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Ten new members for Amsterdam Young Academy (AYA)

8 November 2023

Three young academics from the University of Amsterdam (UvA), six from VU Amsterdam and one from Amsterdam UMC have been appointed as members of the Amsterdam Young Academy (AYA): the network of young academics at VU Amsterdam, UvA and Amsterdam UMC.
First row, above: Aminesh Trivedi, Aybüke Özgün, Evgenia Lysova, Frederic Béen, Gea Dreschler. Second row, below: Lisa Beinborn, Mark Boukes, Melissa Hooijmans, Tessa Blanken, Yusuf Celik. Photo: Sander Nieuwenhuys.

AYA is a network of promising, young Amsterdam academics whose research extends beyond their own discipline. It was founded in 2018 by a number of Amsterdam-based members of De Jonge Akademie and commits to interdisciplinary research, social dialogue and research policy.

The ten new members in 2023 are:

UvA

  • Tessa Blanken (Psychology)
  • Mark Boukes (Corporate Communication)
  • Aybüke Özgün (Epistemology and philosophy)

VU

  • Animesh Trivedi (Computer Science)
  • Lisa Beinborn (Natural Language Processing)
  • Evgenia Lysova (Organizational Behaviour)
  • Gea Dreschler (Linguistics)
  • Frederic Béen (Chemistry)
  • Yusuf Celik (Digital Humanities & Islam)

Amsterdam UMC

  • Melissa Hooijmans (Radiology en Nucleaire Medicine)