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David Palomas

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Lecturer (Teaching) in Chemical Sustainability at UCL Chemistry. Interested in #catalysis #GreenChemistry #SustainableChemistry #GreenChemEd #GreenLabs #ChemEd #FlippedClassroom #PBL. 🇪🇸🇬🇧 #ChemSky

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    UCL200 to launch with a spectacular sound and light experience! đź’«

    We can’t wait to welcome students, staff, alumni and our wider community and launching a year of celebrations for our 200th birthday!

    đź“…11-13 February 2026.

    Find out more: https://bit.ly/439g5Kk

    The countdown has officially begun! Save the date for UCL Illuminated – a spectacular sound and light experience that will kick off our bicentennial celebrations from 11-13 February 2026.

    UCL200 to launch with a spectacular sound and light experience: Save the date to celebrate together!

    The countdown has officially begun! Save the date for UCL Illuminated – a spectacular sound and light experience that will kick off our bicentennial celebrations from 11-13 February 2026.
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    David Palomas @davidpalomas.bsky.social

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    📢 We’re excited to connect with educators, researchers, and sustainability advocates who want to explore or expand the use of these resins.

    💬 Got feedback, ideas, or want to collaborate? We’d love to hear from you!

    recompenseproject.com/contact/

    We are always interested in hearing from anyone interested in collaborating or contributing to the project. Please give David a nudge. Dr David Palomas Email: d.palomas@ucl.ac.uk Department of Chem…

    Contact

    We are always interested in hearing from anyone interested in collaborating or contributing to the project. Please give David a nudge. Dr David Palomas Email: d.palomas@ucl.ac.uk Department of Chem…
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    David Palomas @davidpalomas.bsky.social

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    Our mission? To turn polystyrene waste from teaching labs into polystyrene sulfonic acid resins, affordable, accessible, and reusable catalysts for organic synthesis.

    #SustainableChemistry #GreenChemistryEducation

    Laboratory Polystyrene (PS) waste in the context of plastic pollution Plastics are everywhere in our society, playing important roles in fields ranging from medicine and materials engineering to pu…

    Introducing the RECOMPENSE project!

    Laboratory Polystyrene (PS) waste in the context of plastic pollution Plastics are everywhere in our society, playing important roles in fields ranging from medicine and materials engineering to pu…
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    David Palomas @davidpalomas.bsky.social

    đź”” Preprint Alert!

    Thrilled to share our new problem-based learning framework for #sustainablechemistry education, where MSc students simulate startup companies to tackle PET recycling, applying circular economy and #greenchemistry principles.

    đź“„ Read the preprint: tinyurl.com/ms74s5fk

    This paper presents a problem-based learning (PBL) framework designed to enhance sustainable chemistry education through a simulated student startup model. Implemented in the MSc Sustainable Chemistry...

    Problem-Based Learning in Sustainable Chemistry: A Student Startup Model with PET as a Case Study

    This paper presents a problem-based learning (PBL) framework designed to enhance sustainable chemistry education through a simulated student startup model. Implemented in the MSc Sustainable Chemistry...
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