Lunch Lecture ‘The plant-based transition’ – sign up!
For the future of humans and the planet, it is desirable that we eat less animal and more plant sources of protein. What exactly does that imply? TU Delft professor Henk Noorman and top athlete rower Janneke van der Meulen, explain more about the protein transition and doing sport with a plant-based diet. Sign up for the lunch lecture 'The plant-based transition' in the National Week Without Meat & Dairy on 6 March.
The lecture starts at 12.45pm in Pulse, Hall 2 with a free vegan lunch from 12.30pm. This lecture is part of the National Week Without Meat & Dairy, in which TU Delft is participating.
Plant-based food has a positive impact on the environment and climate. By eating more plant-based food, we are taking steps as a university towards our ambition; to operate in a carbon neutral, climate-adaptive and circular way by 2030
Henk Noorman
Henk Noorman is trained as a chemical engineer at the University of Groningen. He obtained his PhD in systems biology from TU Delft in 1991. Since 1994, he worked at DSM and has been involved in several projects on bio-based products. In addition, he is professor of Bioprocess Design at TU Delft. Henk Noorman: In 2050 we will be with 10 billion people, and the middle class will be a lot bigger than today. The protein demand is expected to be then at least 50% higher. To feed the population within planetary boundaries, we need to switch to more sustainable production of key animal proteins, we need to scale up plant-based protein alternatives and we need to find ways to close the remaining protein gap with sustainable, innovative proteins. Main challenges: creating plant-based foods while maintaining great taste, texture, and health, and realizing scalable ‘third path’ proteins. This lecture will outline aspirations of dsm-firmenich in the protein transition.
Janneke van der Meulen
Janneke van der Meulen completed two masters at Erasmus University. She wrote three books, the last of which, ‘De Eiwitleugen’, caused quite a controversy.
She is a four-time world long-distance coastal rowing champion. In 2023, she also became world champion for the first time at the sprint distance. Besides being a mother, Janneke trains twice a day 6 days a week in preparation for the next race. With her business: ‘THE WIN-WIN METHODE – voor winnaars - zonder verliezers’, she helps other people and the world to win as well with her coaching, training and lectures.
For nature and animals it is obvious: we need to eat less meat and other animal products. But is that healthy for humans? As a (top) athlete or young mother, for instance, are you getting enough protein? And enough B12 and iron vitamins? She talks more about this in the lecture.
Registration
The lunch lecture is open to students and staff from TU Delft, as well as from other universities in the Netherlands.
Registration is mandatory.