New Year’s Reception

2017-2018

Introduction And that’s a wrap! Thank you very much for coming to the New Year’s Reception (or if you didn’t

and are reading this, we’re looking forward to seeing you next year)! We hope you had a blast—

after all, all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. Yet sometimes seriousness is indeed

warranted, and on that note, we also hope you found the information you were looking for at the

reception, whether you wanted help on deciding between Chemical Engineering and Materials

Science as a field of study, were looking for an internship for this summer, or were probing the

job market for opportunities out in the “real world”.

This year, MaChT has more (and more diverse) sponsors than it’s ever had, so we’re confident

there was at least one company present at the New Year’s Reception that tickled your fancy,

regardless of your interests or expertise. Not forgetting the Ph.D. students, of course! To jog your

memory regarding all these sponsors, we’ve compiled this booklet of short descriptions and/or

job offers for positions that are currently open and up for grabs.

Remember that if you are interested in applying for an internship or a job that was presented to

you, start that process on time. We can tell you from personal experience that applications often

take longer than you would expect! Of course, don’t forget to keep your curriculum vitae up to

date either!

An additional tip: if you’re looking for an internship but couldn’t make it to the New Year’s

Reception or somehow didn’t find anything that speaks to you, make an appointment with a

professor in your department. They can often provide you with the contact information of

companies they are familiar with.

Good luck with your future career! Think like a proton, and stay positive! (*Badum-tsss*)

Your MaChT board

Marjon, Jari, Wim, Thibo, Laura, Vladi, Laura & Brecht

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Air Products Positions: 2 Chemical Engineers/1 Commercial Chemical Engineer

Location: Belgium/Netherlands

Start date: September 2018

Salary: Competitive

Closing date: 9th of March 2018

Reference: 22157BR Chemical Engineers (Belgium/Netherlands)

Reference: 22159BR Commercial Chemical Engineer (Netherlands)

The company

Air Products is a world-leading Industrial Gases company in operation for over 75 years.

The company had fiscal 2017 sales of $8,2 billion from continuing operations in 50 countries and has a current

market capitalisation of about $35 billion.

The programme - why would you want to join us?

Our European Graduate Programme is a strategic investment into our future leaders of Air Products. Our three-

year Graduate Programme is structured to give you the greatest opportunity to kick-start your career through three

different assignments/projects which can take you to different countries and teams. After the three years’

experience you will be offered a permanent position in Belgium or the Netherlands.

We are looking for three Chemical Engineers. The first two are individuals who want to experience just Chemical

Engineering i.e. process design, production engineering, advanced controls, project engineering, etc. The third

individual will want to explore the commercial aspects of the business i.e. marketing, sales, supply chain and

procurement, with the final goal of becoming a Commercial Engineer in our business.

Your qualification and skills – what we’d like you to have

You will have a genuine passion for Engineering and you will be in your final year of a Chemical Engineering

Masters. You will also possess excellent communication and initiative skills. As these roles will primarily be based in

Belgium or the Netherlands, apart from fluent English, you will also speak and write fluent Dutch. Any other

European languages are a plus.

How to apply – be a part of it!

Apply directly on our Career Centre site:

http://www.airproducts.co.uk/Careers/overview.aspx

We look forward to receiving your application!

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Aleris

Company

Aleris’ site in Duffel operates one of Europe’s largest rolling mills. The plant, with its 1000 employees, is not only

Aleris’ second largest production facility but also the competence centre for automotive. Recent investments in

production and R&D (the worldwide innovation centre for automotive has been established in Duffel) prove and

reinforce the important role that Aleris Duffel plays within the group.

