Silvia Lenaerts
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Silvia Lenaerts (Bree, 1966) is a Belgian chemist. She has been rector magnificus of Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands since 11 May 2023. Before that, she was the first vice-rector of valorisation & development at the University of Antwerp, Belgium. Lenaerts is the first female rector of a technical university in the Netherlands. She is a strong advocate of cooperation between universities, government, and industry in finding solutions to societal problems.
University of Antwerp
In 2007, Lenaerts left for the University of Antwerp. There she became head of the Sustainable Energy, Air and Water Technology (DuEL) research group she founded. At the same university, Lenaerts became vice-rector with the Valorisation and Development portfolio in 2016.
As vice-rector, Lenaerts dedicated herself to connecting the Antwerp university with Flemish business, society and (European, federal and Flemish) government, focusing on three areas: digitisation, sustainable chemistry and materials, and infectious diseases. She held several directorships, including at Lantis (Livable Antwerp through Innovation and Cooperation).[2]
