Filip Du Prez

Prof. Filip Du Prez Ghent University Department of Organic Chemistry Polymer Chemistry research Group Krijgslaan 281 S4 Ghent Belgium B-9000 Email: filip.duprez@ugent.be Biographical Sketch: Prof. Filip Du Prez is since 1999 head of the Polymer Chemistry Research Group (www.PCR.UGent.be) at Ghent University in Belgium where about 20 researchers are dealing with the design of functional polymer architectures and polymer materials, controlled polymerization techniques and ‘click’ chemistries. In 2008, he was visiting professor at the CAMD Research Centre (UNSW, Sydney). A couple of actual research domains are self-healing materials, development of new ‘click’ chemistries, polymeric nano- and microparticles, polymeric solid supports for ATRP and ‘click’ catalysts, and copolymer structures from renewable resources. He is author of more than 120 peer-reviewed publications and patents, many book chapters and (co-)chairman of 10 (inter)national conferences on polymer chemistry related topics. Since 2008, he is co- editor of European Polymer Journal. Besides, he is member of the editorial board of Polymer, Designed Monomers and Polymers, Journal of Macromolecular Science (Pure and Applied Science) and Reactive & Functional Polymers.