Arjen van Nieuwenhuijzen is AMS Institute's first Industry PI. His activities within AMS Institute will focus on the topic of circular urban resources. His position will be further strengthened with an appointment as Special Associate Professor at the Environmental Technology group at Wageningen University & Research. In these new roles Arjen van Nieuwenhuijzen will actively connect and align industry, government and academia to help solve urgent challenges for the urban environment.
Bio
MSc PhD Van Nieuwenhuijzen obtained his MSc Degree in Sanitary Engineering at the Faculty of Civil Engineering in 1996 from Delft University of Technology. In 2001 he was awarded by TU Delft with the Doctor Degree on the topic of Physical-Chemical Pre-treatment of Wastewater in the Context of Sustainable Development. His field of expertise focuses on advanced water treatment technology and sludge and residuals handling for water reuse, renewable energy production and resource recovery. Arjen van Nieuwenhuijzen has more than 20 years of professional experience in research and development, design and engineering and business development.
Wageningen University & Research, Witteveen+Bos and AMS Institute already cooperate in many R&D projects regarding industrial and urban water cycles, circular economy, sustainability, environmental improvements in the urban context such as WaterNexus, ReCirc Singapore and ZeroBrine.