Peter Groot Koerkamp

Prof. Peter Groot Koerkamp is a Professor and Managing Chairholder at the Agricultural Biosystems Engineering group at Wageningen University. His expertise spans agricultural engineering, environmental systems, and sustainable livestock production. He holds an MSc (1990) and PhD (1998) from Wageningen University, with a focus on ammonia emissions from poultry systems. He has held roles as a researcher, project manager, and senior scientist across multiple institutes before joining Wageningen University in 2005.

His research emphasizes sustainable agricultural systems, including manure/nutrient management, gaseous emissions, and animal welfare. He leads projects on methane monitoring in dairy cows, climate control in livestock housing, and bioenergy from segregated excreta. He supervises over 50 PhD students and collaborates on initiatives like the National Growth Fund’s regenerative agriculture projects.

Notable projects include Synergia (optimizing dairy systems) and collaborations with the European Society of Agricultural Engineers (EurAgEng). His work integrates environmental engineering with technological innovation, addressing challenges like particulate matter reduction in poultry houses and precision livestock farming.