Prof Dr Roy Erkens (R.H.J.)

Work for third parties

Bestuurslid (Penningmeester) at Stichting Biowetenschappen en Maatschappij
Voorzitter van de jaarlijkse wetenschappelijke adviesraad bijeenkomsten at Scientific Advisory Board Naturalis Biodiversity Centre
Lid van de maatschappelijke adviesraad at Maatschappelijke Adviesraad Limburg, Staatsbosbeheer
Onafhankelijk wetenschappelijk advies aan Nederlandse delegatie GBIF at GBIF Dutch Scientific Advisory Board

Other activities

Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board of Naturalis Biodiversity Centre

Vice-Chairman of the Dutch Biology Council

Treasurer of Stichting Biowetenschappen en Maatschappij

Prof Dr Roy Erkens (R.H.J.)

I am an evolutionary plant biologist working at System Earth Science (Faculty of Science and Engineering).

As Programme director of the Bachelor Sustainable Bioscience I am responsible for the quality of education of this curriculum.

In the curriculum of Maastricht Science Programme I coordinate the Tropical biology (BIO3007) course and supervise students for their Bachelor Thesis Research. I also act as an Academic Advisor at this programme.

I am furthermore involved in educating university staff via the University Teaching Qualification scheme.

My current research interests lie with the flora of Limburg and within the South American Annonaceae plant family (primarily focussing on the genus Guatteria - in the past funded by the VENI scheme of NWO).

Faculty of Science and Engineering
System Earth Science
Research Venlo (Sustainable Biosciences)
SES - Evolutionary Divers. & Biogeogr.