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Staff members with discipline Energy & Fuels

Academia develops at the interface of different fields. This is one reason why the University of Groningen is home to a wide range of fields, each with a great number of subject specialists. The overview below, which is based on a standard categorization of fields, will help you find the right expert for each field. If you cannot find the expert you are looking for in this list, try searching via a related field or faculty; you may find him or her there.

Overview of all disciplines

Energy law, focus area: offshore energy system integration
L.M. (Malin) Andreasson, LLM
Contact
l.m.andreasson rug.nl
+31 50 36 34573
Function
PhD Researcher
Biogas-solid oxide fuel cells, thermodynamics, renewable energy and green hydrogen
O.O. (Oluwajuwon Oluwagbemisola) Caleb
Contact
o.o.caleb rug.nl
Function
PhD student
Energy Diplomacy International Relations
H.C. (Caner) Can
Contact
caner.can rug.nl
Function
PhD student
Sustainable development, Energy, Arctic, Canada, Nunavut, place identities
dr. K.I.M. (Kim) van Dam
Contact
k.i.m.van.dam rug.nl
Function
Researcher
Field / Discipline
dr. L. (Lea) Diestelmeier
Contact
l.diestelmeier rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor
-Intergrative Neurobiology of Energy Balance (professoral chair)
-Behavioral energetics
-Obesity and co-morbidities
-Functional foods
prof. dr. G. (Gertjan) van Dijk
Contact
gertjan.van.dijk rug.nl
+31 50 36 32116
Function
Professor
Climate Change impacts/ extreme events
Climate change mitigation
Energy Transition 
Antarctica
S.C. (Sarah) Feron, Dr
Contact
s.c.feron rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor of Climate Change and Energy Transition 
Environmental Management System, Industrial Ecology, Circular Economy, Biogas
D.L. (Linh) Hoang, MSc
Contact
d.l.hoang rug.nl
Function
PhD student
C.W. (Warner) Hoornenborg
Contact
c.w.hoornenborg rug.nl
Function
Scientist
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary, Chemistry, Organic, Energy & Fuels
prof. dr. J.C. (Kees) Hummelen
Contact
j.c.hummelen rug.nl
Function
Professor
Alkaline Water Electrolysis (AWE); anion-exchange membrane water electrolysis (AEMWE); 3D porous electrodes/GDL for A(EM)WE cell; Charge-transfer and mass transfer; transition metal-based catalysts; Nanostructured Materials; electrodes reconstruction and... read more
T. (Tao) Jiang, PhD
Contact
t.jiang rug.nl
Function
Research fellow
Few-Body Physics
Nuclear Structure and reactions
Hadron Structure
Instrumentation
Nuclear Energy
prof. dr. N. (Nasser) Kalantar-Nayestanaki
Contact
n.kalantar-nayestanaki rug.nl
Function
Professor, Scientific Director of ESRIG
(Environment and Infrastructure) Planning, Energy Infrastructure, Energy Landscapes, Applied Thermodynamics, Governance, Environment and Engineering
dr. F.M.G. (Ferry) van Kann
Contact
f.m.g.van.kann rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor Environmental Planning
chemical engineering; heterogeneous catalysis; electrocatalysis; solid oxide fuel cells; nitrogen fixation; carbon dioxide reduction; water electrolysis; alkane activation; protonic ceramic membrane reactors; chemicals and electrical power cogeneration;... read more
V. (Vassilis) Kyriakou, Dr
Contact
v.kyriakou rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor in Energy Conversion & Processes
dr. P.W. (Winnie) Leenes
Contact
p.w.leenes rug.nl
+31 50 36 34872
Function
Chemical Kinetics; Thermodynamics; Heat Transfer
Y. (Yang) Li
Contact
li.yang rug.nl
+31 6 4558 8042
Function
PhD student
No picture available
Contact
m.e.majchrowicz rug.nl
Function
Project coordinator
Distributional effects of climate policies
C. (Carlotta) Masciandaro
Contact
c.masciandaro rug.nl
Function
PhD Candidate
Field / Discipline
I am a Tenure Track Assistant Professor at the Integrated Research on Energy, Environment and Society group, within Energy and Sustainability Research Institute Groningen. I hold a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Oldenburg (Germany) with a... read more
W. (Wided) Medjroubi, PhD
Contact
w.medjroubi rug.nl
+31 6 3192 1235
Function
Assistant Professor
No picture available
Contact
a.a.van.der.meer rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor Hydrogen & Fuel Cells
prof. dr. H.C. (Henk) Moll
Contact
h.c.moll rug.nl
+31 50 36 34269
Function
Professor natural resources for sustainable production and consumption
