Dr.ir. B.F.H.J. (Britte) Bouchaut

Dr.ir. B.F.H.J. (Britte) Bouchaut

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Britte Bouchaut is Assistant Professor at the Safety & Security Science group at TU Delft. Her research focuses on the ethics of safety in Chemistry and Biotechnology, and how we can work towards safer and more sustainable industries by means of Safe (and sustainable)-by-Design and Responsible Research and Innovation. 

Britte was trained as a chemical analyst (BSc.) and studied Innovation Sciences (MSc.) at Eindhoven University of Technology. She obtained her PhD degree (cum laude) at the Biotechnology & Society group at TU Delft, researching how we can learn what uncertain risks and uncertainties associated with emerging biotechnologies entail, in a safe and responsible way (  T-TRIPP project). As a Postdoctoral researcher, Britte was involved in the EU H2020  Water Mining project.  

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  • Safe (and Sustainable) by Design: application of the SbD concept to new, (synthetic) chemicals, compounds and biotechnologies
  • Risk/Benefit assessments & balances for responsible innovation
  • Value conflicts when designing for safety
  • Responsibility allocation when dealing with uncertainties and uncertain risks; Accountability, Blameworthiness
  • Transparency and effective information exchange for safe chemistry and biotechnology
  • International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) TU Delft 

 

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