Keimpe-Oeds van den Berg
PhD candidate
University of Groningen
Department
Stratingh institute for Chemistry
Contact information
Room
5172.0844
Email address
k.o.van.den.berg@rug.nl
Key expertises
Organic synthesis, polymer chemistry, waterborne coatings, homogeneous catalysis, green chemistry
About me
I was born in Bergum (Friesland), but grew up in Ossenzijl (Overijssel, the Netherlands) which lays in a wetlands area the Weerribben-Wieden. I studied chemistry in Leeuwarden and Groningen (MBO, BSc, MSc). After my studies, I work for over 2 years at Symeres B.V. (Groningen, NL) as an research scientist. I then joined the ARC CBBC in October 2023 as a PhD-candidate in the group of Prof. Ben L. Feringa (university of Groningen). Next to chemistry I like to do swimming or different water activities like sailing.
About my research
Waterborne coatings are widely applied as binders for inks and coatings in the packaging industry. Another quickly growing application area for waterborne coatings is to provide barrier properties to paper- and board-based packaging materials. The project will be focusing on developing new building blocks and new principles will be explored for recycling, (bio)degradation and adaptive (adhesive) functions to meet sustainability demands of today.
Academic career
PhD candidate
2023 – today: PhD candidate in the synthetic organic chemistry department at the university of Groningen , the Netherlands, under the supervision of Prof. Ben L. Feringa.
Master
2019 – 2021: Master in Chemistry, synthesis of visible light-responsive azobenzene photoswitches to control biological systems, university of Groningen, the Netherlands, under supervision of Prof. Ben L. Feringa.
Pre-master
2018 – 2019: Admission program for the master in chemistry at the university of Groningen.
Bachelor
2015 – 2018: Bachelor in chemistry, synthesis of a fluorine-18 PET tracer for the imaging of prostate cancer. Hanze university of applied sciences, the Netherlands, under supervision of Prof. Philip H. Elsinga.
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