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Gerrit coordinates at HZ University of Applied Sciences applied research relevant to energy transition in delta regions.
His personal research focus is on applied, future technologies that solve issues of system integration of renewable energy sources (solar, (offshore) wind, tidal), especially in the context of industrial and maritime processes in Zeeland and Flanders.
He has an eye for solutions such as flexibility and storage through batteries, hydrogen and flexible thermal processes/storage. +
Drs. Gert Jacobusse is a lecturer-researcher for the Data Science research group. He is particularly interested in Predictive Analytics.
In this field, historical data are exploited to examine relationships between variables. These relationships provide insight to better understand processes, but can also help predict certain target variables. Furthermore, he has expertise in research design and statistical testing for data issues.
Gert is interested in biology and ecology. Therefore he focuses within the research group on analysis of biological data: genetics of potatoes for selecting improved varieties, growth of shellfish in relation to environmental factors and developing a map layer for biodiversity based on data collected through citizen science by waarneming.nl.
Gert was trained in Methods and Techniques of Psychology (Psychometrics) at Leiden University (1999-2003) and has since applied Data Science to multiple fields.
For TNO he has worked on setting up and performing statistical analysis within epidemiological research and statistical assessment of research designs and research reports. For the Netherlands Forensic Institute (NFI) he has contributed as a researcher to projects in which various government services (e.g. police, investigative services, tax authorities, IND, UWV) share data and research the use of Intelligent Data Analysis. +
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Hans Cappon is lecturer of the Water Technology research group within HZ University of Applied Sciences.
During his years at HZ, he has worked on many water technology projects such as NEREUS (New Energy and Resources for Urban Sanitation), FRESH4Cs (Alternative Fresh Water resources for Coastal Areas), IMPROVED (Integral Mobile Process Water Supply for an Economic Delta) and was involved in the implementation of the Dow/Evides pilot in the EU FP7 E4Water project.
In addition to his work at the research group, he is a lecturer in water treatment at HZ at undergraduate and graduate level and a lecturer and researcher in Urban Systems Engineering at the Department of Environmental Technology at Wageningen University.
Hans has over 20 years of experience in scientific research, including from his previous work at TNO and the Catholic University in Leuven. Hans' main expertise is modeling and optimization of dynamic systems with a focus on water treatment and energy systems over the last decade. In 2014 he completed his PhD entitled "Numerical and experimental design of ultrasonic particle filters for water treatment". He received his master's degree in Biomechanical Engineering from Eindhoven University of Technology in 1997.
Keywords: desalination / demineralisation, mathematical modelling & system identification, data acquisition & sensors +
Hans Dekker is a senior lecturer at the HZ Academy of Economics & Management. He is also the author and editor of several books in the field of sales. Besides his expertise in the field of Sales, he has a great fondness for research methodology and philosophy in general and Business Intelligence & Analytics in particular. In 2016, Hans received his PhD from the School of Management at Bradford University in the field of personal selling. He also obtained a Master of Science Business Administration at Nyenrode Business University and is a proud alumnus of the Commercial Economics course at HZ. Before he started at the HZ in 2000, he was active in the sale of copiers and printers. At the HZ, he managed the economic courses and was Marketing Manager of the HZ. In addition to putting the Business Intelligence & Analytics specialisation on the map within the Knowledge Centre for Business and Innovation, he focuses on Sales Analytics. He also works for the Centre of Expertise Biobased Economy. Hans also enjoys teaching the Minor From (big) data to (big) business and sales and research skills in the Commercial Economics and Communication programmes. +
Helma Verstraeten is a researcher at the Research Group for Elderly Care. In addition to this role, she is pursuing a PhD on addressing challenging behavior in people with dementia and in geriatric rehabilitation care. She also works one day a week as a policy advisor at the elderly care organization Amarijn.
In 2010, Helma completed her Nursing/Midwifery degree at HZ University of Applied Sciences/Antwerp AP University of Applied Sciences. She then obtained a degree in Health Sciences and worked as a policy advisor at Amarijn. Since 2024, she has been affiliated with the Research Group for Elderly Care. Helma is passionate about contributing to the quality of life and well-being of the elderly by bridging research, practice, and policy. +
Herman joined the Delta Power research group in May 2023.
Trained as a civil engineer at the University of Twente and received his doctorate from the Faculty of Architecture at TU Delft on a study called "Towards a future sustainable housing stock.
He has worked at the province of South Holland and Aedes, the umbrella organization of housing associations. He is interested in translating data into policy and hopes that by doing research and organizing projects he can contribute to knowledge development among students at HZ and contribute to energy transition in Zeeland. +
Hilde Kooiker is a senior researcher at the Excellence and Innovation in Education lectureship.
“What happens in a person's mind when he reads?”
Hilde completed her teacher training at the Zeeland University of Applied Sciences. There the interest she already had in language was further stimulated and that is why she went on to study Dutch language and literature at Utrecht University. She chose to specialize in communication science. Her graduation research was about the influence of text structure on the understanding and appreciation of textbook texts in pre-vocational secondary education.
