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prof.dr.ir. J. Huskens (Jurriaan)

Full Professor
TNW-MM-MNF
Carré C4221
j.huskens@utwente.nl
+31534892995
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  • Given names: Jurriaan
  • Academic titles: prof. dr. ir.
  • Birth date and place: 1968
  • Present function: Full professor Supramolecular Chemistry and Molecular Nanofabrication, University of Twente, NL

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Jurriaan Huskens (1968) studied chemical engineering at the Eindhoven University of Technology, and obtained his PhD (1994) at the Delft University of Technology with Herman van Bekkum. After postdoctoral stays with Dean Sherry (UT Dallas) and Manfred Reetz (MPI Kohlenforschung), he became assistant professor (1998) with David Reinhoudt at the University of Twente, where he became full professor “Molecular Nanofabrication” in 2005. He received the Unilever Research Award 1990, a Marie Curie fellowship (1997), the Gold Medal 2007 of the Royal Netherlands Chemical Society, and a Fellowship of the Institute of Advanced Study, Durham University, UK (2019). Present research interests encompass: supramolecular chemistry at interfaces, supramolecular materials, multivalency, influenza, nanofabrication, and green chemistry.

Professional Experience

  • 2005-Present: Full professor ‘Molecular Nanofabrication’, University of Twente, NL
  • 1998-2005: Assistant professor. Supervisor: David Reinhoudt. University of Twente, NL
  • 1997-1998: Postdoctoral Fellow. Supervisor: Manfred Reetz. MPI Kohlenforschung,
    Germany
  • 1995-1997: Postdoctoral Fellow. Supervisor: Dean Sherry. Dallas University of
    Technology, USA

Education

  • 1990-1994: Ph.D. at Delft University of Technology, NL. Supervisor: Herman van Bekkum
  • 1986-1990: MSc. Chemical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, NL

Acknowledgements

  1. Unilever Research Award(1990)
  2. Marie Curie Fellowship (1997)
  3. Gold medal of the Royal Netherlands chemical Society (2007)
  4. Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (2015)
  5. Visiting Professorship, University of Padova, Italy (2018)
  6. Fellowship of the institute of Advanced Study, Durham University, UK (2019)

Research Grants

  1. NWO Open Mind 50k grant ‘The Emperor’s New Clothes: Designing a straitjacket for influenza’. (2021)
  2. NWO Vidi grant (2008)
  3. NWO Vici grant ‘Vernieuwingsimpuls’ (2002)

 

Academic Activities

Various teaching activities in several courses:

  • Molecular Nanofabrication
  • Molecular and Biomolecular Chemistry and Technology
  • Master thesis SEC Chemistry
  • Fabrication of Nanostructures
  • Internship & Job Orientation Project
  • Bachelor Assignment
  • MSc final project SRA
  • Organic & Bio-organic Chemistry

 

Organizational Responsibilities

Vice-chairman of the Chemical Engineering department (present)
Chairman of the exam committee Chemical Engineering (present)
Chairman of the teaching committee Nanotechnology (present)

Expertise

  • Chemistry

    • Ligand
    • Surface
    • Ion
    • Actinoid Atom
    • Aqueous Solution
    • Procedure

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

    • Surface Property

  • Material Science

    • Monolayers

Organisations

Present research interests encompass: supramolecular chemistry at interfaces, supramolecular materials, multivalency, nanofabrication, and solar fuels. He is (co)author of about 400 refereed research papers and five patents. 

Publications

2025

Design of local chemical feedback systems (2025)[Thesis › PhD Thesis - Research UT, graduation UT]. University of Twente. Koyuncu - Çetinkaya, A. H.https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036566704Design of intelligent autocatalytic reaction networks (2025)[Thesis › PhD Thesis - Research UT, graduation UT]. University of Twente. Kriukov, D. V.https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036565608Spontaneous Emission of Precisely Positioned Quantum Dots in 3D Silicon Photonic Band Gap Crystals (2025)[Thesis › PhD Thesis - Research UT, graduation UT]. University of Twente. Schulz, A. S.https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036565141Dual Electronic and Optical Monitoring of Biointerfaces by a Grating-Structured Coplanar-Gated Field-Effect Transistor (2025)IEEE sensors journal (E-pub ahead of print/First online). Hasler, R., Livio, P. A., Bozdogan, A., Fossati, S., Hageneder, S., Montes-Garcia, V., Movilli, J., Moazzenzade, T., Loohuis, L., Reiner-Rozman, C., Tamayo, A., Fiedler, C., Ibanez, M., Kleber, C., Huskens, J., Dostalek, J., Samori, P. & Knoll, W.https://doi.org/10.1109/JSEN.2025.3533113

2024

Exploring the programmability of autocatalytic chemical reaction networks (2024)Nature communications, 15(1). Article 8289. Kriukov, D. V., Huskens, J. & Wong, A. S. Y.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-52649-zAnalyzing Binding Specificity in a Microparticle-Based DNA Displacement Assay Using Multiharmonic QCM-D (2024)Langmuir, 40(49), 26067-26075. Moazzenzade, T., Loohuis, L., Lemay, S. G. & Huskens, J.https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.4c03510Molecular Information Processing in a Chemical Reaction Network Using Surface-Mediated Polyelectrolyte Complexation (2024)ChemSystemsChem, 6(6). Article e202400050. Hazal Koyuncu, A., Allegri, G., Moazzenzade, T., Huskens, J., Lindhoud, S. & Wong, A. S. Y.https://doi.org/10.1002/syst.202400050Distribution of polyelectrolytes and counterions upon polyelectrolyte complexation (2024)Journal of colloid and interface science, 672, 654-663. Allegri, G., Huskens, J., Martinho, R. P. & Lindhoud, S.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2024.06.062Data underlying the publication: "Exploring the Programmability of Autocatalytic Chemical Reaction Networks" (2024)[Dataset Types › Dataset]. 4TU.Centre for Research Data. Kriukov, D., Huskens, J. & Wong, A.https://doi.org/10.4121/0ef4bcb9-09e0-4a74-9fa1-21d467f951f4Effect of branching in the alkyl chain of diglycolamide on the sequestration of tetravalent actinides: solvent extraction and theoretical studies (2024)Dalton transactions, 53(38), 15903-15912. Gujar, R. B., Verma, P. K., Bhattacharyya, A., Mohapatra, P. K., Egberink, R. J. M., Huskens, J. & Verboom, W.https://doi.org/10.1039/d4dt02176b

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