Former Group Members
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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)