[Translate to English:] Pierre Carmona Romain

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Originally from France, Pierre holds an engineering degree in Materials and Polymer Science from ECPM (Strasbourg, France) and a Master’s in Polymer Engineering, completed jointly between the University of Strasbourg and the University of Oslo (Oslo, Norway). He earned his PhD in Materials Science in the Experimental Physics Department at Chalmers University of Technology (Gothenburg, Sweden), in collaboration with RISE (Research Institutes of Sweden) and AstraZeneca. His doctoral work focused on phase separation in ethyl cellulose/hydroxypropyl cellulose (EC/HPC) films for controlled drug release, combining advanced microscopy with fundamental polymer physics. He further pursued this research during a short postdoctoral stay at RISE, also in collaboration with AstraZeneca and Wendelsbergs Beräkningskemi.

Pierre later joined TU Wien (Vienna, Austria) as a postdoctoral researcher (FFG) in the Institute of Applied Synthetic Chemistry (Biobased Systems and Chemistry group), where he developed sustainable, polysaccharide-based flocculants as green alternatives to synthetic polymers for water treatment, in collaboration with Agrana (Tulln, Austria).

He is now a postdoctoral research fellow (FWF) in the Research Unit of Building Materials at TU Wien. His current work investigates the early-age structuration and mechanical behavior of cementitious pastes, contributing to the development of environmentally responsible and low-carbon construction materials. The ongoing project EarlyCEM also involves collaboration with IPCMS (Strasbourg, France).

Pierre’s research lies at the interface of polymer science, soft matter, and sustainable materials. He has expertise in biopolymers, phase-separation phenomena, advanced optical and electron microscopy, image analysis, rheology, and green chemistry, with applications ranging from drug delivery to eco-friendly binders.

Collaborations
SINTEF (Norway), RISE (Sweden), AstraZeneca (Sweden), Agrana (Austria), IPCMS (France)

Publications
Soft Matter, Gels, RSC Advances, International Journal of Pharmaceutics, Carbohydrate Polymers

Keywords
Soft matter, biopolymers, phase separation, microscopy, image analysis, rheology, green chemistry, drug delivery, sustainable materials