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MSc Thesis Defence Colin Schouw
2023 Melvin Mooney Distinguished Technology Award for Prof. Dr. Anke Blume
Prof. Dr. Anke Blume was awarded for her work with the 2023 Melvin Mooney Distinguished Technology Award.
She received this award during the 2023 ACS Rubber Division Spring Technical Meeting in Cleveland, US.
PhD Marcin Sęk winner Workshop Lecture Technology at 20th Dutch Polymer Days
Marcin Michał Sęk, PhD student at the Elastomer Technology and Engineering group at ET, was the winner of the Workshop Lecture Technology at the 20th Dutch Polymer Days, held in Lunteren, The Netherlands, on April 24-25, 2023.
PhD thesis defence Chigusa Yamada
On Thursday, May 4th 2023, Ms. Chigusa Yamada successfully defended her PhD thesis entitled: “Influence of functionalized S–SBR on silica–filled rubber compound properties".
Priyanka Sekar wins third price at IRC2022
Priyanka Sekar won the third prize for her oral presentation at the International Rubber Conference & Expo IRC2022 in Bengaluru, India.
PhD thesis defence Hans van Hoek
On Friday, June 24th 2022, Mr. Hans van Hoek has successfully defended his PhD thesis entitled: “Closing the loop: Reuse of Devulcanized rubber in New Tires".
Joint forces between the chair SES and University of Applied Science Windesheim in Zwolle
The chair of Sustainable Elastomer Systems (SES) has a close cooperation with the department of plastics technology at the University of Applied Sciences Windesheim in Zwolle. Both research groups joined their forces in order to solve the major problem of disposal of end-of-life tires (ELT’s), to save raw materials for the production of new tires by reusing the rubber from ELT’s.
PhD defence Steluta Gina Butuc
On Friday, December 17th 2021, Mrs. Steluta Gina Butuc has successfully defended her PhD thesis entitled: "Novel Cyclic Polysulfide Based Blends. Elucidation of the Role of Zinc Oxide in Sulfur Crosslinking".
PhD thesis defence Arqam Anjum
On Wednesday, December 8th 2021, Mr. Arqam Anjum has successfully defended his PhD thesis entitled: “Recovered carbon black from waste tire pyrolysis - characteristics, performance and valorisation".
PhD thesis defence Amirhossein Mahtabani
On Friday, October 22nd 2021, Mr. Amirhossein Mahtabani has successfully defended his PhD thesis entitled: "Liquid-Phase and Gas-Phase Modification of Silica Nanoparticles for Dielectric Nanocomposites".
PhD thesis defence Indriasari
On Wednesday, October 20th 2021, Ms. Indriasari has successfully defended her PhD thesis entitled: “Tailoring rubber compound and processing for balancing the properties of aircraft tire retreads”.
PhD thesis defence Marcel Gruendken
On Friday, August 27th 2021, Mr. Marcel Gruendken has successfully defended his PhD thesis entitled: `Low Molecular weight 'liquid' polymers in tire tread applications - plasticization, modification and influence on the silica dispersion'.
PhD thesis defence Xiaozhen He
On Friday, May 28th 2021, Ms. Xiaozhen He has successfully defended her PhD thesis entitled: `Nanosilica functionalization for polypropylene-based dielectrics facilitating next generation HVDC transmission'.
PDEng Thesis Defence Rounak Ghosh
On Thursday, May 27th, 2021, Mr. Rounak Ghosh has successfully defend his PDEng thesis, entitled: 'Design of a devulcanization process for tire material in a twin screw extruder'.
Final video GRIDABLE
Being on the finish line of this journey a final video is released summarizing the project and outcome.
PDEng Thesis Defence Marcin Sęk
On Wednesday, December 16th, 2020, Mr. Marcin Sęk has successfully defended his PDEng thesis.
PhD Marzieh Salehi received doctorate degree 'Cum Laude'
On Friday, November 6th 2020, Ms. Marzieh Salehi has successfully defended her PhD thesis entitled: `Prediction of Tire Grip: A new method for measurement of rubber friction under laboratory conditions'.
