Background
Smeets, Rene Peter Paul was born on June 29, 1955 in Venlo, Netherlands. Son of Mathieu Hubert Smeets and Betty Perey.
Smeets, Rene Peter Paul was born on June 29, 1955 in Venlo, Netherlands. Son of Mathieu Hubert Smeets and Betty Perey.
Graduate in Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, 1981. Doctor of Philosophy, Eindhoven University of Technology, 1987.
Assistant professor Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands, 1988—1995. Senior specialist Toshiba Heavy Apparatus Engineering Laboratory, Tokyo, 1991—1992. Manager Research and Development Kema Research and Development Testing Services, Arnhem, Netherlands, since 1995.
Part time professor Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands, since 2001. Consultant Kema Research and Development Testing Services, Arnhem, Netherlands, since 1995.
Member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, International Council on Large Electric Systems (in French: Conseil International des Grands Réseaux Électriques, abbreviated CIGRÉ) (life).
Married Alberta Anna van Ierland, September 27, 1958. Children: Nori Jette Liesbeth, Chris Harrie Mathijs.