Dr. Simon Timothy Cerqua
Dr. Simon Timothy Cerqua
ZHAW
School of Engineering
Forschungsbereich Klebstoffe und Polymere Materialien
Technikumstrasse 9
8400 Winterthur
Work at ZHAW
Position
Research Associate
Experience
- Innosuisse expert
Innosuisse
01 / 2026 - today - Research Associate
Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW)
02 / 2019 - today - Head of R&D
SCO Chemie AG
05 / 2016 - 01 / 2019 - R&D Chemist
SCO Chemie AG
04 / 2015 - 05 / 2016 - Doctorate
ETH Zurich
04 / 2011 - 01 / 2015
Network
Membership of networks
- Swiss Engineering, Fachgruppe Kunststofftechnik (FGKS)
- ETH Alumni Association
- ETH Materials Alumni
- Circular EELISA Community
- Swiss Chemical Society
Projects
- WAstewater Treatment with Conductive Copolymer Hydrogels covered with Microbial Biofilm / Deputy project leader / ongoing
- Innovative Polyester-Hydrogels as Sustainable Filter Materials / Co-project leader / ongoing
- Glueing without sticking / Co-project leader / ongoing
- Guar Gum Bioplastics: Paving the Way for a Sustainable Future / Deputy project leader / ongoing
- Modular bee magazines from the 3D printer / Project leader / completed
- Innovative development of a sustainable debonding-on-demand adhesive to promote the recycling of polyurethane mattresses / Co-project leader / completed
- Biomimetic material for MEX 3D printing in humidity with optimized isotropy / Deputy project leader / completed
- Development of PEF/PET-starch hydrogels for Thai shrimp farms wastewater treatment / Co-project leader / completed
- Printer for optical lenses for fast prototyping and small series / Team member / completed
Publications
Other publications
- Bonora, E., Cerqua, S. and Brändli, C. (2025) 'Nachhaltige Hydrogele aus PET und PEF', KunststoffXtra, 2025(11/12). Available at: https://kunststoffxtra.com/nachhaltige-hydrogele-aus-pet-und-pef/.
- Cerqua, S. et al. (2024) 'PEF/PET-starch hydrogels from recycled sources for shrimp farm's wastewater treatment', in Fachkonferenz Technik, Architektur und Life Sciences (FTAL), Lugano, Switzerland, 14-15 November 2024.
Oral conference contributions and abstracts
Bonora, E. et al. (2025) 'PEF/rPET-starch hydrogels from recycled sources for wastewater treatment', in Nordic Polymer Days 2025, Trondheim, Norway, 11-13 June 2025.
Publications before appointment at the ZHAW
Synthesis of Monomers for Topochemical Approaches Towards Poly[n]catenanes and 2D Polymers