Noura Dawass

A CKNOWLEDGMENTS The time I spent in Delft as a PhD candidate was special. I am extremely grateful to have so many people to thank for the guidance, support, and good memories. I would like to start with thanking my promotor and supervisor, Thijs Vlugt. I feel privileged to have known you and worked with you. I am deeply indebted to your continuous feedback, scientific insights, and support throughout my PhD. I learned a lot from you and I have been inspired by your devotion to your work. I would like to extend my appreciation to my co-promotor and supervisor Othon (Otto) Moultos. I was extremely lucky to have you by my side during my PhD, not only as a scientist and a supervisor, but also as a friend. Thank you for the mood lifting conversations and the sincere advise. Most of all, I am grateful to you and to your wife, Sophia, for makingme feel like I have a family in the Nether- lands. To complete this work, I had the privilege to work in collaboration with re- searchers from different scientific backgrounds and from different universities. Peter Krüger, Jean-Marc Simon, Sondre Schnell, Signe Kjelstrup and Dick Be- deaux. It was a delight to collaborate with all of you on the topic of Kirkwood-Buff integral. I appreciated the valuable feedback, interesting questions, and discus- sions as they have enriched this research project and broadened my knowledge. Thanks for Hanna Kuutila and Ricardo Wanderley from NTNU for the collabora- tion and supporting this work with their experimental measurements. I would also like to thank Ioannis Economou, my former masters supervisor, for hosting me as a visiting PhD in TAMUQ. It is always a pleasure to collaborate and work together. As a member of the Engineering Thermodynamics group, I was lucky to be surrounded by helpful and friendly colleagues. We had shared many experiences together: group meetings, trips, and workshops. I would like to specially thank Ali, Reza and Seyed. Not only for the unlimited support with technical issues, but more importantly for the welcoming and warm attitude, especially at the begin- ning of my PhD. Thanks Mahinder for collaborating with me on the solubilities in MEG project, your input was appreciated. Thank you Remco, for your excep- tional work on Brick and for always being kind and patient. I would like to also thank Alper. I truly enjoyed collaborating with you and although we mostly met online due to the pandemic, working with you was always easy and delightful. To my colleagues Sebastian, Tim, Hirad, Mate, and Max, thanks for the good times. 173