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About Dow
Dow (NYSE: DOW) combines one of the broadest technology sets in the industry with asset integration, focused innovation and global scale to achieve profitable growth and become the most innovative, customer centric, inclusive and sustainable materials science company. Dow’s portfolio of performance materials, industrial intermediates and plastics businesses delivers a broad range of differentiated science-based products and solutions for our customers in high-growth segments, such as packaging, infrastructure and consumer care.
About Dow
Dow (NYSE: DOW) combines one of the broadest technology sets in the industry with asset integration, focused innovation and global scale to achieve profitable growth and become the most innovative, customer centric, inclusive and sustainable materials science company. Dow’s portfolio of performance materials, industrial intermediates and plastics businesses delivers a broad range of differentiated science-based products and solutions for our customers in high-growth segments, such as packaging, infrastructure and consumer care.
Principal investigator
Marc Eeman, PhD (Dow)
Project Coordinator
Contact details:
Address: Dow Silicones Belgium sprl, Parc Industriel Zone C, Rue Jules Bordet, 7180 Seneffe, Belgium
Email: marc.eeman@dowcorning.com
Phone: +32 64 88 87 76
Roles in the project
Dow Silicones Belgium sprl is the host institution for ESR1. In addition it provides the three students with extensive training opportunities in cosmetic science and polymer science.
As project coordinator, Dr. Marc Eeman is responsible for the daily management of the project. He is also the non-academic supervisor of the three PhD students involved in the CITYCARE project.
About the University of Ferrara
The University of Ferrara (UNIFE) is one of the oldest in Italy. It was founded in 1391 by Alberto V, Marquis of Este, and granted by Pope Boniface IX. At present, UNIFE is a public teaching and research university, which, with 8 faculties, it is distinguished by its wide variety of disciplinary fields. It represents one of the academic institutions with more students (approximately 18000) in relation to city habitants (around 135000) in Italy. The large number of students, reflects the high-attractive profile of this university. On the basis of official data released by Italian Minister of Education, University and Research UNIFE is in the top 5 among all Italian universities in a classification drawn on the quality of research and teaching
About the University of Ferrara
The University of Ferrara (UNIFE) is one of the oldest in Italy. It was founded in 1391 by Alberto V, Marquis of Este, and granted by Pope Boniface IX. At present, UNIFE is a public teaching and research university, which, with 8 faculties, it is distinguished by its wide variety of disciplinary fields. It represents one of the academic institutions with more students (approximately 18000) in relation to city habitants (around 135000) in Italy. The large number of students, reflects the high-attractive profile of this university. On the basis of official data released by Italian Minister of Education, University and Research UNIFE is in the top 5 among all Italian universities in a classification drawn on the quality of research and teaching
Principal investigator
Prof. Giuseppe Valacchi (UNIFE)
Contact details:
Address: University of Ferrara, Department of Life Science and Biotechnologies, Via Luigi Borsari 46, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
Email: vlcgpp@unife.it
Phone: +1 980 240 5008
Roles in the project
The University of Ferrara (UNIFE) is the host institution for ESR2. In addition it provides the three students with extensive training opportunities in skin biology and molecular biology.
Prof. Giuseppe Valacchi is the academic supervisor for ESR2 and the academic co-supervisor for ESR1.
About the Adolphe Merkle Institute
The Adolphe Merkle Institute (UNIFR) is an established independent center of competence associated with the University of Fribourg. AMI prides itself with an unusual blend of fundamental and application-oriented research within a multidisciplinary setting and strives to be a leader in interdisciplinary research on soft nano-science. AMI's researchers are currently organized in six research groups, which offer complementary expertise and interests in strategically important areas: BioNanomaterials, Macromolecular Chemistry, Nanoparticles Self-Assembly, Polymer Chemistry and Materials, Soft Matter Physics, and Soft Matter Scattering.
About the Adolphe Merkle Institute
The Adolphe Merkle Institute (UNIFR) is an established independent center of competence associated with the University of Fribourg. AMI prides itself with an unusual blend of fundamental and application-oriented research within a multidisciplinary setting and strives to be a leader in interdisciplinary research on soft nano-science. AMI's researchers are currently organized in six research groups, which offer complementary expertise and interests in strategically important areas: BioNanomaterials, Macromolecular Chemistry, Nanoparticles Self-Assembly, Polymer Chemistry and Materials, Soft Matter Physics, and Soft Matter Scattering.
Principal investigator
Prof. Barbara Rothen-Rutishauser (UNIFR)
Contact details:
Address: Adolphe Merkle Institute, Chemin des Verdiers 4, CH-1700 Fribourg, Switzerland
Email: barbara.rothen@unifr.ch
Phone: +41 26 300 95 02
Roles in the project
The Adolphe Merkle Institute is the host institution for ESR3. In addition it provides the three students with extensive training opportunities in cell culture and tissue engineering.
Prof. Barbara Rothen-Rutishauser is the academic supervisor for both ESR1 and ESR3.
