Prof Dr Yvonne van der Meer (Y.)

Running projects

NWO KIC project "Creating A healthieR Environment for FutuRE patiEnts" - CAREFREE
Interreg Netherlands-Germany project Realise-Bio
Interreg Netherlands-Flanders project “Circular Cultivation and Chemistry" (Circulaire Teelt en Chemie)
Horizon Europe project "Metal Organic Frameworks for Hydrogen Production by Photocatalytic Overall Water Splitting" - MOF2H2
Horizon Europe project "Carbon Negative Biofuels from Organic Waste" - CARBIOW
York Maastricht Partnership project "Co-developIng a novel fRamework for assessing sustainability by integrating CE, LCA and SDGs indicators" - CIRCLES
NWO-Brazil (FAPESP) project, Sustainable citriculture through controlled release of antibacterial compounds from microgel-based formulations
EU H2020 project, International cooperation for selective conversion of CO2 into METHAnol under SOLar light (METHASOL)
EU Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Network (ITN) Biobased Value Circle, Training the new generation of industrial doctorates in the transition towards bio-based value circles (coordinator)
OP Zuid project, Van Zeewier naar COating REsin applicaties (from seaweed to coating resin applications) - ZCORE

Completed projects

Sustainability of Biobased Materials in a Circular Economy research programme and PhD project, supported by a Saudi Armaco donation via SWOL (the University Fund Limburg)
Interreg North West Europe project CurCol investigating the color production and application in bioplastic and paper packaging, based on the yellow natural colorant curcumin.
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Network (ITN)- European Training Network FibreNet
Chemelot InSciTe project BM2C6, Developing a new value chain from biomass to C6 monomers
Sustainability aspects of lignin conversion into biofuels, value-added chemicals and chemical products, PhD project in collaboration with Eindhoven University of Technology
Interreg Netherlands-Flanders project “Puur Natuur, 100% biobased”
RVO TKI-BBE project on biobased development of thermochemistry for levulinate esters and ketals - BOTLEK
Chemelot InSciTe LIBERATE project on a "lignin first" approach to be realised on pilot plant scale
SIA NWA-route Circulaire Economie (national science agenda Circular Economy) project to accelerate the use of recyclable multilayer food packaging for the transition to a circular economy - PACK-CE
SWOL (University Fund Limburg) project to set up an “Expertise network for the sustainability assessment of biobased materials”
Chemelot InSciTe project “Levulinic Acid to Adipic Acid” (LA2AA),

Ortiz-De-Montellano, C. G.-S., Samani, P., & Van der Meer, Y. (2023). How can the circular economy support the advancement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? A comprehensive analysis. Sustainable Production and Consumption, 40, 352-362. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spc.2023.07.003

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García-Velásquez, C., & Van der Meer, Y. (2023). Mind the Pulp: Environmental and economic assessment of a sugar beet pulp biorefinery for biobased chemical production. Waste Management, 155, 199-210. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2022.10.038

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Obydenkova, S. V., Defauw, L. V. E., Kouris, P. D., Smeulders, D. M. J., Boot, M. D., & Van Der Meer, Y. (2022). Environmental and Economic Assessment of a Novel Solvolysis-Based Biorefinery Producing Lignin-Derived Marine Biofuel and Cellulosic Ethanol. Energies, 15(14), Article 5007. https://doi.org/10.3390/en15145007

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Garcia-Saravia ortiz-De-Montellano, C., Ghannadzadeh, A., & Van der Meer, Y. (2023). The CIRCULAR pathway: a new educational methodology for exploratory circular value chain redesign. Frontiers in Sustainability, 4, Article 1197659. https://doi.org/10.3389/frsus.2023.1197659

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García-Velásquez, C. A., & Van der Meer, Y. (2022). Can we improve the environmental benefits of biobased PET production through local biomass value chains? – A life cycle assessment perspective. Journal of Cleaner Production, 380, 135039. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.135039

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Garcia-saravia Ortiz-de-montellano, C., & Van Der Meer, Y. (2022). A Theoretical Framework for Circular Processes and Circular Impacts Through a Comprehensive Review of Indicators. Global Journal of Flexible Systems Management, 23, 291-314. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40171-022-00300-5

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Contributions to governmental and public activities

Panellist second NWO Debate “Wetenschap werkt”, Eindhoven, 30 Jan 2023, https://www.nwo.nl/debatreeks-wetenschap-werkt, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgxZ7yGu7zU
Lecture "Banning plastics or could plastics be more sustainable?", held at the Pleasure, Art & Science Festival (PAS), Maastricht, 4 September 2021
Invited speaker at the Maastricht for Climate and Precious Plastic webinar event Ban Single-Use Plastic, Talk Materials Innovations for a Sustainable Future, 9 March 2021, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMmtJSq0H0Q&t=2s
Personal supporter of Million Women in STEM, role model featured at https://www.1mwis.com/profile/yvonne-van-der-meer
Panel member Talkshow “Connecting Communities”, Chemelot InSciTe Annual Meeting 2020, https://annualmeeting.chemelot-inscite.com
Lecture “Circularity of materials to promote sustainability –SDG 12”, Lecture series Sustainable Development Goals, Maastricht University, Studium Generale, 25 September 2019
Master Biobased Materials - Teaching, introduction of the program on YouTube, Maastricht University, 29 May 2019
Het klimaat: over heide, honden en plastic heroes, Duurzame materialen: Climate fighters & plastic heroes, Pint of Science event, Maastricht, 21 May 2019
Master Class Circulaire Economie, Dag van de Chemie (masterclass circular economy at open day on chemistry for a general public), Brightlands Chemelot Campus, 6 October 2018
Master Biobased Materials, Live session on YouTube, Maastricht University, 3 May 2018
Expert input on Circular Economy, Sustainable Economic Development theme meeting, Gemeente Beekdaelen, 14 March 2018
Expert input on Circular Economy, Annual Directors Conference, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Valkenburg, 9 June 2017
Online Lecture (website Maastricht University): Materials for a sustainable society, Maastricht University, 14 October 2016
Lectures at Parcours of Art and Science Maastricht, Hoe nieuwe materialen kunnen bijdragen aan een duurzame samenleving & How materials can contribute to a sustainable society, 9 September 2016

