Esther van Dorp

Dr. Esther van Dorp is a Research Fellow in the Department of Applied Natural Sciences at Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences (H-BRS) in Rheinbach, Germany. She holds the position of Research Associate and is responsible for supervising internships and serving as a first aider in the department.

Her educational background includes a Diplom-Ingenieur (FH) in Chemistry, a degree awarded by a German University of Applied Sciences.

Dr. van Dorp's research interests span a range of areas in materials science and engineering:

• Materials Science
• Polymer Science
• Metallurgy
• Forensic Science
• Computational Materials Science
• Sustainable Materials

She is currently engaged in two significant research projects:

• PAExSiDur: Focused on polymer aging through experimental and simulation approaches to extend the lifetime of blow-molded hollow bodies, thereby saving raw materials and providing ecological and economic benefits.
• ROForm: Aimed at resource-optimized forming processes for plastic packaging, which is crucial for consumer and industrial applications due to its functionality in transport, storage, and food preservation.

Within her department, Dr. van Dorp supervises internships covering Metals and alloys, Polymers and composites, and Microscopy for forensic scientists. She also undertakes special departmental tasks and serves as a first aider.