Jesse User

Served as guest researcher for access to analytical equipment and meeting rooms at the RUG needed for job at New Born Rubber.

Led multiple R&D projects, assisted with scaling up and design of a new factory, guided bachelor and master students, handled client acquisition and general client contact, reported on R&D projects, maintained equipment and chemical storage, provided first aid, and assisted with acquiring subsidies.

Successfully synthesized novel polymeric structures from waste sugar beet pulp and converted them into urethane coatings. Mastered several analytical techniques, supervised a lab for 2 years with 10 PhD students, guided 8 bachelor and master students, supervised a 3-week lab training course, and performed research with Covestro and Royal Cosun.

Investigated storage of natural gas in porous media and designed and built a stainless-steel storage reactor equipped with cooling and heating.

Taught bachelor tutorial course for macromolecular chemistry.

Enlarged recycle stream to reduce waste water and worked with process technologists, operators, and maintenance.

Worked as a merchandiser at C1000.

PhD in Chemical Engineering, with research on synthesizing novel polymeric structures from waste sugar beet pulp and converting them into urethane coatings.

Master's degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Groningen.

Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering. Completed a pre-master as a minor, which led to acceptance into the master's program.