Nicholas Ballard

Ikerbasque Research Fellow at POLYMAT-UPV/EHU

[CINEMA Doctoral Network @cinema_d_n]

🎄✨ Season’s Greetings ✨🎄

This year, the CINEMA Doctoral Training Program made remarkable strides in research, collaboration, and innovation.

Thank you to our researchers, mentors, and partners for making 2024 a success!

Happy Holidays! 🎅🎁

#MerryChristmas #Innovation

[CINEMA Doctoral Network @cinema_d_n]

📌 Day 2: Dr. Yoshi Marien (Univ. of Antwerp) delivered a deep dive into the kinetic Monte Carlo technique.
👏 Special thanks to Dr. Nicholas Ballard for organizing and to MSCA for their generous support! 🚀
https://t.co/SNf7NBzknk

#MarieCurieActions #PolymerScience #PhDLife

[CINEMA Doctoral Network @cinema_d_n]

🎓✨ The #CINEMADN Project hosted an inspiring free course for PhD students and researchers in Lyon! 🌍🤝

📌 Day 1: Dr. Shaghayegh Hamzehlou (POLYMAT) introduced deterministic modeling with hands-on guidance using Predici software.

[CINEMA Doctoral Network @cinema_d_n]

Thrilled to feature Prof. Alexei Lapkin from @Cambridge_Uni, a leading mind in #CINEMAProject!

Through the Marie Sklodowska-Curie initiative, he’s training PhD candidates to advance AI-driven polymer science for a more sustainable future. 🌍

#MarieCurieActions #AIinChemistry

[Nicholas Ballard @BallardPolymers]

I have largely stopped posting on here but this paper in @PolymChem is a special one that has taken a long time to prepare - Polymer chemistry informed neural networks (PCINNs) for data-driven modelling of polymerization processes https://t.co/Yik3aRauRt

[IPCG 2025 @IPCG2025]

Exciting News! Registration for #IPCG2025 is now open.

To register please head to: https://t.co/7nVonIFcvV

Early bird registration prices are available until Feb 15, 2025.

We look forward to seeing you all there!

[CINEMA Doctoral Network @cinema_d_n]

🎉 Introducing Prof. Alexander Mitsos! 🎉

As one of the leaders in the Marie Skłodowska-Curie CINEMA project on AI in polymerization, Prof. Mitsos brings vast expertise in chemical processes, optimization, and systems engineering.

PhD, MIT

Director, RWTH Aachen University

[RTVEPaisVasco @RTVEPaisVasco]

San Sebastián acoge un encuentro con más de 200 investigadores de Ikerbasque. Trabajan en Euskadi, en unos casos, después de un periplo personal lejos de casa y en otros casos, atraídos por los proyectos desarrollados en el País vasco. @Ikerbasque @Uhandrea @Gob_eus

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Thrilled to introduce Dr. Yoshi W. Marien, supervisor & training committee member for the EU-funded CINEMA program at @UGent! 🎓

🔬 Expert in #PolymerReactionEngineering, combining classical methods & #MachineLearning to innovate polymer colloids.

[Nicholas Ballard @BallardPolymers]

@KeddieLab Congratulations Joe

[Nicholas Ballard @BallardPolymers]

@predict_addict Does Turing not count? I would say he was quite important in the information tech revolution

[IPCG 2025 @IPCG2025]

With #IPCG2025 just under a year away, we are excited to start introducing invited speakers for the conference next year.

Firstly, Prof. Stefan Bon @bonlab and Dr. Nicholas Ballard @BallardPolymers will both be speaking at #IPCG2025

[Nicholas Ballard @BallardPolymers]

It has been great to have @JohnTsavalas from @chemistry_unh with us this week to discuss all things emulsion. Given us lots to think about...

[CINEMA Doctoral Network @cinema_d_n]

Learn to use Predici & Monte Carlo simulations to tackle complex polymerization challenges. Don’t miss out!

🔗 Register Here: https://t.co/OD4eZEI05o

Know us: https://t.co/jjo2ZOXbz7

#CINEMAproject #MarieCurieActions #PhDTraining #Polymerization #MachineLearning #Workshop

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🚀 Exciting Workshop Alert! 🚀

The CINEMA project, funded by the EU's Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant, is hosting a FREE hands-on workshop on Mathematical Modeling of Polymerization Processes for PhD students! 🧪

🗓️ When: Oct 28-29, 2024
📍 Where: Lyon, France

[Nicholas Ballard @BallardPolymers]

Congratulations to Cecile Moussard from @Polymat_BERC who won the ACS poster prize @Macro2024. A great way to end a great conference @MacroJrnls_ACS

[Nicholas Ballard @BallardPolymers]

@rannard_group Excellent talk and really interesting chemistry

[CINEMA Doctoral Network @cinema_d_n]

🌟 Reflecting on a year of growth! 🌟 Our PhD candidates underwent intensive training in chemistry, engineering, math, CS, communication & more.

🚀 Highlights:
Multiobjective Optimization @ UPV/EHU
Applied Numerical Optimization @ RWTH Aachen

[IPCG 2025 @IPCG2025]

IPCG2025 is now only just over a year away and the website with all info is now available at: https://t.co/ny4p8DFmdM

Updates with further information about registration will be available soon.

Please share the link and we look forward to seeing you all there. #IPCG2025

[Nicholas Ballard @BallardPolymers]

@helen_willcock @PolymChem Hi Helen! It will probably give a reasonable estimate if you put in the methacrylamide part of the monomer only. If the Gd has a big effect it will make things tricky as there is nothing like that in the dataset we used to train (polymer handbook).