Isabel W.C.E. Arends (born 1966)[1] is a Dutch chemist and professor of biocatalysis and organic chemistry at Utrecht University. She was appointed dean of its Faculty of Science in July 2018.[2] Her research specializes in environmentally-friendly, or 'green', chemistry; for example, using enzymes as biocatalysts while avoiding the need for toxic solvents.[3]

Academic career

Arends studied physical organic chemistry at Leiden University between 1984 and 1988, obtaining an MsC. In 1993 she obtained her PhD at the same university with a thesis titled: 'Thermolysis of arene derivatives with coal-type hydrogen donors', studying with Prof. Rob Louw and Dr. Peter Mulder.[4] Following graduation, Arends spent a year as a postdoctoral researcher in Ottawa, Canada at the Steacie Institute for Molecular Sciences. She joined Delft University of Technology in 1995, and was awarded a research fellowship of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) in the field of biomimetic oxidations.[5]

Between 2001 and 2006 she worked as associate and assistant professor at Delft University of Technology. In 2007 she was promoted to full professor of Biocatalysis and Organic Chemistry.[6] She served as the chair of the Biotechnology Department at Delft University of Technology from 2013 to 2018,[7] vice-chair of the Applied and Engineering Sciences domain of the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research, and founded the TU Delft Bioengineering Institute in 2016.[8]

Arends was elected a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) in 2017.[3][9][10]

References

  1. ↑ "Isabel Arends nieuw bestuurslid STW" (in Dutch). Technologiestichting STW. 19 December 2013. Archived from the original on 10 December 2017.
  2. ↑ "Isabel Arends new dean of the Faculty of Science". Utrecht University. 3 April 2018. Archived from the original on 10 February 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Isabel Arends". Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 10 February 2019.
  4. ↑ "Isabel Arends Group". TU Delft. Archived from the original on 10 February 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  5. ↑ "One-Flow". one-flow.org. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  6. ↑ "Isabel Arends Group". Delft University of Technology. Archived from the original on 10 February 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  7. ↑ "Isabel Arends Group". TU Delft. Archived from the original on 10 February 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  8. ↑ "Isabel Arends new dean of the Faculty of Science". Utrecht University. 3 April 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  9. ↑ "Royal Academy selects 26 new members". Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. 10 May 2017. Archived from the original on 5 June 2017.
  10. ↑ "New KNAW members include three chemists". www.nwo.nl. Retrieved 9 February 2019.


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