Vincent Voet

Biography

Vincent Voet studied Chemistry at the University of Groningen. He did his MSc internship at Lawrence Berkeley Lab in California (USA). In 2015, he obtained his PhD degree cum laude for his research into the synthesis of novel block copolymers for data storage applications. He received the Challa Polymer Prize for the best PhD dissertation in his field. Since 2016, he has been working in the research group Circular Plastics at NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, where he became a professor in 2023. Vincent is closely involved in research and education in the field of renewable polymers and (molecular) recycling of plastics. He has a passion for educating the next generation of green chemists and engineers. In recent years, he supervised ca. 30 BSc and MSc theses, and is currently co-promoter of 12 PhD students. In 2022, Vincent was named Rising Star by ACS Au Materials, for his research on circular plastics in additive manufacturing. He has published more than 25 articles in international peer-reviewed journals and collaborates with a large number of industrial partners to accelerate the transition to a future-proof plastics economy.