Our team

We are the FreshKnowledge team from Wageningen UR (WUR). We work to bring practical knowledge about post-harvest management of fresh products to all actors in the postharvest community. The ultimate goal is to bring high quality and tasty produce to the market with minimum food losses in the supply chain. The information we provide is independent, substantiated, up-to-date, complete, relevant and concrete. Do you want to know more? Please contact us!

Meet the Team

  1. e939ff26-e465-4541-8b83-a473b63b254c_Nicole-Koenderink_df814a10_360x360.jpg

    Nicole Koenderink

    Research Manager Postharvest Technology
  2. 1b2a784c-4c1c-43e5-adb4-9db5a120a2f7_Esther-Hogeveen_2a76bd62_360x360.jpg

    Esther Hogeveen

    Researcher Postharvest Technology, specialisation in Light Treatment
  3. de60476a-1266-421b-8926-ff80a0e1d8dc_Rene-Oostewechel_33e3cfe0_360x360_279x349.jpg

    René Oostewechel

    Consultant Postharvest Technology, specialisation in SOP Development and Value Chain Assessment as a basis for Efficient Interventions
  4. 6111d63f-2a30-49c0-94e1-cf7b546f63cb_Leo-Lukasse_ffa8cdcd_360x360.jpg

    Leo Lukasse

    Researcher Postharvest Technology, expertise leader Postharvest Engineering, specialisation in Climate Control during Refrigerated Transport
  5. d57c9bbb-85cf-4611-8877-5e88f7ebf2c0_Eelke-Westra_e470eeee_360x360.jpg

    Eelke Westra

    Programme Manager Postharvest Quality
  6. e10a3c2f-c057-4cdc-bf65-f8bdf9cfcc9a_Josianne-Cloutier_2e6fee2c_360x360.jpg

    Josianne Cloutier

    Researcher / Project Leader Postharvest Management
  7. a6d754b5-c332-4515-9512-73f67ec8b5b4_Jan-Verschoor_c1b9e57c_360x360.jpg

    Jan Verschoor

    Scientist / Consultant Postharvest Physiology & Technology
  8. c68edac2-9fa9-4e13-9e62-52a5cf49f855_Puneet-Mishra_83b4ad97_360x360.jpg

    Puneet Mishra

    Researcher and Consultant Postharvest Technology, specialisation in Advanced Sensing Technologies and Data Modelling
  9. 46e9a56f-8a61-4abc-8a75-8d7c55d65831_Edo-Wissink_0fc76374_360x360.jpg

    Edo Wissink

    Researcher Postharvest Technology, specialisation in Refrigeration
  10. 7dd0c8f3-c114-4341-86cc-a0d531648354_Fatima-Pereira-da-Silva_e8bc62ad_360x360.jpg

    Fátima Pereira da Silva

    Researcher and Project Leader Postharvest Technology, specialisation in Packaging, Volatiles and Biomarkers, and Non-destructive Quality Measurements
  11. 3aa83d40-d997-4d4a-a1ee-7206e6672a13_ArjunGoyal_4047539f_360x360.jpg

    Arjun Goyal

    Business Development Manager Postharvest Quality
  12. dceb3026-93cd-45fc-ba4a-a9237fed4825_Bastiaan-Brouwer_84350a17_360x360.jpg

    Bastiaan Brouwer

    Researcher Postharvest Technology, specialisation in Postharvest Physiology and Omics
  13. c75fd16d-23a5-42ce-b134-e1e30ce54ed0_Mariska-Nijenhuis-de-Vries_eaad48ad_360x360.jpg

    Mariska Nijenhuis

    Research Assistant Postharvest Technology, specialisation in Postharvest Physiology and Taste Perception
  14. 08aa69f5-feb2-4404-acf7-e411efa22662_UldanayBairam_39b1895b_360x360.jpg

    Uldanay Bairam

    Researcher Postharvest Technology & Agro Food Robotics, specialisation in Machine Learning
  15. 772274e5-ecec-4eab-bc03-8273cdd572c1_RobSchouten_3e7cb9f4_360x360_995x758.png

    Rob Schouten

    Researcher Postharvest Technology, specialisation in Postharvest Physiology, Modelling and Digital Twins
  16. 460499c3-1c54-47b3-9d06-7bda08096ff7_MaxencePaillart_8c70f2d7_360x360 (1).jpg

    Maxence Paillart

    Researcher Postharvest Technology, specialisation in Packaging
  17. GiuseppeCascia.jpeg

    Giuseppe Cascia

    Consultant Postharvest Technology, specialisation in postharvest advice in the Global South
  18. 5c4bd943-a645-496d-b6e0-4687fc633a6c_zhen liu_deb7aceb_360x360.jpg

    Zhen Liu

    Business Developement Manager Postharvest Quality
  19. 4b7d8c16-344a-499d-a0a1-edb7e8236d12_AndreVink_8fd4ed35_360x360.jpg

    André Vink

    Business Development Manager Postharvest Quality
  20. cf3b97ba-7c62-41cd-abee-2921353ab903_NajimElHarchioui_80f2641d_360x360.jpg

    Najim El Harchioui

    Research Assistant Postharvest Technology, specialism in Quality Assessment of Fruit, Vegetables and Ornamentals
  21. e939ff26-e465-4541-8b83-a473b63b254c_Nicole-Koenderink_df814a10_360x360.jpg

    Marcel Staal

    Research Assistant Postharvest Technology & Lab Manager of the Research Facility Phenomea
  22. a60b5e29-7e80-45eb-a169-0d7e1e5f02cd_AneeshChauhan_94cc3878_360x360.jpg

    Aneesh Chauhan

    Researcher Postharvest Technology & Agro Food Robotics, expertise leader Computer Vision & Robotics
  23. c7afc695-629f-4cc3-9edd-8c0f8d583a13_Marcel-Wenneker_df1c2c9c_360x360.jpg

    Marcel Wenneker

    Researcher Plant Diseases
  24. 96b2857e-6dd4-47a2-a840-bc0b158ad3f9_Hendrik-de-Villiers_f4007a72_360x360.jpg

    Hendrik de Villiers

    Researcher Postharvest Technology & Agro Food Robotics, specialisation in Machine Learning
  25. 86f154f2-8557-4670-9d52-4768de295112_Male-silhouette_278370f0_360x360.jpg

    Marten Boonstra

    Research Assistant Postharvest Technology, specialisation in Quality Assessment of Fruit, Vegetables and Ornamentals
  26. e1b790f6-922f-4914-9a27-be3a27c48dd0_Mercedes-Bertotto_39df605b_360x360.jpg

    Mercedes Bertotto

    Researcher Postharvest Technology & Agro Food Robotics, specialisation in Spectral Sensing and Chemometrics
  27. e939ff26-e465-4541-8b83-a473b63b254c_Nicole-Koenderink_df814a10_360x360.jpg

    Paul Goethals

    Business Development Manager Agro Food Robotics
  28. 2eeb3c58-f006-4f0b-9157-8256e16030bb_Manon-Mensink_a21e9c19_360x360.jpg

    Manon Mensink

    Researcher Postharvest Technology & Data Steward, specialisation in Design of Experiments