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Dr. Nikola K.に依頼

Spain

Senior Consultant – Polymer Materials | Formulation, Processing & Scale-Up | Performance & Sustainability

プロフィール概要

I help start-ups, SMEs, and manufacturers troubleshoot and solve complex material and processing challenges — from concept to industrial-scale production. Chemical engineer (PhD) with 20 years of international industrial and applied R&D experience in polymer materials development, with a focus on thermoplastics and sustainability. Based on application requirements, I develop robust material and process solutions by defining development strategy and roadmap, selecting materials, designing formulations, and optimizing processing and scale-up under real manufacturing conditions. By integrating performance and sustainability within the same development logic, I enable clear, data-driven decisions and help build competitive, scalable materials. My work combines deep polymer science with a structured, decision-driven approach to reduce development risk, ensure industrial feasibility, and accelerate time-to-market. As an independent consultant, I partner closely with internal teams and external stakeholders to deliver focused, high-impact results. What I deliver: Technical direction and decision-making 🔹Development strategy, structured roadmapping, and experimental program design 🔹Results interpretation and translation into clear decisions 🔹Feasibility assessment and technical risk evaluation 🔹Independent technical review and validation Polymer engineering and industrial development 🔹Material selection and application-driven formulation development 🔹Compatibility engineering (blends, compounds, recycled systems) 🔹Process optimization (compounding, extrusion, injection molding) 🔹Multi-property performance optimization 🔹Scale-up optimization and industrial validation Sustainability and environmental impact 🔹PCF and LCA development (ISO xxxxxxxx, ISO 14067, PEF) 🔹Method selection and framework alignment 🔹System boundaries, allocation, and end-of-life modeling 🔹Scope 3 data strategy and supplier integration 🔹Comparative environmental performance analysis Key Outcomes: 🔹Clear, structured technical decisions with reduced development risk 🔹Industrially robust materials with reliable scale-up and stable performance 🔹Defensible sustainability and circularity claims supported by quantified data Some examples: ⭐Supervised research that led to a patented family of bio-based TPU (WO 2024/059166 A1) with a 40% lower carbon footprint and superior shape-memory performance, designed for medical applications ⭐Created bio-based alternatives to soft PVC, achieving a 50 °C lower molding temperature and comparable performance to conventional PVC -- successfully scaled up into sustainable toy production ⭐Identified key factors influencing the long-term stability of PLA and developed strategies to significantly reduce degradation, extending shelf-life and ensuring reliable performance ⭐Developed PLA compounds for profile extrusion, overcoming processing limitations of commercial grades and enabling reliable production of complex geometries for new bio-based applications ⭐Designed advanced polymer compounds for THz lenses, achieving higher refractive indices and image quality, enabling cost-efficient and industrial-ready THz systems I am passionate about transforming polymer science into sustainable solutions that generate business value while reducing environmental impact.

専門分野

• ★ Materials Science & Engineering
• ★ Bioplastics
• ★ Environmental Science
• ☆ Biopolymers
• ☆ Polymer Chemistry
• ☆ Deformulation
• ☆ Composite Materials
• ☆ Solid State Sciences
• ☆ Engineering Education
• ☆ Chemical Engineering
• ☆ Chemical Manufacturing
• ☆ Process Chemistry
• ☆ Environmental Engineering and Technology
• ☆ Industrial Engineering
• ☆ Manufacturing
• ☆ Continuous Process Manufacturing
• ☆ Manufacturing Optimization
• ☆ Environmental Management & Protection
• ☆ Process Engineering
• ☆ Product Evaluation
• ☆ Material Sourcing
• ☆ Reverse Engineering
• ☆ Shelf-Life Testing
• ☆ Product Design
• ☆ Product Prototyping
• ☆ Product Validation
• ☆ Concept Development
• ☆ Hypothesis
• ☆ Peer Review
• ☆ Research Methodology
• ☆ Feasibility Studies
• ☆ Technology Scouting
• ☆ Fact Checking
• ☆ Literature Search
• ☆ Gap Analysis
• ☆ Process Design
• ☆ Instructional Webinars
• ☆ Skills Training
• ☆ Journal Selection
• ☆ Manuscript & Journal Article Writing
• ☆ Experimental Protocols
• ☆ SOP & Protocol Writing
• ☆ Case Studies
• ☆ Science Communication
• ☆ Literature Review
• ☆ Scientific Proofreading & Editing
• ☆ Proofreading & Editing
• ☆ Course Content Writing
• ☆ Grant Writing
• ☆ Formulation
• ☆ Consumer Products
• ☆ Data-Driven Decision Making

サービス

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Product Development

Writing Technical Writing

Research Feasibility Study, Technology Scouting, Fact Checking, Gap Analysis, Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection

Consulting Operations Consulting, Scientific and Technical Consulting, Manufacturing Consulting

Product Development Formulation, Recipe Development, Deformulation, Stability/Shelf Life Testing, Product Evaluation, Material Sourcing, Product Validation, Manufacturing, Quality Assurance & Control (QA/QC), Concept Development, Reverse Engineering

職務経験

Independent Consultant

PolymerR

7月 2025 - 現在

Senior Scientist

The Lubrizol Corporation

7月 2018 - 7月 2025

Scientific employee

German Plastic Centre SKZ

10月 2007 - 6月 2018

Research Engineer

Duga

6月 2006 - 8月 2006

学歴

PhD (Chemistry)

Julius-Maximilians-University, Wuerzburg, Germany

4月 2008 - 6月 2015

Dipl.-Ing. in Organic Chemical Technology and Polymer Science (equivalent to M.Sc.)

Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, University of Belgrade, Serbia

9月 1999 - 9月 2005

認定資格

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出版物

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Nikola Kocic, Sara Lederhofer, Karsten Kretschmer, Martin Bastian, Peter Heidemeyer (2015). Nucleation parameter and size distribution of critical nuclei for nonisothermal polymer crystallization: The influence of the cooling rate and filler . Journal of Applied Polymer Science.

M. Wichmann, A. S. Mondol, N. Kocic, S. Lippert, T. Probst, M. Schwerdtfeger, S. Schumann, T. Hochrein, P. Heidemeyer, M. Bastian, et al. (2013). Terahertz plastic compound lenses . Applied Optics.

Nikola Kocic, Karsten Kretschmer, Martin Bastian, Peter Heidemeyer (2012). The influence of talc as a nucleation agent on the nonisothermal crystallization and morphology of isotactic polypropylene: The application of the Lauritzen–Hoffmann, Avrami, and Ozawa theories . Journal of Applied Polymer Science.

CONFERENCE PAPER

N. Kocic, M. Wichmann, T. Hochrein, P. Heidemeyer, K. Kretschmer, I. Radovanovic, A. S. Mondol, M. Koch, M. Bastian (2014). Lenses for terahertz applications: Development of new materials and production processes . AIP Conference Proceedings.

M. Wichmann, A. S. Mondol, N. Kocic, S. Lippert, T. Probst, S. Schumann, M. Schwerdtfeger, T. Hochrein, P. Heidemeyer, M. Bastian, et al. (2013). Highly refracting terahertz lenses made of polymeric compounds . 2013 38th International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz).

M. Wichmann, B. Scherger, S. Lippert, N. Kocic, S. Wietzke, N. Vieweg, C. Jansen, M. Scheller, T. Hochrein, I. Radovanovic, et al. (2011). Terahertz lenses made by compression molding . 2011 International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves.