Harriet Bean
Winner: 2024 RSC Apprentice Prizes
BASF Plc
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Celebrate Harriet Bean
When I started my role at BASF, I was a very shy and timid 16-year-old, so I never would have imagined progressing to a place which gained me such recognition.
Harriet Bean works in polymer chemistry at BASF’s production site in Bradford. 乐天堂app下载 company’s Bradford site manufactures over 40 products used in applications such as automotive paints, cosmetic thickeners, ink dispersants and UV adsorbers. Harriet’s role is to improve pre-existing processes by reducing how long a batch takes to make, removing hazardous raw materials or altering one of 乐天堂app下载 polymer’s characteristics. She also works on implementing new products to ensure 乐天堂app下载 sustainability of 乐天堂app下载 company’s workplace. For a chemical company, that means reducing hazards, waste and environmental impact, and that's what Harriet does on a laboratory scale before progressing and supervising trials on 乐天堂app下载 production plant.
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