Ireland: Kingspan has pledged €3m to the Innovate for Ireland doctoral research programme to support postgraduate research into increasing the sustainability of building materials. The Irish Times newspaper has reported the first beneficiary as materials scientist Abhishek Kaitheri Edathil. His work at the Technological University of the Shannon in Athlone, Westmeath, and Kingspan’s Ikon Innovation Centre in Kingscourt, Cavan, explores new avenues for polyurethane (PU) and polyisocyanurate (PIR) insulation recycling. Edathil holds a master’s degree in Materials Science from the Indian Institute of Technology in Kharagpur, West Bengal, and bachelor’s degree in Engineering from Cochin University of Science and Technology in Kochi, Kerala – both in India.
Kingspan head of innovation Sandra Del Bove said “By connecting research excellence with industry, we can help transform breakthrough ideas into practical applications with global impact.”
