dr. PM (Pim) Post

Food production is a key example of harvesting the resources that the earth has to offer. How to do this within planetary and social boundaries, thus letting everyone benefit (including future generations), is one of my core interests. To address this problem, I like to use interdisciplinary and quantitative approaches.

Previously, during my PhD research at the Dutch National Institute for Public health and the Environment (RIVM), I studied effects of livestock production on human health and the environment. An important part of this was synthesizing 17 different environmental and human health impacts of Dutch livestock production. In addition, I studied health effects of persons living close to livestock farms in more detail.

I have plenty of interdisciplinary experience, stemming from the bachelor program Bèta-Gamma, with which I started my academic career. Through this interdisciplinary background I am very aware of the value of bringing together researchers from various disciplines.