I guide companies in their efforts to make their products and processes more circular from a materials point of view, how to use and re-use materials and preserve their value. Which new materials are available as an alternative to materials that put a burden on our planet? How can materials and coatings support concepts, such as re-use, repair, remanufacturing or recycling?
My expertise lies in materials technology (coatings and surface treatment), problem solving, design thinking, project proposal writing, cross-domain innovations and technology strategy. I have been involved as proposal writer and project manager in multiple industrial, collective and European research projects.
I obtained a PhD in physics and have been an expert at Sirris since 2001.
Publications
- Development of three alternatives for hexavalent chromium coatings
- Project proposal on research in functional & recyclable coated paper packaging for dry food products
- Innovation ecosystem accelerates industrial adoption of surface nanotechnologies
- Antimicrobial surfaces in the fight against infections
- Bio-based coating for corrosion protection
- New antibacterial TiO2 coating works in visible light
- Technical coatings optimise the surface of AM parts
- The future of functionalising surfaces
- Creating optical surface properties by means of texturing and coating
- The potential of functional surfaces, all information in one e-book