FFNT Board

FFNT Board 

The network of FFNT is run by the board, which is responsible for the long-term vision, strategic planning, organization of the events, and finances. The FFNT board consists of academic staff members from the different faculties and a secretary for administrative support. The board welcomes professors, associate professors, lecturers, researchers, postdocs and PhD candidates since FFNT wants to cover the needs and interests of all the academic levels. Furthermore, all the faculties are represented within the board. 

The board currently consists of the following members: 

Vanessa Magnanimo (Chair) 


Group: MultiScale Mechanics (ET)
Position: Adjunct Professor
Area of research: Solid mechanics, soil mechanics.


Veronica Junjan


Group: Department of Public Administration (BMS)
Position: Assistant Professor, Public Management
Area of research: Public administration reform and decision making in the public sector.


Heather Handley


Group: Department of Applied Earth Sciences (ITC)
Position: Associate Professor 
Area of research: Volcanic hazards and geoscience communiication

Vasso Gkatsi


Group: Power Electronics and EMC (EEMCS)
Position: PhD candidate 
Area of research: Electromagnatic compatibility. 

Sara Roldan Velasquez


Group: Sustainable Polymer Chemistry (S&T) 
Position: Postdoc 
Area of reserach: Developing sustainable polymeric materials for agricultural applications.

Kemunto Kioko 


Group: Department of Earth Observation Science (ITC) 
Position: Researcher 
Area of research: Integration of epidemiological data, climate data and satellites data to study vector-borne and zoonotic diseases

You can send and email to ffnt@utwente.nl if you want to contact the board.