Malvern Instruments has appointed Dr Samiul Amin, who joins the company from Unilever (Port Sunlight), where he provided the technical lead on the application of rheology in product development.
As a member of Malvern's Novel Measurement Group, Dr Amin will work in two main areas: the development of rheological solutions that exploit the high performance of the Kinexus platform, and research into next generation rheology techniques.
His role will include collaborative projects with industrial research and development groups, plus leading academics.
A member of the both the Society of Rheology and the British Society of Rheology, Samiul Amin currently serves on the Royal Society of Chemistry/Society of Chemical Industry joint colloid committee.
He is a chemical engineer by background with postdoctoral research experience at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland.
His area of specialisation is the rheology and microstructure of complex and nanostructured fluids.