PDEng Thesis Defence Priyanka Sekar
On Thursday, June 18th, 2020, Mrs. Priyanka Sekar has successfully defended her PDEng thesis.
PhD Thesis Defence Jungmin Jin
On Wednesday, March 11th 2020, Mr. Jungmin Jin has successfully defended his PhD thesis entitled 'Influence of compounding and mixing on filler dispersion and curing behavior of silica compounds'.
PhD Thesis Defence Suppachai Sattayanurak
On Friday, February 14th 2020, Mr. Suppachai Sattayanurak has successfully defended his PhD thesis entitled 'Silica Reinforced Natural Rubber: Shifting Tire Performance by Hybridization with Secondary Fillers and Polymers'.
PhD Thesis Defence Akansha Rathi
On Wednesday, November 20th 2019, Ms. Akansha Rathi has successfully defended her PhD thesis entitled 'Investigating Safe Process oils for Tire Tread Application'.
Master assignment Sven Klein Avink wins Wim van der Hoek award
Sven Klein Avink wins Wim van Hoek Award for best master assignment in construction and mechanical engineering for his master assignment on the influences of viscoelastic constraints in precision mechanisms.
ETE Rubberians win Cyber Security Escape room 2019
The ETE Rubberians are the winner of the Cyber Security Escaperoom 2019. They managed to solve the problem in a lightning fast time of 19 minutes and 22 seconds!
Marzieh Salehi wins IRCO Student Prize at IRC2019
Marzieh Salehi wins IRCO Student Prize at the International Rubber Conference 2019 in London, UK.
Arqam Anjum wins Sustainable Innovation award at IRC2019
Arqam Anjum wins Sustainable Innovation award at the International Rubber Conference 2019 in London, UK.
Honorary Doctoral degree from PSU, Thailand for Prof. Noordermeer
Professor Noordermeer has been granted a Honorary Doctoral degree in Polymer Technology from Prince of Songkla University (PSU), Thailand during the Convocation Ceremony at PSU in the presence of HRH Princess.
1st meeting ECC advisory board
The first meeting of the Advisory Board and the management team of the Elastomer Competence Center took place on June 6, 2019. The Advisory Board members:
Rikus Eising, the former dean of the UT faculty of Engineering Technology, Petra Vogelsang from the company Vernay and Janneke Hoedemaker, UT, Mesa+.
Prof. Noordermeer awarded 'Officer in the order of Orange-Nassau'
On Friday, April 26th, at the occasion of the ‘lintjesdag’, em. Prof. Jacques Noordermeer received a Royal Award. He got the title of ‘Officer in the order of Orange-Nassau’ for his social, scientific and educational activities.
2019 PhD Rubber Seminar, Paris
The Elastomer Technology and Engineering (ETE) group at University of Twente participated in the 2019 session of the European PhD seminar on Rubber Technology held in Paris, France from the 8th-10th of April.
Dr. Sahakaro awarded "PSU Outstanding Staff" at PSU, Thailand
Dr.Kannika Sahakaro was awarded the "PSU Outstanding Staff" from Prince of Songkla University (PSU), Thailand, on 13th March 2019 in recognition of her excel performance, hard work and contributions to the university as well as to the society.
Tire Technology Expo 2019
The Elastomer Technology and Engineering (ETE) group at University of Twente participated in the 2019 Tire Technology Expo held in Hannover, Germany, on 5th-7th March 2019.
Opening Elastomer Competence Centre
Op 13 februari opent het Elastomer Competence Centre haar deuren op de campus van de Universiteit Twente. Overijsselse gedeputeerde Eddy van Hijum en UT-collegevoorzitter Victor van de Chijs verrichten de officiële opening.
Article in Volkskrant about recycling of tennis balls
Recycling of rubber is one of the key research areas of the Sustainable Elastomer Systems (SES) group within ETE.
