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I am educated as a spatial planner. I hold a Bachelor in Environment and Infrastructure Planning, and a Researcher Master in Regional Studies with a focus on Energy and Marine Spatial Planning, both from the University of Groningen. My PhD thesis is titled Institutional harmonization for energy transition: How actors ‘play the game’ of balancing renewable energy generation with other sea- and land-uses. Throughout my education and career, my focus has been on exploring the topic of energy transition, with a particular focus on marine spatial planning an offshore wind development as a new frontier of spatial planning. 

Co-supervisor on a PhD project on knowledge integration in marine spatial planning 

I am a postdoctoral research at the Faculty of Spatial Sciences, University of Groningen, focusing on Marine Spatial Planning and energy transition. Specifically, I focus on harmonization between the institutional frameworks that guide various sectors offshore to accommodate energy transition at sea.