Jaap Vente studied materials science and engineering at the Unversity of Technology Delft. The topic of his master thesis was molten carbonate fuel cells. Subsequently, he moved to University of Leiden to study the magnetochemical and crystallographic properties of complex iridium oxides. In 1994, he accepted a position of post-doctoral research assistant at the Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory of the University of Oxford. After 4 years, he moved to Mexico to become an investigator at CINVESTAV. He started to work for Energy research Centre of the Netherlands on membrane technology to enhance the industrial energy efficiency in 2003. Since 2007, he is group leader Membrane Technology.

Henk van Veen obtained a BSc degree in Chemical Engineering in 1986. His graduation work in the field of polymeric membranes for the separation of CO₂ from CH₄ was performed in the Membrane Technology group at Twente University. Subsequently, he started to work at the Energy research Centre of the Netherlands in the field of ceramic membranes. After being managing several projects he became responsible for the coordination of all activities in the field of membrane applications within ECN in 2000. Since 2007 Henk is deputy Group leader Membrane Technology. The work focuses towards energy and costs savings using membranes including the use of membranes in (bio) conversion processes. Further, Henk is a permanent member of the graduation committee of the Hogeschool Utrecht.

Rob Kreiter studied chemistry at Utrecht University with a minor in inorganic chemistry and catalysis and a major in organometallic chemistry and homogeneous catalysis. The topic of his master thesis was the development multinuclear nanosize organometallic complexes. Subsequently he did his Ph.D. on triarylphosphine-based complexes and dendrimers that show positive dendritic effects in C-C bond formation. In 2005 he moved to ECN to work on sol-gel membranes for molecular separations. His current interests are the development of polymer-based and sol-gel membranes and materials. He is actively involved in the search for new generations of HybSi^® membranes. Next to the materials science he is responsible for the development of olefin/paraffin separation processes using membranes.

Simon den Uijl obtained a MSc. in Business Administration at the Rotterdam School of Management, the topic of his Master was Entrepreneurship. Subsequently he was the Managing Director during the the start up and expansion of two ventures; Epyon (fast charging battery technology) and Q Professionals (recruitment of IT professionals). In 2007 he joined ECN Business Development/Technology Transfer group. Simon works on technology transfer of ~12 projects, originating from all ECN’s business units and ranging from technologies which can be applied on the short term to those that have a long term commercialization trajectory.

Hessel Castricum obtained his master’s degree cum laude (highest honours) in the field of experimental nuclear and high-energy physics at the University of Amsterdam, studying Baryon resonances with an aerogel Čerenkov detector. Subsequently, he investigated mechanically disordered materials and developed mechanochemical synthesis routes for catalysts at the Dutch Foundation for Fundamental Research on Matter. After obtaining his doctorate degree in 2001 he has worked at the University of Amsterdam and the University of Twente on porous materials, with as main research interests heterogeneous catalysts, catalytic soot filters, inorganic membranes and membrane supports. His work on hybrid materials has resulted in the development of HybSi^® membranes. Current activities encompass the design and development of new classes of hybrid materials for sustainable technology.

Andre ten Elshof studied chemical engineering with specialization chemical physics at the University of Twente. After obtaining his PhD degree in inorganic materials science, he worked as research chemist and group leader at Akzo Nobel Coatings in Sassenheim. He joined the Inorganic Materials Science group of the MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology at the University of Twente in 2000, where he currently holds a position as associate professor. His research focuses on the development and characterization of nanostructured functional metal oxides and composite materials, with emphasis on thin films, porous oxides, micropatterns and low-dimensional nanostructures via chemical synthesis.