David Plackett

David Plackett holds a PhD in Chemistry from the University of British Columbia in Canada and has held research and research management positions in various companies, research institutes and universities in the UK, Canada, New Zealand and Denmark. He has a career background in bio-based materials research and since 2002 he has been Senior Scientist and Biopolymers group leader at Riso National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy, part of the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) located near...See more

David Plackett holds a PhD in Chemistry from the University of British Columbia in Canada and has held research and research management positions in various companies, research institutes and universities in the UK, Canada, New Zealand and Denmark. He has a career background in bio-based materials research and since 2002 he has been Senior Scientist and Biopolymers group leader at Riso National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy, part of the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) located near Roskilde. Dr Plackett has more than 60 peer-reviewed publications and his research interests currently include the production and characterization of bioderived polymers and their property enhancement through the use of nanotechnology. See less