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Prof. Gert-Jan Euverink is a Professor in Biotechnology at the University of Groningen’s Faculty of Science and Engineering, affiliated with the Engineering and Technology Institute Groningen (ENTEG). He specializes in bioprocess engineering, focusing on sustainable resource recovery from agricultural and industrial waste streams. His work emphasizes anaerobic digestion, bioplastic production, and microbial community analysis using advanced genomic techniques.
Education: PhD in Microbiology/Biochemistry (University of Groningen, 1995). Postdoctoral research at NIKO-TNO (1994-1998) led to discoveries in starch enzymology. Founded a high-throughput screening lab at Groningen (1998).
Research Interests: Clean bioprocessing, low-energy fermentation systems, and microbial metabolism modeling. Key areas include
- Biorefinery design
- PHA production from xylan
- Microbial community dynamics in wastewater
- Biogas enhancement via bioaugmentation
Key Activities: Deputy Scientific Director of Wetsus (2004–present), Technological Top Institute for Water Technology. Board member of Koninklijk Natuurkundig Genootschap and Groningse Chemische Kring.
Lab Facilities: Uses 3D-printed microreactors, Zernike Advanced Processing (ZAP) facility, and REMO-lab for scale-up studies. Collaborates with industries and universities in pilot projects.
