Prof. Kim Ragaert, full professor Circular Plastics at Maastricht University
Kim Ragaert is full professor at Maastricht University, holding the key domain chair of Circular Plastics within the department Circular Chemical Engineering (CCE). She obtained her PhD in polymer processing at Ghent University and focused her research on mechanical recycling of plastics soon after. Prior to accepting her current position at Maastricht University, she was associate professor at Ghent University and chair of the Plastics to Resource pipeline within CAPTURE. Her current Circular Plastics lab and research group are on the Chemelot industrial site in Sittard-Geleen, NL. The 25-strong group works on polymer science to improve mechanical recycling, circular data science, a systemic view on plastics circularity and interdisciplinary topics like economics of recycling.
Kim was the 2020 European Plastics Recycling Ambassador and a 2024 royal finalist of the Prins Friso Engineer of the Year award.