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| Telefoon | +31 20 59 87279 |
| w.van.westrenen@vu.nl | |
| Kamer | E-259 |
Personal information
Wim van Westrenen is interested in the use of experimental high-pressure, high-temperature apparatus to solve mineralogical and petrological problems in Earth and Planetary Science. To do so, his team subjects rock samples to extreme pressure and temperature conditions, and measures their chemical and physical properties.
He teaches (parts of) courses in mineralogy, rock recognition, mantle properties, magmatic processes, mathematics and physics, and planetary science, and is Coordinator of the VU MSc Earth Sciences programme.
Wim van Westrenen is a former member and former board member of the Young Academy of KNAW. In 2013, he was appointed as full professor in Planetary Evolution on a University Research Chair.
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Ancillary activities
- European Mineralogical Union | Parijs | Treasurer | 2013-01-01 - present
- Stichting EARTH | Peize | Secretary | 2014-07-01 - present
- ESA Topical Team Lunar Dust Toxicity | Noordwijk | Member | 2017-01-10 - present
Ancillary activities are updated daily
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Research Output 2005 2019
Constraints on Planetary Formation, Accretion and Differentiation from Experimental Petrology
Steenstra, E. S., 2019, 454 p.Research output: PhD Thesis › PhD Thesis - Research VU, graduation VU › Academic
The participation of ilmenite-bearing cumulates in lunar mantle overturn
Zhao, Y., De Vries, J., van den Berg, A. P., Jacobs, M. H. G. & van Westrenen, W., 1 Apr 2019, (Accepted/In press) In : Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 511, p. 1-11Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Open Access
lunar mantle
Bearings (structural)
overturn
ilmenite
cumulate
A synthesis of geochemical constraints on the inventory of light elements in the core of Mars
Steenstra, E. S. & van Westrenen, W., 15 Nov 2018, In : Icarus. 315, p. 69-78 10 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
light elements
mars
Mars
P-T conditions
synthesis
Calibration of a multi-anvil high-pressure apparatus to simulate planetary interior conditions
Knibbe, J., Luginbuehl, S. M., Stoevelaar, R., van der Plas, W., van Harlingen, D. M., Rai, N., Steenstra, E. S., van de Geer, R. & van Westrenen, W., 7 Jul 2018, In : EPJ Techniques and Instrumentation. 5, 5, p. 1-14 14 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Open Access
anvils
Netherlands
hydrostatic pressure
temperature
simulation
Capturing the oxidation of silicon carbide in rocky exoplanetary interiors
Hakim, K., Van Westrenen, W. & Dominik, C., Oct 2018, In : Astronomy and Astrophysics. 618, p. 1-5 5 p., L6Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
silicon carbides
silicon
oxidation
extrasolar planets
carbon
Activities 2006 2019
- 24 Lecture / Presentation
Physical and Chemical Properties of the Interior of the Moon
van Westrenen, W. (Speaker)16 Jan 2019
Activity: Lecture / Presentation › Academic
Physical and Chemical Properties of the Interior of the Moon
van Westrenen, W. (Speaker)14 Jan 2019
Activity: Lecture / Presentation › Academic
Reis naar het midden van de Aarde
van Westrenen, W. (Speaker)11 Feb 2019
Activity: Lecture / Presentation › Popular
A few examples of planetary science at the VU
van Westrenen, W. (Speaker)14 Nov 2018
Activity: Lecture / Presentation › Academic
Prizes
Press / Media
Onderbouwing wetenschappelijke argumenten evolutie in biologie en geologie
8/02/10
1 media contribution
Press/Media: Other