Eduardo di Mauro

Gypsum Process Innovation group (R&D of Operations ): Research & Development applied to Plasterboard Processing 1) Technical Coordination of a portfolio of ≈25 R&D projects of 13 Saint-Gobain Innovation Centers, dealing with a specific product (moisture resistant plasterboards) in collaboration with the plants, purchasing, marketing and the suppliers. 2) Additives Project Leader: bio-sourced additives for mechanical reinforcement of plasterboards and synthetic polymers for plasterboards waterproofing: - Physico-chemical characterization and benchmarking of raw materials (plasterboard additives) - Mechanical and chemical testing of plasterboards - Plant trials - Plant support to sort out quality issues and process problems. - Collaboration with purchasing team and additive suppliers to scout new additives that satisfy cost and sustainability criteria, process constraints and that guarantee product quality requirements.

Gypsum Process Innovation group (Technology & Industrial Performance team): Research & Development applied to Plasterboard Processing Bio-sourced additives for mechanical reinforcement of plasterboards and synthetic polymers for plasterboards waterproofing

Gypsum Process Innovation group (Technology & Industrial Performance team): Research & Development applied to Plasterboard Processing Bio-sourced additives for mechanical reinforcement of plasterboards and synthetic polymers for plasterboards waterproofing: - Physico-chemical characterization and benchamarking of raw materials (plasterboard additives) - Mechanical and chemical testing of plasterboards - Coordination of R&D projects in collaboration with Saint-Gobain Research centers - Plant trials - Plant support to sort out quality issues and process problems. - Collaboration with purchasing team and additive suppliers to scout new additives that satisfy cost and sustainability criteria, process constraints and that guarantee product quality requirements.

Sustainable development and circular economy: • Biodegradability of materials for organic electronics • Sustainable electronics, management of waste electrical and electronic equipment

- Biodegradability test of bio-sourced and synthetic materials for organic electronics following the standard ASTM D5338 in collaboration. - Biodegradation rate followed by electrolytic respirometers (measuring O2 consumption) or by wet scrubbers (Ba(OH)2 traps to measure the CO2 evolution). - Germination tests.

Class of "Électrochimie et applications", Department of Chemical Engineering: explanation of an electrochemistry experiment to a group of students and correction of the scientific reports written by the students; exams correction.

Class of "Électrochimie et applications", Department of Chemical Engineering: explanation of an electrochemistry experiment to a group of students and correction of the scientific reports written by the students; exams correction.

• Identification of safety best practices and implementation of safety rules; • Providing safety trainings; • Organizing the laboratory by identifying the activities needed to to manage the laboratory (e.g. cleaning chemical hoods, assuring constant presence of the PPE such as gloves, taking care of the glove boxes); • Supervising the tasks sharing among the graduate students.

Main subject: The bio-sourced material eumelanin in the sustainability challenge. Complementary tasks Leading and training teams of interns to carry out scientific research (13 interns). R&D projects: 1. Enhancement of the UV-screening properties of thermoplastic polymers, their thermo-oxidative and photo-oxidative stabilization with eumelanin; evaluation of the effect of prolonged UV exposure (UV-aging test); films produced by melt compounding and compression molding. Chemical and physical characterization of the films. Materials: PCL, LLDPE, LDPE, PE copolymers, ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (EVA), ethylene – methyl acrylate copolymer, ethylene-propylene copolymer, terpolymer of ethylene, ethyl acrylate and maleic anhydride. Commercial names: Capa™, Elvax®, Bynel®, Lotryl®, Lotader®, Vistamaxx®. ----- 2. Biodegradability test of eumelanin and materials for organic electronics following the standard ASTM D5338 in collaboration with the Canadian National Research Council - Royalmount. Biodegradation rate followed by electrolyticl respirometers (measuring O2 consumption) or by wet scrubbers (Ba(OH)2 traps to measure the CO2 evolution). ----- 3. Resistive Random Access Memories ReRAMs Interactions of eumelanin with metal electrodes (organic bioelectronics). Metal microelectrodes fabricated by e-beam evaporation and RF sputtering in a clean room. Interfaces characterized by scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy and atomic force microscopy.

Graduate Program in R&D "Automative manufacture of thermoplastic composites" Processing of fiber reinforced plastics: molding, thermoforming; characterization of fiber reinforced plastics: flexural tests, impact tests, carbon fiber content, viscosity number and optical microscopy; theoretical research about the recycling methods of composites. Project with a team of 7 young engineers “Transportation Risk Analysis and training for shipments of dangerous goods”. Soft skills trainings (presentations, team working); monthly meetings with DuPont managers for mentoring and career advice sessions.

• Development of polyurethane foams based on materials from renewable resources: replacement of the polyol precursor with cellulose, addition of fillers (cement, silica), choice of additives quantity to tune the properties of the thermoset polymer. • Thermal and mechanical characterization of the polyurethane foams. • 23-28 March 2012: Oral presentation about the research "Hybrid hydroxylated adduct from renewable resources for sustainable polyurethane foams" at the SAMPE student seminar (33rd International SAMPE EUROPE Conference/JEC 2012, PARIS) • 21-22 July 2012: Presentation of the poster "Hybrid Hydroxylated Adducts Based on Destructured Cellulose for Greener Polyurethane Foams" at the Gordon Research Seminar