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The NSF Center for Sustainable Polymers (CSP) integrates sustainability issues that focus on the science and technology of polymeric materials into research, education, and public outreach initiatives.
CSP News
Kalow named 2021 Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar
CSP investigator Julia Kalow named 2021 Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar for research in Harnessing Reactivity-Property Relationships for Polymer Discovery. The Camille... read more →
May 5, 2021
NSF GRFP Awards and Honorable Mentions
Congratulations to current CSP members and former CSP undergrads on 2021 NSF GRFP awards and honorable mentions! Awards: Emily Abdo... read more →
April 2, 2021
New CSP research published in The Journal of Physical Chemistry B
CSP Postdoc Hee Joong Kim from the Hillmyer and Ellison Groups talks published research Blend miscibility of poly(ethylene terephthalate) and aromatic polyesters... read more →
March 17, 2021
Beyond the Classroom: Designing for a Circular Economy
CSP members joined in for Beyond the Classroom: Designing for a Circular Economy on February 23, 2020. Debbie Appleton, Manager... read more →
March 15, 2021
PPG Fellowships to CSP Students
Congratulations to CSP Graduate Students Derek Batiste (Hillmyer Group), Xiayu Peng (Ellison Group), and Mayuri Kiran Porwal (Reineke and Ellison... read more →
March 11, 2021
Calabrese Wins 3M Non-Tenured Faculty Award
CSP Seed Investigator Michelle Calabrese received a 3M Non-Tenured Faculty Award to support her research on the rheology of soft materials, with a special... read more →
March 11, 2021
New CSP research published in Polymer Chemistry
CSP graduate student Scott Spring from the Fors Group talks published research Sustainable thermoplastic elastomers produced via cationic RAFT... read more →
March 5, 2021
Kalow named 2021 Sloan Research Fellow
Congratulations to CSP Investigator Julia Kalow named 2021 Sloan Research Fellow. The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation announced 128 early-career scholars chosen... read more →
February 16, 2021
Hacking plastic production to promote sustainability
CSP Investigator Paul Dauenhauer was featured on PBS NewsHour for his work turning biomass — like wood and plants — to... read more →
January 26, 2021
Why do sustainable polymers matter?
Sustainable polymers aim to address the environmental challenges that are inherently associated with traditional (petroleum-based) plastics, while maintaining the outstanding properties these materials bring to our everyday lives.
Sustainable Polymers 101
Big Question: Can we make plastics sustainable?
video source: University of Minnesota Institute on the Environment and NSF Center for Sustainable Polymers
video source: University of Minnesota Institute on the Environment and NSF Center for Sustainable Polymers
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