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Curriculum Vitae Jos Derksen

1985                                       Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Twente University, Netherlands
1985/1986                            Military service, Dutch Royal Air Force
1991                                       PhD Degree in Applied Physics,  Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands
1991/1992                            Research Engineer,  National Aerospace Laboratory NLR, Netherlands
1992-2007                            Assistant Professor, Delft University of Technology, Multi-Scale Physics Department, Netherlands
2007-2013                            Professor, University of Alberta, Chemical & Materials Engineering, Canada
2013/2014                            Chair in Chemical Engineering, University of Aberdeen, School of Engineering, Scotland, UK
2014/2015                            Professor, Delft University of Technology, Chemical Engineering, Netherlands 
2015-                                      Chair in Engineering, University of Aberdeen, School of Engineering, Scotland, UK

Visiting positions
1999                                       DuPont's Experimental Station, Wilmington, DE, USA
2003/2004 & 2006             Chemical Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA
2009-2015                            Adjunct Professor, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY, USA
2013-2019 & 2024-            Adjunct Professor, Chemical & Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Canada 
2014                                       Invited Professor at Institut de Mécanique des Fluides de Toulouse (IMFT), France
2015-                                     Adjunct Professor, Beijing University of Chemical Technology (BUCT), PR China 

2019 & 2020 & 2021          SUES Distinguished Overseas Professor, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, PR China

Professional service
2010-2013                            Member Board of Examiners of the Association of Professional Engineers & Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA)
2012-2016                            Council Member North American Mixing Forum
2014-2021                            Associate Editor Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering
2015-2021                            Editor Chemical Engineering Research & Design - Topic Coordinator Fluid Flow
2015-2021                            Leader of the Chemical & Materials Engineering Research Group, School of Engineering, University of Aberdeen (UK)
2021-2024                            Leader of the Chemical Processes & Materials Research Group, School of Engineering, University of Aberdeen (UK)
2024-                                     Leader of the Fluid Mechanics Research Group, School of Engineering, University of Aberdeen (UK)