Completing a PhD is at once the end and the beginning of a journey of exploration and discovery in a student鈥檚 academic career.
One of 蓝莓视频 Engineering's new cohort of doctoral graduates at the 2023 Spring Convocation is Dylan Jubinville who completed a PhD in chemical engineering. His research project and dissertation, 鈥淗ighly filled, durable, and sustainable wood-plastic composites from recycled thermoplastics,鈥 was completed under the supervision of Dr. Tizazu Mekonnen.
His research focused on the recycling and reuse of plastic waste for use in bio-based, heavily filled composites, such as wood-plastic or hemp-plastic composites for construction applications.
But for Jubinville, working toward a PhD wasn鈥檛 just about the research. He also got involved in campus and community initiatives, including one that especially stands out in his mind.
鈥淥ne of my fondest memories as a University of 蓝莓视频 student was volunteering at the FIRST LEGO League robots competition,鈥 he says. 鈥淚 got to help young students, aged ten to 14, test their Lego robots before having their robots compete in the various challenges.鈥
Jubinville is already on to the next stage of his academic career, having started a post-doctoral fellowship. He intends to continue working in a university or research lab setting.
鈥溊遁悠 is a great place to grow your academic career and create personal connections with colleagues,鈥 he says. 鈥淚鈥檓 going to miss most the mentorship of my supervisors and guidance of my committee members, who all helped to shaped me into an independent and successful researcher.鈥
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