Led by CSP Investigators Michelle Chang and Paul Dauenhauer, researchers have developed a two-step pathway to produce petroleum-like liquids from renewable materials, such as glucose. The hybrid approach combines fermentation... read more →
CSP Investigator Paul Dauenhauer has launched a start-up company Låkril Technologies to convert corn-derived lactic acid to bio-based acrylics – providing at least 35% CO2 reduction from today’s petroleum-derived acrylics. Låkril... read more →
The University of MN College of Extension launched an innovative program called “Green Superheroes of Science” that encourages youth to be a part of the solution to plastic pollution. Through... read more →
CSP researchers toured the Specialized Environmental Technologies, Inc. composting site in Rosemount, MN. The site handles yard waste drop-off from the public as well as the organics recycling collections from the City... read more →
CSP Investigator Paul Dauenhauer gave the Dourdeville Lecture at Brown University on his research in developing new technologies for converting biomass into usable materials. The Dana M. Dourdeville Lecture... read more →
CSP postdoctoral researcher Raisa Carmen Andeme Ela (Dauenhauer Group) was selected for and participated in MIT's ChemE Rising Stars program. This two-day workshop is designed to help "bring together top... read more →
Congratulations to CSP Investigator Theresa Reineke who was named national recipient of the 2022 American Chemical Society Arthur C. Cope Scholars Award. The purpose of the Arthur C. Cope Scholars Award... read more →