Jorrit Smit

Jorrit is a postdoctoral researcher at Leiden University’s CWTS and an associated researcher at the Rathenau Institute. His work focuses on responsible innovation, particularly green hydrogen and energy transitions. At the Rathenau Institute, he contributes to reports on Dutch energy and industry transitions. 

Previously, he was a postdoctoral researcher at Vrije Universiteit Brussel’s LSTS, as a part of the Casterman-Hamers Chair on the History and Philosophy of Sciences.

Jorrit received his Bachelor’s in Physical chemistry, from the University of Amsterdam, a Master’s in history & philosophy of science, from Utrecht University, and his PhD degree, in 2021, from Leiden University. In his dissertation, titled 'Utility Spots. Science Policy, Knowledge Transfer and the Politics of Proximity’, he used methods from history, philosophy and sociology of science to develop a critical spatial approach to (policies for) the societal value of scientific research. Between 2020 and 2022, Jorrit did postdoctoral research on the evaluation of societal impact at Erasmus University Rotterdam.