Visit Boge, Germany
Internship of Marnick Olthuis at Boge Slovakia
"For my internship I decided to spend some time in a foreign country, preferably not too close to the Netherlands. ..."
PhD Thesis Defence Chesidi Hayichelaeh on December 12th, 2018
On Wednesday, December 12th 2018, at 10:45 Mr. Chesidi Hayichelaeh has successfully defended his PhD thesis entitled 'Silica-reinforced Natural Rubber Tire Compounds with Safe Compounding Ingredients`.
PhD Thesis Defence Fabian Grunert on December 7th, 2018
On Friday, December 7th 2018, at 16:45 Mr. Fabian Grunert has successfully defended his PhD thesis entitled 'Analytical method development to predict the in-rubber dispersibility of silica`.
Dr. Rafał Anyszka received KHK Poster Award
ETE participated in the Rubber Fall Colloquium in Hannover from November 6-8, 2018. The work of ETE was presented in 4 lectures and 5 posters, representing the research on silica reinforcement of rubber, interpenetrating networks and development of aircraft tires.
Anke Blume is Best Paper winner at 192nd Technical Meeting at 2017 International Elastomer Conference
2017 Best Paper winner from the 192nd Technical Meeting held last fall during the 2017 International Elastomer Conference
Book chapter in 'Rubber Recycling'
Within ETE, Wilma Dierkes is the main researcher of ‘Sustainable Elastomer Systems’, SES. Together with the emeritus professor Jacques Noordermeer and the former PhD student Siti Saiwari, she wrote a chapter in the new book on ‘Rubber recycling – Challenges and Developments’
PhD Akansha Rathi wins Best Student Oral Presentation award at IRC 2018
Ms. Akansha Rathi, PhD student at the Elastomer Technology & Engineering group at the faculty of Engineering Technology, won the Best Student Oral Presenter Award at the International Rubber Conference 2018
PhD Masaki Sato received his doctorate degree 'cum laude'
On Wednesday, July 18th 2018, Mr. Masaki Sato has successfully defended his PhD thesis entitled 'Reinforcing Mechanisms of Silica/Sulfide-Silane vs. Mercapto-Silane Filled Tire Tread Compounds'.
ETE at DKT 2018 Science Campus
Every three years, the German Rubber Conference is held in Nuremberg. This year, this 4-days conference was a joint event with the International Rubber Conference; one of the most important conferences in the elastomer world. Attached to the conference is a fair, also one of the biggest worldwide.
PDEng Thesis Defence Neven Marković
On Tuesday, May 15th, 2018, Mr. Neven Marković has successfully defended his PDEng thesis entitled 'Designing in-rubber properties by low molecular weight resins`.
PDEng Thesis Defence Ayush Kharel
On Friday, April 13th, 2018, Mr. Ayush Kharel has successfully defended his PDEng thesis entitled 'DESIGN OF A MODEL TO CONTROL AND PREDICT SILANIZATION DURING MIXING'’.
ETE participation at Arlanxeo Challenge
A team of 5 students and ‘playing coach’ Wilma Dierkes participated in the Arlanxeo Challenge from April 8 – 10. This competition was organized by a team of Arlanxeo experts at the occasion of the market introduction of one of their polymers, EPDM, half a century ago.
Visit Boge, Germany
"Studenten aus sieben Nationen in Damme:
Indonesien, Iran, Pakistan, Thailand, Holland, Polen und Diederlande - Vertreter aus diesen Länder waren am Mittwoch (31. Januar) zu Gast in Damme. Die Studenten von der Universität Twente aus dem niederländischen Enschede kamen aus diesen Ländern. Im Rahmen ihres Ingenieursstudiums absolvierten sie einen Praxistag in Damme."
PDEng Thesis Defence Marzieh Salehi: 'Cum Laude'
On Thursday, July 20th, 2017, Mrs. Marziehi Salehi has successfully defended her PDEng thesis entitled 'LAT100, PREDICTION OF TIRE DRY GRIP’.
