Our team of experts have different backgrounds and disciplines and work together on sustainability.
Tjeerd Jongsma
Managing Director
Rob Stevens
Program Director (Ammonia)
Myrèse Manshanden
Office Manager
Lia Bouma
Program Administration Coordinator
Boelo Schuur
Program Director (Separations for Circularity)
Ronald Korstanje
Program Director (Circular Plastics)
Tasneem Alazab
Junior Office Manager
Franka Wijnbergen
Content Specialist
Peter de Jong
Program Director (Fascinating, Drying and Dewatering, Mild Fractionation for Food)
Kees Biesheuvel
Program Director (Circular Carbon)
Klaartje Rietkerken
Co-Director of Stichting S-ISPT
Carol Xiao
Director of Business Development
Annita Westenbroek
Program Director (Heat)
Ton Hulsebos
Patent Attorney & Legal Officer
Otto Tobé
Program Officer (Ammonia, Separations for Circularity)
Agata van Oosten
Program Manager (Heat, Fascinating)
Tanja Lintmeijer
Governance Officer
Hans van ‘t Noordende
Principal Expert
Jolanda Duits
Finance Officer
Nadine Kool
Communications & Events
Paul de Vos
Program Director (Fascinating)
Jan Sikkema
Program Director (Fascinating)
Irene ten Dam
Program Manager (Circular Carbon, Separations for Circularity)
Sascha Kersten
Program Director (LTP)
Geoffrey Schouten
Program Manager (Circular Plastics, Tekenkamer van de Industrie)
Michiel Sytsma
Finance Officer
Bram Qualm
Program Director (Fascinating)
Frank van Ooijen
Consultant Corporate Communications
Ineke de Boer
Finance Manager
Anne van der Zwaan
Program Manager (Drying and Dewatering, Mild Fractionation for Food)
Marta Konopinska
Program Officer (Circular Plastics, Industry 4.0)
Our core team is supported by a Supervisory Board and an Academic Advisory Board.
Supervisory Board
The ISPT Supervisory Board consists of appointed representatives of ISPT participants from the process industry, academic partners and SME’s. It supervises the ISPT managing board and provides advice and counsel.
Jurgen Hoekstra
BASF
Kirsten Steinbusch
DAB
Rob Mudde
TU Delft
Academic Advisory Board
The ISPT Academic Advisory Board guarantees the scientific quality of the activities and programs of ISPT. It consists of professors and academic representatives related to ISPT.
Prof. dr. ir. R. (Ruud) van Ommen
TU Delft
Chair, Prof. dr. ir. S.R.A. (Sascha) Kersten
University of Twente
Prof. dr. ir. RM (Remko) Boom
Wageningen University & Research
Prof. dr. ir. H.J. (Erik) Heeres
University of Groningen
Irene ten Dam
Program Manager (Circular Carbon, Separations for Circularity)
External event
Resource Wende Conference
What is the European and Dutch strategy in case the desired resource supply cannot be realized, due to planetary boundaries, sustainability challenges, geopolitical tensions and social implications?
External event
Inspiration tour Chemelot and Gulpener
On April 21st, Platform Verduurzaming Industrie organises this year's first live inspiration tour to Limburg's Chemelot and Beer brewer Gulpener.
Less asparagus waste, more taste
Joanne Siccama, researcher from the Waste2Taste project, discovered that the residual flow of white asparagus is very suitable for spray-drying into powder.
“Embrace the complexity of the energy transition”
What is needed in the energy transition? Andreas Ten Cate shares his vision on the transition and dives into the complexity of it all.
“Todays crisis fuels tomorrows transition”
What do we need to activate the energy transition? Annita Westenbroek shares her stance and presents some interesting insights.
Boelo Schuur
Program Director (Separations for Circularity)
“Behavioral change requires a reliable outlook for the future”
John Harinck shares his outlook on the future's sustainable value chains. How can we effectively change behaviour? And what does the industry need?
1st results in: how to move to a circular steel- and chemical industry
The steel industry is a major contributor to global CO2 emissions. The first S2C results show us how to move towards a closed value chain.
“Change through faith, trust and decisiveness”
How can we learn to think circular? Besides regulations, we need cooperation and consultation between industry parties. ISPT takes a leading role in this, says Carol Xiao.
6 important steps towards a circular economy
Which trends can trigger the transition to a circular economy? Annita Westenbroek talks about 6 key steps we need to take.
Jointly supported models are the foundation for dialogue
How to move towards the Dutch green industry? Tjeerd Jongsma and Andreas ten Cate discuss in NPT magazine how the recently launched Rekenkamer van de Industrie can contribute.
New model predicts most promising routes for a CO2-neutral industry
The Carbon Transition Model is a transparent, fact-based, publicly accessible model that supports the sustainability transition of fossil-intensive industries.
External event
Dag van het Klimaatakkoord
On November 3, de Dag van het Klimaatakkoord, we will talk about the road to zero emissions in 2050.
Why are we still burning plastic waste?
What is needed for plastics to become truly circular? Ronald Korstanje and Sascha Kersten on the latest developments in the world of circular plastics.
Goal of Circular Plastics NL is to recycle 50% of all plastics
Circular Plastics NL fights climate change, reduces the use of fossil raw materials and decreases environmental pollution.
Facts and Figures of the Dutch energy sector
These are the most important facts and figures about energy(systems) in the Netherlands in 2021.
Podcast on innovative technologies and sustainable process technology
The BEAP podcast series is about the collaborations between Dutch industry and 4 innovative SMEs who are creating the technology for a sustainable tomorrow.
124 million for the first phase of Circular Plastics NL
The government has given the first phase of Circular Plastics NL its final approval, and is investing EUR 124 million in it from the Growth Fund.
ToPerform Smart Solutions: “There is no Planet B”
Innovations should contribute to both the objectives of the Climate Agreementas as well as the growth of a companie.
Enabling recyclers of plastics to increase the yield
The plastic recycling process today has losses and emissions. We started a new project to adress and partly resolve this issue.
Connect to Act – Infrastructure optimalisation and reiventing supply chains
On 16 and 17 June this upcoming event will focus on ‘INFRASTRUCTURE BEYOND BOUNDARIES‘. To achieve the energy transition new and integrated infrastructure is essential. Embedding new feedstock into the complex...
How our young talents help realizing the energy transition
The energy transition requires well-educated young people to contribute to a sustainable society, such as our trainees. This is their story.
University of Twente: “Striving for a better world”
What are the opportunities and pitfalls in the energy- and material transition. Our valued partner, University of Twente tells us.