Scaling Up Nano for Sustainable Manufacturing by Prof. Ting Xu

A research team led by Prof. Ting Xu has developed a high-performance coating material that self-assembles from 2D nanosheets and could significantly extend the shelf life of electronics, energy storage devices, health & safety products, and more. The nanomaterial breakthrough is also recyclable and could enable a sustainable manufacturing approach that keeps single-use packaging and…

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Prof. Xu awarded new program to support end-of-life research on plastics

Prof. Ting Xu was recently awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation’s Directorate for Engineering’s Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation (EFRI) program as part of the End-of-Life Plastics (E3P) call for proposals (see details here). The proposal, entitled “Plastic Lifecycle by Rationally Designed Enzyme-containing Plastics” is part of a growing effort to consider the…

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Professor Xu has been named a fellow of ACS in PMSE!

Professor Xu has been named a fellow of ACS in PMSE! Professor Ting Xu has been named a 2020 fellow of the American Chemical Society in the division of Polymer Materials Science and Engineering! Congratulations Professor Xu!  Read more here. Contact Us Department offices are located in 210 Hearst Memorial Mining Building, in the Northeast…

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Benson Jung wins best poster award at ACS

Benson Jung wins best poster award at ACS by Daisy Hernandez April 10, 2017 Benson Jung, working with Professor Ting Xu, received a “PMSE Best Poster Award” at the American Chemical Society (ACS) National Meeting in San Francisco.  The poster was selected under the category of the Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering (PMSE) division.  The…

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