EFCE Leadership
The Federation's activities are determined by the Executive Board (charity trustees), while three General Secretariats in Germany, France and the United Kingdom share the different administrative tasks.
EFCE President and Vice-Presidents (EFCE Officers)
EFCE President
Emeritus Professor Jarka Glassey
(terms of office: 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2027)
Prof. Jarka Glassey, United Kingdom, succeeded Mr. Giorgio Veronesi, who held this position for four years (2015-2025).
At the General Assembly on 7 September 2025, she was elected as the first female EFCE President for a two-year term of office with effect from 1 January 2026.
Jarka Glassey is Emeritus Professor at the University of Newcastle, United Kingdom. From 2022 until her retirement in 2025, she was Director of Education at the School of Engineering, Newcastle University, with overall responsibility for quality of education delivery of all undergraduate and MSc degrees.
Her research career as a biochemical engineer focused on delivering high-quality research at the interface of academia and industrial impact. Her research outputs in the areas of bioprocess development, modelling, monitoring and control, Quality by design (QbD) and Process Analytical Technologies (PAT) have made significant contributions to R&D in the biopharmaceuticals, specialty chemicals and food & drink sectors both within and outside the UK. Furthermore, she made a significant contribution to the development of education in (bio)chemical engineering for example by participating in education committees and panels, and by chairing education sessions, both in Europe and worldwide.
EFCE-related activities include the position of Vice-President Technical of IChemE (2018-2021), UK delegate and secretary (2010-2016) of the EFCE Working Party on Education and UK delegate of the EFCE Working Party on Quality by Design.
EFCE Executive Vice-President
Eng. António Gonçalves da Silva
(terms of office: 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2027)
António Gonçalves da Silva, Portgal, succeeds Prof. Jarka Glassey, who held this position for four years (2012-2025); he also holds the role of EFCE Treasurer.
António Gonçalves da Silva is a Chemical Engineer, Senior Member, and Specialist in Business Management, recognized by the Portuguese Engineers Association, which is appointed by the Portuguese authorities to regulate the Engineering profession
António is a Member of the Council for Admission and Qualification of the Portuguese Engineers Association (Ordem dos Engenheiros de Portugal, OEP), following chairmanship of the Chemical and Biological Engineering National Council (2019-2025) of the Ordem dos Engenheiros de Portugal.
His professional activities include both positions in academia and industry. He was guest professor at the Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa and obtained various engineer and director positions in companies in Portugal such as Quimigal, Colgate-Palmolive and BumbleB, focusing on industrial management systems development, implementation and audit, and professional training.
He is a member of the EFCE Executive Board since 2024 and was a member of the organising committee of ECCE15 & ECAB8 in Lisbon, Portugal in September 2025.
EFCE Scientific Vice-President
Professor Boelo Schuur
(term of office: 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2025 and 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2027)
Prof. Boelo Schuur, The Netherlands, suceeded Prof. Michael (Mike) Considine, United Kingdom, on 1 January 2024. At the General Assembly on 7 September 2025 he was re-elected for a second two-year term from 1 January 2026.
Boelo Schuur is full professor Sustainable Separation Technology in the Sustainable Process Technology group at the University of Twente with a focus on affinity fluid separations. He teaches Industrial Chemistry and Processes (BSc), Advanced Molecular Separations (MSc), and Biorefinery (EngD & PhD).Boelo is Program Director at the Institute for Sustainable Process Technology (ISPT) in Amersfoort, The Netherlands, coordinating the research and innovation agenda of the Separations for Circularity cluster.
EFCE-related activities of Boelo include membership of the board of the Netherlands Process Technologists NPT from 2012-2018. He was NPT-representative at the EFCE from 2013-2022. Furthermore, Boelo has been member of the EFCE Working Party on Fluid Separations since 2017, serving as its secretary from 2018 to 2024.
EFCE Management Committee
Members:
- EFCE President (Em. Prof. Jarka Glassey)
- Executive Vice-President (Eng. António Gonçalves da Silva)
- Scientific Vice-President (Prof. Boelo Schuur)
- Representatives of the three General Secretariats (Ms. Yvonne Baker, Dr. Andreas Förster, Ms. Ines Honndorf; Dr. Frederic Augier, Dr. Martine Poux)
EFCE Executive Board Members (EFCE Charity Trustees)
(term of office: 1 January 2026 - 31 December 2027)
Dr. Frederic Augier
IFPEN Process Division, Etablissement de Lyon, Rond-point de l'échangeur de Solaize - BP 3, 69360 Solaize, France; Contact
Dr. Giuseppe Bellussi
Piacenza, Italy; Contact
Ms. Yvonne Baker
The Institution of Chemical Engineers, Davis Building, 165-189 Railway Terrace, Rugby CV21 3HQ, United Kingdom
Prof. David Bogle
University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom; Contact
Associate Prof. Elisabetta Brunazzi
Università di Pisa, Dipartimento di Ingegneria, Civile e Industriale, Largo Lucio Lazzarino 2, 56126 Pisa, Italy; Contact
Dr. Andreas Förster
DECHEMA e.V., P.O. Box 15 01 04, 60061 Frankfurt, Germany; Contact
Em. Prof. Jarka Glassey (President)
University of Newcastle, School of Engineering, Merz Court, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, United Kingdom; Contact
Eng. António Gonçalves da Silva (Executive Vice-President)
Ordem dos Engenheiros, Av. António Augusto de Aguiar, 3 D, 1069-030 Lisboa, Portugal; Contact
Prof. Juraj Kosek
University of Chemistry and Technology Prague (UCT), Department of Chemical Engineering, Technická 5, 166 28 Prague 6, Czech Republic; Contact
Prof. Eric Schaer
Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Industries Chimiques (ENSIC), LRGP, 1, rue Grandville
BP 20 451, 54001 Nancy Cedex, France; Contact
Prof. Michael Schlüter
Hamburg University of Technology, Institute of Multiphase Flows, Eissendorfer Straße 38, 21073 Hamburg, Germany; Contact
Prof. Boelo Schuur (Scientific Vice-President)
University of Twente, Faculty of Science and Technology, Horst Complex ME221, P.O. Box 217
7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands; Contact
Prof. Tomasz Sosnowski
Warsaw University of Technology, Faculty of Chemical and Process Engineering, Warynskiego 1, 00-645 Warsaw, Poland; Contact
Mr. Bipin Taneja
Delft, The Netherlands; Contact