Kim Ragaert is full professor at Maastricht University, holding the Chair of Circular Plastics. She obtained her PhD in polymer processing at Ghent University in 2011. A few years later, she began to develop her research in mechanical recycling of plastics via her tenure track and later tenure at the same university. She co-founded CAPTURE,Read more
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Let there be light: Quantitative imaging of nanoscale dynamics in polymer materials About Hanne van der Kooij Hanne van der Kooij is currently a Staff Scientist at the Laboratory of Physical Chemistry and Soft Matter of Wageningen University. Her research revolves around the literal and figurative illumination of nanomechanical patterns in soft and (inter)activeRead more
A new conference for a sustainable world May 20, 2021 In November, Koningshof in Veldhoven will host the 2021 Brightlands Polymer Days event. This new European scientific conference focuses on the world of plastics and will feature renowned speakers, dozens of presentations by young researchers, and extensive networking opportunities. A three-day platform where hundreds ofRead more
Thorsten Felder is leading Momentive’s global “Technology Intelligence and Scouting” group as well as the “Corporate R&D Coatings” team. He has a Ph.D. in organic chemistry from the University Bonn, Germany and did postdoctoral research at the Technical University of Eindhoven, The Netherlands. Dr. Felder has more than 10 years experience in the development ofRead more
Dr. Haleema A. Alamri is an R&D program leader at Saudi Aramco, working on smart technologies for polymeric materials. She holds a master degree in chemistry and nanoscience from University of Waterloo, Canada, and a PhD in polymer science from KAUST, Saudi. She did her postdoctoral work at MIT, chemistry department and her work were mainly focused on the developmentsRead more
Christoph Sievering was educated in mechanical/process engineering at University of Essen, Germany. His studies were finalized with a master degree in 1989. He was gaining first professional experience as an engineer with a chocolate company at Mülheim, Germany, and 3 years later submitting his PhD paper on rheology of gel materials. In early 1993, heRead more
Lucie Prins received her MSc in Chemical engineering in 2010 from Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic, including studies at University of Poitiers, France, and her Ph.D. in Polymer and Material Sciences in 2015 from the University of Geneva, Switzerland. Professional interests include materials research of polymeric materials for targeted applications in polymer coatings andRead more
Newsletter | Edition 1 | May 2021 This is the 1st newsletter of Brightlands Polymer Days 2021 which will be held from November 7 – 9, 2021 in NH Conference Centre Koningshof in Veldhoven, The Netherlands. With this newsletter, we would like to give you a sneak preview on the progress of Brightlands Polymer DaysRead more