Kirsten Verstraete

Office: G1.84 +32 (11) 26 8388 kirsten.verstraete@uhasselt.be   Brief Curriculum Vitae Since 01/2017 PhD Student, Polymer Reaction Design Group, Prof dr. Tanja Junkers, Hasselt University, Hasselt (Belgium). 09/2014 - 07/2016 Master in Chemical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven (Netherlands). Master Dissertation: "Meta-selective C-H arylation of electron-rich aromatics in microflow", Dr. T. Noël, Micro Flow Chemistry and Process Technology, Netherlands. 09/2011 -  07/2014 Bachelor in Chemistry, Hasselt University, Hasselt (Belgium). Bachelor Dissertation: "Synthesis of Functionalized PPV copolymers for the use in biosensors and bio-imaging". Prof. dr. Tanja Junkers, Institute for Materials Research, Belgium 09/2005 - 06/2011  Secondary School (ASO, Science-Math), Agnetendal, Peer (Belgium) Publications (2) A Modular Flow Design for the meta-Selective C−H Arylation of Anilines H. P.L. Gemoets, G. Laudadio, K. Verstraete, V. Hessel, and T. Noël, Angew. 2017, 56. (1) Modifiable Poly(p-Phenylene Vinylene) Copolymers Towards Functional Conjugated Materials N. Zaquen, K. Verstraete, L. Lutsen, D. Vanderzande, T. Junkers, Polym. Chem. 2016, 7, 4771-4781. Abstract and Conference Presentations Posters: (1) "robust block copolymer micelle formation and in-line purification in continuous flow" K. Verstraete, A-L Buckinx, E. Baeten, N. Zaquen, T. Junkers, Annual Meeting of the Belgian Polymer Group 2018, May 2018, Blankenberge (Belgium)