Function

The R&D Engineer will be involved in all steps of the R&D projects, from initial idea to qualification at the customer,

and will investigate the fundamental interaction between process parameters and processed materials in order to

make it possible to produce these products in a consistent way. You will:

Define & arrange up-scaling trials for industrial qualification;

Define & coordinate test programs with internal and external test houses;

Define serial production routes for dedicated products;

Analyse test data;

Provide input for customer meetings/international registrations;

Coordinate projects with external partners;

Propose material qualities for new applications at the customer;

Evaluate, with the customer, potential materials for new applications;

Follow testing and evaluation.

Profile

Master or Ph.D. in Metallurgy (preferably in aluminium) or equivalent;

High level of interest for materials science and metallurgy;

Experience in an (industrial) research department;

Preferably expertise in aluminium alloys and the industrial application of them. As a specialist you deepen your knowledge in your domain continuously;

Experience in project management;

Good knowledge of English and German;

You are a team player and customer oriented.

Offer

A position within a dynamic, stable and growing company;

The possibility to become an expert in a growing market and to have a real impact on product quality, reliability and cost effectiveness;

A competitive salary package.

Interested?

Send your CV and motivational letter to Inge.Pirard@Aleris.com

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BASF

Hey medeburgies!

Op 1 september begon ik als junior process manager bij BASF. De voorbije jaren aan de unief werden na 5 jaar toch

wat voorspelbaar, dus keek ik er wel naar uit om een nieuwe uitdaging aan te gaan! In de zomer ben ik eerst nog

een aantal keer op reis gegaan en tenslotte heb ik alles verhuisd naar Antwerpen, klaar voor de ‘nieuwe start’!

BASF leerde ik in de bachelor onder andere kennen via de korte tekstjes in het VTK/MaChT boekje. Ik herinner me

ook de eerste keer dat we met de richting Chemische Technologie naar BASF gingen op bedrijfsbezoek. We kregen

toen een rondleiding met de bus en konden een van de plants bezoeken. Hoewel deze tour interessant was, heb ik

er voornamelijk van onthouden hoe gigantisch groot alles was. De schaal waarop BASF aan chemie doet is echt

enorm en zelfs vandaag laat mijn oriëntatiegevoel op de site me nog vaak in de steek. Na verschillende kennisma-

kingen en mijn stage bij BASF vorig jaar wist ik dat dit voor mij de ideale plek zou zijn om te starten, omdat hier zo

veel bij te leren valt.

Fast forward naar de eerste dag in september bij BASF. ’s Ochtends nam ik de busdienst van BASF om op tijd op de

eerste onthaaldag te komen. Op die dag kregen we verschillende presentaties over BASF zelf en over werken bij

BASF. In totaal waren we met ongeveer 50 starters met verschillende functies, dus ik voelde me zeker niet alleen!

Tijdens de lunch leer je je peter of meter kennen. Deze peter of meter is iemand van het bedrijf (de BASF-site is op-

gebouwd uit verschillende fabrieken die elk hun eigen bedrijf vormen) waar je terecht komt en die veel kennis

heeft! Hij/zij helpt je alles te leren kennen en zorgt ervoor dat je je meer op je gemak voelt tijdens die eerste dagen

als nieuweling op onbekend terrein. De peter/meter stelt je aan iedereen voor, neemt je overal mee naartoe en

helpt mee in je opleiding en cursussen die je best volgt. Je staat er dus niet alleen voor!

Die eerste dagen ben je vooral bezig met alles in orde te brengen, zoals je laptop. Ik ben vervolgens al vrij snel ge-

start met meelopen met de ploegen in shift. Dit is de ideale manier om de mensen, de verschillende processen en

de praktische kant van het bedrijf te leren kennen. Bovendien, kom je zo ook in contact met de job van operators

binnen en buiten de controlekamer en het shiftleven. Intussen voel ik me meer en meer thuis in mijn job, en leer

enorm veel bij!

Ik ben nog steeds even enthousiast en blij dat ik aan dit avontuur bij BASF ben begonnen en ik kijk al vol spanning

uit naar wat er nog allemaal komt!

