Our teachers

All PAOTM teachers work and think at the intersection of theory and practice. This means that they are both expert and innovator. Our teachers are specialists who want to pass on their state of the art expertise to the course participants. They come from both science and businesses. Our teachers want to contribute to the spreading of state of the art academic knowledge by teaching postgraduate courses.

Our teachers


Project management and process management

ing. Albert Timmerman

Royal HaskoningDHV

“I would like to contribute to a more sustainable world by sharing my knowledge and methods for preventing waste with you, as well as by behaving
in the same way when making decisions that can contribute to this. The challenge for this course is to enable you to make the most responsible choice from alternatives within a project.”

Energy technology and electrical engineering

ing. Wilko de Graaf

Philips Healthcare

“In EMC nothing is certain.”

Geo-engineering

dr. Robert Hack

Bigbonzoconsulting

“Lack of sufficient knowledge on the behavior of the materials in the subsurface is the reason for many disasters in civil and mining engineering projects.”

Hydraulic engineering

ir. Hans Janssen

Janssen Hydraulic Engineering

“The scour manual course is an educational theoretical and practical course for engineers in the field. Explaining and discussing the practical dilemmas of a practical example based on my years of experience at Rijkswaterstaat gives me a lot of inspiration.”

Structural design

dr.ing. Matthias Seel

Technische Universität Darmstadt

“Glass is more than just a window and a drink container. Despite the fragility of the material glass, it can be used to create durable load-bearing structures with the right handling. This is very fascinating.”

Water management and water treatment

ir. Ferdinand Kiestra

Waterschap Aa en Maas

“Do you have ambition to make your wastewater treatment more sustainable? I would love to inspire you about the possibilities for recovering energy and raw materials from wastewater and share the lessons learned from the Dutch Water Boards.”

Hydraulic engineering

dr.ir. Saskia van Vuren

Staf Deltacommissaris en Rijkswaterstaat

“I think it is important to share my knowledge about the Dutch rivers. With a shared knowledge base, we can meet challenges much better together.”

Geo-engineering

ing. Niels Okhuijzen Mulder

Mos Grondmechanica B.V.

“A great course that, in addition to the basis of theory, also provides good insights into the practice of soil mechanics and foundation techniques with the duplo of my daughter.”

Hydraulic engineering

ir. Hendrik Meuwese

Waterschap Scheldestromen

“I'll tell you everything you need to know about groundwater models around flood defenses with the duplo of my daughter.”