RSA CE&C 2015-2021

3 Preface This is the research self-assessment report of the department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, one of the nine departments of Eindhoven University of Technology, theNetherlands. It has been written as part of the national evaluation to assess research units in light of their own aims and strategies, following the Strategy Evaluation Protocol (SEP) for 2021-2027 established by Universities of the Netherlands (UNL), the Dutch Research Council (NWO) and the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW). It is used to evaluate the research quality, societal relevance and viability of research in public institutions in the Netherlands in a six-year cycle. This report starts with an introduction to the department (Chapter 1) describing its mission and research, the organizational structure and embedding, and its infrastructural and financial position. Chapter 2 subsequently provides the main strategic aims for the evaluation period (2015-2021), while the strategy followed to achieve these aims is discussed in Chapter 3. In the next chapter, Chapter 4, major external factors that occurred during the review period are briefly addressed in the context of the department’s achievements during the review period. Chapter 5 then presents and explains the factual evidence and achievements related to the quality of the research and societal relevance in view of the strategic aims. This part is complemented with quantitative indicators and narrative descriptions, as well as several case studies. To conclude this research self-assessment report, Chapter 6 reflects on the department’s ambitions and strategy for the future. An additional booklet describing the research groups of the department in more detail complements this research self-assessment report. This research self-assessment report is a joint effort by all of the people in the department: those who contributed to the discussions and the writing while making this report but especially all of our students, researchers and scientific and support staff. The ambitions, achievements and contributions described in this report are the result of their commitment and dedication to the department’s research and education in chemical engineering and chemistry, making the department well-positioned for the future. We are proud on what we have accomplished together. We hope you will enjoy reading this report and we look forward meeting you in person to discuss our achievements of the past and ambitions for the future. On behalf of the department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Prof .dr.ir. Kitty Nijmeijer (dean), Prof .dr.ir. Emiel Hensen (vice-dean), Prof .dr.ir. Remco Tuinier (vice-dean), Dr. Mark de Graef (managing director) September 2022