March 1, 2019 to present. Research & Technology Associate
Department of Materials Research and Technology, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST), Luxembourg.
Research Projects: – New biopolymers based on renewable building blocks from catalytic deoxygenation of hemicelluloses
– 3D Printable Innovative Biobased Materials for Wood Mimics
April 1, 2018 to October 31, 2018. Postdoctoral Fellowship
Photo with Prof. Bikiaris’s Group
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
The postdoctoral research was conducted within Bikiaris’s Group (LINK) at Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Technology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Research project: Furan-based Polyesters (LINK):
Main activities (supervision: Prof. Dimitrios Bikiaris, LINK):
– Design, synthesis, and study of new fully biobased Furanoate (Co-)polyesters and polyester blends from renewable resources-derived monomers (Isosorbide, caprolactone, vanillic acid, etc.)
3 months (01/05/2016 to 31/07/2016). Research Assistant
Polymer Engineering Group, University of Padova, Italy
Photo with Prof. Lorenzetti’s Group
Polymer Engineering Group, Padova University, Italy
Funding source: National Interuniversity Consortium of Materials Science and Technology, Italy (LINK)
Main activities (supervision: Prof. Alessandra Lorenzetti, LINK):
– Synthesis of rigid polyurethane foam insulation panels from new polyols based on renewable resources.