Peter J. Deuss performed his bachelor and masters studies in chemistry at the university of Amsterdam (UvA). In 2006 he moved to the university of St. Andrews (Scotland) where he obtained his PhD in the group of Prof. P. C. J. Kamer working on the development of artificial metalloenzymes. After a postdoctoral stay in the group of Prof. Dr. M. J. Gait in Cambridge (UK), Peter moved to the University of Groningen as post-doctoral researcher. Since October 2016 he is a tenure track assistant professor in the chemical engineering department with a research focus on green and smart biomass processing.