Fernando Vidal
@FerVChem
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Senior Research Assistant at POLYMAT. Chemist by profession, curious by nature.
Joined August 2019
If you want to hear me discuss what a sustainable future for plastics looks like, listen to my interview below! Thanks to @ResourcesMag's team and @RFF for the invitation.
As it turns out, life in plastic is not so fantastic. 🛢️♻️. Tune in to our new podcast episode with @FerVChem (@Polymat_BERC) on the plastics economy. Learn more about the emissions from plastic and ways to reduce its negative impacts. Listen now! 🎧.
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A special shout-out to all the coauthors for such hard work! @OxfordChemistry @oxmartinschool.
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We need to reimagine the plastic economy. Take a look at our vision below!.
“Designing a Circular Carbon and Plastic Economy for a Sustainable Future”. Our latest perspective is now out in @Nature! ♻️. A huge congratulations @FerVChem, @evavandermarel, @ryanwfkerr, @Gloria_Rosetto and team! 🥳. @OxfordChemistry @OxMartinSchool .
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RT @POLYMAT_BERC: ❗WE ARE HIRING❗. A PhD Fellowship in Chemistry is available in Sustainable Catalysis area. The focus of this PhD thesis….
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We have an open PhD position available in the Catalysis and Sustainable Group at POLYMAT! Come join us to develop new photocatalysts and materials. A highly international environment and many collaborators. Deadline to apply October 10th. Get in touch!.
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RT @williamsgroupox: Our latest paper on “Ring Opening Copolymerization of Boron-Containing Anhydride with Epoxides as a Controlled Platfor….
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Boron-functionalized polymers are used in opto-electronics, biology, and medicine. Methods to produce boron-functionalized and degradable polyesters remain exceedingly rare but relevant where...
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RT @williamsgroupox: Our latest paper on ‘Toughening CO2-Derived Copolymer Elastomers Through Ionomer Networking’ is out now in Advanced Ma….
advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
The preparation and properties of CO2-derived block polymer thermoplastic elastomers and ionomers, with Na(I), Mg(II), Ca(II), Zn(II) and Al(III) (<1 wt% metal), are reported. The materials show...
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RT @CICbiomaGUNE: 🔝Thank you very much Tim Long @ASU for sharing your time and knowledge in the seminar of today on #advancedmaterials and….
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RT @williamsgroupox: Join the team!. We are looking for a Polymer Materials Analytical Suite Manager to oversee highly specialised polymer….
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RT @ComunidadCeru: The debate about sustainable plastics for the future is about to begin @oxmartinschool ! Thank you to our oustanding spe….
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Next week 28/10/2022, come join us to discuss the future of plastics with some phenomenal speakers Prof. Richard Bailey (@CoHeSysLab), Dr. Eva van der Marel, @EvaBlascoPo, and @MartaEGMosquera at the @oxmartinschool. A free outreach event organized by @ComunidadCeru in Oxford.
📢We’re thrilled to announce our event about the future of plastics with an amazing line-up of speakers!. 👆Modern-day plastics pose great scientific and societal challenges, so let’s educate ourselves!. 📍Oxford Martin School.🗓️October 28th. Register👉
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Congrats to new Dr. @MPalenChem on a fantastic defense. What a blast! Thanks so much to @MartaEGMosquera for the invitation and the trip down memory lane, so great to be back in Alcalá.
Huge congrats to the new Doctor @MPalenChem for his fantastic PhD defense! And many thanks to @KLEIJ_ICIQ, @FerVChem and Vanessa Tabernero for a fantastic chemistry discussion #proudsupervisor @UAHes @IQAR_UAH
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The latest team picture is finally here!.
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RT @Chem_CP: In the latest Preview in Chem, @williamsgroupox and @FerVChem highlight @TheCoatesCrew. recent work on chemically recyclable p….
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What a fun time, looking forward to the next one!.
#SRUKOxford members and friends had an outsanding Sunday of science and lunch today! A special thanks to @DavidEgea_ and Ana Silván for sharing their science🔬and to everyone for coming! It's great to be back together 👥
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RT @demyanpro: Want to join a growing team of amazing scientists? The Prokopchuk Group is looking for a postdoc! Projects available at the….
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One special issue to keep for future reference, including the perspective of our very own @Gloria_Rosetto.
In this special issue of Science, experts examine a wide range of topics related to plastics and the problems they present, from their distribution in the environment to ways we can rethink them to create a better future. 📕 Read #OurPlasticsDilemma:
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Interesting opinion article and analysis about the #CircularityGap and #CircularEconomy. Plastics are just one piece of a global-size puzzle @bbia_uk.
circularonline.co.uk
Bio-based and Biodegradable Industries' David Newman says he is a 'circular economy sceptic'. Here, he looks at the 2021 Circularity Gap report, which he says suggests the world’s economy has become...
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Great news to finish the week! Congratulations to Charlotte, looking forward to celebrating as soon as we can.
Congratulations Charlotte @williamsgroupox on your election as a Fellow of the @royalsociety .
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For some of us working on polymer research, #GlobalRecyclingDay is everyday. For those not so familiar, here are a few words to explain what we are doing #CircularEconomy #FutureOfPlastics.
♻️#Recycling has a #plastic problem. But it can change!. @FerVChem writes on #GlobalRecyclingDay about what the Future of Plastics team and @williamsgroupox are doing to create a #circulareconomy for plastic through innovations in recycling.
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