Kim Pickering

Kim Louise Pickering is a New Zealand composite materials engineer. She is currently a full professor at the University of Waikato.[1]

Kim Louise Pickering
Alma materImperial College London
AwardsScott Medal
Scientific career
FieldsComposite material
InstitutionsUniversity of Waikato

Academic career

After a PhD at Imperial College London, Pickering started working at the University of Waikato in 1994 and rose to full professor in 2014.[2]

Much of Pickering's research involves 3D printing[3] of "recyclable, biodegradable and bio-derived composite materials"[4][5] and she has been a major proponent of recycling.[6]

In 2017 she won the Scott Medal from the Royal Society of New Zealand.[7][8]

Selected works
  • Pickering, K.L.; Efendy, M.G. Aruan; Le, T.M. (2016). "A review of recent developments in natural fibre composites and their mechanical performance". Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing. 83: 98–112. doi:10.1016/j.compositesa.2015.08.038.
  • Pickering, K.L.; Beckermann, G.W.; Alam, S.N.; Foreman, N.J. (2007). "Optimising industrial hemp fibre for composites". Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing. 38 (2): 461–468. doi:10.1016/j.compositesa.2006.02.020. hdl:10289/9805.
  • Beckermann, G.W.; Pickering, K.L. (2008). "Engineering and evaluation of hemp fibre reinforced polypropylene composites: Fibre treatment and matrix modification". Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing. 39 (6): 979–988. doi:10.1016/j.compositesa.2008.03.010.
  • Pickering, Kim L. (2008). Properties and performance of natural-fibre composites. doi:10.1533/9781845694593. ISBN 978-1-84569-267-4.
  • Pickering, K.L.; Abdalla, A.; Ji, C.; McDonald, A.G.; Franich, R.A. (2003). "The effect of silane coupling agents on radiata pine fibre for use in thermoplastic matrix composites". Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing. 34 (10): 915–926. doi:10.1016/S1359-835X(03)00234-3. hdl:10289/9806.

References
  1. "Kim Pickering – Faculty of Science and Engineering : University of Waikato". sci.waikato.ac.nz.
  2. "New professor for Science and Engineering". www.waikato.ac.nz.
  3. "Waikato University researchers push the boundaries of 3D printing". Stuff.
  4. "Eco-friendly materials ready to replace everything, Waikato University professor says". Stuff.
  5. "Kim Pickering – Curious Minds, He Hihiri i te Mahara". 7 November 2017.
  6. Pickering, Kim. "The future of plastics: reusing the bad and encouraging the good".
  7. "Royal Society Te Apārangi – 2017 Scott Medal: Developing sustainable materials with natural products such as harakeke and hemp". royalsociety.org.nz.
  8. "Creating sustainable manufacturing materials". 26 October 2017.


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