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An unexpected way to upcycle: Plastic waste transforms into soap , articleGuoliang “Greg” Liu of the Department of Chemistry has discovered a new method of recycling plastics — from milk cartons, food containers, and plastic bags — into soap. The method: Heat the long carbon chains in the plastics then quickly cool them.
Date: Aug 10, 2023 -
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In memoriam: Lesia Pristas, Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning , articlePristas, a long-time Virginia Tech employee and a project manager for the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, died of cancer at age 50 on June 25.
Date: Jul 24, 2023 -
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Graduate student team wins award for innovative 3D-printed water filter design , articleThree interdisciplinary graduate students in the macromolecular science and engineering program won an international Digital Manufacturing Challenge award for their design.
Date: Jul 18, 2023 -
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Novel 3D printing process will use advanced materials to reduce waste and emissions in commercial vehicle industry , articleChris Williams, the L.S. Randolph Professor in mechanical engineering, leads a team that was recently selected by the REMADE Institute for a $1.5 million project that will seek enhancements in the efficiencies of tire retreading.
Date: Jun 30, 2023 -
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New Polymer Science Fellowship honors emeritus professor and outstanding students , articleTiffany Thompson, a Ph.D. student in the macromolecular science and engineering degree program, is the first recipient of the Richard Turner Eastman Fellowship Award. The fellowship was created to honor Turner, who has been driven by an intense curiosity about polymer science throughout his influential career.
Date: Apr 28, 2023 -
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Chemistry’s Michael Schulz awarded National Science Foundation CAREER award , articleThe award, which begins in May, comes on the heels of Schulz receiving a U.S. Department of Energy Early Career Research Program award last year.
Date: Apr 03, 2023 -
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Researchers clear the way for well-rounded view of cellular defects , articleCellular dynamics are most often studied on the flat environment of a Petri dish, but Amrinder Nain's team has discovered that observing cells in an environment similar to living tissue provides new insights.
Date: Mar 31, 2023 -
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Engineering disciplines team up to fight plastic pollution , articleWith industry partner, Charlottesville-based NatureORAL Co., and collaborators at Virginia Commonwealth University’s School of Dentistry, Abby Whittington and her team have received $75,000 in seed money from the Virginia Commonwealth Commercialization Fund to begin a project that could reduce the growing problem of medical waste worldwide.
Date: Mar 31, 2023 -
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Polymer Sustainability Workshop highlights synergy between regional industry and academia , articleWith an issue as complex as plastic sustainability, the most promising solutions will be collaborative. That’s why the Virginia Tech Macromolecules Innovation Institute hosted its first Polymer Sustainability Workshop.
Date: Mar 24, 2023 -
Video ItemDeveloping synthetic polymers to study neurological diseases , video
Whether he's working with undergraduates in their capstone lab or with graduate students in the Figg Research Group, Assistant Professor Adrian Figg is driven by a desire to develop polymers to study neurological diseases, such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s.
Date: Mar 15, 2023 -
Video ItemDeveloping efficient and cost effective batteries for electric vehicles , video
Researcher Feng Lin in the Department of Chemistry is working to develop technology to strengthen the domestic supply chain for advanced batteries that power electric vehicles. He wants to create batteries that are both cost effective and can hold a charge over thousands of power cycles.
Date: Feb 23, 2023 -
Video ItemUpcycling plastic polystyrene waste into commercial products , video
Guoliang "Greg" Liu in the College of Science has developed a formula to upcycle polystyrene, a commonly used packaging material for food, electronics, and furniture. By converting these "hard-to-recycle" materials into liquid chemicals and upcycling them into high-value chemicals, they can now be used in the pharmaceutical, cosmetics, and fragrance industries.
Date: Feb 07, 2023 -
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Nutshell Games offer a fun speaking competition for graduate research students , articleAre cows afraid of the dark? Are bees OK with weedkiller? Do mothers really know best? These are only a few of the research topics that will be explained as 30 Virginia Tech graduate students compete for $500 in professional development funding in this year’s event.
Date: Feb 02, 2023 -
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Chemistry’s Feng Lin awarded $2.95 million grant to develop new electric vehicle batteries , articleFeng Lin, a Virginia Tech expert in the development of electric vehicle (EV) batteries, has been awarded a $2.95 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). His funding is part of a larger campaign announced this week by the DOE as it funds 12 U.S.-based projects with $42 million to strengthen the domestic supply chain for advanced batteries that power electric vehicles.
Date: Jan 17, 2023 -
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Scientific leader to speak about the recycling and redesign of plastics , articleTo learn about recent breakthroughs in sustainable plastics, members of the Virginia Tech and Blacksburg communities are invited to attend Gregg Beckham’s talk on Feb. 7 about “Challenges and Opportunities in Plastics Recycling and Redesign.”
Date: Jan 13, 2023 -
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Seed funding to foster student-inspired, interdisciplinary teamwork , articleThe Macromolecules Innovation Institute has awarded seed funding to two Virginia Tech research teams: one investigating methods for enhancing the effectiveness of mRNA vaccines, and the other seeking to improve methods for studying liver fibrosis.
Date: Nov 04, 2022 -
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Chemistry’s Feng Lin named Leo and Melva Harris Faculty Fellow , article
Lin's research program aims to advance fundamental and practical knowledge for manufacturing new materials that can lower battery costs by using cheaper, more abundant raw materials. Of particular interest is research that will improve the affordability, convenience, reliability, and safety of electric vehicles.
Date: Sep 23, 2022 -
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Virginia Tech researcher finds a new method for recycling polystyrene , articleIn a paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a team led by Virginia Tech researchers presents a new method for recycling the material that also offers economic viability.
Date: Aug 19, 2022 -
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Underwater glove puts octopus' abilities on the hand of humans , articleIn the Virginia Tech lab of Michael Bartlett, a team of researchers has engineered a glove that mimics the arm of an octopus. They call it: Octa-glove. This work is set to be featured on the cover of Science Advances.
Date: Jul 13, 2022 -
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Feng Lin helps lead team asking, ‘How do we develop batteries with long life and fast-charging capability?’ , articleFeng Lin, an associate professor in the Department of Chemistry, is part of a new international, multi-agency/university study that takes a new look behind the factors that drive a battery’s lifespan and how those factors change over time in fast-charging conditions. The end goal? The creation of next-generation, low-cost, fast-charging batteries.
Date: Apr 28, 2022
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