- Research Staff
- Prof. José M. Asua
- Prof. David Mecerreyes
- Prof. Aurelio Mateo-Alonso
- Prof. Jose R. Leiza
- Prof. Juan Luis Delgado
- Prof. Thomas Schäfer
- Prof. Alejandro J. Müller
- Prof. Marcelo Calderón
- Prof. Ronen Zangi
- Prof. Jose-Ramon Sarasua
- Prof. Maria Forsyth
- Prof. María Paulis
- Prof. Radmila Tomovska
- Dr. Amaia Butrón
- Dr. Agurtzane Mugica
- Dr. Agustin Etxeberria
- Dr. Haritz Sardon
- Dr. Manoli Zubitur
- Dr. Nicholas Ballard
- Dr. Emiliano Meaurio
- Dr. Ainhoa Lejardi
- Dr. Aitor Larrañaga
- Dr. Ester Zuza
- Dr. Jaime Martín
- Dr. Fernando Ruipérez
- Dr. Jone Muñoz
- Dr. Ana Beloqui Elizazu
- Dr. Sandra Camarero Espinosa
- Dr. Robert Aguirresarobe
- Dr. Irune Villaluenga
- Dr. Edurne Gaston Estanga
- Dr. Miren Aguirre
- Dr. Gonzalo Guerrica-echevarria
- Dr. Nora Aramburu Ocariz
- Dr Itxaso Calafel Martinez
- Dr. Edurne González
- Support Staff
- Postdoctoral Researchers
- Dr. Aitor Barquero Salaberria
- Dr. Shaghayegh Hamzehlou
- Dr. Nerea Casado
- Dr. Marta Martínez-Abadía
- Dr. Coralie Jehanno
- Dr.Iliane Rafaniello
- Dr. Naroa Sadaba
- Dr. Maryam Safari
- Dr.Jorge Luis Olmedo
- Dr. Leire Sangroniz
- Dr. Nikolaos Politakos
- Dr. Marta Alvarez
- Dr. Nicolas Jean-Christopher Goujon
- Dr. Oihane Llorente Zabala
- Dr. Saibal Bera
- Dr. Gregorio Guzman Gonzalez
- Dr. Ainara Sangroniz Agudo
- Dr. María Virginia Candal Pazos
- Dr. Antonela Gallastegui
- Dr. Tobias Kuhnt
- Dr. Daniel Sanchez de Alcazar
- Dr. Miguel Martín Arroyo
- Dr. Miryam Criado González
- Dr. Mª Soledad Orellano
- Dr. Matias Luis PIcchio
- Dr. Daniela Minudri
- Dr. Carlos A. Castor Jr.
- Dr. Lucas Polo da Fonseca
- Dr. Marta Ximenis
- Dr. Ishfaq Ahmad
- Dr. Daniela de Morais Zanata
- Dr. Sergio Martin Saldaña
- PhD Students
- Nerea Jiménez
- Eider Matxinandiarena
- Iranzu Barbarin
- Fabian Wenzel
- Hesham Ahmed Mostafa Abdeldaim
- Félix Hernández Culebras
- Elisabet de Bolòs Sánchez
- David Esporrín Ubieto
- Sheraz Tariq
- Huiyi Wang
- Justine Elgoyhen
- Nicolás María Muñoz
- Adrián Pérez López
- Elena Gabirondo Amenabar
- Soline Vauthier
- Rafael del Olmo Martínez
- Edurne Marín
- Diulia Caroline Quites Rodrigues
- Andrea Melissa Cabrera Espinoza
- Sumi Murali Nair
- Elvis Lopes Brito
- Mehdi Naderi
- Mauro Marongiu
- Nicolas Ramos
- Maria Rosaria Caputo
- Joaquin Almarza Gonzalez
- Maria Angela Motta
- Oliver Wolfgang Etzold
- Ion Olazabal
- Mario Iván Peñas Núñez
- Carlos Bello Alvarez
- Xabier Lopez de Pariza
- Iulia Caraseva
- Oroitz Sanchez
- Maria Regato Herbella
- Valentina Pirela Wilhelm
- Richard Schönlein
- Ainara Aguirre Mikelarena
- Jakes Udabe Sanchez
- Natalia Stankiewicz
- Wichsuda Tangsongcharoen
- Ousmane Camara
- Naroa López Larrea
- Ana Aguzin
- Pierre Luca Stigliano
- Laura Ballester Bayarri
- Tijs Lap
- Sara Beldarrain
- Ainhoa Fernández Tena
- Roció López Domene
- Tansu Abbasoglu
- Ana Trajcheva
- Giulia Vozzolo
- Aleksandar Sladojevic
- Jacopo Teotonico
- Usue Aspiazu Iturbe
- Bruno Espuche
- Pablo Muñumer Camacho
- Sharon Monaci
- Yilong Liao
- Jorge S. Coba Daza
- Xabier Larrañaga Etxabe
- Emelin Yhoany Luna Barrios
- Marcos Heredero Iborra
- Sergio Galve Lahoz
- Carlos E. Villacis Segovia
- Anto Puthussery Varghese
- Kevin U. Palma Lemus
- Ana Clara Rolandi
- Irene Alonso Sampedro
- Marco Caliari
- Mohammad Raef
- Ainhoa Maiz Iginitz
- Sandra Ramos Díez
- Pauline Bron
- Garazi Larrañaga Jaurrieta
- Alessandra Stevens
- Alister Josu Urain Aird
- Juan Felipe Hincapie
- Santiago A. Sarasa San Jose
- Paula Fanlo Pujol
- Claire Morand
- Flore Kilens
- Seyedeh Maliheh Razavi Esfali
- Ane Olazabal
- Kiarash Farajzadehahary
- Sara Martin Colomo
- Jyoti Devanand Gupta
- Monika Fidanchevska
Research Staff
Center Director: Prof. José M. Asua
General Manager: Idoia Azaldegui
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Prof. José M. Asua | Scientific Director | +34 943 018181 jm.asua@ehu.es |
Fundamental investigation of industrially important polymerization processes. |
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Prof. David Mecerreyes | Scientific Vice Director | +34 943 018018 david.mecerreyes@ehu.es |
Innovative Polymer Chemistry, polymeric ionic liquids, organic catalysis, polymers for Energy and Environment. |
