Leandro Conti Persino

POLYMER CHEMIST
  • Madrid, Spain
  • 21 Feb 2021
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Education

MASTER’S DEGREE OF HIGH SPECIALIZATION IN PLASTICS & RUBBER @ Universidad Internacional Menéndez Pelayo (UIMP)
Oct 2019 — Sep 2020

Focused on the processes of production, transformation and recycling of polymers.
Modules studied included Macromolecular Chemistry, Manufacturing and Recycling Processes, Transformation Processes, Polymer Materials and Applications, Science and Technology of Elastomers.
Master dissertation title: “New multifunctional materials for the development of intelligent packaging”.
Achievement: ICTP Scholarship. Tuition scholarship awarded due to academic and curricular merits.

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ORGANIC CHEMISTRY @ National University of La Plata (UNLP), Argentina
Mar 2013 — Oct 2015

Focused on organic synthesis, polymer chemistry, quality management systems (ISO, GMP), spectrometry (MS, NMR, FTIR, UV-Vis) and separation techniques (GC, HPLC, GPC).
Master's thesis subject: synthesis of block copolymers by anionic polymerization.
Master dissertation title: “Synthesis of a methacrylic ester derived from pyridine and preparation of an amphiphilic block copolymer by Group Transfer Polymerization”.

Experience

POLYMER RESEARCHER @ CSIC - Institute of Polymer Science and Technology (ICTP)
Oct 2019 — Sep 2020

Research and development apprenticeship, working in the synthesis of copolyesters by melt polycondensation (development and optimization of the method).

R&D CHEMIST @ Adhesivos Parsecs S.A.- Research and Development Laboratory
Mar 2016 — Mar 2017

Adhesive manufacturing company with more than 40 years operating in Argentina.
Full time researcher working for process and product development (R&D).
Developing, characterizing and qualifying new and current in use products and materials, including two component epoxy adhesives, polyurethane foams and sealants, polychloroprene-based sealants and cyanoacrylate adhesives.

COURSE AND LABORATORY ASSISTANT - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY @ National University of La Plata (UNLP), Argentina
Mar 2012 — Mar 2017

Basic and advanced organic chemistry courses (second and third-year) at the School of Science.
- Attending during classes to assist the Session Leader in instructing the students (i.e. acting as a teaching assistant) and in addition, some marking of student work.
- Assisting/giving guidance to students who are carrying out experimental laboratory procedures, such as fractional distillation, liquid chromatography, liquid–liquid extraction, recrystallization, rotary evaporator procedures, organic synthesis reactions, among others.
- Having an awareness of health and safety implications of procedures, and ensuring students maintain a safe environment.

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