Introduction

NIOK, which stands for ‘Nederlands Instituut voor Onderzoek in de Katalyse’ (Netherlands Institute for Catalysis Research), is a virtual institute consisting of Dutch University Groups active in all areas of catalysis. It is a nationwide graduate school (‘Onderzoekschool’) which fosters the advancement of both higher education and research and stimulates collaboration between scientists of different disciplines and Universities. NIOK acts as the platform and sparring partner for national and international contacts on catalysis with academia, industry and government. It was established in 1991 by the major catalysis groups of seven Dutch Universities.

Later, NIOK was recognised by the Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences (KNAW) and it is supported by an industrial advisory board VIRAN which consists of members from Dutch and multinational industries involved in many aspects of catalytic processes.

An overview of NIOK’s activities in the 2000-2005 period can be found in the NIOK report “Catalyzing catalysis education and research”.

Utrecht University hosts the coordination with Prof.dr.ir. Bert Weckhuysen (Utrecht University) as the scientific director and Prof.dr. Dieter Vogt (Eindhoven University of Technology) as the chairman of the board. NIOK, VIRAN and ACTS have combined offices in The Hague. Dr. Arlette Werner is NIOK secretary and coordinates the NIOK day-to-day business.

For the members of the Boards of NIOK follow this link.

Chairman of the Board of NIOK can be contacted through the following e-mail adress.

We are happy to assist in any catalysis-related issues.

NIOK office 51 Anna v. Saksenlaan P.O. Box 93223 2509 AE The Hague Phone: +31 70 3440 740