Femius Koenderink (born in 1976) is a talented and creative scientist who is fascinated by light. He is currently studying the transmission of light beams at nano-scale. Koenderink has built up an active and successful research group and his work has received worldwide recognition. He has also shown himself eager to introduce children to the art and science of light. For example, he was one of the initiators of the Light Atelier, a laboratory for children (from 3 to 7 years of age) focusing on light and colour.
