Personal information
Govert Somsen is full professor of Biomolecular Analysis/Analytical Chemistry at Vrije Universteit (VU) Amsterdam since 2013. He obtained his doctorate in Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy at VU in 1997, and subsequently was assistant and associate professor at the University of Groningen (1996-2001) and at Utrecht University (2001-2012).
Education
2015 Personal leadership, VU Amsterdam
2012 Academic leadership, Utrecht University
2004 Senior qualification research, Utrecht University
2003 Basic qualification teaching, Utrecht University
2000 Time management for researchers, University of Groningen
1997 Doctorate, VU Amsterdam; promotores: prof U.A.Th. Brinkman and prof N.H. Velthorst
Thesis: Solvent-elimination-based coupling of column liquid chromatography and vibrational-spectroscopic detection techniques
1989 Chemistry (MSc), VU Amsterdam; major: Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy; minor: Environmental Chemistry
1986 Chemistry teaching qualification (first degree), VU Amsterdam
1984 Chemistry (BSc), VU Amsterdam
Research
Somsen's main expertise and current research interests are on hyphenated concepts in separation science directed to the characterization of (bio)polymers and (bio)active compounds. His group made significant contributions to the development, optimization and application of coupled analytical techniques combining selective liquid-phase separations with mass spectrometry, optical spectroscopy and bioactivity assays. He is (co-)author of over 200 papers in these fields, and has an H index of 41 (Oct 2021).
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