About the Contributors

Satish Kumar Beella

Satish Kumar Beella holds a master's degree in industrial design from Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India. Beella's present research activities are mainly based on sustainable transportation innovations. Since 2005, he has been busy with design-based PhD research at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) concerning alternatives for urban car transport and solutions for chain mobility options.

Jan Buijs

Jan Buijs has been for more than 25 years full professor and chair in product innovation and creativity at the Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering (IDE) of Delft University of Technology. He was educated as an industrial design engineer (MSc, Delft, 1976), and received his PhD (also at Delft) in 1984. Before working at TU Delft, he spent 10 years as a management consultant.

Marcel Crul

Marcel Crul, MSc and PhD, is research coordinator at the Design for Sustainability Programme, Industrial Design Engineering, Delft University of Technology. His research foci are on sustainable product innovation, inclusive design, and sustainable consumption in emerging economies. Currently he works on projects in Southeast Asia and North Africa. He is also involved in several research projects on sustainable living and working in the European Union.

Frank de Bruijn

Frank de Bruijn (PhD, chemical engineering) has been employed at Nedstack since 2010 as chief technology officer. In this position, Frank is responsible for the research and ...

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