She worked in primary education for ten years and was a Dutch teacher at the Primary Education Teacher training course at the Zeeland University of Applied Sciences from 2012 to 2024. In the autumn of 2024 she will start as a senior researcher at the Excellence and Innovation in Education lectureship.
Hilde is interested in language development and in particular in how text comprehension is achieved and how education can use this knowledge. Based on this interest and the expertise she has built up during her PhD research, she is project leader of the Workshop for Educational Research on Reading Skills, in which teachers from primary education, secondary education, secondary vocational education and Zeeland libraries work together to strengthen their reading education. She also participates in a complementary study into Collaborative investigative work in regional networks (NRO), in which she follows the learning network 'reading with understanding and involvement' in Amsterdam.
Hilde received her PhD on October 18, 2024 for research into the possibilities of integrating reading education into science and technology lessons in upper primary education. The focus was on teaching knowledge about the structure of informative texts. +
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Iarima is a lecturer-researcher in the Water Technology research group at the HZ University of Applied Sciences. She received her bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from PUC Minas University, in Brazil, in 2019. Iarima started at HZ by doing an internship via the Living Lab Biobased Brazil (collaboration) program, in which she assisted in the study of an ion exchange lab setup. This was a collaborative project between the HZ and Evides Industriewater. Iarima joined the research group in 2020 and worked on the NEREUS project (New Energy and Resources for Urban Sanitation) where she studied resource recovery and the modeling and optimization of related processes.
Currently, Iarima remains connected to the collaboration between HZ and Evides by supervising students doing the ion exchange assignments. In addition to this, Iarima partially teaches in the Water Management program and is involved in several projects of the Water Technology group. She mainly contributes to the projects with modelling (optimization, control) and laboratory tasks.
Keywords: mathematical modelling and optimization, data-driven modelling, ion exchange, (inorganic chemistry) laboratory work +
Ignaas Caryn holds a master’s degree in Economics from Ghent University and earned an MBA from Vlerick Business School. By the end of 2024, he completed his PhD in Management, Technology, and Economics at ETH Zurich. His research focused on the role of top management in the adoption or rejection of new technologies when these disrupt the business ecosystem ('supply-side driven disruptive innovation').
He previously worked at KLM in strategic roles, created three investment funds for startups, and was instrumental in the development of sustainable aviation fuels.
Ignaas has also been a lecturer in the Industrial Engineering and Management program at HZ University.
He has extensive practical experience in entrepreneurship, innovation, and venture capital. At the knowledge center, he focuses on the functioning of entrepreneurial ecosystems, particularly in the food and recreation sectors, as well as on sustainable transitions linked to new business models.
Ignaas is a connector, always searching for innovative solutions and eager to challenge the status quo. +
Before Ilona Borremans-Malm started teaching Social Work at HZ University of Applied Sciences in 2020, she gained more than 20 years of work experience within psychiatry. The first 15 years she worked client-related, the last five mainly as a training advisor. "As a training advisor, I found I knew a lot about psychiatry, but little about how people can best learn and develop."
That is why Ilona started studying the master's degree in Training and Education Sciences at the University of Antwerp. She is doing a master's thesis on teachers' perceptions of educational technology and online learning activities in the Nursing, Pabo, Social Work and Pedagogy programmes. +
Ingrid is a senior researcher at the Healthy Region lectorate.
In 2021, Ingrid received her PhD from Utrecht University. Her dissertation is based on Social Exchange Theory and Social Psychology where she applies ideas from the relationship and services management literature to higher education. The underlying research proposal was awarded the NWO PhD Scholarship for Teachers (Grant number 023.006.035). Ingrid has presented her research articles at several international conferences such as ICCMI, AERA, EARLI, BISTOPS, and ECP which have been published in international academic journals.
She has extensive experience in teaching such as in her role as coordinator of student career coaching, lecturer service management, designer of the Research Skills course, and thesis supervisor of students in the social and economic cluster.
With a penchant for doing research, Ingrid is always curious about new, innovative research projects in the fields of relationship building, social interaction, engagement, quality assurance and collaboration, and behavioral influence especially.
In doing so, she likes to make various crossovers in theory between education, research, and practice. +
Teaching different courses related to circular economy at HZ University of Applied Science. Working on the materials and energy transition within the centre of expertise MNEXT. Via the HZ Green Office involved in "greening" our own school, working on food, waste, green outside spaces energy and mobility, in collaboration with students, support staff, teachers and external stakeholders. Involved in different initiatives related to The Scheldt, such as "Samenwerkingsovereenkomst Schone Schelde", Scheldt Youth Parliament, PLONS (Plastic Onderzoek Schelde) en "Rechten van de Scheldes". Involved in "Buitenkans", a MDT project focused on personal development in connection to nature and Boer&Buur met Natuur, working on a more sustainable HZ Catering and food innovations, in connection to the HZ Food Community and the New Waves project. Developing different green spaces around HZ Campus based on permaculture and using biobased materials.
