Minna Hakkarainen

Minna Hakkarainen is Professor in Polymer Technology at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden. She got her M.Sc. in Polymer Chemistry from University of Helsinki and Ph.D. in Polymer Technology from KTH. Since 2011 she is full professor and since 2012 the Head of Polymer Technology at KTH. Her research interest is sustainable biobased, biodegradable and/or recyclable polymers and design of polymer materials for mechanical, chemical or biological recyclability by e.g. utilizing dynamic covalent chemistries or degradation triggers. She published >280 papers in international journals and co-authored a text book on Applied Polymer Science (Springer). She is Associate Editor for ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces and in Editorial Advisory Board of several international journals such as Biomacromolecules, Polymer Testing and Macromolecular Materials and Engineering.