Claire Morand Defends Her PhD on Biobased Resins for Additive Manufacturing

Claire Morand Defends Her PhD on Biobased Resins for Additive Manufacturing.

Our doctoral student, Claire Morand, successfully defended her PhD thesis entitled “Unsaturated polyesters from maleic acid: Towards novel bio-based photocurable biobased resins for additive manufacturing.” Congratulations, Dr. Morand, on this outstanding achievement!

Claire delivered an exceptional presentation summarizing her main research findings, sparking a rich discussion with the jury on polymer synthesis, sustainability, and 3D printing. We were honored to welcome José Augusto Berrocal, Researcher Leader at ICIQ; Ainara Sangroniz, Assistant Professor at Kimika Fakultatea EHU; and Thomas Vidil, Researcher at CNRS, LCPO – Laboratoire de Chimie des Polymères Organiques, as jury members. Their valuable insights made the discussion even more meaningful.

Her research, conducted within the European project NATURE, was supervised by Haritz Sardon Muguruza from Kimika Fakultatea EHU, POLYKEY’s Scientific Director Coralie Jehanno, and Andrew Dove from the University of Birmingham.

At POLYKEY, we are proud to support cutting-edge research in sustainable polymers. Claire’s work on 100% biobased polyether resins with controlled cis–trans ratios represents an important step towards eco-friendly materials for additive manufacturing. These innovative resins are designed to be photocurable, scalable, and fully compatible with modern 3D printing technologies. By advancing bio-based resins, Claire is helping to drive innovation in sustainable materials for the additive manufacturing industry.

Learn more about Claire’s bio-based resins in her published article, here.