Background
Borst, René De was born on February 22, 1958 in The Hague, The Netherlands. Son of Maarten and Reijertje (De Haas) De Borst.
educator engineering researcher
Borst, René De was born on February 22, 1958 in The Hague, The Netherlands. Son of Maarten and Reijertje (De Haas) De Borst.
Degree civil engineering with distinction, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands, 1982. Doctor of Technology Sciences with distinction, Delft University of Technology, 1986.
Researcher The Netherlands Organization Building and Construction Research, Rijswijk, The Netherlands, 1982-1986, 87-93. Visiting professor University New Mexico, Albuquerque, 1986-1987. Professor Delft University of Technology, since 1988, Eindhoven University of Technology, 1993-1998.
Science director Koiter Institute, Delft, since 1997. Visiting professor University Stuttgart, 1992, E.N.S. de Cachan, 1993, 95, 98, Milan Polytechnic, 1994, University Polytechnic Catalunya, Barcelona, 1997, Nihon University, 1997, University Metz, 1998, 99, Institute National des Sciences Appliquees de Lyon, 1999, 2004. Research director Centers National Science Researchs, since 2004.
Guest lecturer Post Academiaal Technisch Onderwijs, Delft, 1985, International Institute for Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering, Delft, 1989.
Member Royal Dutch Institute Engineers, International Union Testing and Research laboratories for Materials and Structures (committee TC114-CCS), Comité Euro-International du Béton (committee III), American Society of Civil Engineers-American Concrete Institute (committee 447, cons.mem. since 1991), International Association Fracture Mechanics Concrete Structures (president 1998).
Married Emilia M.A.O. Tummers, July 1, 1982 (divorced November 1997). 2 children: Ewoud, Marie-Louise.