Dr. Hans Wijmans

Dr. Wijmans is the President of MTR. He joined MTR in 1984, served as Director of Research through 2006, and moved to the President’s position at that time. Under his leadership, the activities in the research group ranged from fundamental membrane research to the design, development and manufacture of membrane separation systems, and formed the basis of MTR’s commercial membrane separations business. Since Dr. Wijmans became President, MTR commercial revenues have more than doubled, product lines have expanded, and R&D activities have remained strong, positioning MTR for continued future growth.  In 1996, Dr. Wijmans was awarded a Certificate of Accomplishment by the Department of Energy in recognition of MTR’s contribution to the advancement of energy efficiency and pollution prevention technologies. He served as President of the North American Membrane Society in 2003 – 2004 and was a member of the NAMS Board of Directors from 1998 to 2006.  He currently serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Membrane Science.  Dr. Wijmans frequently gives presentations at national and international conferences on membrane research and membrane system development and has authored or co-authored 29 refereed publications and 8 book chapters.  He is a regular contributor to educational workshops and for over ten years was co-presenter of AIChE’s Continuing Education Course, “Industrial Separations Using Membranes.” He is named as inventor or co-inventor on 37 U.S. patents; ten are pending.