Eveline Crone member of Young Academy

Developmental psychologist Dr Eveline Crone has been appointed member of the Young Academy for the coming five years.  This is yet another honour awarded to this young scientist for her research into cognition and behaviour and the human brain.

Five-year membership

The Royal Dutch Academy of Science (KNAW) set up the Young Academy (DJA) in 1995 to bring young researchers into contact with colleagues from other specialist fields.  Ten new members are appointed to the DJA each year. These are researchers from across all disciplines who have proved themselves in the scientific field and who have obtained their PhD within the last ten years.  DJA membership is for a maximum of five years.

Developmental psychology

Eveline Crone (1975) has been appointed member of the DJA on the basis of her research relating the development of human cognition and behaviour to the development of the brain.  In spite of the complexity of her field, she has the gift of being able to share her fascination with colleagues, journalists and non-specialists.  One particular area studied by Crone in her research is the way in which children aged between 8 and 17 make decisions.  She has proven scientifically that the behaviour of children in this age group stems from their brain development.  She was awarded the J.C. Ruigrokprijs 2007 for this research.

Ten new members

A committee of members of the DJA and the KNAW select ten new members each year on the basis of nominations from the scientific community.  New members are selected for their scientific excellence, an interdisciplinary approach and a broad interest in science and society.  In 2005, the year when the DJA was established, forty young researchers were appointed members, each for a period of five years.  With this year's new members, the membership of DJA will rise to seventy.

The new members of DJA will be officially installed on 17 March 2008 during an assembly in the Trippenhuis, the office of the KNAW, in Amsterdam.