alkaline electrocatalysis; water electrolysis; oxygen evolution reaction; oxygen reduction reaction; hybrid water electrolysis; glycerol valorization; alcohol oxidation reaction; carbon-based composites
D.M. (Dulce) Morales Hernández, Dr
Contact
d.m.morales.hernandez rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor in Electrocatalysis
Field / Discipline
L. (Lieke) van der Most, MSc
Contact
l.van.der.most rug.nl
Function
PhD student
Economics of energy markets, energy systems, energy policy, energy transition, regulation of energy networks, climate policy
prof. dr. M. (Machiel) Mulder
Contact
machiel.mulder rug.nl
+31 6 3103 5729
Function
Professor of Energy Economics
mr. dr. C.T. (Ceciel) Nieuwenhout
Contact
c.t.nieuwenhout rug.nl
+31 50 36 35688
Function
Assistant Professor
E.R. (Lisa) van Nieuwkoop, LLM
Contact
e.r.van.nieuwkoop rug.nl
Function
PhD Researcher
M.T. (Margarita) Nieves Zárate
Contact
m.t.nieves.zarate rug.nl
+31 50 036 3457 3
Function
Energy law, focussing on the use of green hydrogen for sustainable mobility
K.A. (Kelsey) Pailman, LLM
Contact
k.a.pailman rug.nl
Function
PHD Researcher
Sustainable development, urban metabolism, systems thinking, energy-water-food nexus, system dynamics modelling
No picture available
Contact
y.parker rug.nl
Function
PhD student
Prof. Dr. PV Aravind is the Professor and Chair of Energy Conversion, University of Groningen. He did his MSc thesis research in the Section ET (TU Delft) on the topic “Generation of Electricity and Heat using Biomass Gasification, Solid Oxide Fuel Cells... read more
A. (Aravind) Purushothaman Vellayani, Prof
Contact
a.purushothaman.vellayani rug.nl
Function
Professor
F.H. (Felipe) Ravaglio Pasquini, MSc
Contact
f.h.ravaglio.pasquini rug.nl
Function
PhD student
R.M.K. (Ruben) Rehage, PhD
Contact
r.m.k.rehage rug.nl
Function
Life Cycle Assessment
No picture available
Contact
d.y.ruiz.mendez rug.nl
Function
PhD student
Complex Systems, Network Theory, Energetics, Energy Modelling, Industrial Ecology, Rebound Effect, Finite Time Thermodynamics, Energy Efficiency, Transport Networks, Energy Markets
F. (Franco) Ruzzenenti, PhD
Contact
f.ruzzenenti rug.nl
+31 50 36 34691
Function
Bert Scholtens is the Professor of Sustainable Banking and Finance. Fields he operates in are Banking, Finance, Economics. He applies this to Socially Responsible Investing, Financial intermediation, Financial institutions, International finance,... read more
Xin Sun is a Tenure Track Assistant Professor at the Integrated Research on Energy, Environment and Society group, within Energy and Sustainability Research Institute Groningen. He holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from School of Vehicle and... read more
X. (Xin) Sun, Dr
Contact
xin.sun rug.nl
+31 6 2553 6961
Function
Assistant Professor
Energy Law
M.A. (Al) Tamano
Contact
m.a.tamano rug.nl
+62 812 5363 5301
Function
PhD student
Field / Discipline
Energy systems
E.O.V. (Edrick) Tromp
Contact
e.o.v.tromp rug.nl
Function
PhD student
Field / Discipline
prof. dr. M. (Moniek) Tromp
Contact
moniek.tromp rug.nl
+31 6 2529 1839
Function
Director Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials; Chair of Materials Chemistry
Hydrogen economy, Business case and models, Renewable energy development plans, Logistics , System integration, Network design, Supply Chain and Transportation Optimization
https://www.rug.nl/feb/news/2019/university-of-groningen-transforming-northern-netherlands-into-green-energy-hub

https://www.rug.nl/feb/news/current/major-h2020-eu-research-project-for-evrim-ursavas

https://www.rug.nl/research/research-feb/magazine/docs/2021-summer.pdf

E. (Evrim) Ursavas, Prof
Contact
e.ursavas rug.nl
Function
Professor of Energy Logistics
Field / Discipline
Electricity markets
drs. A.T. (Arjen) Veenstra
Contact
a.t.veenstra rug.nl
Function
Field / Discipline
Saving energy with smart data. Making FSE PlanetProof!
ing. R.J.W. (Ronald) Visser
Contact
r.j.w.visser rug.nl
Function
Energy and sustainability advisor
J. (Jingxiu) Xie, Dr
Contact
jingxiu.xie rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor in Catalytic Processes for Gas Conversion
Environmental planning, integrated energy planning, sustainable development, governance renewal, decentralization, (post-)contingency theory, adaptive planning
prof. dr. C. (Christian) Zuidema
Contact
c.zuidema rug.nl
Function
Associate Professor Spatial Planning
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