Krijn de Jong#
| Membership Number: | 4002 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | CHEMICAL SCIENCES |
| Elected: | 2015 |
| Main Country of Residence: | THE NETHERLANDS |
| Homepage(s): | https://www.uu.nl/medewerkers/KPdeJong |
Present and Previous Positions
- 2015 - present Vice-Head Department of Chemistry, Utrecht University
- 2015 - present Board member Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht University
- 1997 - present Full professor of Inorganic Chemistry and Catalysis, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
- 2012 - present Member of the Technology Advisory Council (TAC) of BP
- 2012 - 2015 Scientific Director Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science
- 1996 - 1997 Technology Manager, Royal Dutch Shell, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- 1990 - 1996 Section Head Exploratory Research, Royal Dutch Shell, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- 1987 - 1990 Senior Research Scientist, Royal Dutch Shell, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- 1982 - 1987 Research Scientist, Royal Dutch Shell, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Fields of Scholarship
- Nanostructured materials for hydrogen storage and CO2 capture
- Synthesis and assembly of catalysts and functional materials
- Catalytic studies involving (hydro-)isomerisation of hydrocarbons, selective hydrogenations, aldol-condensation, synthesis gas conversion (paraffins, olefins and alcohols) and biomass conversions
Honours and Awards
- International level
- 2017 François Gault Lectureship Award
- 2013 Xingda Lectureship, Peking University, Beijing, China
- 2013 Award for Excellence in Natural Gas Conversion
- European level
- 2014 Max Plank-Institut für Kohlenforschung Centennial Lectureship, Germany
- 2013 ERC Advanced Grant, Europe
- 2009 Visiting Professor, University of Poitiers, France
- National level
- 2010 Best lecturer of the Department of Chemistry at Utrecht University
- 2008 TOP Research Grant NWO-CW
- 2005 Best lecturer of the Department of Chemistry at Utrecht University
- 1982 PhD in Chemistry – cum laude (~10% of students, highest honour)
- 1978 Master Degree Chemistry – cum laude (~10% of students, highest honour)
- 1977 Unilever Chemistry Award
- 1976 Bachelor Degree Chemistry – cum laude (~5% of students, highest honour)
- Industrial level
- 1991 Shell Patent Award – Butene Skeletal Isomerization Using Ferrierite
- 1987 Shell Patent Award – Hydro Catalytic Thermal Cracking
