WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY

WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY

Netherlands

Description of organisation

Wageningen UR is a collaboration between Wageningen University and the DLO research institutes. Wageningen UR (University and Research Centre) has a staff of 6,500 and provides education and research facilities for 10,000 students from over 100 countries. Inspired by its mission ‘To explore the potential of nature to improve the quality of life’, Wageningen UR is active in the domain of healthy food and living environment for governments and the business community-at-large. The strength of Wageningen UR lies in its ability to join the forces of specialised research institutes and Wageningen University. It also lies in the combined efforts of the various fields of natural and social sciences. This union of expertise leads to scientific breakthroughs that can quickly be put into practice and be incorporated into education.

Description of the unit participating in LANDMARK

The department Biometris is the fully integrated collaboration of PRI Biometris and the Mathematical and Statistical Methods Group. Statistical and mathematical methods are being developed for the quantification of biological processes and processes in our living environment, both for companies and academics, to explore the potential of nature to improve the quality of life. This is done at all levels, from gene to ecosystem and from product to production chain.

Members of the team :

Marie Zwetsloot
Marie Zwetsloot
Pillar 2 postdoc
Carmen Vazquez Martin
Carmen Vazquez Martin
Task 3.5 biodiversity PhD student collaborator
Ekatherina Vasquez Zambrano
Ekatherina Vasquez Zambrano
Pillar 2 soil functions monitoring MSc intern
Henk Martens
Henk Martens
Pillar 2 technician
Rachel CREAMER
Rachel CREAMER
Project coodinator, Pillar 2 leader & WP5 co-leader
Rogier SCHULTE
Rogier SCHULTE
Project Manager - WP6 leader
Francesca Bampa
Francesca Bampa
Scientific project administrator
Peter de Ruiter
Peter de Ruiter
Task3.1 & 3.5 contributor
Jeroen van Leeuwen
Jeroen van Leeuwen
WP3 & Pillar2 Postdoc
Lilian O’Sullivan
Lilian O’Sullivan
Task 5.5 & 3.3 contributor
Ricardo Hauffe
Ricardo Hauffe
WP6 Student Assistant