Studium

Berufliche Tätigkeit

LinkedIn

• Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering (SAMPE)  Vice President Swiss Chapter
• Reviewer Journal of Applied Polymer Science
• Schweizerischer Verein für Umweltsimulation SVU

Peer-reviewed papers

Amirova, Lyaysan; Schadt, Fabian; Grob Markus; Brauner, Christian; Ricard, Thomas; Wille, Tobias; Properties and structure of high temperature resistant cyanate ester/polyethersulfone blends using solvent-free toughening approach, Polymer Bulletin, 2020, in press.

Pascual, Alfons; Toma, Michael; Tsotra, Panayota; Grob, Markus C., On the stability of PEEK for short processing cycles at high temperatures and oxygen-containing atmosphere, Polym. Deg. Stab., 2019, 165, 161

Rotzinger, Bruno; Grob, Markus; Billingham, Norman, Obituary: François Gugumus, Polym. Deg. Stab., 2010, 95, 1147

Grob, Markus C.; Dekker, Eelco; Diegritz Wolfgang, Additives: the way to tailor-made plastics for E&E applications, Gummi, Fasern, Kunststoffe, 2007, 60, 575

Dudler, Vincent; Grob Markus C.; Merian, Daniel, Percolation network in polyolefins containing antistatic additives imaging by low-voltage scanning electron microscopy, Polym. Deg. Stab., 2000, 68, 373

Glomm, Bernhard H.; Grob, Markus C.; Neuenschwander, Peter; Suter Ulrich W., Arrangement of substituted, rigid-rod aramids in the highly ordered solid state, Macromol. Chem. Phys., 2000, 201, 1476

Grob, Markus C.; Minder Ernst, Permanent antistatic additives: new developments, Plastic Additives & Compounding, 1999, 1, 20

Grob, Markus C.; Feiring, Andrew E.; Auman, Brian C.; Percec, Virgil; Zhao, Mingyang; Hill, Dale H., Solubilization of regioregular and regioirregular poly(p-phenylene)s via CF3 and OCF3 substituents to generate a model for rigid-rod polymers, Macromolecules, 1996, 29, 7284

Grob, Markus C.; Schurtenberger, Peter; Suter, Ulrich W., Viscosity and light scattering measurements of poly(2-fluoro-p-phenylene-2-fluoroterephthalamide), Macromol. Chem. Phys., 1995, 196, 1391

Glomm, Bernhard H.; Grob, Markus C.; Neuenschwander Peter; Suter Ulrich W., Characterization of fibers from poly-(2-fluorophenylene-2-fluoroterephthalamide) by a combination of WAXD and AFM studies, Polymer, 1994, 35, 878

Book chapters

Grob, Markus; Huber, Gregor et al. in Handbuch Kunststoff Additive, 4th Ed.: Ed. R. Maier, C. Schiller, Carl Hanser Verlag: München (2016), ISBN Nr. 978-3-446-22352-3; Chapter 2: "Lichtschutzmittel"

Congress papers

9^th European Aeronautics Science Network EASN International Conference on Innovation in Aviation & Space, Athens, Greece, September 3 – 6, 2019, Amirova, Lyaysan; Schadt, Fabian; Brauner, Christian; Grob, Markus C.; Properties and structure of Cyanate Ester/Polyethersulfone composites

9^th European Aeronautics Science Network EASN International Conference on Innovation in Aviation & Space, Athens, Greece, September 3 – 6, 2019, Schadt, Fabian; Amirova, Lyaysan; Brauner, Christian; Grob, Markus C.; Thermoplastic particle toughening of Carbon fiber/Cyanate Ester composites

Einflüsse der Umwelt auf Produkte (Schweizerischer Verein für Umweltsimulation SVU), Olten, Switzerland, October 25 – 26, 2018, Grob Markus, Müssen Kunststoffe altern?

Aleris Pipelite Seminar 2018, Antwerp, Belgium, April 11 – 12, 2018, Grob, Markus; Stabilizers: The solution for almost everything

Polymerics – Die Kunst, Stoffe sichtbar (zu) machen 2016 (NTB), Buchs (SG), Switzerland, March 10, 2016, Grob, Markus; Kleine Menge – Grosse Wirkung: Additive für Kunststoffe

Nutzungsdauer erdverlegter Produkte 2016 (SKZ), Würzburg, Germany, Nov 8 – 9, 2016, Grob, Markus C.; Stabilisatoren, ein kleiner aber eminent wichtiger Teil des Systems

Materials @ Work 2016 (ETH), Zürich, Switzerland, Mar 10, 2016, Grob, Markus C.; Masania, Kunal; Dransfeld, Clemens; Carbon Reinforced Materials and Industrial Applications, The Challenge of Size Effects and HierarchiesJahrestagung der GUS: Umwelteinflüsse erfassen, simulieren, bewerten, Stutensee-Blankenloch bei Karlsruhe, Germany, Mar 26 – 28, 2014, Feil, Florian; Grob Markus C.; Schönlein, Artur, Einfluss der Prüfparameter auf die Polymeralterung bei der künstlichen Bewitterung nach ISO 4892-2 Cy 1 und ASTM G 155 Cy1

