PhD’s & Post-docs

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Current PhD’s

Erasmus University Rotterdam:

  • Niels Hexspoor, “Ecological Ethics in Philosophy Education” (supervision together with Liesbeth Noordegraaf-Eelens and Julien Kloeg)
  • Constantijn-Alexander Kusters, Biosemiotics, Systems Theory and Business Ethics (supervision together with Yogi Hendlin)

Wageningen University:

  • Mariska Bosschaert, “The empirical turn revisited: the role of transcendentals in an empirically informed philosophy of technology” (supervision together with Bart Gremmen)
  • Alessio Gerola, “Beyond control: philosophical and ethical implications of biomimetic technologies” (supervision together with Zoe Robaey)
  • Christa Laurens, TBD (supervision together with Bernice Bovenkerk and Nolan Gertz (UT))
  • Luuk Stellinga, Ethics of AI for Sustainable Food Systems (supervision together with Paulan Korenhof)
  • Víctor Betriu Yáñez, Steering Technology: Toward a philosophical concept of responsiveness for responsible innovation (supervision together with Koen Beumer (UU) and Hao Wang)

Past PhD’s

  • Eghe Osagie, “Learning and corporate social responsibility. A study on the role of the learning organization, individual competencies, goal orientation and the learning climate in the CSR adaptation process (2016)(Together with Renate Wesselink and Martin Mulder)
  • Daniel Agbeko, “Key factors for loan repayment of micro entrepreneurs in Ghana (2017)(together with Onno Omta)
  • Waliou Yessoufou, “Understanding entrepreneurship at the base of the pyramid in developing countries. insights from small-scale vegetable farmers in Benin” (2017) (together with Onno Omta)
  • Lisa Ploum, “The return of the jedi in entrepreneurship?! Developing a validated competence framework for sustainable entrepreneurship and exploring the specific role of moral competencies in the sustainable enrepreneurial process” (2018)(together with Thomas Lans en Onno Omta)
  • Rob Lubberink, “Responsible Innovation in industry. Learning from social entrepreneurship” (2018)(together with Johan van Ophem and Onno Omta)
  • August Sjauw-Koen-Fa, “Inclusive Business. Constructing a model and an indicator for food and agribusiness multinational enterprises for smallholder inclusion in high value-adding supply chains” (2018)(together with Onno Omta)
  • Jochem Zwier, “Prometheus earthbound. technological being on an unsettled planet” (2019)(together with Pieter Lemmens and Hub Zwart)
  • Tjidde Tempels, “A janus-faced food industry. ethical reflections on corporate responsibility for health” (2019)(together with Marcel Verweij)
  • Jilde Garst, “Reset the game. when the purpose of innovation is social value creation instead of maximizing profits” (2020) (together with Onno Omta)
  • Teunis Brand, “Food for deliberation. Philosophical reflections on responsible innovation in the business context (2020) (together with Marcel Verweij)
  • Mmapatla Precious Senyolo, “Drivers and barriers to the adoption of Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) Technologies by smallholder farmers in South Africa: the role of technology characteristics and business models” (2020)(together with Thomas Long and Onno Omta)
  • Lucien von Schomberg, “Raising the Sail of Innovation. Philosophical Explorations on Responsible Innovation” (2022)(together with Bart Gremmen)
  • Roel Veraart, “Toward a philosophy of the biobased economy” (2023)(together with Jochem Zwier)
  • Julia Rijssenbeek, “Synthetic Life and Living Technology. A philosophical reflection on transcending dichotomies with synthetic biology” (2025)(together with Zoe Robaey)

Past Post-docs

  • Thom Long, “Climate Smart Agriculture Booster” (2014-2016), “Responsible innovation proactices of sustainable entrepreneurs in making the transition towards sustainable agricultural, water and energy systems” (2016-2017).
  • Kim Poldner, “Climate Smart Agriculture Booster” (2015)
  • Edurne Inigo, “Responsible innovation proactices of sustainable entrepreneurs in making the transition towards sustainable agricultural, water and energy systems” (2017-2018), “Responsible Research and Innovation Networked Globally” (RRIng)(2018-2020).
  • Job Timmermans, “Excellence in science and innovatioin for Europe by adopting the concept of responsible research and innovation” (NewHoRRIzon)(2017-2018)
  • Peter Novitzky, “Excellence in science and innovatioin for Europe by adopting the concept of responsible research and innovation” (NewHoRRIzon)(2018-2020)
  • Mira Vegter, “co-creation for responsible AI in the process industry (2019-2022)
  • Paulan Korenhof, “Responsible design of Digital Twins” (2019-2023)
  • Eugen Popa, “Reconfiguring Research and Innovation Constellations” (Riconfigure) (2018-2021), “Responsible Innovation Path for nanomembranes: Value co-creation in a quadruple helix system” (2021-2023)
  • Mark Ryan, “Responsible Research & Innovation model for impact investment & responsible startups” (RRI-start)(2021-24)
  • Giorgios Tsagdis, “Affordances for responsible digital technologies” (AgrifoodTEF;PATH2DEA(2023-25)
  • Hao Wang, “Governance of ELSA labs for responsible AI” (NWO ELSA Lab Project)(2023-25)
  • Roel Veraart, “Data for Food” (Data4Food)(2022-2025)