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
The most important publications
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Rigid Polyurethane Foams’ Development and Optimization from Polyols Based on Depolymerized Suberin and Tall Oil Fatty Acids
Polymers, 2024, 16(7), 942, doi: 10.3390/polym16070942
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Recent developments in the sustainability of the production of polyurethane foams from polyols based on the first- to the fourth-generation of biomass feedstock
Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry, 2023, 44, 100866, doi: 10.1016/j.cogsc.2023.100866
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Rigid Polyurethane Foams as Thermal Insulation Material from Novel Suberinic Acid-Based Polyols
Polymers, 2023, 15(14), 3124, doi: 10.3390/polym15143124
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Effect of different concentration of rapeseed oil and recycled poly (ethylene terephthalate) in polyols for rigid polyurethane foams
Journal of Cellular Plastics, 2018, 54(2), 161-177, doi: 10.1177/0021955X16670585
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Polyurethane rigid foams obtained from polyols containing bio-based and recycled components and functional additives
Industrial Crops and Products, 2017, 102, 133-143, doi: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2017.03.024
