Katja Loos

We can detect and follow dynamic changes upon the photo-switching of encapsulated azobenzene (in alginate hydrogels) as well as a UV hardening process. Crucially, samples were provided by our collaborators - @luzylein.bsky.social Wiktor Szymanski @lerchlab.bsky.social @feringalab.bsky.social !!

#EPF2025 is in party mode 🎶

Honored to be one of the Awardees of this years' Andrew Keller Award. Truely appreciate the acknowledgment of our work and the opportunity to give an invited presentation at the #EPF2025
The prize money got matched and donated to @missionlifeline.bsky.social, Break the Fake and Panama e.V.

Katja Loos @luzylein.bsky.social opening the @epf2025.bsky.social European Polymer Congress in Groningen. Katja is not only President of the European Polymer Federation, but also a PI in our MSCA Doctoral Network MetRaZymes @metrazymes.bsky.social. We proudly support the Congress!

#EPF2025 is starting!! Katja Loos is opening, looking forward to a great week, great talks and inspiration! @polymerreaction.bsky.social

Great opening of the #European #Polymer #Congress 2025 (#EPF2025) in #Groningen with more than 1250 registered participants from all around the world

We are getting ready for #EPF2025!

The conference venue Martiniplaza is being prepared, delegates will arrive soon, and even the weather promises to be good. 🌞

EPF 2025 | European Polymer Congress 2025, The Netherlands EPF 2025. Please join us in Groningen, The Netherlands for the European Polymer Congress 2025!

📢 Program drop! The full schedule for the European Polymer Congress 2025 is online at www.epf2025.org

Huge gratitude to every speaker & the 1200 + attendee powering #EPF2025 and our theme “Polymers for a Sustainable Future.”

Groningen welcomes you 22–27 June—see you in ~3 weeks! 🌱🔬

*looking for reviewers who reviewed a recent opinion piece of mine*

An unusual request, I know. I wrote an opinion article on my experience as trans person in science upon invitation of a journal. Despite mostly good reviews, the article was rejected.

#trans #academicchatter

Happy Walpurgisnacht - for those who celebrate 😉

🚨 Early‐bird registration for #EPF2025 closes April 30, 2025!

📅 22–27 June | Groningen, NL
🌱 Polymers for a Sustainable Future: from green synthesis to recycling & AI modeling
🤝 Network with top polymer scientists & industry
👉 Register now: www.epf2025.org

Just like last year:
If your org is in full-blown panic mode, folks are exhausted + anxious about the future, don’t post a cutesy April Fools' joke. It’s not funny—it’s tone-deaf.

Two small fuzzy dogs wait for their owner inside a bike basket fashioned out of a crate.

A man sits in a comfy chair reading a book inside the library section of Forum, a public space with multimedia offerings and a cinema that has been dubbed 'the living room of Groningen'. Through the tall windows in front of him is the Martini Tower, the city's longest standing landmark (which I also climbed today! 261 steps! I am so tired)

Curtain call at the second concert of The Moth, an ambitious concert-progressive rock opera piece by Canadian artist Devin Townsend. Sold out crowds cheer the Northern Netherlands orchestra and choir, as well as Townsend and his band as they take their bows.

View from a canal boat tour up at the street on the bank, with a row of bicycles parked all along the edge, and behind that a row of beautiful old Dutch townhouses, including one whose ground floor is a queer bar named Dorothy's.

Spent the last few days in the lovely city of Groningen in the north of the Netherlands, the impetus being a #DevinTownsend concert. 60% of the population is students, and it was voted third happiest city in Europe last year! A delightful place, great for a short break. And the gig was great too 😄

Kogelvrije vesten #recyclen? Het kan nu, dankzij een nieuwe techniek ontwikkeld door de RUG, Hanzehogeschool en Drenthe College ♻️

Hoogl. Katja Loos: 'Dit proces kan een flinke bijdrage leveren aan een duurzaam gebruik van grondstoffen.' 👇
www.rug.nl/fse/news/hig... @sciencenewsroom-ug.bsky.social

Recycling your bulletproof vest in a microwave reactor Polymer scientists at the University of Groningen and NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences (the Netherlands) have developed a novel microwave-assisted chemical recycling process for aramid fibre...

Recycling your bulletproof vest in a microwav | EurekAlert! www.eurekalert.org/news-release...

🚨 Deadline Alert! 🚨 Abstract submissions for #EPF2025 close March 3!

Join us June 22-27, 2025, in Groningen for Europe's premier polymer science event! 🌍🔬 Share your research & explore innovations in sustainable polymers.

🔗 Submit now: www.epf2025.org

#EPF2025

🗳️ I just cast my vote for the upcoming German election on February 23rd! Democracy only works when we all take part, and every vote counts. Whether you vote in person or by mail, make sure your voice is heard.

Let’s protect our democracy by showing up at the ballot box!

Onderzoekers NHL Stenden willen plasticprobleem oplossen met onderzoek naar afbreekbare vezels Onderzoekers van NHL Stenden en een groep van drie universiteiten proberen een afbreekbare soort polyester te maken.

🌱Exciting news!

Corniek & Rudy of @unigroningen.bsky.social & NHL Stenden were featured on @rtvdrenthe.bsky.social, discussing their research on biodegradable fibers and how it could contribute to reducing plastic waste.

🔬See where innovation happens - explore our new labs!

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Vintage photo of two adults and a baby sitting on a bench with palm trees in the background.

A mature woman with glasses, wearing large hoop earrings, a black and white patterned top, and a white necklace, is smiling while sitting in front of a microphone.

4 February 1925 | A French Jewish woman, Ginette Kolinka (née Cherkasky), was born in Paris.

She was deported to #Auschwitz from Drancy in April 1944. She was transferred to Bergen-Belsen and then to Theresienstadt. She survived.
Today she turns 100.

Due to high demand & server issues, the abstract deadline is extended to March 3, 2025!

This provides the opportunity to share your knowledge and expertise at EPF 2025.

Acceptance notifications remain on April 1.

See you in Groningen in June!

www.epf2025.org

Hört euch die 2 Minuten an, in denen Michel Friedmann erklärt, warum er aus der CDU austritt. Für mich 2 Minuten, die erhellend sind und wirklich gut aufzeigt, was hier gerade unter Friedrich Merz passiert.

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Alice Weidel nennt Universitäten "queer-woke Kaderschmieden" und sagt: "Wir schließen alle Gender Studies und schmeißen alle diese Professoren raus".
Die Naturwissenschafts-Community muss sich hier klar auf die Seite der Geistes- & Sozialwissenschaft stellen. Das ist ein Angriff auf alle. (Thread)

Wishing you a joyous and prosperous New Year! May this year bring new happiness, new goals, new achievements, and a lot of new inspirations in your life. Wishing you a year fully loaded with happiness. Happy New Year!

Merry Christmas 🎄

Remember for 2025!

Tough 2024: moves, lost equipment, & hard decisions. But after our Christmas dinner, we're ready to restart strong in 2025. Fresh starts, resilience, and big plans ahead—stay tuned! 🎄✨

🌟 Attention Young Scientists in Europe! 🌟
Showcase your research with Lectures & a Special Issue in POLYMER through the EPF2025 Future European Faculty/Researchers Support initiative.
epf2025.org
#EPF2025 #PolymerScience #YoungScientists #AcademicResearch

Note to self: never waste another summer on proposal writing!

Gestern Abend auf dem Heimweg, alle Terassen mit Strahlern volle Pulle an. 😞 Auch Gas und Strom scheinen noch viel zu günstig zu sein ....