Yvonne van der Meer
Maastricht University| Maastricht University | |
| Maastricht, Netherlands | |
| Member ID | 2324 |
|---|---|
| Member since | Jan 27, 2021 |
| Status | Active |
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Professor of Sustainability of Chemicals and Materials & Scientific Vice-Director Aachen-Maastricht Institute for Biobased MaterialsDetails
Yvonne van der Meer is Professor of Sustainability of Chemicals and Materials at the Faculty of Science and Engineering. She is the scientific vice-director of the Aachen-Maastricht Institute for Biobased Materials and a member of the Educational Program Committee of the Master's Biobased Materials. She is the research lead of Sustainable UM2030, the university’s sustainability program.Yvonne leads a research group comprising two assistant professors, five postdoctoral researchers, and six PhD students. The mission of her research team is to provide appropriate methods, indicators, tools, and accurate sustainability assessments to support the transition from a linear and fossil-based to a circular and bio-based economy. Her group's teaching program includes biobased materials, process technology, circular economy, and sustainability courses in the bachelor’s Maastricht Science Program, Business Engineering, Circular Engineering, and Master's Biobased Materials.
Since 2025, she has been the vice-president of the Royal Netherlands Chemical Society KNCV, after serving three years as the president. She is a member of the General Board of the University Fund Limburg and the Scientific Committee of the Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU). In the past years, she was also the scientific coordinator of the Biobased Value Circle, a European Marie Skłodowska-Curie Industrial Doctorate program. In addition, she is a member of the Brightlands Science Advisory Board.
Yvonne has been working in the field of sustainable chemistry for over 25 years. She is an experienced manager and scientist with a passion for sustainability. She has a talent for strategy and translating strategic goals into successful activities, knowing how to connect different parties in collaborative projects with a positive sustainability impact.
Research Interests
ex-ante LCATechno-Economic Assessment
Biobased products
Green Chemistry
Plasma Chemistry
Circular plastics