James (Jim) Bier completed his undergraduate studies in biochemistry at the University of Canterbury. After a detour through the advertising and software industries he embarked on the journey of postgraduate research in the School of Engineering at..
James (Jim) Bier completed his undergraduate studies in biochemistry at the University of Canterbury. After a detour through the advertising and software industries he embarked on the journey of postgraduate research in the School of Engineering at the University of Waikato. There he joined a team working with a new bioplastic produced by thermoplastic modification of animal protein derived from bloodmeal. He has recently been awarded a Masters of Science with First Class Honours and is now undertaking Doctoral Studies. His research interests include bioplastics, life cycle assessment, higher value applications for animal by-products and thermoplastic modification and thermal analysis of agro-polymers.
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