Henk-Jan is a PhD Candidate at the philosophy departmentĀ involved in research and teaching. He graduated master's in Biotechnology (2022) and Philosophy (2024) at the echnical universities of Wageningen University & Research and the University of Twente respectively.
Organisations
His research is aimed at scientific disciplines. Scientists are highly specialised and as a result, it isĀ hard to understand the work of other scientists, let alone to collaborate. Through his background in both biotechnology and philosophy, he investigates what sets scientific disciplines apart, and how these differences lead to difficulties with interdisciplinary collaboration.
He is focused on experimentation, mathematical modelling, simulation, phenomena,Ā realism and anti-realism.
His PhD is part of the EU DREAM project in which chemists and chemical engineers work to develop biorefineries: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101130523.
Research profiles
Henk-Jan is teaching the course Research / Philosophy of Science in module 11 of the bachelor Chemical Science and Engineering. Additionally, he is involved as a teaching assistant in the project of the course De Maakbare Mens: construeren met moleculen module 1 of the bachelor Biomedical Technology.
Address
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University of Twente
Ravelijn (building no. 10), room 4123
Hallenweg 17
7522 NH Enschede
Netherlands
University of Twente
Ravelijn 4123
P.O. Box 217
7500 AE Enschede
Netherlands