Waalwijk, North Brabant, Netherlands
"Durable green coatings for environmental quality control" Skills: - Physico-chemistry of polyelectrolytes - Colloid science - Halloysite nanotubes - Ionic liquids - Investigation of the stability and aggregation behaviour of colloids in dispersions - Surface functionalization - Layer-by-Layer assembly - Preparation and functionalization of hydrogels - Encapsulation of enzymes in hydrogels - Development of nanocarriers, coatings and gels with sustained enzymatic activity - Determination of the enzymatic activity in solutions, ionic liquids, gels and in thin films - Characterization techniques: Electrophoresis, Dynamic Light Scattering, FTIR Microscopy, TGA, SEM, Ellipsometry, Profilometry, Rheometry, Fluorescent and UV-visible Spectroscopy, Contact Angle - Management of people (technicians, master students) - Project management - Writing of scientific articles and reports - Reviewing of scientific articles - Presentation at international conferences, seminars and project meetings - Training to the Design of Experiments (DoE) Spoken language: French, English
"Design of hybrid nanocomposites for biocatalytic applications" Skills: - Physico-chemistry of polyelectrolytes - Colloid science - Synthesis of titania nanostructures - Surface functionalization - Study of the stability and aggregation behaviour of colloidal particles in dispersions - Development of nanocarriers possessing enzymatic activity - Determination of enzymatic activity in solution - Characterization techniques: Electrophoresis, Dynamic Light Scattering, ATR-FTIR, UV-visible spectroscopy, SEM, AFM imaging - Data treatment of XRD and TEM analyses - Management of Master thesis students - Project management - Writing of scientific articles - Presentation at international and national conferences Spoken language: French, English
At the Chimiscope: - Introducing and demonstrating basic principles in chemistry to visitors (from the age of 6 to 25 years old) in a playful and cheerful form - Make the visitors discover the application and use of chemistry in our daily life Mors information on the Chimiscope: https://scienscope.unige.ch/chimiscope/ To 1st year Bachelor Students: - Teaching general chemistry laboratory practice and safety - Explanation of theoretical and experimental phenomena to students - Evaluation of the students
"Layer-by-Layer modification of ultrafiltration membranes: development of nanofiltration membranes possessing a regenerable separation layer" Skills: - Physico-chemistry of polyelectrolytes - Layer-by-Layer (LbL) assembly of polyelectrolytes - Synthesis of gold nanoparticles - Surface mimicry - Surface modification of membranes for water treatment - Development of a regenerable separation layer based on polyelectrolyte multilayers - Optimization of polyelectrolyte adsorption time in the polyelectrolyte multilayers for an industrial application in membranes - Study of polyelectrolyte complexes - Characterization techniques: Ellipsometry, UV-visible spectroscopy, Fluorescent and Optical Microscopy, Quartz Crystal Microbalance and Dissipation (QCM-D), Flux measurements, Contact angle measurements, Electrophoresis, Isothermal Titration Calorimetry - Data treatment of AFM, SEM and TEM images - Supervision of Master (M1 and M2) students - Project management - Writing of scientific articles - Presentation of results at project meetings - Presentation at international conferences and workshops Spoken language: French, English
"Development of metal honing tools based on coroundum glass composite ceramics" Skills: - Physico-chemistry of ceramics - Formulation of ceramics - Characterization techniques: E-modulus, Mercury Intrusion Porosimetry, Four point bending strength, Hardness, Optical microscopy - Presentation of results between the different partners on a regular basis Spoken language: English