A recent study in Nature Climate Change calculated the life cycle emissions of different types of plastics and looked for ways to lower their total greenhouse gas emissions. CSP Investigators Hillmyer... read more →
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 Center for Sustainable Polymers (CSP), researchers are... read more →
CSP students have received prestigious awards from the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program. Congratulations to Cornell Graduate Student Scott Spring in the Fors group and to 2018 participants... 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 to talk about sustainable polymer chemistry. Sustainable plastic... 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 →