About our Team
Team Endures consists of highly qualified specialists with different scientific experiences and backgrounds. We can offer the best of solutions due to our unique approach and balance between scientific knowledge and technical abilities (and also our unique seaside location). Our team consists of materials scientists, (micro) biologists, chemists and corrosion, fouling and coating specialists.
Endures Specialists

Hans Christ
Corrosion & Materials Expert
Experience and education
30+ years’ experience in:
Technology: Materials, corrosion, material choices, failure analysis
Marketing and technical advices
Education
PHBO 2 years corrosion expertise
HTS Metal Science
MTS Mechanical Engineering

Job Klijnstra
Expert Fouling Control & Material Protection
Experience and education
15+ years’ experience in antifouling
25+ years’ experience in Pest Control Biology Experience with project management. Multi topics, multi sponsor and multi skills research projects.
Education
PhD (Msc) Biology

Sibo Buter
Managing Director
Experience and education
10 years’ experience in Electrochemistry
5 years’ experience in Coating Inspection
Education
BSc Analytical chemistry
FROSIO LEVEL III

Nanni Noël-Hermes
Expert Microbial Corrosion & Biofilms
Experience and education
8+ years’ experience in MIC and biofilms
Education
PhD Chemistry- Aquatic Biotechnology (Biofilm Centre, University Duisburg-Essen, Germany)
MSc Water Science: Analytics, chemistry and microbiology (University Duisburg, Essen, Germany)

Xiaolong Zhang
Expert Corrosion & Electrochemistry
Experience and education
15+ years’ experience in materials science, corrosion and electrochemistry
Education
PhD Electrochemistry- Corrosion Technology (Delft University of Technology)
MSc. Physics (Hunan University, China)

Ilja Peters
Biotechnologist & HSEQ officer
Experience and education
2009 – 2013 Bachelor Biology and Medical Laboratory Research, Hogeschool Leiden, specialization Molecular Biology.

Ko Coppoolse
Researcher Coatings and Varnishes
Experience and education
Cursus coating inspecteur (Nace II, cert no. 64048)
Cursus verftechnologie
HBO Museologie/Cultureel Erfgoed
HBO Biologisch Laboratoriumonderwijs
Publications
Below a selection of articles published in scientific magazines.

Application of transient analysis using Hilbert spectra of electrochemical noise to the identification of corrosion inhibition (2014)
