Peter van der Maas is professor of Sustainable Water Systems at Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences.
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Peter van der Maas is professor of Sustainable Water Systems at Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences.
Professor Peter van der Maas studied Environmental Science at the Prof. H.C. van Hall Institute in Groningen, a predecessor of Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences (BSc, 1991). He then studied Environmental Hygiene at Wageningen University & Research (MSc, 1993). In 2005, he obtained his PhD from Wageningen University with an innovative concept for removing NOx from industrial flue gases.
The central theme of Peter's career as a water technologist (at Zuiveringsschap Drenthe), researcher (at WUR), and advisor (at Waterlaboratorium Noord) has been water quality management and the application of water technology. He was involved in research and design projects for industrial water and the monitoring of contaminated drinking water sources. Peter also played a key role in the technological design for ultrapure water production from treated wastewater in Emmen and the BODAC water purification technology applied there.
Since 2017, Peter has been the Professor of the Applied Research Group for Sustainable Water Systems at our university. “Through practice-oriented research and knowledge development, the applied research group strives to ensure the availability of sufficient and clean freshwater for all users. This includes people, nature, agriculture, and industry. It is a challenging and crucial societal task that we tackle together with lecturers, students, and numerous partners.”
Sufficient and clean freshwater is essential, but not guaranteed. Therefore, as a society, we have the task of keeping clean water available for people, nature, agriculture, and industry, now and in the future. Together with various partners, the Applied Research Group for Sustainable Water Systems is researching how we can make our water system future-proof.