The
Researchers
Meet the researchers with a crush on water.
Milo de Baat
Assistant Professor in Water Quality & Ecotoxicology
Laura Burgers
Assistant Professor University of Amsterdam | climate litigation and rights of nature
Annemarie van Wezel
Scientific Director and Professor of Environmental Ecology from Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam
Reinout Wiers
Professor of Developmental Psychopathology, Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences, department of Psychology, UvA, Co-Chair of International interdisciplinary Centre for Global Mental Health.
Joyeeta Gupta
Professor of environment and development in the global south at the Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research of the University of Amsterdam and IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, and Distinguished Professor of Climate Justice, Sustainability and Global Constitutionalism at the University of Amsterdam.
Rutgerd Boelens
Professor Political Ecology of Water in Latin America, CEDLA, University of Amsterdam. Professor Water Governance & Social Justice, Wageningen University, Riverhood & River Commons (www.movingrivers.org)
Elisabeth Krueger
Assistant Professor at University of Amsterdam, Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics (IBED) UvA Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Resilience and Sustainability of Urban Water Supply Systems.
Andrea Müller
Postdoctoral Researcher at UvA | PhD in Water Resources Management | Biochemical Engineer, Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences, program Group: Governance and Inclusive Development, University of Amsterdam
Victoria Degeler
Assistant Professor at University of Amsterdam Informatics Institute. 💧 Coordinator of DiTEC, a collaboration withVitensto create a Digital Twin of the Dutch water network ecosystem.
Vittoria Giada Scalera
Associate Professor of International Business & Director "A Sustainable Future" @ Amsterdam Business School
Mark van der Veen
Associate Professor Strategy and Sustainability, Research on Sea Port Environmental Strategies University of Amsterdam
Catherine (Kiki) Brölmann
Professor of Public International Law and Head of the Department of International and European Law. Research fellow at the Amsterdam Center for International Law.
Lies Jacobs
Assistant professor at University of Amsterdam, Human Geography, project coordinator META; citizen science project aiming to raise awareness of consumers on the emissons of microplastics in home laundry, challenging the textile industry to do better, and to do more to reduce microplastics.
Antonia Praetorius
Assistant Professor at Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam
Bernd Ensing
Scientific director of the interdisciplinary AI4Science Lab, exploring the impact of AI for the Science and Associate Professor of Computational Chemistry, specifically within the Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences of the University of Amsterdam
Marrigje Paijmans
Assistant Professor at the University for Amasterdam, where I aim to bridge the gap between historical and modern literature in my teaching and research
Fabio de Castro
Senior Lecturer Political Ecology, CEDLA, University of Amsterdam, Coordinator Master Program in Latin American Studies, University of Amsterdam
Saer Samanipour
Assist. Prof. at Uni of Amsterdam| Honorary Assoc Prof at The UQ | Data Scientists at UvA-DSC| Computational Mass Spec
Andreas Schuck
Associate Professor for Political Communication & Journalism at University of Amsterdam. Expertise: media coverage of climate change, solutions journalism, climate change communication, news framing, media effects, political engagement
Jannes Willems
Assistent professor in Urban Planning, Interdisciplinary & transdisciplinary researcher with a focus on how cities cope with climate change,the creation of new water infrastructues and fieldwork in Western-European cities.
Michiel Kraak
Professor of Aquatic Ecotoxicology Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics University of Amsterdam
Katusha Sol
Placemaking expert at the University of Amsterdam, educational developer & designer in both changemaking and placemaking, project design, founder of foundation Placemakers
Mohammad Sadia
Academic researcher PFAS in drinking water, Research Associate, Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam. Project partner minor Collective Futures UvA on PFAS Contamination.
Jasper de Goeij
Head of Department Freshwater and Marine Ecology en Associate-professor, Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics (IBED) at University of Amsterdam
Bas Kolen
Professor Enterprise Risk Management University of Amsterdam, research group Actuarial Science and Mathematical Finance, Amsterdam School of Economics (1 day a week). Director Research and Development at HKV lijn in water (4 days a week)
Peter van Dam
Professor of Dutch History University of Amsterdam | Coordinator research group 'Environment & Society: contestation & governance', which explores how we have thought about the relations between humans and nature, and how people campaigned and negotiated around environmental issues and climate change. He is also a co-founder of SEVEN, the UvA's climate institute.
Hilmer Bosch
Dr. Hilmer Bosch | Postdoctoral researcher | Governance and Inclusive Development (GID) research group | Department of Human Geography, Planning and International Development Studies | Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research (AISSR) | University of Amsterdam
Hebe Verrest
Associate professor International Development Studies at the Department of Geography, Planning and International Development Studies (GPIO) of the University of Amsterdam
Klaas Schwartz
Professor by special appointment of Water Services Governance UvA at the University of Amsterdam’s (UvA) Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences. The chair is endowed by IHE Delft Institute for Water Education. This chair focuses on the governance and management of the water supply.
Huub Dijstelbloem UvA
Director of the Institute for Advanced Study and Professor of Philosophy of Science, Technology and Politics at the University of Amsterdam
Margaretha Wewerinke-Singh
Dr. Margaretha Wewerinke-Singh is an Associate Professor of Sustainability Law, Constitutional and Administrative Law at the Faculty of Law at the University of Amsterdam. Co-founder of SEVEN, the new climate institute of the University of Amsterdam
Zeph van Berlo
Professor (assistant) of persuasive communication, Amsterdam School of Communication Science, University of Amsterdam. Expertise: Immersive technology, Virtual reality (VR), Augmented reality (AR), Gamified advertising, Advergames
Cameron Brick
Assistant Professor of Social Psychology with tenure, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
Felipe Bucci Ancapi
Circular Economy Policy Analyst & Researcher UvA, Sustainability Ports
Dick den Hartog
Professor of Operations Research at the Business school of the University of Amsterdam and 'Science to Impact Director' at researchlab 'Analytics for A Better World' (ABW) of the University of Amsterdam.
Luc van Vliet
Researcher specialised in environmental governance and climate and water justice, Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences, GPIO : Governance and Inclusive Development (GPIO) University Amsterdam. Also researcher for the Global Commission on the Economics of Water (GCEW)