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PERSONAL INFORMATION
Family name, First name: Wijffels, René
Researcher unique identifier(s): ORCID: 0000-0001-7630-4295
Date of birth: 08-02-1960
Nationality: Dutch
URL for web site: www.wur.nl/bpe; www.AlgaePARC.com
EDUCATION
1987 -1994 PhD in Environmental and Agricultural Sciences, specialty Bioprocess Engineering, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
1982 -1987 MSc in Environmental Engineering, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
1977-1982 BSC in Food Engineering at the Den Bosch Polytechnic Agricultural School
CURRENT POSITION(S)
Since 2007 Professor and chairholder at Wageningen University, Bioprocess Engineering, the Netherlands
Since 2013 Professor II at Nord University, Faculty of Biosciences and Aquaculture, Bodø, Norway
PREVIOUS POSITION(S)
2005-2007 Professor Marine Biotechnology at Wageningen University, personal chair, NL
2001-2005 Associate professor Wageningen University, Food and Bioprocess Engineering, NL
1990-2001 Assistant professor Wageningen University, Food and Bioprocess Engineering, the Netherlands
2004-2006 Founder and CEO of algae start-up company LGem
FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS
2006 3rd prize RABO bank for innovative sustainable entrepeneurship
2005 1st prize Biobusiness Masterclass competition for the best businessplan in biobusiness
2005 VICI laureate. VICI is the most prestigious grant from the Dutch Science Foundation (NWO) in the VENI-VIDI-VICI program and meant as a stimulus to set up an independent research group
2000 Millennium Prize in the category Science: Bioprocesses and Bioproducts. The Millennium Prize is an initiative of the Ministries of Economic Affairs and OC&W (education, culture and science)
SUPERVISION OF GRADUATE STUDENTS AND POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS
Number PhD students graduated at Wageningen University, The Netherlands: 75
Number of PhD students graduated at Nord University: 2
Number of PhD students graduated at University of Huelva: 1
TEACHING ACTIVITIES
1990-2008 Process Engineering for technologists, Wageningen University, The Netherlands, lecturer
1990-2005 Introduction in biotechnology, Wageningen University, The Netherlands, coordinator
1997-2003 Basic Bioreactor Design, Wageningen University, The Netherlands, coordinator
2003-2006 Algal Biotechnology, Wageningen University, The Netherlands, course design and lecturer
2003- Applied Biocatalysis, Wageningen University, The Netherlands, lecturer
2019- Bioprocess Design, Wageningen University, The Netherlands, lecturer
2003-2007 Marine Biotechnology, Wageningen University, The Netherlands, course design and lecturer
2015- Bioprocess Design, Technical University Delft, The Netherlands, lecturer
2010- Microalgae Process Design: from cells to photobioreactors, Wageningen University, lecturer
2010- Mastercourse Biotechnology, University Utrecht, lecturer
ORGANISATION OF SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS
1995 Immobilized Cells: Basics and Applications, the Netherlands, Secretary
1998 Marine Bioprcocess Engineering, the Netherlands, Chair
2002 Biohydrogen 2002, the Netherlands, Chair
2003 Marine Biotechnology: Basics and Applications, Spain, Chair
2013 Biorefinery fir food, fuel and materials. The Netherlands. Co-chair
2014 Prospects and challenges for the development of algal biotechnology; 4th Int. CeBiTec Research Conference Bielefeld, Germany, co-chair
2016 European Roadmap for an algae-based industry, Portugal, co-chair
INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
1999-2000 Study coordinator Wageningen University of the study programs Biotechnology
Since 2007 Chairholder Bioprocess Engineering (83 people)
2008-2014 Head of Cluster Biobased Sciences; representing 5 chairgroups
Since 2010 Scientific director AlgaePARC
2012-2014 Director of Centre for Biobased Economy (education innovation program)
2012-2015 Director of the Wageningen UR strategic program on biorefiner
2022- Coordinator Education program Cellular Agriculture program for Wageningen University, Technical University Delft and University of Maastricht
MEMBERSHIPS OF SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES
2018- Institutional member of the European Society of Biochemical Engineering and Science (ESBES)
Member of organizations: European Algae Biomass Association (EABA) (VIP member) , International Society for Applied Phycology (ISAP), Algal Biomass Organisation (ABO), Dutch Organization of Biotechnology (NBV)
