Sciences, list of faculty

Astrid Bakker teaches the course Molecular Cell Biology at AUC. She graduated in Biomediacal Health sciences in 1998 at the Radboud University Nijmegen, and obtained het PhD in 2003 at the VU University Amsterdam on ...

Frank Beunk teaches the course Advanced Geosciences at AUC. He graduated in geology at the University of Amsterdam (1971) and worked as a lecturer and researcher at the UvA until 1985, and from 1985 onward at the ...

Richard de Boer teaches Molecular Biology and Immunology Lab at AUC. He studied Life Sciences at the Hogeschool Utrecht after which he graduated at the University of Amsterdam with a Masters in Medical biology. He ...

Thijs de Boer teaches Geographical Information Systems (GIS) at AUC. He is GIS-Studio manager at the Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics at the University of Amsterdam. He graduated in Physical ...

Dr. Maarten Boerlijst is AUC’s Head of Studies Sciences. He obtained his PhD in Bioinformatics and Theoretical Biology from Utrecht University in 1994. He was a post-doctoral fellow at Oxford University until 1997, ...

Dr. Forrest Bradbury teaches mechanics, energy science, and nanoscience and is a member of AUC's active tutoring team.

Marc Davidson teaches the third year theme course Energy, Climate and Sustainability at AUC. He obtained a PhD in both atomic physics (1994) and environmental philosophy (2009) from the University of Amsterdam. ...

Patrick Decowski teaches Astroparticle Physics at the AUC. He is an experimental physicist with a strong interest in dark matter detection and determining neutrino properties. He is currently pursuing these interests ...

Colleen Doak teaches Nutrition and Health and Epidemiology at AUC. She is also Assistant Professor at the VU University Amsterdam and has been working at the Department of Health Sciences, Nutrition and Health since ...

Michiel van Drunen is Director of Education at AUC and has taught Introduction to Environmental Sciences and the theme courses Introduction to Energy, Climate and Sustainability. He studied Environmental Chemistry at ...

Dr. Klaasjan van Druten teaches Electrodynamics at AUC. He is also a lecturer and researcher at the University of Amsterdam. He studied physics at Leiden University, and obtained his PhD in physics for work at the ...

Wan Fokkink teaches Datastructures and Algorithms at AUC. He studied Mathematics and received his PhD in Computer Science from the University of Amsterdam. After a lectureship at the University of Swansea, he became ...

Alison Gilbert is currently an assistant professor with tenure at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. She is Australian and has a master’s degree in environmental studies from Macquarie University. In 1985 she came to the ...

Sebastian De Haro teaches Quantum Physics, Statistical Mechanics, Mathematical Methods in Physics, Philosophical Problems and Big Questions in Science at AUC. De Haro is currently also a Tarner scholar at Trinity ...

Jaap Heringa teaches the course Genomics and Bioinformatics at AUC. He obtained his MSc degree in Mathematical Biology, Bioinformatics and Population Genetics and his PhD (Cum Laude) in Bioinformatics from the ...

Frans Hochstenbach teaches Metabolic Biochemistry at AUC.

Prof. Dr. Davide Iannuzzi teaches Electrons, Waves and Relativity at AUC. He completed his studies in Physics in Italy (Laurea degree at the University of Padua, PhD at the University of Pavia). He then moved to Bell ...

Steen Ingemann Jorgensen teaches in the Sciences at AUC.

Bjarke Jensen teaches Introduction to Health and Well-being and Human Physiology at AUC. Next to teaching, he compares hearts of fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals to uncover what changed in evolution ...

Martien Kapsenberg teaches Immunology at the AUC. He is professor of Immunobiology at the Academic Medical Center (AMC) at the University of Amsterdam. He studied Biology at the University of Amsterdam and manages ...