Polymer chemistry and -materials

Elements of contemporary organic and physical chemistry are exploited and developed in a concerted way to create new polymeric materials. Molecules and materials are synthesized and characterized on molecular and supramolecular levels, the properties are evaluated and interpreted in terms of intrinsic molecular characteristics and the materials processing induced morphology.
Our research focuses on 3 societal relevant material classes: biobased polymeric materials, materials based on conjugated polymers and nano-engineered polymer materials.
The research unit furthermore invests in new pathways for polymer synthesis and the unveiling of structure-property relationships in soft matter using experiment, theory and simulations.
The collaboration with other research groups is crucial as to complement our own expertise and to adequately cover the chain of knowledge required to develop new polymeric materials.

 

Chairperson

           Prof. E. Nies

           Celestijnenlaan 200 F - box 2404
           B-3001 Heverlee - Belgium
            +32-(0)16-32.74.81/32.74.18
            +32-(0)16-32.79.90

Research groups

	Telephone	Secretary
Laboratory for physical chemistry of polymer materials  Prof. E. Nies	016 - 32.74.81	Ann Petré  016 - 32.74.18
Laboratory for macromolecular structural chemistry  Prof. B. Goderis	016 - 32.78.06	Ann Petré  016 - 32.74.18
Laboratory for polymer synthesis Prof. G. Koeckelberghs	016 - 32.74.20	Ann Petré  016 - 32.74.18
Laboratory for synthesis of organic materials Prof. M. Smet	016 - 32.74.64	Ann Petré  016 - 32.74.18