My name is Simão Vidinha Pandeirada, I am 22 years old and I am currently living in Aveiro, Portugal. In 2017, I began my academic career in the University of Aveiro, where I earned my BSc. degree in Biochemistry. A few months later, I started my MSc. degree also in Biochemistry at the same university, where I’m currently working. At present, I am working on my Master’s thesis, which is based on the synthesis and characterization of 3,4-PEF, a bio-based FDCA polymer. This project made me to become deeply interested in the paradigm of climate change and sustainability and, consequently, in the field of Green Chemistry, which is the main reason for my application for this Grant.

I am a PhD student in Material Science in the Department of Technical Physics at West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin (ZUT) and I belong to the group of Prof. Szymczyk, who is also the supervisor of my doctoral dissertation. I got my BSc in Nanotechnology and MSc in Material Science at ZUT in 2016 and 2017 respectively. In my MA thesis, I worked on polymer nanocomposites. My doctoral research centers on the synthesis and characterization of furan-based polyesters and copolymers

Dmitrii Razinkov is Ph.D. student at the Faculty of Physical Sciences, University of Iceland. He obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Organic chemistry from the Southwest State University, Russia (2014) and a Master’s degree in Inorganic Chemistry from the University of Iceland (2020). Since 2020 he has conducted Ph.D. studies at the University of Iceland. During his time at the University of Iceland, he has been working as a research assistant and assistant teacher. 

Dmitirii’s research interests are Inorganic chemistry, coordination chemistry, catalysis, synthesis of sustainable polymers, and advanced optical materials. He joined several conferences and was a co-author of peer-reviewed articles. “

Ms. Eleni Psochia is a chemist and a PhD candidate in Chemical Technology and Industrial Chemistry, in the Department of Chemistry, in Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. She obtained her bachelor’s degree in Chemistry in 2018 and her Master’s degree in Chemical Technology and Industrial Applications, with a specialization in Chemistry and Technology of Polymers and Nanocomposite Materials, in 2020 from the Department of Chemistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. During her Master’s studies, she conducted an Erasmus internship, in the Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2) in Barcelona, Spain. She’s currently working on biomass valorization for the isolation of biobased monomers and polymers, focusing on the synthesis and the production of green, nanocomposite polymeric materials. She participated in several national and international conferences and is an author of peer-reviewed international journals.

Lucie is a 2nd year PhD candidate in Material Chemistry at Université côte d’azur (UCA) under the supervision of Pr. Nicolas Sbirrazzuoli and Dr. Nathanaël Guigo.

After receiving her bachelor’s degree in Chemistry in 2019 she started her master’s degree in Green chemistry at the University of Strasbourg, which she completed in 2021.

After her Master 2 internship with Dr. Nathanaël Guigo she integrated the team as a PhD candidate focusing on valorizing suberin and other cork side product to create eco-compatible materials.

Beatriz Agostinho is a PhD student of Chemical Engineering at the University of Aveiro. Her studies are focused on finding new sustainable approaches for eco-recycling polyester wastes into novel (bio)degradable polyesters. In 2020 she joined the COST Action FUR4Sustain and has been part of the science communication group and the organization of multiple COST events.

Enrico Bianchi is a PhD student in Materials Engineering at the Department of Civil, Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering, from the University of Bologna (Italy), where he also graduated in Industrial Chemistry in 2020, with a particular interest in Polymer Chemistry and Technology. His current research mainly focuses on the synthesis and characterization of new furan-based and bio-based polyesters for the ecodesign of flexible, monolayer, easily recyclable or compostable, sustainable food packaging. To date, much of his work has been carried out in collaboration with the Institute for Organic Synthesis and Photoreactivity (Italy), the University of Catania (Italy), the Wageningen Food & Biobased Research Institute (The Netherlands), the Fraunhofer Institute for Wood Research (Germany), and the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece).

I obtained my master’s degree in Chemistry and Sustainable Technology from Ca’Foscari University of Venice (IT) in 2019 working on the synthesis and reactivity of a new class of compounds, the mustard carbonates and their application as pharmaceutical precursor.

After master’s degree, I continued my research in a new research field, bio-refinery. I engaged in the abroad experience “Erasmus + Internship” in Universidad de Malaga Facultad de Ciencias (2020), where I worked on synthesis of alkyl levulinates.

Maria Lazaridou is a PhD candidate at the Chemistry Department of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and  member of professor Bikiaris’ research group. She received her master in Polymer Chemistry and Technology from Aristotle University in 2018. During this period with the group, Maria became a co-author of 16 articles in international peer-reviewed journals and participated in more than 15 national and international conferences. Her research interests focus on the synthesis and characterization of biobased polymers for 3D printing and electrospinning applications. She currently works on the development of biocompatible polymers based on chitosan derivatives for drug delivery applications and tissue engineering. In 2023, she joined the Cost Action FUR4SUSTAIN as a member of Working Group 2.

Mr. Ioannidis is a chemist and doctoral candidate at the Aristotle of University Thessaloniki (AUTH), Department of Chemistry, at the Laboratory of Chemistry and Technology of Polymers and Dyes in Greece. He obtained a master’s degree in Industrial Chemistry from the University of Ioannina (UOI) at the Department of Chemistry in Greece in 2022, focusing on the synthesis and characterization of furan-based copolymers and his bachelor’s degree in 2020 from the same department. Ioannidis’s research focuses on the synthesis and characterization of bio-based and biodegradable copolymers, their nanocomposites, and applications. He participated at national conferences and is a co-author of international peer-reviewed publications.