Experience

Mitsubishi Chemical Europe
• Germany
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee
• Advisor Circular Economy

  • Jun 2021 - Present


UPM - The Biofore Company

• Finland
• Paper and Forest Product Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Laboratory Manager

  • Jul 2018 - May 2021

  In my role at UPM Biochemicals, I was leading a team of lab specialists and am managing the R&D laboratory. Our work focused on the development of novel and sustainable processes for the UPM Biorefinery in Leuna, Germany. The biorefinery will produce bio-MEG, bio-MPG, and high-quality lignin products. I enjoy working in a fast-paced and innovative environment and using my hands-on mentality to find creative and working solutions for occurring challenges. I build up the R&D lab and the associated processes in Frankfurt Höchst from the very beginning. This task let me use my organizational skills as well as challenged me to think out of the box sometimes. In the end, it was very rewarding to see the lab fully functioning and producing exciting results for our process and product development unit. I was also responsible for several research projects with partners from industry and academia. These projects focused on the development of new biorefinery products such as innovative resins and polyols from sugars. Learning and developing new ideas is always great fun and is where I get my daily motivation. I am passionate about solving the big problems of the chemical industry with a focus on sustainability. Show less



Imperial College London

• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• PHD Researcher

  • Nov 2014 - Jul 2018

  My research involves a multi-disciplinary approach to developing a cost competitive biorefinery concept via the utilization of the biorefining waste product lignin. I am working on optimising the extraction of lignin from lignocellulosic biomass with regards of the lignin properties using low-cost ionic liquids, so-called green designer solvents. The isolated lignin is then functionalized with furan derivatives to produce a biobased copolymer that shows promising characteristics to be used as a resin, carbon fiber or glassy carbon. Additionally, I was researching the development of conductive lignin which is synthesized via functionalization with highly aromatic compounds. Show less