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Paulina Weidmann, M.Sc.

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PhD student (finished experimental studies)

RG Luinstra

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University of Hamburg
Department of Chemistry
Institute of Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry
Research Group Luinstra

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Academic career

  • Studies (B.Sc.): 10/2013 – 09/2016, RWTH Aachen

  • Bachelor thesis: 04/2016 – 08/2016, RWTH Aachen, AK Pich (Titel:
    Funktionalisierung von Poly(N-Vinylcaprolactam)-Mikrogelen für
    Klick-Reaktionen)

  • Studies (M.Sc.): 10/2016 – 10/2019, Universität Hamburg

  • Master thesis: 04/2019 – 10/2019, Universität Hamburg, AK Neffe
    (Titel: Degradation of Oxidized Poly(vinyl alcohol) and Enhanced
    Compostability by Integration of Disulfide Groups)

  • Doctorate: since 11/2019, Universität Hamburg, AK Luinstra (Thema:
    Hochporöse Materialien auf Basis von Lignin)

Research focus

I work on the synthesis of porous materials based on lignin. For this, I use different reactive systems to crosslink lignin in order to form polymeric gels. My aim is to investigate the process of gelation and the resulting material properties.