Polymer Processing

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· Competences in Materials Design: how to link polymer materials structure at multiple length- and time-scales to analysis, processing and product application, e.g. for solids, melts, solutions, bio-/hydro- gels, (nano-)composites, and rubbers · Insights to Fundamental Concepts and Theories: Chains Dimensions and Gaussian Coil, Continuum Mechanics, Constitutive Modelling, (Computational) Polymer and Fluid Dynamics, Rubber- and Viscoelasticity, Percolation Network, Time-Temperature Equivalence, Universal Calibrations · Expertise in Advanced Analysis Techniques: e.g. Shear and Elongational Rheometry with Light or X-ray Scattering and Spectroscopy, (Flow- Induced) Birefringence Imaging, Polarimetry, Velocimetry, Solution Chromatography · Communication Ability: with colleagues, (non)scientists, (non)experts, and public