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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
Beyond the Classroom: Polymer Processing
CSP members joined in for Beyond the Classroom: Polymer Processing on May 28th, 2020. Professor Chris Ellison was joined by his... read more →
June 26, 2020
New CSP research published in ACS Macromolecules
CSP graduate student Derek Batiste recently lead and published research on the efficient polymerization of methyl-ε- caprolactone mixtures to... read more →
May 19, 2020
Professor Brett Fors recieves Journal of Polymer Science Innovation Award
CSP Investigator, Brett Fors (Cornell University), has received the 2020 Journal of Polymer Science Innovation Award. This award celebrates the... read more →
April 10, 2020
U of M researchers design respirator mask prototypes from filter technology
CSP Director Hillmyer joined an interdisciplinary research team focused on developing innovative solutions to supply health care workers with masks... read more →
April 10, 2020
New CSP Seed Investigators
The CSP is excited to announce that six new investigators will be joining the center this fall! Welcome and congratulations... read more →
April 6, 2020
CSP students receive NSF-GRFP awards
Congratulations to current and former CSP students who have received awards from the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program!... read more →
March 31, 2020
Professor Marc Hillmyer is DSM 2020 Bright Science Award Recipient
Royal DSM, a global science-based company in Nutrition, Health and Sustainable Living, has awarded Professor Marc Hillmyer the 2020 Bright... read more →
March 18, 2020
Sustainable Polymer Framework Developed
The NSF Center for Sustainable Polymers (CSP) recognizes that the field of sustainable polymers is a very active, broad, and... read more →
March 9, 2020
Professor Geoffrey Coates honored by ACS
CSP investigator Geoffrey Coates has been awarded the 2020 Gustavus John Esselen Award for Chemistry in the Public Interest from... read more →
February 7, 2020
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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