PMJ (Pien) van Stijn, MSc

After completing her bachelor's degree in “Liberal Arts and Sciences” at University College Roosevelt (part of UU), Pien completed her master's degree “Earth and Environment” at Wageningen University, specializing in the biology and chemistry of soil and water.

The focus of her studies was on soil chemistry. Within this theme, Pien wrote her thesis on the binding behavior of cadmium to organic matter fractions of tropical cocoa soils. Following this, Pien completed an internship within aquatic ecology, focusing on greenhouse gas emissions from dredging activities and from surface waters.

After her studies, Pien worked as an ecologist. As such, she worked on projects about the Water Framework Directive (WFD), quaking bog formation and greenhouse gas emissions. Since October 2024, Pien has been working as a researcher soil and climate within the sustainable soil use team at WENR. Here, she is contributing to projects about carbon sequestration in agricultural soils.