- Leading the Surface Characterization section of the Analytical Department of Coating Resins;- Supporting new concept development projects;- Taking part in DSM corporate research programs;- Working closely with Application department on customer related requests;- Connecting to external research partners (universities, other DSM business units).

- Responsible for tasks related to the surface characterization of water-based coatings;- Take part in DSM corporate research program of Analytical Sciences.

Working in the area of Surface Characterization of water-based coatings by means of various microscopy techniques.

Probing surface (aluminum, polymer, etc.) adherence strength as well as mechanical properties by atomic force microscopy based force measurements. Studying surface adhesion transition induced by external stimulus (e.g. solvent change) in real-time. Project funded by AGFA-Gevaert Group.

My PhD project was centered around the preparation and characterization of vesicles made from amphiphilic block copolymers and subsequently their use as nanocontainers for the study of enzymatic reactions in atto-liter confined space. The confinement caused by the membrane boundaries of the vesicles was found to enhance the catalytic activity of the encapsulated enzymes. This enhancement was attributed to a combined effect of high collision frequencies between the reagents and a strong interaction between the enzymes and the vesicle wall, which was predicted in previous theoretical studies yet not observed experimentally. In addition to kinetic investigation of enzymatic catalysis, the membrane mechanical properties of these nanocontainers were characterized using AFM based force measurements and their thermodynamics in mixed solvents was studied.

In charged of developing novel contact lens materials and contact lens care products mainly with methacrylates (MMA, HEMA and GMA) and vinyl pyrolidinone (NVP).