Our team of experts have different backgrounds and disciplines and work together on sustainability.

Irene ten Dam
Program Manager (Circular Carbon, Separations for Circularity)

Sascha Kersten
Program Director (LTP)

Paul de Vos
Program Director (Fascinating)

Tjeerd Jongsma
Managing Director

Myrèse Manshanden
Office Manager

Kees Biesheuvel
Program Director (Circular Carbon)

Bram Qualm
Program Director (Fascinating)

Jan Sikkema
Program Director (Fascinating)

Boelo Schuur
Program Director (Separations for Circularity)

Klaartje Rietkerken
Co-Director of Stichting S-ISPT

Rob Stevens
Program Director (Ammonia)

Frank van Ooijen
Consultant Corporate Communications

Anne van der Zwaan
Program Manager (Drying and Dewatering, Mild Fractionation for Food)

Peter de Jong
Program Director (Fascinating, Drying and Dewatering, Mild Fractionation for Food)

Carol Xiao
Director of Business Development

Franka Wijnbergen
Content Specialist

Otto Tobé
Program Officer (Ammonia, Separations for Circularity)

Ronald Korstanje
Program Director (Circular Plastics)

Nadine Kool
Communications & Events

Lia Bouma
Program Administration Coordinator

Eelkje Oldenburger
Program Director (Fascinating)

Agata van Oosten
Program Manager (Heat, Fascinating)

Jolanda Duits
Finance Officer

Geoffrey Schouten
Program Manager (Circular Plastics, Tekenkamer van de Industrie)

Annita Westenbroek
Program Director (Heat)

Marta Konopinska
Program Officer (Circular Plastics, Industry 4.0)

Ton Hulsebos
Patent Attorney & Legal Officer

Hans van ‘t Noordende
Principal Expert
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.

Rob Mudde
TU Delft

Jurgen Hoekstra
BASF

Kirsten Steinbusch
DAB
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. RM (Remko) Boom
Wageningen University & Research

Chair, Prof. dr. ir. S.R.A. (Sascha) Kersten
University of Twente

Prof. dr. ir. R. (Ruud) van Ommen
TU Delft

Prof. dr. ir. H.J. (Erik) Heeres
University of Groningen

Peter de Jong
Program Director (Fascinating, Drying and Dewatering, Mild Fractionation for Food)
Spray drying droplets for a better quality end product
On July 5th, Eline Both defended her PhD-thesis on spray drying. Scroll down to read more about Eline and her promotion. Spray drying is a widely applied manner of drying...

Reducing the energy requirements of spray drying
EEMS stands for Energy Efficient Milky Sprays. The project aims to helps spray dry milk products using less energy.
Drying food more efficiently
Thin Film Drying The industrial sector is one of the largest energy consumers now and will remain to be so in the future. Achieving circularity in this sector and moving...
The MFFF-cluster congratulates PhD’s
Concerns several MFFF projects.

Multi Radial Drying project kicks off
RMD is a new type of spray dryer which combines low Capex, low Opex, premium product properties and low specific energy consumption.
Dr. Peter de Jong appointed professor dairy technology at VHL University of applied sciences
As of September 1st 2014, NIZO expert and ISPT cluster director of the cluster Complexe Molecule Separations Processing for Protein, Dr. Peter de Jong has been appointed as professor of...
Redefining Research – the agenda
ISPT redefines and recalibrates her research agenda. We have asked our partners as well as parties not yet affiliated with ISPT to actively participate in this process. After receiving a...