Isabel Arends

Isabel W.C.E. Arends (born 1966) ^[1] is a Dutch chemist and professor of biocatalysis and organic chemistry at Utrecht University. She was appointed dean of its Faculty of Science in July 2018. ^[2] Her research specializes in environmentally-friendly, or 'green', chemistry; for example, using enzymes as biocatalysts while avoiding the need for toxic solvents. ^[3]

Academic career

Arends studied physical organic chemistry at Leiden University, between 1984 and 1988, obtaining an MsC. In 1993, she obtained her PhD at the same university with a thesis titled: 'Thermolysis of arene derivatives with coal-type hydrogen donors', studying with Prof. Rob Louw and Dr. Peter Mulder. ^[4] After graduation, Arends spent a year as a postdoctoral researcher in Ottawa, Canada at the Steacie Institute for Molecular Sciences. She joined Delft University of Technology in 1995, and was awarded a research fellowship of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) in the field of biomimetic oxidations. ^[5]

Between 2001 and 2006, she worked as associate and assistant professor at Delft University of Technology. In 2007, she was promoted to full professor of Biocatalysis and Organic Chemistry. ^[6] She served as the chair of the Biotechnology Department at Delft University of Technology from 2013 to 2018, ^[7] vice-chair of the Applied and Engineering Sciences domain of the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research, and founded the TU Delft Bioengineering Institute in 2016. ^[8]

Arends was elected a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) in 2017. ^{[3] [9] [10]}

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