{"id":4902,"date":"2021-06-20T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-20T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.waters.com\/blog\/fathers-day-mass-spectrometry-covid\/"},"modified":"2023-07-06T15:31:03","modified_gmt":"2023-07-06T15:31:03","slug":"fathers-day-mass-spectrometry-covid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.waters.com\/blog\/fathers-day-mass-spectrometry-covid\/","title":{"rendered":"Father’s Day: Creating a Safer World for My Sons"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u2019m the incredibly proud father of two sons, Jeroen (age 21)\u00a0 and Michiel (age 20). It can be easy to forget that I am anyone other than just \u201cDad\u201d to them, especially as they grow older and their lives become more independent. In their world, everything is fast, immediate \u2013 even their texts are punctuated with exclamations\u2026 So, imagine my great joy when I received the following text from my son Jeroen.<\/p>\n

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\u201cDad, they\u2019re using your Mass Spec at Ghent University in the battle against COVID! I\u2019m super proud that you\u2019re helping Ghent University in the struggle against Corona! See you tomorrow, love you!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\"Father's<\/p>\n

Improving human health and well-being in the community and at home<\/h3>\n

Truly, there is no better feeling than to receive the admiration of your child \u2026 To know that what you do can not only improve the world for others but also means the world to your reason for everything.<\/p>\n

As Senior Director, Global Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Research Business, I\u2019ve been a part of Waters for more than 20 years. That\u2019s nearly the entire lifetime of both my boys.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve built my career on Waters\u2019 mission to Deliver Benefit. On any project or collaboration, we focus on ways to make the world a better place and we do this in an inclusive way. This is a life lesson that I\u2019ve tried to instill in my sons.<\/p>\n

Today I am most proud of the balanced young men that Jeroen and Michiel have become despite today\u2019s hectic world, and how they continue to grow as individuals and demonstrate openness and inclusiveness in their daily lives.<\/p>\n

Aiding in the fight against COVID-19, and protecting my own family<\/h3>\n

Of course, my sons are always at the center of everything I do. As a father, it is natural to worry about our kids. Like all parents, as the global coronavirus pandemic swept the globe my concern for Jeroen\u2019s and Michiel\u2019s health and safety grew.<\/p>\n

My contributions at Waters gave me a chance to aid in the fight against COVID-19 and to help make the world a little safer for my own children. As we worked with our customers on the fight against COVID-19, they remained always on my mind and in my heart. I knew that my contributions to these discoveries could impact the lives of not just people around the world but also my own family.<\/p>\n

Making science more demonstrable and creating thought-provoking conversations<\/h3>\n

Jeroen attends Ghent University, where he studies history. My work is not often something about which he is curious. However, his university\u2019s use of Waters instruments on COVID-19 research made my passion for driving customer success and discoveries through science more tangible to him. The pandemic enabled him to see first-hand through this academic setting where Waters contributed and supported the fight against COVID-19.<\/p>\n

I feel privileged and honored that I can work in an organization and with a superb team of experts that focuses so deeply on enhancing human health and well-being … And I\u2019m thrilled that my work is now often the subject of stimulating dinner conversation.<\/p>\n

Happy Father\u2019s Day!<\/h3>\n

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