CSP Researchers, led by Kechun Zhang, have engineered a new synthetic biopathway that can more efficiently and cost-effectively turn agricultural waste, like corn stover and orange peels, into a variety of... read more →
CSP research on recyclable foams was featured on Minnesota's KARE11 news.
CSP work from the Dichtel group featured in Science News! Read the article here.
A new paper from the Dichtel was published in Nature, and the research received the cover feature! Read about their work using porous polymers for water purification in Nature.
Congratulations to CSP investigator Frank Bates – his paper "Sphericity and symmetry breaking in the formation of Frank–Kasper phases from one component materials" won the Cozzarelli Prize awarded by PNAS.
The CSP and Director Marc Hillmyer were featured in an article and short view in the UMN College of Science and Engineering magazine titled, "Building a better plastic."
Read how a moment of inspiration led CSP investigator Kechun Zhang to a biodegradable polymer breakthrough in the article, "BTN LiveBIG: Minnesota professor makes breakthrough in biodegradables" by BTN.