Here’s the issue with plastics—they’re strong, durable, and convenient. But because of those qualities, plastics are ubiquitous and hang around forever. At the NSF Center for Sustainable Polymers (CSP), researchers... read more →
Congratulations to CSP investigator Julia Kalow, who has been awarded an NSF CAREER Award for her research “Photocontrolled Dynamic Covalent Crosslinkers for Light-Responsive Polymer Networks.” Kalow’s research group at Northwestern... read more →
Professor Emeritus and founding CSP member Chris Macosko visited the University of Guadalajara last week. As part of the Amundson lecture series he was interviewed about sustainable polymers. Sustainable plastic has... read more →
CSP investigators and researchers are attending the ACS National Meeting & Expo Chemistry for New Frontiers in Orlando, FL from March 31 - April 4, 2019. Find CSP presenters talking... read more →
CSP Director Marc Hillmyer speaks with E&T Magazine about the CSP’s biopolymer research - soft plastics, rubbers, and foams – changing the world’s reliance on petroleum based plastic. In addition,... read more →
CSP Director Marc Hillmyer featured on Business News Network (BNN) Bloomberg to discuss the CSP's work creating plastics that "unzip" when triggered by heat, light or chemical reactions.
CSP Investigator Chris Ellison will be speaking at Wayzata Schools’ Young Scientists Roundtable (YSR) program on April 9th. Chris's talk, "Sustainability of Plastics," will focus on the broad, complex topic... read more →