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CSP News
Are plastics too strong?
There is a new video from MinuteEarth describing the work of the Center for Sustainable Polymers. Check it out! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qgPnXBq7Q8&feature=youtu.be
April 25, 2018
CSP researchers receive NSF GRFP recognition!
Congratulations to the CSP researchers who have been awarded recognition by the National Science Foundation's Graduate Research Fellowship Program: Fellowship... read more →
April 16, 2018
Dichtel named 2018 Guggenheim Fellow
CSP Senior Investigator William Dichtel has been named a 2018 Guggenheim Fellow. Fellows are a diverse group of scholars, artists,... read more →
April 5, 2018
“Champion of Sustainable Chemistry”
CSP Senior Investigator Jane Wissinger talks about her passion for green chemistry with the UMN Institute on the Environment (IonE),... read more →
March 30, 2018
CSP researchers attending ACS New Orleans
CSP investigators and researchers are attending the 255th ACS National Meeting and Expo in New Orleans from March 18-22, 2018. Find... read more →
March 15, 2018
Reineke named a 2018 POLY Fellow
CSP Senior Investigator Theresa Reineke has been named a 2018 POLY Fellow by the ACS Polymer Division, which recognizes outstanding... read more →
February 22, 2018
Brett Fors receives Sloan Research Fellowship
Congratulations to CSP Seed Investigator Brett Fors for receiving a 2018 Sloan Research Fellowship from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.... read more →
February 19, 2018
CSP Discovery Wins 2017 AAAS Newcomb Cleveland Prize
A team of researchers comprised of four research groups in the CSP have been awarded the 2017 AAAS Newcomb Cleveland... read more →
February 13, 2018
CSP Presents 4-H Workshop to Minneapolis Public Schools
CSP staff partnered with Extension Professor and 4-H collaborator Anne Stevenson to present a workshop for the Minneapolis Public Schools... read more →
February 5, 2018
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 Center for Sustainable Polymers
video source: University of Minnesota Institute on the Environment and Center for Sustainable Polymers
