AKRON—The University of Akron is giving its students the opportunity to build a strong foundation in the polymer industry as it becomes the first public university in Ohio to offer an undergraduate ...

Northwestern Engineering synthetic biologists have expanded the capabilities of engineered ribosomes as a vehicle to synthesize novel biopolymers, setting the stage for developing new medications and ...

The overall objective of this work is to develop a novel methodology of surface modification, which can be broadly applied to polymer networks such as elastomer and hydrogel. Two types of ...

Polymerization reactions and resulting molecular weight distributions; modeling of polymerization kinetics; batch, continuous stirred tank and tubular flow reactor design for optimal polymerizations; ...

AKRON—The University of Akron has selected a renowned academic as its next W. Gerald Austen Endowed Chair in Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering. Ali Dhinojwala, a decorated researcher in ...

Kat Knauer is a polymer scientist and chemical engineer who is driven by a steadfast commitment to addressing the pressing issue of plastic waste. She earned her BS degree in chemical engineering from ...