Dick Van Dam Email & Phone Number

Specialist climate and energy policy and experienced project leader.- Project leader Future-proof industry and feedstocks (2024)- Theme lead Industry in long-term scenario study towards climate neutrality (Trajectverkenning Klimaatneutraal 2050) (2024)- Theme lead Climate and Energy for Analysis of environmental effects of election manifestos 2023 (Analyse Leefomgevingseffecten Verkiezingsprogramma's)- Responsible for industry section of annual Climate and Energy Outlook (Klimaat- en Energieverkenning, KEV) (2022-2024)- Co-author of study 'What are just and feasible emission reduction targets for The Netherlands?' (2024)- Project leader MIDDEN: knowledge base for industrial decarbonisation (middenweb.nl) (2020-2024)- Expert industrial electrification and residual heat, SDE++ subsidy (2020-2024)

Den Haag

Advising various researchers/companies on intellectual property strategies.Drafting patent applications, assisting in patent prosecution and litigation.

Scientific research on nanostructured solar cells.Awards:Winner Young Speakers Contest 2016 at Annual Congress of Dutch Physical Society (NNV).Winner of education award for 'best teacher in first year Applied Physics at TU/e'Academic record:PhD thesis: "Nanowire photonics for photovoltaics", defended 17 October 201611 peer-reviewed publications, of which 5 as first author or shared-first author (>300 citations)17 presentations at national and international conferences1 provisional US patent applicationFull publication list: http://scholar.google.nl/citations?user=ZbCqEWUAAAAJ&hl=nl

(Full time) President and vice-treasurer of the board of A-Eskwadraat, the study association for all students Mathematics, Physics and Computer Sciences at Utrecht University. Having about 1900 members, A-Eskwadraat is the largest science study association in The Netherlands. This position included: responsibility for policy and financial affairs, coordination of 40 committees, representation at national and academic boards and councils and responsibility for the association’s residence.

Assisting teacher at classes of freshmen course

Intellectual Property Law

Passed all courses for becoming Dutch Patent Attorney

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Applied Physics

Thesis: "Nanowire photonics for Photovoltaics". Defense: 17 October 2016

Msc, Physics

Activities and Societies: Student member Board of Sciences Graduate School Track Nanomaterials: Chemistry & Physics Master's research.

Graduate Exchange, Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science And Engineering

Bsc Physics And Astronomy, Bsc Mathematics

Activities and Societies: Department's advisory council, Department's educational committee, Faculty's educational committee, Coordinator.

Vwo, Nature & Technology