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Nuevos miembros

Queremos dar la bienvenida a nuestros dos nuevos miembros, Javier y Clara. Esperamos que vuestra trayectoria con nosotros, y también futura, sea más que satisfactoria.

¡Bienvenidos!

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Oferta de trabajo/Job offer in POLCA

Non-doctorate researcher position at Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

Offer description

The UPM based research group “Polymers, Characterization and Applications (POLCA)” is looking for a MSc./MEng. graduate to work as a researcher in the EU H2020 project “Bio-plastics Europe”. The selected candidate will collaborate in the elaboration and characterization of multi-layer materials based on bioplastics, and in the testing of recyclability of bioplastics designed for specific applications.

Requirements

  • Master’s degree on Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry or similar.
  • Knowledge of polymer processing technologies.
  • Knowledge of polymer characterization techniques such as FTIR, DSC and TGA.
  • English level B2 or higher, to participate and collaborate in meetings and diffusion of the results.

Duties

  • Preparation and characterization of bioplastic monolayer films.
  • Optimization of multilayer films preparation methods.
  • Characterization of the monolayer and multilayer films.
  • Characterization of virgin and recycled materials.
  • Collaboration in diffusion of results, meetings and management tasks.

Employment conditions

  • Specific formation in processing and characterization of plastics by experienced researchers.
  • Full-time job according to UPM regulations (37.5 h/week)
  • Gross salary: 20000 €/year.
  • Possibility of elaborating a PhD. thesis

Selection process

Interested candidates should submit a motivation letter and a Curriculum Vitae (in English) to Prof. Joaquín Martínez Urreaga (joaquin.martinez@upm.es)

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Artículo disponible

El artículo «Introducing the Stochastic Simulation of Chemical Reactions Using the Gillespie Algorithm and MATLAB» escrito por J. Martínez Urreaga, J. Mirá y C. González-Fernández se encuentra disponible para descargar en el siguiente enlace:

Introducing the Stochastic Simulation of Chemical Reactions Using the Gillespie Algorithm and MATLAB. J. Martínez Urreaga, J. Mirá, C. González-Fernández. Chemical Engineering Education (2003)Descarga

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Original drafts of our latest articles are available

We’ve made available the original drafts of our latest research articles. If you want the definitive version, please visit each journal website:

Freddys R. Beltrán, Esteban Climent-Pascual, María U. de la Orden, Joaquín Martínez Urreaga, Effect of solid-state polymerization on the structure and properties of mechanically recycled poly(lactic acid), Polymer Degradation and Stability, 171, 2020.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2019.109045Descarga

J. Martínez Urreaga, F.R. Beltrán, J. Acosta, T. Aguinaco, C. Fonseca, A. Ochoa, J.A. Oliet Palá, C. González-Sánchez, M.U. de la Orden, Tube shelters from agricultural plastic waste: An example of circular economy, Journal of Cleaner Production, 268, 2020.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.122401Descarga

Beltrán, F.R., Gaspar, G., Dadras Chomachayi, M. et al. Influence of addition of organic fillers on the properties of mechanically recycled PLA. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020.

https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-08025-7Descarga

Dadras Chomachayi, M., Jalali-arani, A., Beltrán, F.R. et al. Biodegradable Nanocomposites Developed from PLA/PCL Blends and Silk Fibroin Nanoparticles: Study on the Microstructure, Thermal Behavior, Crystallinity and Performance. Journal of Polymer and the Environment, 28, 2020.

https://doi.org/10.1007/s10924-020-01684-0Descarga