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prof.dr. A. Blume (Anke)

Full Professor

About Me

Anke Blume was born on April 6, 1969 in Hanover, Germany. She studied chemistry at the Leibniz University Hanover  from October 1988 until July 1993. She first worked in depth with rubber during her master thesis. Consequently, she carried out her PhD thesis at the “German Institute for Rubber Technology” (DIK), which she finished mid of November 1995. She continued her work at the DIK as a post-doc for nine months. In 1996, she joined the Degussa company in Cologne, Germany (now named “Evonik Industries”). There she was in charge of the development of silica and silanes for rubber applications as well as of the intellectual property management of Evonik regarding the use of silica and silanes in rubber applications. She became the head of the Elastomer Technology and Engineering department of the University of Twente on October 1, 2013 in addition to her work at Evonik. In April 2021, she decided to fully dedicate her work to the university. This enables her to follow her passion for teaching and rubber, to further encipher its mysteries and to attract young people to this amazing material.

Anke Blume is married to Ulrik Neupert, a technology analyst and scientific evaluator working for the German Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft. They have three adult children: Anninka, Rikkart and Hinrik.

 

Expertise

Engineering & Materials Science
Fillers
Rubber
Silanes
Silica
Tires
Chemistry
Filler
Silane
Physics & Astronomy
Tires

Publications

Recent
Kim, S. (2023). New modification methods of the silica surface for tire applications. [PhD Thesis - Research UT, graduation UT, University of Twente]. University of Twente. https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036559393
Sato, M. , Mihara, S., Amino, N. , & Blume, A. (2023). Comparison of the reactivity of mercaptosilane and sulfursilane in a model study. Abstract from IRC RubberCon 2023, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
Blume, A. (2023). Melvin Mooney Award presentation: “The magic of silica-filled Tire treads”. Abstract from ACS Spring Technical Meeting 2023, Warrensville Heights, Ohio, United States.
Dierkes, W. K. , Ghosh, R., Talma, A. G. , & Blume, A. (2023). Facing the Challenge of Devulcanization of Silica-containing Tire Rubber. Abstract from ACS Spring Technical Meeting 2023, Warrensville Heights, Ohio, United States.
da Silva, J. , Grunert, F. , & Blume, A. (2023). Road to safer tyres: Finding the right formulation. Abstract from Tire Technology Expo 2023, Hanover, Germany.
Babazadeh, K. , Blume, A., Zeeman, R., & Bandzierz, K. (2023). Optimized laboratory prediction of wet grip performance of tires. Abstract from Tire Technology Expo 2023, Hanover, Germany.
Sekar, P., Talma, A. G., Stücker , A., Podschun, J., Schwaiger, B. , & Blume, A. (2023). Understanding the Reinforcement behaviour of Modified Hydrothermally treated Lignin. Abstract from Tire Technology Expo 2023, Hanover, Germany.
Anyszka, R. P., Nizel, N., Bielinski, D. M., Jia, L. , & Blume, A. (2023). Future Tires for Mars Exploration. Abstract from Tire Technology Expo 2023, Hanover, Germany.
Anyszka, R. P., Nizel, N., Maciejewska, M., Bielinski, D. M., Jia, L. , & Blume, A. (2023). Rubber for Mars: Optimization of BR/VMQ compounds. Abstract from 204th Technical Meeting of the Rubber Division ACS, 2023, Cleveland, Ohio, United States.

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Visiting Address

University of Twente
Faculty of Engineering Technology
Horst Complex (building no. 20), room N210
De Horst 2
7522LW  Enschede
The Netherlands

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University of Twente
Faculty of Engineering Technology
Horst Complex  N210
P.O. Box 217
7500 AE Enschede
The Netherlands