👋 Goodbye to Louise and Madina

👋 Goodbye to Louise and Madina

Just before Christmas, we are sad but proud to say goodbye to Madina Louise Breloy and Madina Leinz. Best of luck for your next adventures!

Our articles in SYNFACTS  highlights

Our articles in SYNFACTS highlights

We are proud to have one of pur recently published articles selected by the Editorial Board of SYNFACTS for its important insights. Our Synfacts highlight is available via this link: Synfacts.

🏆 Haritz and Tim in the world’s top 2% most influential scientists

🏆 Haritz and Tim in the world’s top 2% most influential scientists

Nine POLYMAT researchers have been featured in Stanford University’s list of the world’s top 2% most influential scientists — representing 10% of POLYMAT’s doctoral research staff. Their outstanding contributions span polymer science, energy, chemistry, and biomedical engineering, reflecting the...

Our Martas at CPLA Conference

Our Martas at CPLA Conference

CPLA Conference is back between the 13 and the 15 of October! And we are back there with an oral presentation by Marta Mestre and a flash presentation by Marta Ximenis.  

🍾 Great success of 3Dam2025 Conference

🍾 Great success of 3Dam2025 Conference

We are so proud to announce that the 3Dam2025, directely oganized by SardonLab team, was a great success! Organized by Haritz Sardon (POLYMAT-UPV/EHU, Spain), Eva Blasco (HEIDELBERG University, Germany) and Timothy Long (Arizona State University, USA), the inaugural edition of the Conference...

🎓 Maliheh Razavi defended her PhD thesis

Our best wishes to Maliheh Razavi who just completed her PhD with us! She is leaving for a great PostDoc in Maastricht University with prof. Kim Ragaert. Best luck with your research!

👋 Goodbye to Sabra and Aitor

👋 Goodbye to Sabra and Aitor

Goodbye to Sabra and Aitor! Sabra finished her 6 months postdoctoral visiting stay within the program Women for Africa. Aitor finished his first PhD year and he moved to Luxembourg to continue his research with Plasmacola Project (link!)  

Open Doors for Undergratuate Students

Open Doors for Undergratuate Students

Many thanks to all volonteers who presented the lab to undergratuated students visiting the university! From September 15 to September 18, different groups of students had some experiments together with a Q&A session with our researchers Fernando Vidal, Louise Breloy, Gabriel Perli, Marta...

Our team at JIP 2025 in Bilbao

Our team at JIP 2025 in Bilbao

Haritz Sardon, together with Jaya Baranwal, Ander Laiza Balda and Eta Yadav went to the JIP 2025 - XII Congreso de Jóvenes Investigadores en Polímeros. The event was held between the 14 and the 17 of July in Bilbao.

👋 Goodbye to Lucas y Maliheh

👋 Goodbye to Lucas y Maliheh

We had dinner together and a great karaoke session to say goodbye to Lucas Polo (PostDoc) and Malihe Razavi (PhD)! It was great to have you in our team, best of luck with your next projects!

🎓 Tansu Abbasoglu has just defended his PhD thesis

🎓 Tansu Abbasoglu has just defended his PhD thesis

Congratulation to our fellow Tansu Abbasoglu who just defended his PhD thesis! Thank you for your hard work within the group, it was a great pleasure to walk this path together. Best of luck for your next experiences!

♻ Plastic Waste Management Forum

♻ Plastic Waste Management Forum

We are very pround to have hosted the 2025 Plastic Waste Management FORUM, from May 26 to May 2, 2025, organized by Haritz Sardon, Kim Ragaert and Steven De Meester, with the support of Polymat, University of the Basque Country, Ghent University, Maastricht University. Find more about the event on...

🏃🏻 Carrera de empresa 2025

🏃🏻 Carrera de empresa 2025

We are back at the Carrera de empresa with our runners Aitor Hernández, Marta Ximenis, Marco Caliari and Daniele Mantione. Another photo with the team of Haritz Sardon and Xabi Lopez de Pariza!

🎓 Flore Kilens has just defended his PhD thesis

🎓 Flore Kilens has just defended his PhD thesis

Congratulation to our fellow Flore Kilens who just defended his PhD thesis! Thank you for your hard work within the group, it was a great pleasure to walk this path together. Best of luck for your next experiences!

🍺 Pint of Science is back!

🍺 Pint of Science is back!

Pint of Science festival is back and is already occupying all bars in Donostia/San Sebastian! A special thank to all the volonteers from our group who are working hard to make it possible: Marta, Marco, Jon, Bea, Aritz, Ohiane, Xabi, Letizia and Gabriela Check the program here:...

GrAL Eguna 2025

GrAL Eguna 2025

Poster session to present our research to the Chemistry Bachelor's and Master's students who can develop their Final Projects in specialized research groups! Check how does it work here! Special thanks to our researchers who took care of presenting our work to all students during the session:...

🎓 Jacopo Teotonico has just defended his PhD thesis

🎓 Jacopo Teotonico has just defended his PhD thesis

Congratulation to our fellow Jecopo Teotonico who just defended his PhD thesis! Thank you for your hard work within the group, it was a great pleasure to walk this path together. Best of luck for your next experiences!

Guided visits at the Chemistry Faculty

Guided visits at the Chemistry Faculty

On the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of the Faculty of Chemistry we are opening the doors of our Faculty to society, to be able to visit our facilities both individually and in groups. Here there are the photos of the first guided tour! A special thanks to our researchers who volonteered to...

Jon and Xabi at the EKINN entrepreneurship day

Jon and Xabi at the EKINN entrepreneurship day

Jon Ayestarán and Xabier López de Pariza participated in an entrepreneurship day organized by Fomento San Sebastián to celebrate the first anniversary of EKINN project as a node of innovation and entrepreneurship in San Sebastián. During the day, they had the opportunity to present their project...

3Dam2025 CALL FOR ABSTRACT

3Dam2025 CALL FOR ABSTRACT

The call is open until May 15th We are looking for contributions on 3D Additive Manufacturing from both industrial and academic researchers. APPLY HERE! Hurry up! San Sebastián (Spain) is hosting the inaugural edition of the Conference Series on Additive Manufacturing of Soft Materials,...

🏆 Marta Ximenis won the EMAKIKER Grant

🏆 Marta Ximenis won the EMAKIKER Grant

The 2024 EMAKIKER Grants have been awarded to Leire Sangroniz and our researcher Marta Ximenis. This grant supports promising female researchers at the postdoctoral level, offering a fully funded research position, including salary, project funds, and access to a mentoring network for up to five...

👋Goodbye to Gabriela and Bige

👋Goodbye to Gabriela and Bige

Gabriela Garbonova and Bige Bati have left the group to finish their PhD! Thank you for sharing with us a part of your lives and researches, best luck with the last efforts on your doctorate ❤️