RECYCLING

Biography

Diego Piazza has graduation at Tecnologia em Polímeros from Universidade de Caxias do Sul (2007), master's at Engenharia e Ciência dos Materiais from Universidade de Caxias do Sul (2011)and doctorate at Engineering from Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (2016). He is currently professor mestre (assistente) nível ii at Universidade de Caxias do Sul. He is currently a professor at the University of Caxias do Sul and has held the position of coordinator of the Polymer Technology Undergraduate Course at UCS from 2011 to 2016. He works in the field of polymer nanocomposites, coatings, materials recycling and the processing of polymeric materials by Injection, extrusion, thermoforming and rotomoulding. Participates in the UCS Entrepreneurship program. Integrates the group of researchers with The Ocean Cleanup (Holland) in the study of degradation and recovery of polymers from the marine environment. He has experience in the area of project development and research in the field of materials science and engineering, with emphasis on polymers, polymer materials processing, polymer nanocomposites, organic coatings, intelligent inks, powder paints, and materials recycling.

Research Interest

Polymer Technology, Materials recycling