Stefan Van Leeuwen
Senior Scientist Environmental Pollutants at Wageningen Food Safety Research
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
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Top SchoolStefan Van Leeuwen is a senior scientist with nine years in his current role and over two decades in environmental and food safety analytics, specializing in persistent organic pollutants and processing-born contaminants such as PFAS, dioxins, PCBs, acrylamide and PAHs. He leads analytical method development and exposure assessment work at Wageningen Food Safety Research and coordinates national reference activities on dioxins and PCBs, with a PhD focused on halogenated contaminants in fish. Stefan blends laboratory expertise with applied research on mitigation strategies during food processing and explores safe reuse of treated water for food production through cross-department collaborations. He has a strong track record of advising industry, government and EFSA working groups, and is known for translating complex contaminant chemistry into practical monitoring and risk-reduction measures.
9 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
MSc, Environmental Analytical Chemistry, MSc, Environmental Analytical Chemistry at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam)PhD Thesis."Fluorinated, chlorinated and brominated contaminants in fish for human consumption – Methods and measurements"Bracbant HAVOBSc, Analytical Chemistry, BSc, Analytical Chemistry at Hogeschool West-BrabantGithub contributions (4)
RIKILT/CITESspeciesDetect
Apr 2017 - Aug 2017
Contributions:23 commits, 22 pushes, 1 branch in 4 months
RIKILT/ALF
Sep 2017 - Sep 2017
Contributions:4 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
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