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Lucie Chupin had embarked on a career in higher education when she made a profound change in direction and joined Carbon Waters in April 2021. Once she\u2019d made the change, the young R&D application engineer never looked back. A fan of embroidery and submarine diving, as well as graphene, here Chupin gives us her start-up vision of life.<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before you began work at Carbon Waters, you seemed headed for a career in teaching.<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

L<\/b>ucie Chupin:<\/b> Exactly. After studying science, I became a polymer chemistry researcher and I received my PhD in 2014, in development of a glue for wood panels. I naturally continued in academia as a post-doctoral student, then as a university lecturer and researcher into bio-based composites at Sophia Antipolis. I\u2019ve always enjoyed teaching; I like to transmit, exchange, and share my knowledge. After a brief stint as a teacher in Dijon, I joined the Universit\u00e9 du Havre, where I taught the chemical formulation of polymers in cosmetics fields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then things took a 180-degree turn in 2019\u2026<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

LC: <\/b>In fact, I decided to take a huge leap into the unknown: I left academia to join the world of industry. My destination? The United Kingdom, at Solvay<\/a>, to work on resin formulations for automotive composites. Brexit and the pandemic rained on my parade. I underwent a complete reassessment of my life during this complex and uncertain time. I wanted to stay in industry, but I also wanted to go back to France.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What made you choose Carbon Waters?<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

LC: <\/b>Carbon Waters is a perfect match for my core job interests, since it works mainly on glues and polymers. I started out in April 2021 as an R&D application engineer. My job was to find applications in the field of polymers and thermosetting materials, often subjected to high temperatures, particularly in the automobile and aerospace industries. It takes a specific type of expertise to add graphene in its dispersed form. My role is to make sure it is stable in the mold, while improving mechanical properties<\/a>, thermal and electrical conductivity<\/a>, and the barrier or anticorrosion properties<\/a> of a material\u2026it\u2019s a great deal of lab work, because you have to test various formulations. We also do a lot of observing and research into materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What do you like about your work?<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

LC<\/b>: I like the team work and the overall energy. When you work at a startup, you start from nothing, with a powerful urge to succeed. That opens up a range of possibilities! Being in charge of my own research projects is also very challenging. It\u2019s a nice balance between research and the world of industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking of balance, where do you find balance in your own personal life?<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

LC:<\/b> I really like embroidery and sewing; they call for attention to detail and concentration\u2014two qualities required for research work! I also adore diving. In that silent world, I let go and my mind is a blank. It\u2019s a funny feeling, filled with freedom, beauty, and communing with the elements. I remember some extraordinary dives in Australia, along the Barrier Reef, meeting up with sea turtles, manta rays, and sharks. It was just magical!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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