Antoinette van Schaik is director/owner/founder of MARAS B.V. (since 2005), The Netherlands. MARAS B.V is  a consultancy company (founded in 2005), which provides technology-based system solutions and knowledge in the field of recycling and resources, sustainability and circular economy. MARAS combines knowledge intensive consultancy, extensive industrial expertise with sound and industrial relevant research and a strong scientific background. Van Schaik performs industry projects and consultancy for, amongst others, automotive and WEEE recycling industry (shredders, recyclers, metallurgical industries), automotive and electronics producing OEMs, governments, NGO’s and collective systems and waste and surface water industries. Her work includes modelling and process simulation, large industry trials, dismantling, recycling and recovery rate calculations and resource efficiency assessments of products and recycling flowsheets and DfR. Van Schaik has worked in the automotive recycling industry (Auto Recycling Nederland) and as Post-Doc Researcher at Delft University of Technology. She holds a M.Sc. degree in Mining and Petroleum Engineering (1997) and Ph.D. degree (2004) on ‘Theory of Recycling Systems – Applied to Car Recycling’ from the Delft University of Technology (Netherlands). She has over 100 publications (including 2 books/6 chapters in books and encyclopaedias) and numerous industry reports, and she is a co-author of the book Metrics of Material and Metal Ecology.

Industry: Chief Expert SMS Group (Germany 2020 ongoing); Chief Technologist Ausmelt Australia & Director Technology Management Outotec (Australia and Finland 2006-2015); Anglo American Corporation & Mintek (1984-1985 & 1994-1996 ZA). Academic: Director at Helmholtz Institute Freiberg (Germany 2015-2020); Full Professor TU Delft (NL 1996-2005); Honorary & adjunct professorships @ (i) TUBAF Freiberg (Germany 2015 ongoing); (ii) Curtin University Perth (Australia 2018 ongoing) (iii) Aalto University (Finland 2012-2018); (iv) Central South University (China 2012-2017) & (v) Melbourne University (Australia, Full Professor 2005-2018). Education: D.Eng. & PhD Stellenbosch University (2006 & 1991 South Africa); Dr. habil. RWTH Aachen (1995 Germany). Publications and Patents: H-factor: 44 (Scopus) 55 (Google); >38 patents awarded in 4 patent families. Handbook of Recycling 1st and 2nd Editions (Elsevier, 2014, 2024) Ranking: ScholarGPS Highly Ranked Scholar - Lifetime: #8 Recycling: Overall Lifetime - All Disciplines: #142,420 (Top 0.49%),  Ranking: Stanford Top 2% Global Scientists Mining & Metallurgy category: 9th (2022), 21st (2023);  career: 26th (2022), 34th (2023) Recent Awards: 2022 TMS (USA) Science Award; 2022 TMS Best paper; 2020 TMS EPD Luncheon Lecture; 2 Honorary Doctorates @ (i) 2015 University of Liège (B), (ii) 2017 University of Stellenbosch (ZA); 2016 TMS EPD Distinguished Lecture Award; 2014 TMS Science Award; 2013 Outotec technology award.