Jessi van der Hoeven obtained her PhD degree at Utrecht University under the supervision of Prof. P.E. de Jongh and Prof. A. van Blaaderen. Her research was focused on the colloid synthesis, in situ characterization, catalytic testing and self-assembly of differently structured mono- and bimetallic gold nanorods.

Since October 2019, Jessi is a postdoctoral fellow working in the Friend group and Aizenberg group, where she is working on the synthesis and catalytic testing of well-defined bimetallic catalysts for selective hydrogenation and oxidation in the gas and liquid phase.