Author: Esch-R

Inaugural lecture Prof. dr. ir Jan-Carel Diehl

Written on July 10, 2024. Posted in Agenda.

11 October 2024 Prof. Dr. Ir. Jan-Carel Diehl will hold his inaugural speech on Design for Inclusive Sustainable Healthcare. The ceremony will start at 15:00 hrs in the Aula of the TU Delft. How to attend is to be announced! Prof. dr. ir. Jan-Carel Diehl is a project...

WP4 – Hybrid meeting

Written on October 22, 2024. Posted in Agenda.

December 2024 Location: Philips, Amsterdam More details will follow!

ESCH-R Annual Scientific Meeting

Written on March 20, 2024. Posted in Agenda.

31 January 2025 Also called consortium meeting. This is organized by the early and mid-career researchers and the project board. During this day, the consortium will be updated, knowledge will be shared, and the researchers can show and discuss their data and findings. The consortium meeting...

Erasmus MC ecological footprint mapped

Written on April 23, 2024. Posted in News.

Erasmus MC has firm ambitions in the field of sustainable care. This is not surprising, since the care sector is responsible for no less than 7% of total greenhouse gas emissions in the Netherlands. But what about Erasmus MC’s ecological footprint? This has now been investigated in...

The waste mountain of intensive care

Written on April 23, 2024. Posted in News.

Exactly how many materials go through a hospital’s intensive care unit? Erasmus Medical Centre in Rotterdam mapped this for the first time. 15 April 2024 If you end up in the intensive care unit (ICU) of a hospital, you are not doing well. You have just had a serious accident, or...

Surgical Operating Unit Sustainability Event

Written on April 2, 2024. Posted in News.

At the end of March healthcare professionals and policy-makers from various hospitals in the Netherlands came together to tak about sustainability in healtcare during the Surgical Operating Unit Sustainability Event. Leading experts such as Dr Nicole Hunfeld, Prof Jan Carel Diehl,...

WP4 co-creation session

Written on October 22, 2024. Posted in Agenda.

11 February 2025 Location: Rotterdam More details will follow!

Behrang Manouchehrabadi

Written on June 13, 2025. Posted in Researchers.

BehrangManouchehrabadi Postdoc Work package 4 Who am I? I am Behrang Manouchehrabadi, a Postdoc, at the Erasmus School of Economics to join the ESCH-R consortium. I did an MS and PhD at Rotterdam School of Management. My area of research is business sustainability, contracts and governance...

Laura Pruyn

Written on March 11, 2026. Posted in Researchers.

LauraPruyn Project Manager Who am I My name is Laura Pruyn, (temporary) Project Manager for ESCH-R while Naomi is on her maternity leave. I have a background in (Clinical) Psychology and previously I have worked at ZonMw and at Reinier de Graaf hospital. I started my position at Erasmus MC back...

Janny Boekhout

Written on July 14, 2025. Posted in Researchers.

Janny Boekhout Medtronic Who is Janny? Janny cares deeply about sustainability, inspired by her love for nature and her two kids. Whether she’s leading eco-friendly projects at work, walking her dogs, or exploring new ideas in sustainable innovations, Janny believes that even small actions can...

Naomi Kakiailatu

Written on May 14, 2025. Posted in Researchers.

Naomi Kakiailatu Projectmanager ESCH-R | Project Board member Who am I? I’m Naomi Kakiailatu, project manager of ESCH-R. I have a background in the biomedical field, with a bachelor in Bio-Pharmaceutical Sciences and a master in Biomedical Sciences. I’ve done my PhD at the Department of...

Heidi Annala

Written on April 23, 2025. Posted in Researchers.

HeidiAnnala PhD candidate Work package 3 PromotorProf. dr. Arthur Mol SupervisorsDr. Judith van LeeuwenDr. ir. Bas van Vliet Who am I I’m a multidisciplinary sustainability researcher from Finland, currently based in Wageningen. I’m pursuing my PhD in the Environmental Policy Group at...

Chang Lung Tsai

Written on February 5, 2025. Posted in Researchers.

Chang Lung Tsai PhD candidate Workpackage 5 PromotorProf. Dr. Jan Carel Diehl SupervisorsDr. Karin Gerritsen (Nephrology)Dr. Redmer van Leeuwen (Ophthalmology) Who am I? Hi, I am Jan. I study Biomedical Engineering at TU Delft and hold a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from...

Jacopo Parma

Written on February 24, 2025. Posted in Researchers.

Jacopo Parma PhD candidate Workpackage 4 SupervisorsProf. Myriam CloodtAssistant Prof. Duygu KeskinAssistant Prof. Vikrant Sihag Who am I? I started my PhD in November 2024 and moved to the Netherlands to pursue this opportunity. I graduated in Biomedical Engineering from the Polytechnic...