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CCST/CPI Seminar: Dr. Coleman-Kammula and Dr. Murillo-Gelvez
Dr. Coleman-Kammula and Dr. Murillo-Gelvez I PFAS Solutions
Brent Sumerlin receives UF Foundation Professorship Award
Sumerlin recipient of UF Foundation Term Professorship Award
Frank Leibfarth receives 2025 Blavatnik National Award
Leibfarth earns 2025 Blavatnik National Award for Young Scientists
UDaily Article: Turning plastic waste into fuel
Article by Hillary Hoffman Photos by Kathy F. Atkinson and courtesy of Dongxia Liu September 22, 2025 UD researchers and collaborators develop new catalyst to accelerate upcycling of plastics Plastics are valued for their durability, but that quality also makes...
Brent Sumerlin Laureate of the Krzysztof Matyjaszewski Award
Sumerlin inaugural laureat of Krzysztof Matyjaszewski Award
Dongxia Liu Appointed CCST Director at UD
Liu named new CCST director
Frank Leibfarth awarded 2025 Polymer Chemistry Lectureship
Leibfarth receives 2025 Polymer Chemistry Lectureship Award
Brent Sumerlin elected 2025 ACS Fellow
Sumerlin elected 2025 ACS Fellow
Hui Fang Appointed Interim Chair of UD ECE Department
Fang appointed Interim Chair at UD ECE
Retrofitting PMMA with a Thermal Trigger for Efficient Depolymerization
This work reports an efficient closed-loop bulk depolymerization method applicable to commercially available PMMA. Acid hydrolysis (<10%) and subsequent esterification with N-hydroxyphthalimide are used to incorporate a thermally sensitive trigger that allows...
Marianthi Ierapetritou receives 2025 AIChE Rousseau Pioneer Award
Ierapetritou receives 2025 AIChE Rousseau Pioneer Award
Dion Vlachos receives 2025 Molecular Catalysis Lectureship Award
Vlachos selected for the 2025 Molecular Catalysis Lectureship Award