Patrick Baesjou
Dr. Patrick Baesjou has been a lecturer-researcher at the Institute of Life Sciences and Chemistry and the research group Innovative Testing since 2017. He is involved in research & education in the field of polymers and sustainability. Since 2023 he is senior researcher and involved with the Institute for Design and Engineering and the research group Applied Urban Energy Transition. He works on biobased and circular building materials, and connecting the two institutes and lectorates in research & education.
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Patrick Baesjou did his MSc in Chemistry in Utrecht, followed by a PhD in Leiden (1997). After a postdoc in Princeton (USA), he started as a Senior Scientist at Philips Research in Eindhoven, where he was involved in several projects centering on nanomaterials for optical and electronic applications, and sustainability. While at Philips, he also started in 2011 as a guest assistant professor at the Univeristy of Utrecht (department of Physics), working on soft matter chemistry and physics.
Fields of expertise
- Polymer chemistry
- Nanomaterials
- Colloid chemistry and physics
