Bio Jaap Schouten

From 2017 Jaap Schouten serves on the Executive Board of NWO and is chair of Applied and Engineering Sciences (TTW). He is professor in chemical reactor engineering at TU/e since 1998. From 2011 to 2016 he served as dean at the department Chemical Engineering and Chemistry. He studied chemical engineering at University of Twente (MSc, 1983) and got his PhD at TU Delft (1988). He worked at Unilever Research (1988-1990) and at TU Delft (1990-1998). His research at TU/e focuses on novel reactor concepts, including spinning disc, rotating foam and micro reactors.