Dr. Frank Reinhold

Responsible for the needs of the lab community (200-250 employees working in R&D or Tech Service) at the Wyandotte site. Responsible for planning and execution of lab infrastructure improvements, alignment of safety programs, coordination of training requirements as well as supporting cultural development around diversity and inclusion and community outreach to local schools and universities.

Manager of a research team focusing on Amphiphilic Systems for applications in Home Care, Industrial & Institutional Cleaning, Personal Care, Bioprocessing, Fuel & Lubricant Additives and Oilfield Chemicals. Focus on bio-based and biodegradable materials. Interdisciplinary collaboration with Bio-science research groups and universities. Participation in the development of innovation strategies and lab infrastructure improvements. Mentoring and coaching of employees from lab technician to team leader level.

Technical lead in global product development projects for Printing & Packaging applications: - Setup of an application lab for Functional Packaging Coatings with state-of-the-art testing equipment - Responsible to create a technical foundation for the creation of a Functional Packaging Coatings product portfolio - Regular contact with customers in the packaging industry to identify their needs and to translate them into technical requirements for product development projects

Team leader of a research lab with 2-6 lab technicians: - Long term technology development for emulsion polymerisation in different application fields (Adhesives, Architectural coatings, Construction polymers, Fiber Bonding, Printing & Packaging) - Project leader of several research projects in the field of aqueous polymer dispersions - Supervision of university cooperations

- SEC and vapor pressure osmometry measurements - Preparation of SEC columns - Repair and further development of refractive index increment measuring instruments - Development of method for RI detection in mixed solvents

polymer chemistry, anionic polymerisation, scattering methods, polyelectrolyte complexes

polymer chemistry, scattering methods, polyelectrolytes, polymer analysis, anionic polymerisation