Prof. Bert Meijer has accepted the prestigious Zernike Chair 2015 of the Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials at the University of Groningen. Bert Meijer will spend several weeks in Groningen (starting in August). During this time he will give a Masterclass “Functional Molecular Materials” open to TopMaster students Nanoscience, PhD students and interested Postdocs. Further, he will give the Zernike Chair lecture at the Zernike campus and a public lecture for a lay audience.