| Titels | Prof. dr. |
| Initials | I.W.C.E. |
| Main position | Decaan Faculteit Bètawetenschappen UU |
| Disciplines | Organic chemistry |
| Chair | Duurzame organische chemie |
| Domain | Natural Sciences and Engineering |
| Membership | Member |
| Since | 2017 |
| Member of Committee on Tracking the Impact of Research (TIR Committee) | |
| Member of Natural Sciences and Engineering | |
| Employed by |
Universiteit Utrecht
Hans Freudenthalgebouw Budapestlaan 6 kamer 001 3584 CD Utrecht tel. 030 253 4628 i.w.c.e.arends@uu.nl |
| Personal website | |
| Research/publications |
Isabel Arends investigates new technologies that make chemical processes much greener. For example, she researched the basic components of a process that uses enzymes and oxygen (air) to produce aromatics with high precision without involving any toxic and polluting solvents. Arends was one of the first researchers to combine chemical and biocatalytic processes.
At TU Delft, Isabel Arends, in addition to her research work, was chair of the Biotechnology department. She also set up an online MOOC course on industrial biotechnology and was vice-chair of the BioTech Delft postgraduate school.