Fabian Grunert and Masaki Sato participated in the LANXESS Talent Award contest
As already announced, Fabian Grunert had been nominated in the category “Innovations in Process Engineering” as one of the best five PhD students in the frame of the 4th DWI/RWTH Aachen Summer School, sponsored by the LANXESS Deutschland GmbH.
Fabian Grunert nominated for the LANXESS Talent Award
On July 6th and 7th, 2017 the DWI – Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials will host the 4th DWI/RWTH Aachen Summer School, sponsored by the LANXESS Deutschland GmbH.
PDEng students in car industry UT and Apollo Vredestein improve tyres
Learn all about rubber technology at University of Twente and directly apply your knowledge at tyre manufacturer Apollo Vredestein in Enschede. That’s now possible thanks to a two-year PDEng programme.
CHIPP: “Nanostructured self-assembled functional materials” (‘NanoFun’).
NWO Chemical Sciences has granted a new Chemical Industrial Partnership Program (CHIPP) entitled “Nanostructured self-assembled functional materials” (‘NanoFun’).
PDEng Thesis Defence Vignesh Kumar Rajendran
On Wednesday, June 29th, 2016, Mr. Vignesh Kumar Rajendran has successfully defended his PDEng thesis, entitled ‘Process design for devulcanization of whole truck tire rubber’.
PDEng Thesis Defence Akansha Rathi
On Monday, June 20th, 2016, Mrs. Akansha Rathi has successfully defended her PDEng thesis entitled 'Process-Design for Tire Tread Compounds with Good Compatibility to Mineral-based Safe Process Oils’.
Dr. Kannika Sahakaro received "Thailand Rubber Technologist Award 2016"
On Wednesday, March 9th, Dr. Kannika Sahakaro received the "Thailand Rubber Technologist Award 2016" at the Global Rubber, Latex & Tire Expo (GRTE) 2016 and Global Rubber Research Fair (GRRF) 2016 in Bangkok. The award was presented to her for her research on silica-reinforced natural rubber. Main focus of this work is application in truck tire treads for reduction of the rolling resistance.
Prof. Dr. Jacques Noordermeer received "TireTech Lifetime Achievement Award"
On Wednesday, February 17th, 2016, emeritus Prof. Dr. Jacques W.M. Noordermeer received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the TireTech Conference in Hannover, Germany. This international conference was held together with the Tire Technology Expo from February 16th till 18th, and was attended by 4500 interested visitors.
Deutsch-niederländischer Austausch bei BOGE
"Einen deutsch-niederländischen Austausch gab es jetzt beim Automobilzulieferer BOGE Rubber & Plastics Group in Damme. 15 Studenten von der Universität Twente aus dem niederländischen Enschede bekamen einen detaillierten Einblick in die Entwicklungsarbeiten und die Produktion der BOGE Rubber & Plastics Group.
TROUW: Interview met Prof. Blume
"Is natuurrubber de oplossing of kunnen we er zelf wat aan doen?
Ze kan er lang of kort over zijn, maar natuurrubberbanden hebben niet de toekomst. Niet voor personenauto's, tenminste. Dat zegt Anke Blume, hoogleraar rubbertechnologie aan de Universiteit Twente. Ze is gespecialiseerd in de samenstellingen en toepassingen van rubbers, met name in de autobandensector. .
Best Poster Award for Technology at the Dutch Polymer Days 2015
Vignesh Kumar Rajendran, one of the PDEng students at CTW/ME/MS3, got the poster award for Technology at the Dutch Polymer Days, held on March 16 and 17 in Lunteren. The topic of his design project is ‘Process-design for devulcanizatin of whole tire rubber’, and it is done in cooperation with Rumal as industrial partner and under the auspices of the department of Elastomer Technology & Engineering.
New staff member
Louis Reuvekamp joined the ETE group as assistant professor. He is an expert in tire technology, with focus on material development. He works part-time for ETE, next to his position at Apollo Tyres Global R&D B.V. in Enschede. Before is an alumni of the UT and did his PhD in the ETE group.
