Vincent Leon

Background

About Vincent Leon

I graduated from the University of Bordeaux (UB1, France) and received B.S. and M.S. degrees in Organic Chemistry, as well as a postgraduate degree in Polymer Chemistry. I then conducted my doctoral research on the confinement effects into mesoporous silica and carbon nanostructures at the Intense Pulsed Neutron Source of Argonne National Laboratory (University of Chicago, USDOE) between 2003 and 2005 under the supervision of Professor M.L. Saboungi and received my Ph.D. degree in Chemistry (Materials Science) in 2006 from the University of Orleans (France). In 2007 I joined the group of Professor J.L. Sauvajol at the University of Montpellier (UM2, France) for a postdoctoral position and I worked with Prof. J.L. Bantignies on the structural and physical properties of epoxy/functionalized carbon nanotubes composite materials. Then in 2010 I joined the Advanced Technologies Laboratory Barcelona (ATLB) of Henkel AG & Co. KGaA at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB, Spain) to work on acrylic-based polymer materials for adhesion applications. In particular a system of UV-cured dry contact adhesive has been patented. Since June 2013 I am a scientist in the R&D department of Lohmann GmbH & Co. KG in Neuwied, Germany where I'm leading a team dealing with functional adhesives, from electrical and thermal conductivity to debonding-on-demand, and with a focus on flame retardancy. Specialties: Materials chemistry, Polymer science, Adhesive tapes, Functional adhesives, Flame retardant