Jury
The members of the Marc de Smidt thesis award are all alumni of Human Geography and Spatial Planning, covering a broad range of topics and fields of expertise:
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Martijn Smit
Assistant professor in economic geography specialized in working from home and in clusters, chairperson of the MdS thesis Award
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Irina van Aalst
Programme Director Master Human Geography, former chairperson of the MdS thesis Award
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Karin Snel
Postdoctoral researcher at the University of Twente and Project leader at the Water Authority Drents Overijsselse Delta – Planning expert
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Bert-Jan Ottens
Founder and owner of Profound advisers in Development – natural ingredients trade promotion and developing sustainable value chains.
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Lilian Bosten
Founder and owner of Dimensus policy research – public policy expert
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Hans Verhorst
Secretary at the Audit Office of the gemeente Zeist.
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Vera Berkers
Policy advisor housing municipality of Amsterdam
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Ymke Elfring
Project manager area development municipality of Rotterdam
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Egbert van der Zee
Senior advisor tourism and leisure at Utrecht municipality, former chairperson of the MdS thesis Award
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Anna Fial
Student assistant & Human Geography and Planning student