Timothy Noël

Prof. Timothy Noël serves as Professor of Flow Chemistry at the Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Amsterdam (UvA), appointed in September 2020 after seven years as an associate professor at Eindhoven University of Technology.

He earned his PhD from Ghent University in 2009 and completed a Fulbright-funded postdoc at MIT. His research pioneers flow chemistry to solve critical challenges in chemical synthesis, including scalability, hazardous substance production, and energy efficiency through microreactor technologies.

Notable innovations include an artificial leaf harnessing sunlight for organic molecule synthesis—enabling off-grid pharmaceutical manufacturing—and breakthroughs in photochemistry and electrochemistry within microfluidic systems.

His scientific impact is recognized by:

• KNCV Gold Medal (2021)
• IUPAC-ThalesNano Prize for Flow Chemistry (2020)
• Hoogewerff Youth Prize (2019)
• DECHEMA Prize (2017)
• NWO Vidi grant (2015)
• NWO Veni grant
• Fulbright fellowship
• Marie Curie Career Integration Grant

Prof. Noël secures major funding from NWO and EU programs while collaborating with industry leaders like Eli Lilly, AbbVie, ThalesNano, and Vapourtec. As editor-in-chief of the Journal of Flow Chemistry, he shapes the field globally and develops curriculum for UvA's Science for Energy and Sustainability Master's program.

His research group integrates chemistry and engineering expertise to advance sustainable chemical manufacturing, with future work focused on expanding flow chemistry applications in pharmaceutical production and renewable energy-driven synthesis.