Alex Zevalkink honored
A chemical engineering and materials science researcher at Michigan State University will use a National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award to improve the targeted design of thermoelectric materials.
Reincarnating plastics
"Waste not, want not" was planted firmly in John Dorgan's ethos as a kid, watching his father pull nails out of old boards for reuse. In that spirit, Dorgan and a team of Michigan State University researchers are pursuing the "upcycling" of commonly disposed plastics such as grocery bags into higher uses with funding from a $2 million National Science Foundation grant.
Negative emissions science
Jose Mendoza of Michigan State University has been named a Fellow for Scialog: Negative Emissions Science and will join 50 early-career scientists aimed at tackling the issues of greenhouse gases during a national conference on Nov. 5-6, 2020.
Retirement good byes
Nine faculty and staff members will have retired between August 2019 and August 2020 from the MSU College of Engineering. Two of the retiring Spartans totaled 58 years of service to the Composite Materials and Structures Center. Engineering Dean Leo Kempel thanked each of retirees for their contributions.
Sink and countertop sustainability
Research at Michigan State University is developing new styrene-free bio renewable resins with broad applicability in the construction of countertops, bathroom fixtures, windmill blades, and boats.
