Quantum Delta NL Award
The Quantum Delta Award is presented annually to honour an individual who has made outstanding contributions to the Dutch quantum community. By publicly recognising these achievements, we aim to celebrate their impact and inspire others to contribute to the advancement of quantum technology in the Netherlands.
The award was established by Prof. Dr Ronald Hanson, co-founder of Quantum Delta NL and former Chair of our Board. The first presented award was in 2023, during Nodes of One Network, our annual community event for the Dutch quantum ecosystem.
Each winner is invited to share their "genie in a bottle" wish for our community. Quantum Delta NL commits non-financial support to help realise this wish, either through the Quantum Delta NL programme or by leveraging our network.
Previous awards
Quantum Delta NL Award 2025
The most recent recipient of the QDNL Award is Marc Hulzebos (Eurofiber) for playing a key role in advancing quantum communication and helping to position the Netherlands as a frontrunner in secure quantum connectivity as well as fostering industry–academia collaboration.
Marc’s wish for the community is to inspire confidence across industries as a key to unlocking quantum technology’s full societal value:
"As innovation thrives not in isolation but through connection, our industry benefits from a shared vision of progress. That is why I wish our community inspires confidence across various other technical and non-technical industries, through our amazing network of innovators, entrepreneurs, researchers, and enablers to unlock quantum technology’s real societal value."
Quantum Delta NL Award 2024
In 2024, the award was presented to Gunter Helms, Project Manager and Teacher at the Leidse instrumentmakers School (LiS). He received this accolade for his efforts to involve vocational institutes in quantum technology.
Gunter expressed that his wish for our community is to realise the importance of vocational studies for the field:
"My genie-in-a-bottle wish for the community is that we will help change the perspective that high tech and quantum technology are not for vocational students."
Quantum Delta NL Award 2023
The inaugural award was presented to two exceptional and highly deserving members of the Dutch quantum community: Julia Cramer (Leiden University) and Stacey Jeffery (CWI).
They were recognised for their invaluable work with We in Quantum Development (previously Women in Quantum Development), an initiative that makes our community more inclusive and welcoming to women and gender minorities.