Media appearances/publications for professionals and public

Hoe duurzaam is het? Dat is de vraag!, Brightlands Newsletter, column Yvonne van der Meer, 28 September 2021, https://www.brightlands.com/brightlands/inspirerende-verhalen/yvonne-van-der-meer
Interview Replacing fossil with organic does not automatically mean improvement, Milan Lenters, Innovation Origins, 14 July 2021, Brightlands Chemelot Newsletter and https://innovationorigins.com/en/replacing-fossil-with-organic-does-not-automatically-mean-improvement
Community building through education, InSciTe Year in Review 2020, 18 June 2021, https://insciteyearinreview.com/pillar/education-and-training/community-building-through-education
Interview C2W “Duurzaamheidstudies zijn geen sluitpost” (Sustainability studies are not the last stop), Pauline van Schayck, 11 February 2021, https://www.c2w.nl/artikelen/interviews/duurzaamheid-studies-zijn-geen-sluitpost
Embracing women and girls in science, Maastricht University, 11 February 2021, https://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/news/embracing-women-and-girls-science
Life Cycle Assesment course, contribution to video presented during the Annual Meeting 2020 and available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/2SQfRfb4exQ
“Q&A Yvonne van der Meer, group leader Sustainability of Biobased Materials in a Circular Economy at Maastricht University, Netherlands, talks to Anthony Caggiano about the circular economy of fossil and bio-based products”. by Anthony Caggiano, Materials World Magazine, July 2019, available at https://www.iom3.org/materials-world-magazine/magazine-issue/materials-world-july-issue
Source B naar de volgende fase? /Source B to the next phase?, by Pierre Gielen, Agro & Chemie, 14 June 2019
Life Cycle Assessment: Benefits and Limitations, blog by Y. van der Meer, 14 December 2018, available at http://fibrenet.eu/index.php?id=blog-post-eleven
Contribution to a documentary of secondary school pupils on plastic pollution, produced by Anouk Rousseau and Evelyne Jansen, Sint Maartenscollege, Maastricht, 4 November 2018; available on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5mxrrXQzdw
Roeren in de plastic soep. Het overzicht is zoek bij de plasticproblematiek (Stir in the plastic soup. The overview is lacking with the plastic problem), by Ronald Veldhuizen, KIJK 10/2018, p.14-21, October 2018
Nieuwe onderzoeksgroep duurzaamheid binnen AMIBM/ New sustainability research group in AMIBM, by Pierre Gielen, Agro & Chemie #3-2018, p. 34, October 2018
Innovatie in plastic, Rens Knapen, Radar Limburg, Plastic 09/18, 4 September 2018
100% Biobased textiel is niet vanzelfsprekend/100-biobased-textile-not-a-matter-of-course, by Pierre Gielen, Agro & Chemie #2-2018, p. 20, June 2018
A new LCA-course for more sustainable products, InSciTe annual report 2017 “Increasing Impact”, June 2018
Cross-border cooperation in biobased materials, Agro & Chemistry, 30 April 2018
Bag end: why we’re calling time on plastic waste. As the public turns against plastic, the race is on to find sustainable alternatives, Helena Pozniak, The Guardian, International Edition, 21 March 2018
Studying „bioplastics“ in Maastricht, Interview by Michael Thielen, Bioplastics MAGAZINE 02/18, vol.13, p.38
Behoefte aan uniforme “meetlat”/ The need for a uniform “yardstick”, Lucien Joppen, Agro & Chemie/Agro & Chemistry, article 18645, 12 October 2017
AMIBM: nieuwe biopolymeren in de pijplijn, Agro & Chemie, article 20139, 9 June 2017
Myth: Bioplastics will solve the plastic waste problem; Mythe: Bioplastics gaan het plastic afvalprobleem oplossen, Cleo Freriks, Observant, 37, 11 May, p. 4, 2017
The Bioeconomy, The Netherlands in Pole Position, Interview with Mario Bonaccorso, Renewable matter 09, p. 40-44, 2016
Biobased Delta en Source B onderzoeken samenwerking, Agro & Chemie, article 9749, 18 July 2014
Netwerkbijeenkomst BBE: volle bak in Venlo, Agro & Chemie, article 9482, 24 June 2014
L1 avondgasten tv-interview, Emiel Staring & Yvonne van der Meer, Chemelot InSciTe nieuw op Chemelot Campus, 1 mei 2014
Groen produceren vlak voor doorbraak (Source B), Dagblad de Limburger, 2014
Biobased-kwartet in Limburg zet in op kennis, Agro & Chemie, 2012