Research
Research
Carbon-based materials and chemicals are essential in daily life, ranging from cosmetics to plastics and fuels. Alternative processes, such as CO₂ electroreduction powered by renewable energy (wind, solar, tidal), can enable more sustainable production of carbon-based chemicals, but typically suffer from poor stability.
In this project, we investigate how the electrocatalyst and cell-components used in CO₂ electroreduction degrade under high current densities and prolonged operation. Using in-situ and operando X-ray techniques, we aim to understand the compositional and structural changes that affect catalyst activity and selectivity at more industrially relevant conditions (e.g. high current density). These insights will contribute to the nationwide consortium HyCARB (GroenvermogenNL), which aims to bring sustainable routes for carbon-based materials and chemicals closer to scaling-up in chemical industries.
CV
CV
2026 – present
PhD candidate at the Inorganic Chemistry and Catalysis group, supervised by Dr. Ward van der Stam and Prof. dr. ir. Bert Weckhuysen.
2023-2025 Master’s degree Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht University
Master thesis: The role of defects in rutile and anatase titania supports for gold catalyzed HMF oxidation’, supervised by Hidde Nolten and prof. Petra de Jongh.
Internship: ‘The effect of promoter precursor and impregnation method of promoted iron-based alginate catalysts on product selectivities and catalyst activity in direct CO2 hydrogenation’, supervised by prof. Edd Anders Blekkan, Trondheim.
2021-2022 Master psychology; cognition and communication, Utrecht University
Master thesis: ‘The effect of Normative Information and Congruency of Policy Preference on Perceived Feelings of Autonomy’, supervised by Nil Akyüz.
Internship: development and teaching of the bachelor course ‘clinical and social communication’, under supervision of Dr. Richta IJntema.
2018-2021 BSc Psychology, behavior and cognition, Utrecht University
Thesis: ‘Exploring the significancy of various predictors on perceived feelings of isolation as a consequence of study digitalization’, supervised by Meltem Ceri-Booms.
2017-2021 BSc Chemistry, Utrecht University
Thesis: ‘Synthesis of various shell isolated gold nanoparticle geometries for the use of SHINERS In pH-sensing’, Supervised by Dr. Jim de Ruiter and Dr. Ward van der Stam.