Interview on BNR
The national radio station BNR picked up the topic of tire recycling. In BNR Eyeopeners they sent an interview with Wilma Dierkes on the innovative technology of devulcanization, the reversion of the vulcanization process, for a high quality recycled rubber as a step towards recycling of 800.000.000 tire, a pile 5 times around the globe, generated annually worldwide.
Inaugural lecture Prof. Dr. Anke Blume
Despite numerous measures taken by manufacturers, the worldwide level of CO2 car emissions is still increasing at an alarming rate. The automotive sector is working hard to develop lightweight constructions, which is the best way to reduce fuel consumption and therefore also the greenhouse effect. At the same time, tyre manufacturers are also developing organic car tyres with the lowest possible rolling resistance. New kinds of natural rubber have been discovered for this purpose. Anke Blume, Professor at the University of Twente, is working closely with the industry in this field. Blume has unique knowledge in the field of polymers with rubbery characteristics (elastomers).
Banden met bedrijfsleven sterker door PDEng
Andre Louis MSc. is de eerste kandidaat die een PDEng (Professional Doctorate in Engineering) certificaat ontvangt van de nieuwe PDEng-opleiding Energie en Procestechnologie aan de Universiteit Twente. De tweejarige post-master ontwerpersopleiding is een gecombineerd onderwijs- en ontwerptraject waarin nauw samen wordt gewerkt met het bedrijfsleven.
UT-NEWS: First UT PDEng diploma given to André Louis
André Louis kreeg dinsdag als eerste UT’er een PDEng-diploma (Professional Doctorate in Engineering). Hij studeerde af bij de tweejarige post-masteropleiding energie en procestechnologie.
Interview with Prof. Noordermeer in the Volkskrant: ''Hollywood geeft de baby natuurrubber om op te zuigen''
"De fopspeen heeft haar intrede gedaan in ons huis. Een heuse Deense Hevea van '100 procent natuurlijk rubber'. Half Hollywood-junior loopt met deze hippe 'kind- en milieuvriendelijke' speen. Wat niet automatisch wil zeggen dat het een excellente keuze is: in diezelfde kringen wordt van de placenta lasagne gemaakt, maar dat terzijde."
Prof.Dr. Anke Blume head of the ETE Department
On October 1st, 2013, Anke Blume became the chairman of the ETE department on succeeding Prof. Dr. Jacques Noordermeer.
Best Presentation Award in the Technology area at the Dutch Polymer Days
Morteza Shirazi, PhD student at the Elastomer Technology & Engineering group at CTW, won the Best Presentation Award in the Technology area at the Dutch Polymer Days, held in Lunteren, the Netherlands, on March 12 &13, 2012.
Morteza Shirazi got the prize for this lecture on “Viscoelastic properties of short aramid fibers reinforced rubbers”.
Tire-Road Consortium
UT RESEARCHERS COLLABORATE TO IMPROVE TIRE-ROAD SURFACE INTERACTION
Recently, the Tire-Road Consortium was launched at the University of Twente. Four research groups at the University of Twente’s IMPACT research institute will develop technology for quiet and safe tires and roads. The Tire-Road Consortium works closely with the tire industry and with road builders in the eastern region of the Netherlands.
George S. Whitby Award 2010
Prof. J.W.M. Noordermeer to Receive George S. Whitby Award 2010:
On October 14th 2009 it was announced that Prof. Dr. Jacques W. M. Noordermeer will be the recipient of the 2010 George S. Whitby Award for Distinguished Teaching and Research.
In Memoriam dr Rabin Datta
Full of sorrow we have to announce that our colleague, Dr. Rabin Datta, very unexpectedly passed away on Sunday, April 5th 2009. Rabin joined our group in 2000 for a part-time assignment next to his employment at Teijin Aramid, where he worked as business manager for rubber applications.
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