Steven Z. is a Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter at the Institut für Kunststoffverarbeitung (IKV) in Industrie und Handwerk an der RWTH Aachen since April 2023. Prior experience includes a Master Thesis at DWI – Leibniz-Institut für Interaktive Materialien focusing on hydrophilic microgels and their icephobic properties from January to October 2022, as well as a research project at the same institute investigating environmentally friendly ice removal methods in 2021. Earlier, Steven Z. contributed to a research project at RWTH Aachen University on the development of amphiphilic arborescent copolymers from January 2020 to March 2021. Steven Z. holds a Master of Science in Chemistry obtained from RWTH Aachen University in October 2022 and a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry earned in March 2019.