Carmen Cobo Sanchez

Research interests

Surface modification of metal oxide nanoparticles through controlled radical polymerization for improving electrical insulation in HVDC cables

Educational Background

From 2012, PhD Student, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden.

2010-2012 M. S. Macromolecular materials, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden.

2002-2007 B. S. Industrial Chemistry. University of Cantabria, Spain.

Participation in Conferences

11th International Conference on Advanced Polymers via Macromolecular Engineering (APME 2015), Yokohama, Japan. Oral presentation: “Novel Nanocomposites of Poly(lauryl methacrylate)- grafted Al2O3 Nanoparticles in LDPE”.

3rd Symposium in Control/Living Polymerizations (CLP 2014), Antalya, Turkey. Oral presentation: “Surface modification of metal-oxide nanoparticles through controlled radical polymerization for assessment in HVDC cables”.

Nordic Polymer Days 2013, Helsinki, Finland. Poster contribution: "Polymer nanocomposites as novel insulation materials in HVDC cables - Surface modification of metal-oxide nanoparticles via SI-ATRP”.

 

Personal

Born in 1984 in Cantabria, Spain.

2003-2006 Grants of Excellence, funding Comunidad de Cantabria.