Berlin 2 - Geomembrane Workshop developing A Protocol to determine the Remaining Service Life of Installed, Exposed HDPE Geomembranes, Berlin, Germany, Sept 26, 2014, Grob, Markus C., End of Life and Stabilization, where is the Connection

Automotive Interiors EXPO 2014 (AIX), Stuttgart, Germany, June 24 – 26, 2014, Grob, Markus C., Additives: The Versatile Way to Enhance Plastic Properties 

Waterproof Membranes 2013 (AMI), Düsseldorf, Germany, Dec 10 – 12, 2013, Grob, Markus C., How to fight the deleterious part of the sunlight

Nutzungsdauer von Rohren und Geokunststoffen aus Polyolefinen (SKZ), Würzburg, Germany, Nov 14 – 15, 2013, Der Traum vom ewigen Kunststoff-Leben: Einfluss der Stabilisatoren

57^th and 58^th Suga International Weathering Symposium (Suga), Tokyo and Osaka, Japan, Oct 30 and Nov 7, 2013, Yamazaki, Hideo; Grob, Markus C.; Huber Gregor, Suitable Stabilizations for Plastics in Demanding Weathering Applications (Invited speaker)

6^th European Weathering Symposium EWS, Bratislava, Slovak Republic, Sep 11 – 13, 2011, Grob, Markus C., ASTM G 155 Cy 1 versus ISO 4892-2 Cy 1: So similar and so different

Middle East Plastic Pipes 2013 (AMI), Abu Dhabi, May 14 – 15, 2013, Thuermer, Andreas; Grob, Markus C., Stabilisation of PO pipes for demanding environments

Frühjahrestagung des Kunststoffverbandes der Schweiz (KVS), Aarau, Switzerland, May 15, 2012, Grob, Markus C., Kunststoffe und Additive, das Zusammenspiel muss stimmen

Tagung Kunststofftechnologie 2012 (HTA-FR), Fribourg, Switzerland, Apr 26, 2012, Grob, Markus C., Plastic Additives: An answer for the new trends in the plastic industry

Polymere besser verstehen – vielfältige Möglichkeiten der Materialcharakterisierung, Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz, Brugg-Windisch, Switzerland, Sep 8, 2011, Grob, Markus C., Wie gut kann man natürliche Bewitterung mit künstlicher Bewitterung nachstellen – am Beispiel von Polycarbonat

Annual Technical Conference of the Society of Plastic Engineers, Boston, USA, May 1 – 5, 2011, Thompson, Thomas; Andrews, Stephen M.; Grob, Markus, Stabilization of poly(butylene terephthalate) for durable applications

5^th European Weathering Symposium EWS, Lisbon, Portugal, Sep 21 – 23, 2011, Grob, Markus C., Polycarbonate light stabilization: Everything but standard

Transparente Kunststoffe, (SKZ), Würzburg, Germany, March 9 – 10, 2010, Grob, Markus C., Additive: Grosse Effekte mit kleinen Mengen (Invited speaker)

4^th European Weathering Symposium EWS, Budapest, Hungary, Sep 16 – 18, 2009, Grob, Markus C. Artificial and natural weathering of transparent engineering resins

Polyamide & Intermediates 2008 (Orbichem), Düsseldorf, Germany, Sep 19 – 21, 2008, Grob, Markus C., Colorants and Additives for Polyamide

3^rd European Weathering Symposium EWS, Krakow, Poland, Sep. 12 – 14, 2007, Grob, Markus C., Weathering behavior of transparent polymeric applications

Spring Meeting 2007 High Performance Polymers, (Polymer Group Switzerland) Basel, Switzerland, Jun 8, 2007, Grob, Markus C. Polymers and Additives. The perfect team for always increasing demands

Transparente Kunststoffe, Innovation in Verarbeitung und Anwendung (SKZ), Würzburg, Germany, May 9 – 10, 2007, Grob, Markus C., Kunststoffe und Additive: Eine Symbiose für transparente Anwendungen (Invited speaker)

Polymers in Electronics 2007, Munich, Germany, Jan. 30 – 31, 2007, Grob, Markus C.; Dekker, Eelco; Diegritz Wolfgang, Additives: the way to tailor-made plastics for E&E applications

Performance Sheet 2006 (AMI), Düsseldorf, Germany, Oct 9 – 11, 2006, Grob, Markus C., Long term applications of transparent sheets, where is the limit?

