Hein de Baar

Henricus "Hein" J.W. de Baar (born 18 November 1949, The Hague) is a Dutch professor of Oceanography. He has worked for the University of Groningen and the Royal Netherlands Institute of Sea Research (NIOZ).

De Baar obtained a degree at the Delft University of Technology, he has worked for the NIOZ since 1987 and the University of Groningen since 1992. He has supported the farming of algae for biofuel. De Baar has warned for the speed at which ocean acidification intensifies.

De Baar became a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2010.