Scientific interests and competences
- Rigid polyurethane foam development and characterization (mechanical properties, DMA, TGA, DSC, thermal conductivity, water absorption, etc.)
- Polymer resin and composite development from renewable materials
- Preparation of scientific articles, deliverables, and reports
- Project management
- Funding attraction
More information
From 2023 – Review editor at Frontiers in Materials
2023 – Worked as an expert for the European Commission
2023 – Introduction to data analytics – course authorized by IBM
2023 – Foundations of Project Management – course authorized by Google
2020 – L`Oreal-UNESCO for Woman in Science award, Latvia
2020 – “Golden Pine Cone Award for category: Contribution of science to the development of the forestry industry” for “Wood processing by-products – for the production of polymers” Recipients: U.Cabulis, A.Fridrihsone, M.Kirpluks and A.Ivdre
2016 – best poster award in conference BiPoCo, Hungary
2014 – internship at the Institute of Research in Materials Science and Technology INTEMA, Argentina
(FP7 project “Bio-based polyurethane composites with natural fillers”)
The most important projects
