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Postdoctoral Researchers

  • Dr Jayaruwan (Jay) Gamaethiralalage - Optimizing Electrochemical Deionization (Aug 2024 - Jul 2025)
  • Dr Rafael Zornitta, Capactive Deionization with Conductive Polymers (Feb 2019 - Feb 2021)
  • Dr Lukasz Poltorak, Polyelectrotyte Cushion Layers to Support Lipid Bilayers (Nov 2015 - Nov 2018 )
  • Dr Zheng Cao, Functionalized Polyelectrolytes with Phosphate Affinity (Jan 2014 - Jan 2015)
  • Dr William Garyfallou, Sensing of Charged (Bio)Molecules by Impedance Spectroscopy (Sep 2009 - Mar 2012)
  • Dr Stefan Kuiper, Polymeric Aerogels (in collaboration with Feyecon, Jan - Dec 2011)
  • Dr Michel Rosso, Microfluidics and surface chemistry (in collaboration with Prof Sudholter en Prof Kreutzer, Dec 2008 - Dec 2009).
  • Dr Aernout Martens, Hyaluronic Acid: Interaction with CD44 and Acidic Degradation in Solution (in collaboration with Leiden University, Prof Spaink and Prof Oosterkamp, Oct 2008 - Sep 2011).
  • PhD Graduates

  • Daniele Chinello - Nitrate-selective Anion-Exchange Membranes: developement and application in electrodialysis (with Dr Post, Wetsus, Dec 2024)
  • Jayaruwan (Jay) Gamaethiralalage - Optimizing Electrochemical Deionization for Enhanced Selective Ion Separation (with Dr Muff, Aalborg University, Sep 2024)
  • Ellen Dautzenberg - Structure-property relations of imine-linked covalent organic frameworks (with Prof Zuilhof, Mar 2023)
  • Zexin Qian – Selective Ion Separation by Supported Liquid Membranes under Electrodialysis Conditions (with Prof Sudhölter, TU Delft and Dr Miedema, Wetsus, Sep 2022)
  • Sevil Sahin – Tuning Ion Selectivity with Polyelectrolyte Multilayers in Capacitive Deionization (with Prof Zuilhof, Aug 2022)
  • Kaustub Singh – Advanced Materials for Electro-driven Ion Separation/Selectivity (with Prof Zuilhof, Mar 2022)
  • Mohammad Amirilargani – Organic solvent membranes (with Prof Sudhölter, Oct 2019)
  • Laura Paltrinieri – Phosphate-selective membranes (with Prof Sudhölter, Feb 2019)
  • Anping Cao – Nanowire-based devices sensors (with Prof Sudhölter, Jan 2018)
  • Sumit Sachdeva – Metal-organic frameworks for gas sensing (with Prof Sudhölter, Prof Gascon, Mar 2017)
  • Daniela Ullien – Surface modification for different sensor platforms (with Prof Sudhölter, Nov 2015)
  • Judith Staginus – Interdigitated sensors for water quality monitoring (Prof Sudhölter and Dr Miedema, Nov 2015)
  • Venkatesh Seshan – Diamond-based electronic devices & sensors (with Prof Sudhölter and Prof van der Zant, Jun 2014)
  • Marleen Mescher – Silicon nanowire-based devices sensors (with Prof Sudhölter, and Dr Klootwijk, Apr 2014)
  • Thomas Moh – Fabrication of silicon nanowire-based devices (with Prof Sudhölter,   Prof Sarro and Prof van Rijn, Dec 2013)
  • Researchers

  • Runyan Li, Mycotoxin Sensing, Nov 23 - Mar 2024
  • Dr Saksi Pareek, Coatings from Porous Materials, May 2023 - Jan 2024
  • Merve Nur Güven Biçer, Coatings from Porous Materials, Dec 2022 - Jan 2023
  • Samuel Hijmans, Ion sensing, Dec 2022 - Jan 2023
  • Nathalja Berghuis, Capacitive Deionization, Oct 2016 - May 2018
  • Jorrit Hillebrand, Sensor Technology, Jul 2014 - Jun 2018
  • Aldo Brinkman, Biosensing, Jan 2012 - Dec 2015
  • Guest Researchers

  • Dr Stefano Gazzotti (Milan University, Italy, Jan-Apr 2025)
  • Yi-Heng (Thomas) Tu , MSc - Electrochemical Deionization (National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, Feb-Dec 2023)
  • Alba Fombona-Pascual , MSc - Electrochemical Deionization (IMDEA Energy, Spain, Sep-Nov 2023)
  • Tanzila Sharker, MSc - Capactive Deionization (Aalborg University, Denmark, with Dr Muff and Dr Dykstra, Aug - Nov 2022)
  • Undergraduate Thesis Student, Interns (since 2018)

  • Yorick Ouwehand (BSc, Sep-Dec 2024)
  • Million van den Berg (MSc, Sep 2023 - Jun 2024)
  • Eirini Aikaterini Gkougkousi (Intern @ Wetsus, Apr - Sep 2023)
  • Idoia Urteaga Contin (Intern @ Wetsus, Nov 2022 - Apr 2023)
  • Jean Wavelet (Intern @ Wetsus, Jul-Sep 2022)
  • Auke Winkler (BSc, Aug 2022)
  • Stephane Niemeijer (MSc, Aug 2022)
  • Tom Smeding (BSc, Jul 2022)
  • Rick Bes (BSc, Jul 2022)
  • Cloë Berkien (BSc, Jan 2022)
  • Tim Gruppen (BSc, Sep 2021)
  • Qiyang Qu (Intern, Aug 2021)
  • Megan Steinvoort (BSc, May 2021)
  • Emma van Weeren (BSc, May 2021)
  • Milena Lam (MSc, Mar 2021)
  • Jochem Janssen (Intern, Jul 2021)
  • Shihan Lou (MSc, Apr 2020, Wetsus)
  • Jordi Wevers (BSc, Jun 2020)
  • Mees Vos (MSc, Mar 2020)
  • Omusasia Newton Siiye (MSc, Jun 2018, Wetsus)
  • Robbert Houtappel (MSc, Apr 2018)
  • Honours Students

  • Nicole Mol (BSc, Honours project, Aug 2022)
  • Ivar Gruppen (BSc, Honours project, Aug 2022)
  • Robert Koetsier (BSc, Honours project, Oct 2018)
  • Outgoing Internship Students

  • Linda Hooijschuur (OnePlanet, Sep 2024 - Mar 2025)
  • Persijn van de Velden (Wetsus, Sep 2024 - Feb 2025)
  • Jorrit Bouma (MIGAL institute, Tel Hai College in Israel, Jun-Oct 2023)
  • Hanneke Spijkerboer (Wetsus, Mar-Aug 2023)
  • Steven Verboom (Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research, Eindhoven, Feb-Aug 2018)
  • Anneke Schoonbergen (Eurofins, Wageningen, Jan-Jul 2017)

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