Willem Vermaas

Professor

Professor, Bioenergetics, Biodesign Center for (BE)
Professor, Bioenergy and Photosynthesis, Center for (CB&P)
Professor, Life Sciences, School of (SOLS)
Sustainability Scientist, Sustainability Initiative
Professor, Biodesign Institute (BDI)
Professor, Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering , School of (ECEE)

5980 Citations
45 h-Index

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Education/Academic qualification

DSc, Wageningen University and Research Centre

… → 1984

MS, Wageningen University and Research Centre

… → 1982

BS, Wageningen University and Research Centre

… → 1980

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Research Output 1981 2016

5980 Citations
45 h-Index
144 Article
5 Patent
1 Conference contribution

6 Citations

The electron transfer pathway upon H₂oxidation by the NiFe bidirectional hydrogenase of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 in the light shares components with the photosynthetic electron transfer chain in thylakoid membranes

Dutta, I. & Vermaas, W. F. J., Jul 27 2016, In : International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 41, 28, p. 11949-11959 11 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

electron transfer

darkness

membranes

cytochromes

Membranes

13 Citations

A dedicated type II NADPH dehydrogenase performs the penultimate step in the biosynthesis of vitamin K<inf>1</inf> in synechocystis and arabidopsis

Fatihi, A., Latimer, S., Schmollinger, S., Block, A., Dussault, P. H., Vermaas, W. F. J., Merchant, S. S. & Basset, G. J., Jun 1 2015, In : Plant Cell. 27, 6, p. 1730-1741 12 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Synechocystis

NADPH Dehydrogenase

vitamin K

Vitamin K

Arabidopsis

153 Citations

Redesigning photosynthesis to sustainably meet global food and bioenergy demand

Ort, D. R. , Merchant, S. S. , Alric, J. , Barkan, A. , Blankenship, R. E. , Bock, R. , Croce, R. , Hanson, M. R. , Hibberd, J. M. , Long, S. P. , Moore, T. A. , Moroney, J. , Niyogi, K. K. , Parry, M. A. J. , Peralta-Yahya, P. P. , Prince, R. C. , Redding, K. E. , Spalding, M. H. , Van Wijk, K. J. , Vermaas, W. F. J. & 5 others Von Caemmerer, S., Weber, A. P. M., Yeates, T. O., Yuan, J. S. & Zhu, X. G., Jul 14 2015, In : Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 112, 28, p. 8529-8536 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Photosynthesis

Synthetic Biology

Food

Biofuels

Population Growth