The SusChem team
The composition of the Sustainable Chemistry team reflects the wide range of expertises contributing to this Research Priority Area.
Three PI's lead the SusChem Research: Prof. Bas de Bruin, Prof. Joost Reek and Prof. Gadi Rothenberg. Together, these three group leaders cover the areas of homogeneous-, supramolecular- and heterogeneous catalysis. With funding from the Research Priority Area, two talented tenure-trackers have been appointed to complete the pallet of expertise. Dr Moniek Tromp contributes with expertise in the characterization of complexes based on first-row metals, and Dr Ning Yan with expertise in fuel cell technology.
Further, the core of the Research Priority Sustainable Chemistry is formed by a joint team of over 20 senior and junior permanent scientific staff, all of whom work on catalysis and/or sustainable materials and processes. These researchers operate within the Sustainable Chemistry research theme of the Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS). In addition, PI's from other HIMS research themes also provide important contributions to the research programme of the RPA.
Joost Reek
Supramolecular transition metal catalysis
Joost Reek is the coordinator of the Research Priority Area Sustainable Chemistry.
Full overview of contributing staff
(by research group, listed in alphabetical order)
Biocatalysis
- Assistant professor Francesco Mutti
Catalyst Characterization
- Associate professor Moniek Tromp
- Assistant professor Andreas Ehlers
- Veni fellow Ties Korstanje
Computational Chemistry
- Professor Evert Jan Meijer: Molecular Simulations
- Associate professor Bernd Ensing
- Assistant professor David Dubbeldam
Heterogeneous Catalysis and Sustainable Chemistry
- Professor Gadi Rothenberg: Heterogeneous catalysis and sustainable chemistry
- Associate professor Raveendran Shiju
- Assistant professor Stefania Grecea
Homogeneous, Supramolecular and Bio-Inspired Catalysis
- Professor Joost Reek: Supramolecular transition metal catalysis
- Professor Bas de Bruin: Bio-inspired sustainable catalysis
- Professor Bob van der Zwaan: Sustainable Energy Technology
- Assistant professor Jarl Ivar van der Vlugt
- Vidi fellow Tiddo Mooibroek
Industrial Sustainable Chemistry
- Professor Gert-Jan Gruter: Industrial Sustainable Chemistry (by special appointment)
Molecular Photonics
- Professor Fred Brouwer: Spectroscopy and photonic materials
- Professor Wybren Jan Buma: Molecular Spectroscopy
- Professor Sander Woutersen: Molecule Spectroscopy (by special appointment)
- Associate professor Hong Zhang
- Assistant professor Rene Williams
Synthetic Organic Chemistry
- Professor Henk Hiemstra: Organocatalysis and sustainable synthesis
- Professor Jan van Maarseveen: Bio-Inspired Organic Synthesis
- Associate professor Chris Slootweg
- Asssociate professor Steen Ingemann Jorgensen
- Assistant professor Tati Fernández-Ibáñez