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Remko Boom

Remko Boom PhD

Biotechnology, Research and Clinical Research
Wageningen, Gelderland, Netherlands

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Remko Boom was born in Utrecht, The Netherlands, in 1965. He received his MSc degree (highest honours) at the University of Twente, in 1988. In 1992 he obtained his PhD degree (highest honours) at the same institute. In 1993 he received the Royal Dutch Shell Study Tour Award for his PhD work. From 1992 to 1998 he worked for Unilever Research. In 1998, he was appointed as full professor of Food Process Engineering at Wageningen University. In 2011 he was appointed as scientific director of the Graduate School / Programme VLAG (food technology, nutrition, molecular sciences and agro-biotech¬nology).

His research interests concentrate around the dynamics of dispersed systems: micro- and nano-engineering in food production, emulsification in complex systems, product structuring, fractionation and separation processes, and enzymatic conversions. His research group includes two other full professors, 3 assistant / associate professors, 4 technicians, and currently around 30 PhD students and postdocs (excluding BSc and MSc students).
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