Functional materials from polymerisation of wood-based monomers

Project acquisition and management (industrial and publicly funded) with a focus on lignin as a raw material and adhesives, printing inks and flame retardant coatings as application areas.

PhD thesis as part of the Sorago project, a publicly funded collaboration between French industry and academia. Synthesis of bio-based polyesters for application in coil coatings and study of their outdoor weatherability.

Project student working on the development of Bronsted Base catalysed decarboxylative reactions in the group of Dr. Uwe Schneider.

12 month internship working on a project concerning hard surface cleaners including both product research and product design responsibilities, and collaborating with the analytical and modelling functions. Gained expertise and worked on improving in the fields: Hypochlorite chemistry, standard and high throughput test methods, consumer understanding

Building and maintaining a database on sound absorption to simplify and improve efficiency, also including smaller tasks such as helping with measurements and researching environmental legislation.

Tutoring students aged 15 to 18 in Maths, English, Chemistry, Physics and French

3 week internship in the IT department