'' and '']'', and decided to pursue the subject in depth at the ], despite the initial misgivings of his father Marcel.<ref name="vubfarewell"/> Thienpont earned his bachelor's degree in 1984, completed his doctorate in 1990, then joined the faculty in 1994.<ref name="vubfarewell"/> He was vice-rector of VUB from 2018 to 2024.<ref name="vubfarewell"/> Thienpont is the founding editor in chief of '']''.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Thienpont |first1=Hugo |title=Welcome to JPhys Photonics |journal=Journal of Physics: Photonics |date=2019 |volume=1 |issue=1 |page=010401 |doi=10.1088/2515-7647/aaf2e3}}</ref> | ||
Thienpont received the SPIE President's Award in 2005,<ref>{{cite news |title=Hugo Thienpont: The 2021 SPIE Gold Medal |url=https://spie.org/news/hugo-thienpont-2021-spie-gold-medal |access-date=16 December 2024 |publisher=SPIE |date=14 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Hugo Thienpont wins prestigious SPIE Gold Medal |url=https://www.b-phot.org/news/hugo-thienpont-wins-spie-gold-medal |access-date=16 December 2024 |publisher=Vrije Universiteit Brussel (B-PHOT) |date=14 January 2021}}</ref> and was elected a fellow of ] in 2006.<ref name="spiefellowvub">{{cite news |title=Nomination of SPIE Fellow for his scientific research contributions in micro-optic and micro-photonics |url=https://researchportal.vub.be/en/prizes/nomination-of-spie-fellow-for-his-scientific-research-contributio |access-date=16 December 2024 |publisher=Vrije Universiteit Brussel |date=April 2006}}</ref> Between 2009 and 2011, Thienpont served as on SPIE's board of directors.<ref name="2009spiedir">{{cite news |title=SPIE announces newly elected 2009 Officers and Directors |url=https://spie.org/about-spie/press-release-archive/new-board-8-20-08 |access-date=16 December 2024 |publisher=SPIE |date=20 August 2008}} </ref> In 2021, Thienpont was awarded the ].<ref name="vubspiegold">{{cite news |title=Hugo Thienpont wins prestigious SPIE Gold Medal Award |url=https://www.vub.be/en/news/hugo-thienpont-wins-prestigious-spie-gold-medal-award |access-date=16 December 2024 |publisher=Vrije Universiteit Brussel |date=14 January 2021}} </ref> | Thienpont received the SPIE President's Award in 2005,<ref>{{cite news |title=Hugo Thienpont: The 2021 SPIE Gold Medal |url=https://spie.org/news/hugo-thienpont-2021-spie-gold-medal |access-date=16 December 2024 |publisher=SPIE |date=14 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Hugo Thienpont wins prestigious SPIE Gold Medal |url=https://www.b-phot.org/news/hugo-thienpont-wins-spie-gold-medal |access-date=16 December 2024 |publisher=Vrije Universiteit Brussel (B-PHOT) |date=14 January 2021}}</ref> and was elected a fellow of ] in 2006.<ref name="spiefellowvub">{{cite news |title=Nomination of SPIE Fellow for his scientific research contributions in micro-optic and micro-photonics |url=https://researchportal.vub.be/en/prizes/nomination-of-spie-fellow-for-his-scientific-research-contributio |access-date=16 December 2024 |publisher=Vrije Universiteit Brussel |date=April 2006}}</ref> Between 2009 and 2011, Thienpont served as on SPIE's board of directors.<ref name="2009spiedir">{{cite news |title=SPIE announces newly elected 2009 Officers and Directors |url=https://spie.org/about-spie/press-release-archive/new-board-8-20-08 |access-date=16 December 2024 |publisher=SPIE |date=20 August 2008}} </ref> In 2021, Thienpont was awarded the ].<ref name="vubspiegold">{{cite news |title=Hugo Thienpont wins prestigious SPIE Gold Medal Award |url=https://www.vub.be/en/news/hugo-thienpont-wins-prestigious-spie-gold-medal-award |access-date=16 December 2024 |publisher=Vrije Universiteit Brussel |date=14 January 2021}} </ref> |
Latest revision as of 05:59, 28 December 2024
Hugo Thienpont (born 20 August 1961) is a Belgian engineer.
Thienpont was born on 20 August 1961 in Gooik. 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. Thienpont earned his bachelor's degree in 1984, completed his doctorate in 1990, then joined the faculty in 1994. He was vice-rector of VUB from 2018 to 2024. Thienpont is the founding editor in chief of Journal of Physics: Photonics.
Thienpont received the SPIE President's Award in 2005, and was elected a fellow of SPIE in 2006. Between 2009 and 2011, Thienpont served as on SPIE's board of directors. In 2021, Thienpont was awarded the SPIE Gold Medal.
References
- "Hugo Thienpont". Vrije Universiteit Brussel. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- ^ "Hugo Thienpont bids farewell as vice-rector for Innovation and Valorisation". Vrije Universiteit Brussel. 4 September 2024. Retrieved 16 December 2024. Alternate URL
- Thienpont, Hugo (2019). "Welcome to JPhys Photonics". Journal of Physics: Photonics. 1 (1): 010401. doi:10.1088/2515-7647/aaf2e3.
- "Hugo Thienpont: The 2021 SPIE Gold Medal". SPIE. 14 January 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- "Hugo Thienpont wins prestigious SPIE Gold Medal". Vrije Universiteit Brussel (B-PHOT). 14 January 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- "Nomination of SPIE Fellow for his scientific research contributions in micro-optic and micro-photonics". Vrije Universiteit Brussel. April 2006. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- "SPIE announces newly elected 2009 Officers and Directors". SPIE. 20 August 2008. Retrieved 16 December 2024. Alternate URL
- "Hugo Thienpont wins prestigious SPIE Gold Medal Award". Vrije Universiteit Brussel. 14 January 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2024. Alternate URL