David Smeulders holds an MSc in Aerospace Engineering from Delft University of Technology and a PhD in Applied Physics from Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands. Between 1992 and 2010 he worked at the Civil Engineering and Geosciences Department at Delft University of Technology, where he was also scientific director of the Geotechnology Laboratory
In 2010 he was appointed full professor at the Mechanical Engineering Department at Eindhoven University of Technology, where he chairs the Energy Technology group. He is (co)-author of more than 200 scientific publications and member of the Dutch national ‘topsector’ board TKI New Gas, Scientific Director of 4TU.Energy and member of the NWO DeepNL research program committee. He was member of the sounding board to the parliamentary enquiry of the Groningen gas field.
Prof. dr. David Smeulders will kick off Session III: Panel – The Future of Nuclear in a Net-Zero World, on 14 January 2026, discussing The Role of Nuclear in the Energy System.
