Corporate Research

The role of the Corporate Research Programme has been to initiate and support enabling science and conceptual new science that is of interest to all partners of DPI because of its long-term potential impact. This programme is primarily science-driven, based on a vision of future industrial needs and opportunities. It operates at the forefront of scientific knowledge and capabilities of polymer science. Four sub-clusters have been designated.


Subprogrammes
Enabling Science
• Polymer characterisation: surfaces and interfaces (applying mainly microscopic techniques) and molecular characterisation (SEC techniques, cross-linked architectures and networks, and analysis of polymer distribution).
• Structure vs. performance: modeling different length scales, fluid dynamics (rheology) and solid-state properties (bulk materials and surface properties).
New Science
New concepts in polymer chemistry and polymer physics in view of long-term future needs of sustainability, durability and bio-related polymer systems.
Infrastructure
Corporate Research is also aimed at strengthening the equipment infrastructure, which is beneficial for the entire DPI community.
DPI fellowship programme
The aim of this programme is to appoint young, talented researchers with a tenured or tenure track position at a Dutch University as ‘DPI fellow’ in order to ensure their commitment to the Dutch polymer science community and to give them the opportunity to develop science leadership within an area matching DPI’s current or future strategy.


Cases