Head of Group
Unit: Functional Polymeric and Particulate Materials
Group: Sustainable Polymeric and Particulate Materials
Social links: Linkedin / Researchgate / ORCID
Languages: French, English, Italian
Pierre Verge is Head of Group with more than 20 years of experience in advanced polymer materials. His research focuses on bio-based polymers, benzoxazines, and vitrimers, with applications ranging from high-performance composites to electronics and space technologies. Internationally recognized for his expertise in benzoxazine chemistry and vitrimer materials, he is regularly invited to speak at scientific conferences dedicated to these fields. His work on benzoxazine-based vitrimers has been awarded for creative research, and he also received the FNR Outstanding Mentor Award in recognition of his commitment to supporting young researchers. Strongly engaged within the international benzoxazine community, he served as Chair of ISBPZ 2024. Pierre Verge is co-author of more than 50 scientific publications and inventor on 13 patents, reflecting a strong contribution to innovation and applied research.
As Head of Group, Pierre Verge oversees the scientific, managerial, and financial activities of a research group composed of 15 members, including 5 permanent staff, driving the development of innovative research programs and strategic collaborations with academic and industrial partners. With more than 20 years of experience in advanced polymer materials, he acts as Principal Investigator for several national and international projects and contributes to numerous collaborative initiatives focused on vitrimers, polybenzoxazines, and bio-based polymers for applications in composites, electronics, and space technologies. He currently supervises five PhD candidates and two postdoctoral researchers.
Enhancing the repairability of fibre-reinforced vitrimers through hybrid composite formation
Bourdon K., Verge P., Schmidt D.F., Huber T.
Materials Today Communications, vol. 57, art. no. 116256, 2026
Jehl C., Baba K., Adjaoud A., Lotthammer F., Schmidt D.F., Grysan P., Quintana R., Verge P.
Chemical Engineering Journal, vol. 548, art. no. 181540, 2026
Effect of mechanical recycling on the structural integrity of vitrimers
Boulic V., Hesse C., Staropoli M., Verge P., Schmidt D.F., Addiego F.
Polymer Testing, vol. 160, art. no. 109242, 2026
Mugemana C., Cardona C.I., Ozyigit S., Hao J., Grysan P., Delfrari D., Dieden R., Verge P., Shaplov A.S., Ruch D., Fuentes C.A.
Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing, vol. 203, art. no. 109578, 2026
Dynamic Covalent Polymeric Foams: En Route to a Sustainable Lightness
Adjaoud A., Girault-Fodil A., Baraka F., Verge P.
Chemsuschem, vol. 19, n° 5, art. no. e202502478, 2026
