Jaap den Doelder

Jaap den Doelder is a part-time Professor in Physical Chemistry of Polymers at Eindhoven University of Technology's College of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry. He combines industrial experience from Dow Chemical with academic research on polymer materials, focusing on bulk polymers like polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP) through a materials and technology lens for circular economy applications.

His work bridges molecular structure analysis with macroscopic properties using mathematical approaches: kinetic models for molar mass distributions, constitutive equations for force-deformation relationships, and data-driven property predictions. Key themes include polymer topology-processing interplay, catalyst-process-monok selection for structural modification, and full value chain analysis from resources to end-of-life recycling.

• Academic Roles:
  • Part-time Professor at TU/e since 2016
  • Adjunct Visiting Professor at PPD post-master program (2011)
  • Senior R&D scientist at Dow Chemical (1999–present)
• Research Themes:
  • Polymer structure-rheology-processing links
  • Upcycling vs downcycling of polymers
  • Machine direction oriented polyethylene films
  • Statistical and kinetic modeling of polymer systems