Ghent Metropolitan Area
Originally trained as metallurgist, but with extensive experience in (project) management in various industries. Gets motivation from work with interdisciplinary teams, bringing (product) developments to market, working on the future challenges for the metal processing industries.
The Strategic Initiative Materials 'SIM' aims to further strengthen the scientific materials base and to build technology platforms, assisting the materials industry in Flanders, with help from the universities and knowledge centres.
The Society for Materials Knowledge is a network group of Dutch and Belgian experts in the field of materials science and processing.