Groetjes,

Jolien Stevens

Bekaert

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Borealis Borealis is a leading provider of innovative solutions in the fields of polyolefins

(mainly plastic granulate in the form of pellets), base chemicals and fertilisers.

Driven by our ambition to keep discovering and with a passion to create value

through innovation, Borealis develops solutions which address global

challenges. These include, among other areas, climate (e.g. resource-

conserving production), water (e.g. safeguarding of water supply), energy (e.g.

securing of energy supply), health (e.g. diagnostic packaging materials), food

(e.g. high quality fertilisers), waste & recycling (intelligent reuse and recycling of

(plastic) waste).

Borealis operates in over 120 countries, mainly in Europe, and has three

production sites in Belgium: Beringen, Kallo and Zwijndrecht, with a total of

approximately 800 employees. In Beringen, Borealis has two polypropylene

(PP) plants and a compounding plant. In Kallo, Borealis produces up to 300.000

tonnes of polypropylene. It also operates a dihydrogen-ation unit to convert

propane to propylene at 480.000 tonnes per year. In Zwijndrecht, Borealis

produces up to 65.000 tonnes of compounds for low density polyethylene per

year.

Borouge, a Borealis jointventure with the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company

(ADNOC), operates the largest petrochemical complex in the world.

More information:

http://www.borealisgroup.com/company/careers/overview

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Covestro

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Dow Dow Chemical is a global leader with technology-based materials, ingredients

and solutions that help transform industries and everyday life. Our employees

apply diverse science and expertise to help customers advance their best ideas

and deliver essential innovations in key markets including electronics,

transportation, building and construction, health and wellness, food, and

worker safety.

Dow Benelux, with its largest site (>2000 employees) located in Terneuzen,

intends to form a strong and sustainable alliance with the University of Ghent.

The Chemical Company wants to trigger ambitious and open-minded young

engineers who are eager to learn more from our Dow family, which strives for

diversity and inclusion, innovation, and success. Try to explore Dow Benelux;

we hope to see you soon!

More information:

http://nl.dow.com

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Eastman

Je kan er moeilijk omheen, Eastman heeft de jongste jaren zijn positie zodanig versterkt dat

we vandaag de grootste werkgever zijn voor de chemische industrie in de Gentse regio.

Met twee productiesites en een researchafdeling in de regio kunnen we een zeer gevarieerd

aanbod aan uitdagingen en carrièremogelijkheden aanbieden aan jonge ingenieurs.

Onze productiesite Gent Noord produceert methylamines. Dat zijn bouwstenen voor

eindtoepassingen als cosmetica, detergenten, additieven voor dierenvoeding, gewas-

bescherming en afvalwaterzuivering.

De productiesite Gent Zuid is gespecialiseerd in de productie van folies die aangewend

worden in gelaagd veiligheidsglas voor de automobielindustrie en architecturale

toepassingen.

Recent heeft Eastman ook een nieuwe researchafdeling in het Technologiepark te Zwijnaarde,

waar we focussen op onderzoek en ontwikkeling voor Coatings and Specialty Plastics.

Vandaag hebben we een team van ca. 800 collega’s in Gent en jaarlijks versterken we onze

rangen met aanstormend talent.

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ExxonMobil Exxon Mobil Corporation is the world’s largest publicly traded international oil

and gas company, best known in the Benelux for its Esso and Mobil brands.

With activities in nearly all countries around the world, ExxonMobil prides itself

on its commitment to meeting the world’s growing demand for energy in an

economically, environmentally and socially responsible manner. The company

strives towards operational excellence with an expertly talented workforce,

strong financial resources and cutting edge technology. Our customers are both

global and local ranging from major chemical companies to the thousands of

customers a day who visit our Benelux service stations.

Our people are driven, result-oriented and focused on getting the best out of

their teams. They thrive in our company culture: open, with an international

mindset and down to earth. Our hands-on approach, job rotation system and

regular training enable our people to learn and develop their talents

continuously. The acquired skills and knowledge will help them to become our

future generation of managers or technical specialists.

