About Hugo Thienpont
Born 1961. Hugo Thienpont is a Belgian researcher and physicist.
Hugo Thienpont (born 20 August 1961) is a Belgian engineer.
Thienpont was born on 20 August 1961 in Gooik. He became interested in engineering after watching science fiction media Star Trek, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea and UFO, and decided to pursue the subject in depth at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, despite the initial misgivings of his father Marcel.
Thienpont received the SPIE President's Award in 2005, and was elected a fellow of SPIE in 2006. Between 2009 and 2011, Thienpont served as on SPIE's board of directors. In 2021, Thienpont was awarded the SPIE Gold Medal.
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Who is Hugo Thienpont?
Belgian photonics researcher
When was Hugo Thienpont born?
Hugo Thienpont was born in 1961.
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Hugo Thienpont is a researcher and physicist.
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Hugo Thienpont is Belgian.
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