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Prof. Aurelio Mateo-Alonso | Group Leader | +34 943 506066 amateo@polymat.eu |
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Prof. Jose R. Leiza | Group Leader | +34 943 015329 jrleiza@ehu.es |
His current research interests are focused on the following topics: polymer reaction engineering aspects of polymerization in dispersed media (e.g., kinetics, modeling, high solids content formulations), waterborne polymer/inorganic hybrid nanocomposites for anticorrosion coatings, polymerization of water soluble monomers as additives for concrete, renewable resource monomers and their application for the production of novel adhesives and coatings, and electrospinning of polymer latexes. |
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Prof. Juan Luis Delgado | Group Leader | +34 943 50 60 64 juanluis.delgado@polymat.eu |
Currently he is focused on the preparation of new materials for their incorporation in perovskite-based solar devices. |
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Prof. Thomas Schäfer | Group Leader | +34 943 018266 thomas.schafer@ehu.es |
Tunable membranes and stimuli-responsive membranes, mass transport and interfacial phenomena in membrane separation processes, biomolecular recognition in non-conventional solvents. |
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Prof. Alejandro J. Müller | Research Staff | +34 943018191 alejandrojesus.muller@ehu.es |
His fields of interests include: polymer solution rheology, structured fluids, morphology, nucleation, crystallization and crystallization kinetics of semi-crystalline materials and of multiphasic materials (in particular polymer blends, block copolymers, biopolymers and nano-composites). |
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Prof. Marcelo Calderón | Group Leader | +34 943 01 8182 marcelo.calderon@polymat.eu |
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Prof. Ronen Zangi | Group Leader | +34 943 01 8112 r.zangi@ikerbasque.org |
Computational studies of chemical and biological systems in condensed phases, under confinements, and at interfaces. In addition, conformations and free energies of synthetic and biological macromolecules, such as DNA-protein recognition and ligand-receptor binding. |
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Prof. Jose-Ramon Sarasua | Group Leader | +34 946 014271 jr.sarasua@ehu.es |
Biodegradable polymers, polylactides, micro/nano structural analysis, crystallinity, polymer composites, polymer blends, mechanical properties, thermoplastic processes, regenerative medicine. |
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Prof. Maria Forsyth | Senior Research Professor | +34 943 015303 maria.forsyth@deakin.edu.au |
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Prof. María Paulis | Research Staff | +34 943 018481 maria.paulis@ehu.es |
Production of waterborne polymer/polymer and polymer/inorganic nanocomposite dispersion & molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) for biotechnological applications. |
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Prof. Radmila Tomovska | Research Staff | +34 943 018482 radmila_tomovska@ehu.es |
Photopolymerization |
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Dr. Amaia Butrón | Research Staff | +34 946 014994 amaia.butron@ehu.eus |
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Dr. Agurtzane Mugica | Research Staff | +34 943 015 469 agurtzane.mugica@ehu.es |
Theoretical and experimental study of polymer blends, their interactions and interphases; thermal properties, morphology, nucleation, crystallization and crystallization kinetics of semi-crystalline materials and of multiphasic materials (in particular polymer blends, block copolymers, biopolymers and nano-composites) |
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Dr. Agustin Etxeberria | Research Staff | +34 943 015 349 agustin.etxeberria@ehu.es |
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Dr. Haritz Sardon | Research Staff | +34 943 015303 haritz.sardon@ehu.es |
Sustainable polymerization, organocatalysis, polymers for nanomedicine |
