Ir. Berge, R.B.R. van den

Renske van den Berge is a PhD student at the Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering. Her main research interest is sustainable consumer behaviour within the circular economy. She specifically looks at the user and market aspects, and is interested in behavioural change through product and/or service design.

Academic Background

Renske van den Berge holds a MSc degree in Strategic Product Design at TU Delft. After having some working experience at a multinational company, she decided to return to TU Delft for her PhD in 2019. Her research is part of European Commission funded H2020 project that develops a testing program to avoid early product obsolescence. Her aim is to discover why people replace well-functioning products and their attitudes towards repair. Besides, she is interested in how design can stimulate more a sustainable consumer behaviour.

Education

2019 ─ present
PhD Sustainable Consumer Behaviour within the Circular Economy, Delft University of Technology
2014 ─ 2017
MSc Strategic Product Design, Delft University of Technology
2010 ─ 2014
BSc Industrial Design Engineering, Delft University of Technology
2004 ─ 2010
Grammar School, Stedelijk Gymnasium Leeuwarden

Experience

2017 ─ 2019
Jr. Supply Chain Professional, Graduate Program, L'Oréal The Netherlands
2017 and 2015 ─ 2016
Research Assistant, Delft University of Technology
2016 ─ 2017
Graduate Intern Sustainable Monumental Buildings, De Groene Grachten
2016
Intern Innovation Consultant, Sunidee
2015 – 2016
Disruptive Design Project, R&D Unilever