Bsc/ Msc: Internship Polymer Chemistry and Modeling

Connecting the UVgel dots: from kinetics to physical properties

Are you a WO student who is looking for a graduation assignment? Are you ready to change our way of working in ink development? We are looking for you!

Your assignment

UV-curable inks have been developed for the graphic market, allowing numerous highly valued applications. Canon has been very successful with the development of the UVgel technology that is utilised in the Colorado printer family. Within Canon, we have the ambition to transform our way of working from pragmatic ink screening to a model-based way-of-working. Together with the University of Amsterdam, we are therefore working on complex kinetic models that capture all the chemical processes taking place during the conversion of monomer to polymer. These models are currently based on simplistic ink recipes and differ tremendously from our real inks. In order to bridge the gap, we are looking for enthusiastic students who are intrigued by the complexity of free-radical polymerization—students who can set up a program to bridge the gap between the simplistic model-ink and a real ink by designing smart experiments. We seek a student who is not afraid to run computer simulations and at the same time perform analytical tests such as NMR or IR-spectroscopy. If you are willing to cross borders, we are looking for you. You will get the possibility to work in a professional environment in a large company and network with many professionals in diverse fields.

Your profile

• You are experienced with materials characterization, for instance by NMR, IR, rheometry
• You have a research background in polymer chemistry
• You have experience with Matlab coding
• You are a result-driven and self-motivated team player
• You are available for 5-9 months for a minimum of 4 days per week.

What’s in it for you?

• A challenging assignment with skilled coaching
• Internship/Graduation compensation of €500,- per month
• Travel cost compensation if you don’t have an ‘OV-weekcard'
• The possibility to network with professionals inside and outside your field of expertise, thanks to our diversity of disciplines which you will work with
• With our company values collaboration, innovation and ownership, we strive to bring out the best in each other, expand boundaries and feel empowered to take ownership of our work.

What do we stand for?

We develop and manufacture high-tech printing products and workflow software for the commercial printing market as part of Canon, a global leader in imaging technologies. With around 3,300 employees across three continents and our headquarters in Venlo, the Netherlands, we innovate to create high-quality solutions that add color to the world. Guided by the philosophy of Kyosei—living and working together for the common good—our culture is built on openness, collegiality, trust and stability. We empower our people to grow, take initiative, and make an impact.

If you would like to receive more information concerning this assignment, please contact Robin Willemse, tel. +31 (0)6 2565 3266. If you have any questions about the internship in general, please contact Renée Cox, +31 6 28756886.