MYA alumni
Since our founding, a dedicated succession of Young Academics has built a strong network across Maastricht University (UM). Today, we continue to collaborate with our alumni, consulting them on diverse topics on the MYA agenda. They help us connect to their respective faculties and institutions.

Alumni
Christof Defryn
Department: Quantitative Economics; School of Business and Economics
MYA term: 31/01/2020 – 31/08/2023
Anique de Bruin
Department: Educational Development and Research & Faculty of Health, Medicine & Life Sciences
MYA term: 26/01/2018 – 24/01/2022
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Adam Dixon
Department: Society Studies; Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
MYA term: 31/01/2020 – 31/12/2022
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Mariolina Eliantonio
Department: Faculty of Law
MYA term: 26/01/2018 – 24/01/2022
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Katlijn Haesebrouck
Department: Accounting & Information Management; School of Business and Economics
MYA term: 26/01/2018 – 24/01/2022 (Chair 2020–2022)
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Anna Harris
Department: Society Studies; Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences
MYA term: 26/01/2018 – 24/01/2022
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Steven Kelk
Department: Data Science and Knowledge Engineering; Faculty of Science and Engineering
MYA term: 26/01/2018 – 31/01/2020
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Jill Lobbestael
Department: Clinical Psychological Science; Faculty of Psychology & Neuroscience
MYA term: 26/01/2018 – 31/01/2020
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Aurore Lyon
Department: Biomedical Engineering; Faculty of Health, Medicine, and Life Sciences
MYA term: 24/01/2022 – 31/08/2023
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Federico De Martino
Department: Audition, Cognitive Neuroscience; Faculty of Psychology & Neuroscience
MYA term: 26/01/2018 – 24/01/2022
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Veerle Melotte
Department: Pathology; Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences
Projects: Recognition & Rewards, Social safety
MYA term: 24/01/2022 – 24/01/2025
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Watcha video about her research

Rico Möckel
Department: Data Science and Knowledge Engineering; Faculty of Science and Engineering
MYA term: 26/01/2018 – 31/12/2022
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Blanche Schroen
Department: School for Cardiovascular Diseases; Faculty of Health, Medicine & Life Sciences
MYA term: 26/01/2018 – 31/01/2020 (Chair 2018–2020)
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Tamar Sharon
Department: Tamar Sharon now works for Radboud University (the Netherlands).
MYA term: 26/01/2018 – 2019
Melissa Siegel
Department: Maastricht Graduate School of Governance; School of Business and Economics
MYA term: 26/01/2018 – 24/01/2022
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Paul Smeets
Department: School of Business & Economics
MYA term: 26/01/2018 – 24/01/2022
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Marijn ten Thij
Department: Advanced computing science; Faculty of Science and Engineering
MYA term: 01/04/2023-31/12/2024
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Lauren Wagner
Department: Society Studies, Globalisation, Transnationalism and Development Research Group; Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
MYA term: 2019 – 24/01/2022
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- Research field: European and comparative private lawBram Akkermans
- Research field: Operations researchChristof Defryn
- Research field: Educational psychologyAnique de Bruin
- Research field: Globalization & developmentAdam Dixon
- Research field: European and comparative administrative lawMariolina Eliantonio
- Research field: Behavioural management accountingKatlijn Haesebrouck
- Research field: Anthropology, science and technology studiesAnna Harris
- Research field: Computational biologySteven Kelk
- Research field: Clinical psychologyJill Lobbestael
- Research field: Computational cardiovascular researchAurore Lyon
- Research field: Ultra high field magnetic resonance imagingFederico De Martino
- Research field: Enteric nervous system in colorectal cancerVeerle Melotte
- Research field: Cognitive robotics & intelligent systemsRico Möckel
- Research field: Experimental cardiologyBlanche Schroen
- Research field: Philosophy of technologyTamar Sharon
- Research field: Migration studiesMelissa Siegel
- Research field: Behavioural financePaul Smeets
- Research field: Advanced computing scienceMarijn ten Thij
- Research field: Diaspora & mobilitiesLauren Wagner
The MYA in January 2020
Top row from left to right: Mark Kawakami, Jill Lobbestael, Lilian Tsourdi, Vanessa LaPointe, Mariolina Eliantonio, Lauren Wagner, Rico Möckel, Paul Smeets, Melissa Siegel, Steven Kelk
Front row from left to right: Christoph Rausch, Christof Defryn, Bram Akkermans, Adam Dixon, Francesco Gentile, Katlijn Haesebrouck, Anna Harris