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Dr. Manoli Zubitur | Associate Professor | +34 943 017180 manuela.zubitur@ehu.eus |
Her fields of interest include also the preparation and characterization of polymer based nanocomposites for controlled drug release. |
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Dr. Nicholas Ballard | Research Staff | +34 943 018475 nicholas.ballard@polymat.eu |
Focused on new techniques for producing polymeric particles with controllable microstructure and morphology |
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Dr. Emiliano Meaurio | Research Staff | 946 014077 emiliano.meaurio@ehu.es |
Polymer/polymer complexes, polymer blends, specific interactions, structural analysis of crystalline polymers by FTIR, molecular modeling, synthesis, graft copolymers. |
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Dr. Ainhoa Lejardi | Research Staff | +34 946017371 ainhoa.lejardi@ehu.es |
Poly (vinyl alcohol), chitosan, graft copolymers, polymer miscibility, hydrogels. |
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Dr. Aitor Larrañaga | Research Staff | +34 946013935 aitor.larranagae@ehu.eus |
Porous scaffolds, polymer composites, bioglass, surface functionalization by plasma, protein grafting, electrospinning, tissue engineering. |
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Dr. Ester Zuza | Research Staff | +34 946 013925 ester.zuza@ehu.es |
Biodegradable polyesters, polylactides, stereocomplexation, miscibility, specific interactions, crystallinity, molecular fragility, composites, radiopacity, polydopamine, mechanical properties, biodegradation, thermoplastic transformation procedures, high temperature thermoplastics (HTTP). |
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Dr. Jaime Martín | Research Staff | +34 943015338 jaime.martin@polymat.eu |
Fundamental aspects of functional polymers: structural and phase behavior of organic semiconductors, crystallization, liquid crystals, soft-photonics, low dimensionality (confinement) effects on polymer materials. |
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Dr. Fernando Ruipérez | Research Staff | +34 943 01 5985 fernando.ruiperez@polymat.eu |
Simulation at the quantum scale of structural properties, reactivity and design of polymers and catalysts. |
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Dr. Jone Muñoz | Research Staff | +34 946014078 jone.munoz@ehu.es |
Complex polymer systems, structural analysis, atomic force microscopy, thermal characterization, rheology, 3D printing. |
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Dr. Ana Beloqui Elizazu | Research Staff | +34 943018838 ana.beloquie@ehu.eus |
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Dr. Sandra Camarero Espinosa | Research Staff | +34 943 015086 sandra.camarero@polymat.eu |
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Dr. Robert Aguirresarobe | Research Staff | 94301 5386. roberto.hernandez@ehu.eus |
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Dr. Irune Villaluenga | Research Staff | +34 943 01 87 30 irune.villaluenga@polymat.eu |
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Dr. Edurne Gaston Estanga | Project Manager | +34 943 015322 edurne.gaston@ehu.eus |
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Dr. Miren Aguirre | Research Staff | +34 943 018476 miren.aguirre@ehu.es |
Synthesis of hybrid nanocomposites of cerium oxide/acrylates with improved UV absorption properties. |
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Dr. Gonzalo Guerrica-echevarria | Research Staff | +34 943015443 gonzalo.gerrika@ehu.eus |
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Dr. Nora Aramburu Ocariz | Research Staff | +34 943 015447 nora.aramburu@ehu.eus |
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Dr Itxaso Calafel Martinez | Research Staff | +34 943015446 / +34 943018494 itxaso.calafel@ehu.eus |
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Dr. Edurne González | Research Staff | +34 943 018475 edurne.gonzalezg@ehu.es |
The fundamental investigation of waterborne polymers with special attention to the influence of functional polymeric emulsifiers on film formation and properties. |