Last Friday, professor Carlo Beenakker was decorated Knight in the Order of the Netherlands Lion (Ridder in de Orde van de Nederlandse Leeuw), for his important pioneering work in theoretical physics. Read more here (unfortunately, only available in Dutch).

Carlo Beenakker (left), his wife (right) and the mayor of Leiden, Henri Lenferink (middle) at the ceremony in the Hooglandse Kerk, Leiden.