More information:

http://www.exxonmobil.be/en-BE

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Ineos INEOS is a young and vibrant global chemical company that has grown quickly

through acquisition, employing around 18.500 people across 80 sites in 16

countries. Yet we are often referred to as “the biggest company that you have

never heard of”. We are not publicly quoted and don’t sell directly to

consumers, but rather sell our products business to business as the raw

materials for manufacturing a wide variety of goods. Our products make a

significant contribution to saving lives, improving health and enhancing

standards of living for people around the world. In many of the markets we

operate in, we are number one in the world.

We are proud of what we do and the way we work, with strong entrepreneurial

drive and the benefit of a rich “blue chip” heritage. Here at INEOS, we have a

unique, non-hierarchical working culture which positively encourages the

growth of brilliant ideas and involves all employees in the company’s success.

We believe INEOS is a refreshing place to work and we are prepared to embrace

new approaches to business. If you thrive on a challenge and are prepared to

push yourself to develop further, then INEOS’ open and direct approach to

business will give you the opportunity to develop quickly, in a real job with real

responsibilities from day one!

More information:

https://www.ineos.com

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Jacobs With approximately $15 billion in revenues, Jacobs is one of the world's largest

and most diverse providers of technical, professional and construction

services, including all aspects of engineering, architecture, construction,

operations and maintenance, as well as scientific and specialty consulting. We

serve a broad range of companies and organizations, including industrial,

commercial, and government clients across multiple markets and geographies.

Our global network includes approximately 74.000 employees in over 30

countries, with operations in North America, South America, Europe, the

Middle East, India, Australia, Africa, and Asia.

The Belgium head office is located in the Antwerp harbour, while we also have

an office in Ghent. The main focus of the Belgian offices is on (petro)chemicals

and life sciences where we serve a broad range of clients, both national and

international. Typically, as a graduate in Master of Science in Chemical

Engineering or Materials Science, you become a valued member of our process

department where you come into contact with a variety of projects ranging

from conceptual studies to design-and-build of billion-dollar installations.

Interested in joining our growing organisation? Visit our website!

More information:

https://www.jacobs.com

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Ontex Ontex is a leading international producer of personal hygiene solutions for

babies, women and adults. Our quality, value-for-money products are

distributed in over 110 countries through leading retailer private labels, as well

as under our own brands.

Our expertise, international reach and high quality products make us the

partner of choice for consumers, retailers, and institutional and private

healthcare providers around the world. We use innovation, smart thinking and

technology to offer the best valued products but never compromise on quality

or service. That’s why we are a reliable partner for our customers and are able

to offer smart solutions that improve the lives of our consumers.

Our business growth creates new career opportunities, and career

development is something we take very seriously at Ontex. It’s always been a

part of our culture to encourage employees to learn new skills and we value

initiative. This is why many of our employees choose to remain a part of the

Ontex family for so long.

At Ontex we embrace the idea of caring for both our people and the

environment. It’s our ambition to get sustainability embedded in our Ontex

DNA with a clear focus on caring for people and offering products to customers

and consumers without compromising the needs of future generations.

More information:

http://www.ontexglobal.com

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Ph.D. Students UGent Chemical Engineering—Laboratory for Chemical Technology

The LCT is well known as a first-rate research institute. The finest academics from all over the world are

joining our team. We integrate chemical science and engineering in its research on catalysis, polymerisa-

tion, kinetics, reactor design and process design. Our close collaboration with industrial R&D centres is

demonstrated by the many joint projects. Various incentives can inspire you to participate in courses and

conferences, and to do scientific work with associated universities abroad. We are always looking forward

to having more Ph.D. students in our group. You can find the vacancies on our website!

