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

Marta Konopinska
Program Officer (Circular Plastics, Industry 4.0)

Sascha Kersten
Program Director (LTP)

Hans van ‘t Noordende
Principal Expert

Klaartje Rietkerken
Co-Director of Stichting S-ISPT

Ronald Korstanje
Program Director (Circular Plastics)

Otto Tobé
Program Officer (Ammonia, Separations for Circularity)

Kees Biesheuvel
Program Director (Circular Carbon)

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

Frank van Ooijen
Consultant Corporate Communications

Nadine Kool
Communications & Events

Jan Sikkema
Program Director (Fascinating)

Jolanda Duits
Finance Officer

Eelkje Oldenburger
Program Director (Fascinating)

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

Rob Stevens
Program Director (Ammonia)

Agata van Oosten
Program Manager (Heat, Fascinating)

Carol Xiao
Director of Business Development

Myrèse Manshanden
Office Manager

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

Tjeerd Jongsma
Managing Director

Annita Westenbroek
Program Director (Heat)

Paul de Vos
Program Director (Fascinating)

Boelo Schuur
Program Director (Separations for Circularity)

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

Bram Qualm
Program Director (Fascinating)

Ton Hulsebos
Patent Attorney & Legal Officer

Franka Wijnbergen
Content Specialist

Lia Bouma
Program Administration Coordinator
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.

Kirsten Steinbusch
DAB

Rob Mudde
TU Delft

Jurgen Hoekstra
BASF
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

Prof. dr. ir. RM (Remko) Boom
Wageningen University & Research

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

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...