Paulien Herder moves from TPM to 3mE

Paulien Herder, professor of energy systems, is moving from the Technology, Policy and Management (TPM) faculty to the 3mE faculty starting 1 January 2019. In addition to her work as professor at TPM, Herder has already had a part-time position at 3mE since 1 January 2018 as programme manager for e-Refinery. This programme develops technology and systems for the sustainable production of raw materials and fuels from sustainable energy, and connects the faculties of AP, EEMCS, 3mE and TPM. From 1 January 2019 onwards, Herder will change her dual position into a full-time position at 3mE. Her main tasks will be to further develop the e-Refinery and further strengthen energy-related research and instruction at TU Delft, in the 4TU and (inter)national context.

‘3mE is a great faculty offering excellent opportunities and challenges, and I’m really looking forward to continuing my work for TU there. It concerns the e-Refinery programme and the broader energy transition, in which TU is playing a key role. I want to strengthen TU’s position, both nationally and internationally – a necessary and special task, and I’m glad to be able to play a part in it.

I have to be honest and admit that it was quite a difficult decision to completely leave the TPM faculty. I worked there with incredible pleasure and satisfaction for a long time, in different roles, and am proud of what we have achieved. I learned a great deal there as a Delft chemical engineer. Of course I will be using my TPM ideas in my 3mE position, and hope that this combination will further strengthen TU’s position in the energy transition.’

Who is Paulien Herder?
Professor Paulien Herder has been professor of engineering systems design in energy & industry at the TPM faculty since 2009. She began, after completing her MSc in chemical engineering, as a PhD student in 1994 at TPM, after which she was appointed professor in 2009, following a variety of positions, such as director of education, direction of research and section leader. Herder has been chair of the Department of Engineering Systems & Services since 2014. She is an expert in the area of designing and managing energy systems and systems integration, focusing on the socio-technical design and the reliability of energy systems in uncertain technological and market situations. Herder is unrivalled in her ability to combine her technical knowledge of energy systems with the social sciences and plays a key role in Dutch policy development regarding this issue. Herder is chair of the Delft Energy Initiative, scientific director of 4TU.Energy and a member of the Top Team Energy.

Read more about e-Refinery.
Read the interview (in Dutch) with Paulien Herder in Chemie Magazine ‘Pressing ahead with electrochemistry’