University of Groningen The future of protoplanetary disk models Greenwood, Aaron James

University of Groningen

The future of protoplanetary disk models

Greenwood, Aaron James

IMPORTANT NOTE: You are advised to consult the publisher's version (publisher's PDF) if you wish to cite from it. Please check the document version below.

Document Version

Publisher's PDF, also known as Version of record

Publication date: 2018

Link to publication in University of Groningen/UMCG research database

Citation for published version (APA):

Greenwood, A. J. (2018). The future of protoplanetary disk models: Brown dwarfs, mid-infrared molecular spectra, and dust evolution. Rijksuniversiteit Groningen.

Copyright

Other than for strictly personal use, it is not permitted to download or to forward/distribute the text or part of it without the consent of the author(s) and/or copyright holder(s), unless the work is under an open content license (like Creative Commons).

Take-down policy

If you believe that this document breaches copyright please contact us providing details, and we will remove access to the work immediately and investigate your claim.

Downloaded from the University of Groningen/UMCG research database (Pure): http://www.rug.nl/research/portal. For technical reasons the number of authors shown on this cover page is limited to 10 maximum.

A C K N O W L E D G E M E N T S

This is a strange time. In the past four years, I have travelled through 20 different counties, and seen and done so many incredible things. Including some cool research! None of which I could possibly dreamed of doing five years ago. Thanks Mum and Dad for basically ordering me to take this opportunity to study on the other side of the world. I guess it has worked out pretty well, so far. I’ll keep this brief and not get too sentimental...

First of all, I must thank my primary supervisor, Inga. You are a wonderful mentor and colleague. Not only do you show interest and concern for my research, but also for everything outside of the office: I always enjoyed our regular procrastinatory discussions about life, the universe, and everything, and it was always good fun to rent an apartment for post-conference dinner parties! You have always provided excellent and comprehensive feedback on anything I sent to you within record time, and given me plenty of freedom to focus on what I wanted to work on. Rens, thank you for your wisdom and guidance as second supervisor. You were always so excited to talk about my most recent work. I have learned that it is simply not possible to have a productive meeting in the summertime without ice cream. I could not ask for a better pair of supervisors.

Thank you to all of my Kapteyn colleagues: for listening to my complaints, providing ample distractions, and just generally being cool people. In no par-ticular order, Veronica, Saikat, Joe, Evandro, Anastasia, Elaheh, Kelley, Leon, Jack, Jaco, Katya, Enrico, Stefano, Hannah, Seyda, Margot, Julia, Will, Leon, Sarrvesh... and no doubt I have forgotten people. It it always a pleasure to waste time in the coffee corner, eat food, and drink booze with you all. Kapyetn is a fantastic institute, thanks not only to the students and postdocs but the staff and management: directors Scott and Reynier, Lucia, our fantastic secretaries, and all the other staff help to make Kapteyn a vibrant and welcoming community. Also thanks to scientific colleagues from further away: Peter, Wing-Fai, Ilaria, and others: this thesis wouldn’t exist without your hard work.

Everyone else that I’ve met in the last four years: both students in other faculties in Groningen, and people I have met while travelling. I never thought I’d meet so many people with whom I share so many things in common. Now I know people all over the world, and that’s a real privilege.

Cheers to my everyone back in New Zealand: Alex, Emil, Sophie, Lancia, Sam, Jaco, and family: Mum, Dad, Ben, Ksusha, Nana, Leanne, Steve, Zac, Charlotte,

170 nederlandse samenvatting

Mark, Derek, Dennis, and Carole. I wish that I could see you all more often than I do.

Thanks to all the Dutch people who have "adopted" me: Denis, Femke, Rob, Rick, Mark, RP, Chan, Miranda, and my bonus family: Piet, Ageda, Lisa, Ina, Sam, and most of all Ester. I don’t know what I would do without you. Just get lots more cats, I suppose. Here’s to many more Tønders together.