Background
Rip, Arie was born on June 13, 1941 in Kethel & Spaland, The Netherlands. Son of Arie and Catharina Rip.
Rip, Arie was born on June 13, 1941 in Kethel & Spaland, The Netherlands. Son of Arie and Catharina Rip.
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, University Leiden, The Netherlands, 1962. Bachelor in Philosophy, University Leiden, The Netherlands, 1963. Master of Science in Chemistry, University Leiden, The Netherlands, 1965.
Doctor of Philosophy in Science and Sociology, University Leiden, The Netherlands, 1981.
During 1988–1989 he was the President of the international Society for Social Studies of Science. From 2000 until 2005 he was the head of WTMC, the Netherlands Graduate School of Science, Technology and Modern Culture. The WTMC is a formal collaboration of Dutch researchers studying the development of science, technology and modern culture.
In 2006 Rip formally retired as the Professor of Philosophy of Science and Technology at the University of Twente, a position he held since 1987.
He has published extensively on various topics concerning the philosophy and sociology of scientific and technological developments, and on science and innovation policy. Rip has, for example, introduced the widely used method of ´Constructive Technology Assessment´, CTA. Currently he is among others a Professor at the University of Stellenbosch in South Africa.
Rip became chairman of the Society for the Study of Nanoscience and Emerging Technologies (South-NET) in 2008.
Member Royal Netherlands Chemical Society (editorial advisor 1976-1983), Society for Social Studies Science (president 1987-1989), European Association for Study of Science and Technology (secretary-treasurer 1981-1986, newsletter editor 1982-1990), International Council of Scientific Policy Studies.
Married Marjan Buys; children: Ceciel Henriette, Carolien.