Education:                                                                                                                                                      EnergyHL 1973 – 1977 L.T.S. Metal level C (diploma; cum laude) 1977 – 1980 M.T.S Mechanical Engineering (no diploma) 1980 – 1982 H.T.S. Mechanical Engineering (no diploma) 1982 – 1986 University of Technology Delft Mechanical Engineering (old five-year program); specialization (2 year): large scale energy generation (sub-specialization: dynamic behaviour processes; mathematical modelling of)  (diploma; cum laude) (1986: Unilever Research Award for the graduation thesis)