Guus Berkhout

Augustinus Johannes "Guus" Berkhout (born 1940) is a Dutch engineer. He served as professor of acoustics, geophysics and innovation management at Delft University of Technology between 1976 and 2007. From 2000 to 2002 he was chair of a commission dealing with projected sound norms at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, from which he resigned after feeling the commission's independence was undermined by the Ministry for Transport and Water Management.

Career

Berkhout was born in 1940.[1] He studied electrical engineering at Delft University of Technology and obtained his degree in 1963. In 1970 he obtained a PhD cum laude in physics from the same university.[2]

In 1964 Berkhout started working for Royal Dutch Shell. In 1976 he returned to Delft University of Technology, and became a professor of acoustic imaging and sound control.[3] In 1987 he also became professor of geophysics.[1] In 1998 he joined the board of the university, he stepped down in 2001, before the end of his term, due to differences with other board members in vision on the future of the university.[2] In 2001 he became professor of innovation management and he retired from the university in 2007.[1] Berkhout has pleaded against the increase of bureaucratic processes at universities.[4]

During his time at Delft University Berkhout was the founder and scientific director of the Delphi Consortium, which does seismic research for a consortium of oil and gas companies.[3]

Public sector

Berkhout was chair of the independent Commission Experts Airplanesound from mid 2000 to December 2002. On request of the House of Representatives the Dutch Minister for Transport and Water Management, Tineke Netelenbos, instigated the commission. The commission was to look into the sound norms for Amsterdam Airport Schiphol for the upcoming five years. Berkhout resigned as chair after having the feeling that the independence of the commission was hindered by the Ministry, and having to wait for approval of a measurement plan for over half a year.[5] The whole commission resigned, citing they had been actively worked against by the Ministry.[6]

For the 2006 Dutch general elections Berkhout had planned to form a new party with several scientists and entrepreneurs, but did not enter the elections, seeing the huge increase in new parties contesting the election.[1]

Honours and distinctions

Berkhout was elected a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1990.[7]

In 2008 he was made an Officer in the Order of Orange-Nassau.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Joost Panhuysen (7 June 2007). "'TU Delft heeft een gouden kans gemist'" (in Dutch). Delta. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  2. 1 2 Jos Wassink (17 March 2014). "Guus Berkhout" (in Dutch). Delta. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 "Koninklijke onderscheidingen voor Fokkema, Luyben en Berkhout" (in Dutch). Delft University of Technology. 25 April 2008. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  4. ↑ Guus Berkhout. "Grote schoonmaak in het onderwijs" (PDF) (in Dutch). Beter onderwijs Nederland. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  5. ↑ John Schoorl and Jan Meeus (20 August 2003). "Te deskundig voor Schiphol" (in Dutch). de Volkskrant. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  6. ↑ "Rookgordijn rondom lawaai Schiphol" (in Dutch). NRC Handelsblad. 28 December 2002. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  7. ↑ "Guus Berkhout". Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 26 July 2016.

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