18^èmes Journées d’Etudes sur le Vieillissement des Polymères, Bandol, France, Sep 21 – 22, 2006, Grob, Markus C., Vieillissement et stabilisation des polymères transparents

GfKorr Jahrestagung 2005, Frankfurt, Germany, Oct 25 – 26, 2005, Grob, Markus C.; Moderne Additivierung – ein effektiver Alterungsschutz für Kunststoff(rohre)

17^èmes Journées d’Etudes sur le Vieillissement des Polymères, Bandol, France, Sep 23 – 24, 2004, Grob, Markus C., Nouvelles opportunités pour les applications transparentes dans le secteur du bâtiment

42^nd Microsymposium Degradation, Stabilization and Recycling of Polymers, Prague, Czech, Jul 14 – 17, 2003, Grob, Markus C., Enhancing lifetime of glazing applications by tailor-made, improved stabilizer packages

3-Länder-Korrosionstagung, Basel, Switzerland, Apr 24 – 25, 2003, Grob, Markus C., Verbesserung der Beständigkeit von Kunststoffen durch Additive

7^th World Congress: The Polyester Chain, Zürich, Switzerland, Dec 2 – 4, 2002, Grob, Markus C., Enhancing Polyester Properties with Innovative Additive Packages

AddPlast Europe Conference 2000, Apr 11 – 13, 2000, Grob, Markus; Minder Ernst, Permanent antistatic additives: New developments for polyolefin applications

Polyolefins XI, Houston, USA, Feb. 21 – 24, 1999, Grob, Markus; Eisermann, Doris, Permanent antistats: new developments for polyolefin applications (Best paper award)

World Compounding Congress WCC 98, Neuss, Germany, 1998, Grob, Markus; Eisermann, Doris, Permanent antistats: New developments for plastic applications

WO2019099057, Andrews, Stephen Mark; Grob, Markus, Polycarbonate compositions

WO2015004580, Peter, Wolfgang; Braig, Adalbert; Berens, Ulrich; Schöning, Kai-Uwe; Grob, Markus; Tartarini, Cinzia; Weyland, Tania, Novel light stabilizers

WO 2012150529, Bruder, Ingmar; Sens, Ruediger; Grob, Markus; Schulze Tilling, Ursula, Photovoltaic components with increased long-term stability

WO 2009112425, Fujiki, Daisuke; Grob, Markus, UV stabilized optical films for flat panel displays

WO 2009071475, Brunner, Frederic; Von Bueren, Martin; Grob, Markus; Fujiki, Daisuke, Preparation of 2-(4,6-bis-biphenyl-4-yl-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)-5-(2-ethylhexyloxy)phenol crystal for use as UV stabilizer in polymer compositions

WO 2009056401, Peri, Francesca; Cimitan, Samanta; Grob, Markus, Preparation of insoluble and redispersible transition metal nanoparticles as IR absorbers in transparent thermoplastics of automotive windows

WO 2008083918, Peri, Francesca; Lorenzetti, Cesare; Cimitan, Samanta; Grob, Markus, Near infrared absorbing phthalocyanines and their use

WO 2008000646, Fritzsche, Katharina; Grob, Markus C.; Braig, Adalbert; Kienzle, Ilona M.; Vilain, Gerard D.G., Manufacture of long wavelength shifted benzotriazole UV-absorbers and their use

WO 2003064511, Kramer, Erich; Oertli, Alfred; Grob, Markus, Stabilization of polyolefins in permanent contact with chlorinated water

WO 2003046068, Bolle, Thomas; Valet, Andreas; Leppard, David G.; Andrews, Stephen M.; Ravichandran, Ramanathan; Grob, Markus; Simon, Dirk, 2-Hydroxyphenyl-s-triazine crosslinkers and UV stabilizers for polymer networks, compositions, and articles

WO 2002072530, Picinelli, Piero; Vitali, Manuele; Landuzzi, Andrea; Da Roit, Giovanni; Carrozza, Primo; Grob, Markus; Lelli, Nicola, Permanent surface modifiers

EP 909,785 (1998), Grob, Markus; Minder Ernst; Pfeiffer, Juergen, Antistatic polymer blends

US Pat. 5,814,688 (1997), Hilti, Bruno; Buerkle, Markus; Pfeiffer, Juergen; Minder Ernst; Grob, Markus, Antistatic thermoplastic, crosslinked elastomeric or thermosetting polymer compositions

EP 829,520 (1997), Hilti, Bruno; Pfeiffer, Juergen; Minder Ernst; Grob, Markus, Antistatic compositions containing thermoplastic polymers or rubbers, fibers, and complexes or solutions of polymers and salts

EP 789,049 (1997) , Hilti, Bruno; Buerkle, Markus; Pfeiffer, Juergen; Minder Ernst; Grob, Markus, Antistatic agents for polymers

WO 199628491, Auman, Brian C.; Feiring, Andrew E.; Grob, Markus C.; Percec, Virgil, Soluble fluorinated poly(p-phenylenes) and their preparation and precursors therefor