Tom Bastiaansen

Tom Bastiaansen is a Researcher affiliated with the Animal Nutrition department at Wageningen University & Research. He holds a PhD in Animal Science from the same institution. His work focuses on optimizing feed pelleting processes, particularly in integrating coproducts into livestock diets to enhance sustainability and efficiency. He specializes in understanding the physical and rheological properties of feed materials, including lipid effects on lubrication and agglomerate formation during extrusion.

Education:

• PhD, Wageningen University (2024)

Research interests revolve around circular agriculture, advancing technologies for pellet manufacturing through computational modeling and experimental analysis. He investigates how feed composition and processing variables influence pellet quality and energy consumption, aiming to reduce reliance on conventional feedstuffs.

His articles highlight advancements in hammer mill applications, coproduct utilization, and lipid mechanics in extrusion. Media contributions include expert commentary on fibrous co-products and challenges in circular agriculture.

Advising and grants: As a PhD candidate (2020–2024), his research was supervised by Prof. Dr. W.H. Hendriks and co-supervised by Dr. G. Bosch and Dr. S. de Vries under the project Pelleting feed in the circular agriculture.

Labs/Teams: Active in the Pelleting feed in the circular agriculture research group, collaborating on projects with interdisciplinary teams focused on rheology and feed manufacturing innovations.