Outside HZ, i guide theses at the part-time Executive Master of Science in Corporate Communication (MScCC). Together with my husband we renovated an old bakery in Middelburg into a home, using biobased and recycled materials, and running on 100% renewable energy via a KIM heat system. +
Irene has a background in interdisciplinary social and health sciences and is in the process of completing her PhD at the Department of Public Health at Erasmus MC. Since April 2021, she works as a researcher on the 'I Know How' project of the research group EVM. In this project, an interactive digital tool is developed for and by employees with cancer and their employers to strengthen the control over the reintegration process. The tool will be evaluated in the coming years.
Irene is looking for connections between science, policy and practice. By working closely with the target group, innovative research questions are raised. In this way, scientific knowledge does not remain a report, but contributes to finding innovative solutions that actually make a difference in practice. +
Iris' most recent project is #ZLDjongeren&cultuur, a qualitative research project regarding the cultural interests and needs of children and young people in Zeeland. There is a common thread with her earlier studies and work, since she's completed her MA in Culture Studies and worked in the culture sector. But, she has other interests as well. She likes to delve deep into social research subjects, including growing up in Zeeland. +
Iris van de Velde is a researcher at the Healthy Region research group and a lecturer in the Nursing program.
In addition to this position, Iris is also a member of the supervisory board at Stichting Ouderenzorg Noord Beveland (SONB). In 2011, Iris completed her bachelor's degree in Nursing and then worked as a nurse in various healthcare facilities (hospital, nursing home and home care). In 2014, after graduating in Nursing Science, she started teaching Nursing at HZ.
A year later, Iris joined the Healthy Region research group. This was with the idea of shaping the connection between education and research.
Since then, Iris has been working in the combination position of lecturer-researcher within the HZ. Her interests lie mainly in prevention and health promotion, but also in the use of technology in healthcare and interprofessional cooperation within and outside healthcare. Iris enjoys contributing to social issues, preferably regionally to make her own region healthier, more vital and more livable. +
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Jaco de Smit is a physical geographer and ecologist with a specialization in biophysical interaction and morphology of coastal ecosystems.
In 2016 he graduated as a physical geographer in the direction of hydrodynamics and sediment transport of river- and coastal systems at Utrecht University. He did his PhD-research at the NIOZ in Yerseke. His PhD-project was aimed at 1) quantifying of the effects of vegetation and benthos on sediment stability, and 2) the extrapolation thereof to be able to predict ecosystem stability. For this research he used a combination of innovative experiments using field flumes and the analysis and extrapolation of large hydrodynamic datasets such as waves, currents and tides. After his PhD Jaco stayed at the NIOZ as a Postdoc studying dislodgement risk of commercial mussel beds in the Wadden Sea.
In 2022 Jaco joined the Building with Nature group as researcher-lecturer, and since 2023 he is coordinator. He works on a large variety of research projects, for example ecological field studies on seaweeds, measuring and modelling currents and waves, GIS research on bird foraging suitability, and research on the implementation of Building with Nature measures. +
The driving force behind the Delta Power research group is lecturer dr. ir. ing. Jacob van Berkel.
He is very passionate when it comes to renewable energy. Besides his appointment as lecturer Jacob has his own company: Entry Technology. With this he focuses on renewable energy.
On the one hand he advises governments, research institutions and manufacturers on renewable energy technologies: tidal power, hydropower, solar energy, heat pumps, energy storage and thermodynamics, on the other hand he develops, produces and markets solar energy systems.
In addition to being an entrepreneur and scientist, Jacob is an inventor. He holds 11 patents in the fields of solar energy, energy storage and hydropower. For example, he designed a small water turbine of which some three million have now been made. In his hometown of Rhenen, he is also jokingly called Willy Wortel. +
Dr. ir. Jakolien van der Meer is a mathematician with a specialization in numerical analysis and fluid dynamics, optimization and geosciences. Jakolien has extensive experience in numerical calculation methods, modeling and simulations.
She works as a lecturer-researcher at the lecturer Supply Chain Innovation at HZ University of Applied Sciences. Among other things, she is involved in the Zero Emission project. Among other things, she has developed a tool that helps companies to make a strategic choice in the transition to electric transport modes.
She is also working on the FTMAAS project as a researcher, for which she is setting up a simulation to provide insight into information processes in the arrival and waiting times of suppliers.
She previously worked at TU Delft as a PhD student at the interface of earth sciences and applied mathematics and as a technical consultant at Sioux LIME where she worked, among other things, on a project for ASM in the field of process optimization. Jakolien holds a master's and bachelor's degree in applied mathematics. +
Jan joined the Delta Power research group in 2017 as a lecturer-researcher.
He previously worked for nearly thirty years at energy company DELTA in various positions in the field of electricity generation and transmission.
He is mainly concerned with the research areas of energy from water and hydrogen. +
Janneke is coordinator of Knowledge Center for Coastal Tourism.
Planning, organizing, overview and unburdening. These are Janneke's tasks at the knowledge center. She supports her colleagues in various projects: from the organization of an event to the planning of a meeting and from the preparation of a visitation to project planning.
One of her passions is traveling, especially in Europe, especially Scandinavia, Scotland and the Alps. +