Area of work:

• PhD research into the Methanol to Formaldehyde (MTF) reaction using a silver catalyst.

Skills and expertise:

• Synthetic organic chemistry
• Characterisation of organic compounds

Background:

Education:

• MSc in chemistry from the University of Amsterdam. Focus on organic chemistry and characterisation.
• BSc in chemistry from the Utrecht University of Applied Sciences. Specialisation into organic chemistry.

Work Experience:

• University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. (February 2019 - September 2019)
  8 Month internship at the research group of Dr. M.A. Fernández-Ibáñez. Tasked with developing a synthetic route to a natural product utilizing the C-H activation method developed within the group.
• DSM, Zwolle, The Netherlands. (February 2016 - August 2016)
  5 Month research and development internship and a 2 month summer job at the Coatings and Resins department. Tasked with developing a method to automate RAFT polymerisation using a high-throughput synthetic robot.
• AkzoNobel, Deventer, The Netherlands. (February 2014 - June 2014)
  5 Month research and development internship at the polymer additives department. Tasked with the synthesis of various compounds to be tested as polymer film additives.