Peter Vink, Professor of Environmental Ergonomics at the Faculty of Industrial Design (IDE) was made an Officer in the Order of Orange-Nassau in the municipality of Rijnsburg.
Peter Vink focuses his research on developing new products and environments with a proven effect on comfort, performance and health. He has been doing this successfully for decades. He has written hundreds of scientific articles on the subject, as well as a number of books, such as 2016's “Vehicle seat comfort and design”. Vink is on the editorial board of several scientific journals, including “Applied Ergonomics and Work”. His current involvement includes designing and testing car interiors in projects with BMW and testing aircraft seats. He has also coordinated the Horizon2020 project ComfDemo and led the interior design of the Flying V project.
