Jorge Manuel Jardim da Silva

He is PhD in Polymer Science and Engineering by University of Minho (2009). During his PhD he developed research in polymer blends, namely in blends of PA6/EPM and PS/PMMA. In particular, he investigated the influence of compatibilization on interface elasticity and on the microstructure and rheological behavior of the blends.

He had been Posdoc in Case Western Reserve University, from 2010 to 2012, having developed several projects either purely academic or in collaboration with companies such as Goodyear and Lubrizol. He is currently investigating the processing of micro- and nano-layered co-extruded polymeric films constituted by micro and nano-layers, with a special focus on the co-extrusion of melts with highly dissimilar viscosities. Between 2012 and 2016 he was researcher in Material Engineering Department of Federal University of São Carlos. There, he developed devices to inline monitoring the processing of polymeric systems, by using the principles of rheo-optics. Currently, he is researcher in Braskem.

Possui doutorado em Ciência e Engenharia de Materiais Poliméricos pela Universidade do Minho (2009). Durante seu doutorado investigou blendas poliméricas, nomeadamente blendas de PA6/EPM e PMMA/PS. Investigou em particular a influência da compatibilização na elasticidade interfacial e micro-estrutura e no comportamento reológico.Realizou pós-doutorado na Case Western Reserve University, EUA, de 2010 a 2012, tendo estado envolvido em vários projectos, quer de caráter puramente científico quer em parceria com empresas tais como a Goodyear e a Lubrizol.Entre 2012 e 2016 realizou pós-doutorado no Departamento de Engenharia de Materiais da Universidade Federal de São Carlos. Ai desenvolveu sistemas de monitoramento em linha durante o processamento de sistemas poliméricos usando princípios de reo-óptica. Atualmente é pesquisador na Braskem.