Chemical/Sustainable Materials Engineering—Centre for Molecular Modelling

The CMM focuses on frontier research in six major areas - chemical kinetics in nanoporous materials,

computational materials science on the nanoscale, spectroscopy, many-particle physics, model

development, and bio- and organic chemistry. The basis of the CMM’s success lies in the interdisciplinary

composition of its research team which consists of chemists, chemical engineers, physicists, physical

engineers and bio-engineers. Our research is performed at an international level in collaboration with a

strong network of partners from Flemish and European universities. Together, materials scientists and

chemical engineers focus on understanding existing and upcoming catalytically active materials on a

molecular level, to tackle some of the challenging problems the chemical industry is facing.

Sustainable Materials Engineering—Metal Science and Engineering

By doing a Ph.D. at the Sustainable Materials Science research group, you become part of a young and

dynamic team. It allows you to have a positive impact on people’s lives by looking for sustainable solu-

tions to problems related to industrial materials. You have the opportunity to work in an independent

way around your own project, which can be in cooperation with the industry, or you can choose a more

fundamental research approach.

Sustainable Materials Engineering—Polymers and Fibre Structures

While the start of each Ph.D. might be quite similar (starting up your research, finding your way in the

education department), the Centre for Textile Science and Engineering certainly offers a great group of

colleagues who are eager to help you get on your way. The first couple of weeks are hard, working on

your FWO scholarship application and preparing the defence over and over again, but through hard work

and the support you get from both colleagues and professors, you get through it. After starting up your

research, the liberty of steering your subject in the direction you want is one of the great benefits of

doing a Ph.D.

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Procter & Gamble You probably use Procter & Gamble products without even knowing it, from

Dreft and Ariel to Oral-B and Gillette. But you can do more than use our

products: you could be creating, manufacturing, promoting or selling them.

P&G is known for Building Leaders and Leadership Brands. Right from the start

you'll see a difference in the way we develop our employees into world-class

leaders.

It’s all about the impact you’re making today – and every day. At P&G, you will

establish first in class production processes, bring innovation to the daily life of

millions of people, build winning brands, strategically partner with retailers and

increase the profitability of our brands.

We offer jobs in all business areas, from Brand Management/Marketing and

Sales to Engineering, R&D and IT. You’ll lead projects for our billion dollar

brands and contribute to the growth of our company – and our people. Get

ready to take everyday challenges and turn them into everyday success.

More information:

https://www.pg.com/nl_BE/

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Total Give your best to improve energy and make the commitment with Total. With

over 500 professions in 130 countries, we offer high safety and environmental

standards, strong ethical values, an innovative culture and wide-ranging career

development. Be a part of the global team whose mission is already shared by

100.000 employees: to make energy better each and every day.

More information:

www.careers.total.com

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Umicore Giving new life to used metals. Powering the cars of the future. Reducing

harmful vehicle emissions. As a global materials and technology group, we

apply our specialist knowledge to offer materials and solutions that are

essential to everyday life. We aim to be a clear world leader in materials for

clean mobility and recycling and have turned our sustainability approach into

an even greater competitive advantage. With ambitions like this, imagine what

you could do?

More information:

http://www.umicore.com

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Yara Yara delivers solutions for sustainable agriculture and the environment. Our

fertilisers and crop nutrition programmes help produce the food required for

the growing world population. Our industrial products and solutions reduce

emissions, improve air quality and support safe and efficient operations.

Founded in Norway in 1905, Yara has a worldwide presence with sales to 150

countries. Safety is always our top priority.

We are the world’s leading chemical company that converts energy, natural

minerals and nitrogen from the air into essential products for farmers and

industrial customers. The main application is fertilisers, while industrial uses

and environmental solutions are also important growth segments.

Yara runs one of its largest production operations in the Netherlands in Sluiskil

on the Gent-Terneuzen canal. In Belguim, Yara has sales and support operations

in Brussels and plants in Tertre that produce for both the company’s fertiliser

and industrial markets.

More information:

http://www.yara.com

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