Anke Blume (b. 6 April 1969[1]) is an engineering technology professor at the University of Twente known for her contributions to silica and silane chemistry for rubber applications.[2]

Education

Anke Blume was born in Hanover, Germany, April 6, 1969.[1] Blume studied chemistry at Leibniz University in Hannover, earning a master's degree in July 1993. She went on to complete doctoral studies at the German Institute for Rubber Technology (DIK), finishing in 1995 and continuing for a 9-month term as a post-doc.[3]

Career

Blume began an industrial career in 1996 as a chemist with the product development group at silica supplier Degussa AG (later to become Evonik). In 2011, she managed intellectual property for silica and silane in rubber applications.

Blume's academic career began when she joined the University of Twente in 2013, as Chair of Elastomer Technology and Engineering (ETE) Group. She has been noted for her contributions to rubber technology aimed at CO2 reduction, in particular for automotive lightweighting and for tire rolling resistance reduction.[4] She was invited to a jury that judged Nokian Tyres sustainability innovation challenge.[5] She also served on the panel that selected the Tire Technology International Awards for Innovation and Excellence.[6] Blume was elected to serve as head of the German Rubber Society's western group, DKG West, for the term 2018–2021.[7]

Awards

References

  1. ^ a b "PROF.DR. A. BLUME (ANKE) FULL PROFESSOR". utwente.nl. U Twente. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  2. ^ a b "ACS Rubber Division names 2023 Science and Technology Award winners". Rubber News. Crain. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Anke Blume". ieee.org. IEEE. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  4. ^ Vreeman, Jochem (23 September 2014). "Rubber technology important in reducing CO2 emissions". phys.org. Science X Network. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Nokian Tyres reveals the members of their sustainability innovation challenge grand jury". Helsinki Times. 14 Feb 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  6. ^ Evans, Rachel (8 March 2019). "Tire Technology International Awards for Innovation and Excellence Winners – announced". Tire Technology International. UKi Media. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  7. ^ "Prof. Anke Blume heads DKG West". www.gummibereifung.de/. DKG. 20 September 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  8. ^ Schunk, Andrew (27 April 2023). "ACS Rubber Division recognizes industry icons with science, tech awards". Rubber News. Crain. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
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