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On this #InternationalWomensDay2024 , we celebrate all of the women in our CPI Community. They are our leaders, mentors, researchers, and collaborators and we couldn't be prouder of all they have accomplished. Thank you to the women of CPI! 🥳 👏💙

Congratulations to MontclareLabs Dustin Britton, Cheng Liu, Yingxin Xiao, Sihan Jia, Jakub Legocki & Jacob Kronenberg for getting our paper on cutinases for polymer degradation out! Thanks to Center for Plastics Innovation (CPI) & Center for Hybrid, Active, & Responsive Materials. For details check out sciencedirect.com/science/articl…! #biocatalysis

We are so proud of our graduate students 🤩 From publications and conference presentations to social events and outreach activities, our graduate students go above and beyond, making CPI a welcoming research community. Thank you Grad Students - we appreciate you! #GSAW24

HAPPENING TODAY! Join us for a special 🌍 Earth Day 🌎 virtual webinar (10a-12p ET) featuring speakers from Green Africa Youth Organization (GAYO) and more discussing Africa's Battle Against Plastic Pollution. Registration required, click here to sign up: t.ly/5Yk8E

On this (belated) Administrative Professionals Appreciation Day, we give a warm and whole-hearted THANK YOU to our wonderful admin, Silia! She keeps us all on task, on time, and is always one step ahead 😎 We are lucky to have her as part of the CPI Team. #AdminProfessionalsDay

The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering Barry L. MacLean Professor for Molecular Engineering Innovation and Enterprise Stuart Rowan has been elected a Fellow of the @RoyalSociety, the world’s oldest continually existing scientific academy. pme.uchicago.edu/news/stuart-ro…

🥳 Congratulations 🥳 to CPI investigator and Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering professor, Stuart Rowan, on his election to the Fellowship of the Royal Society (The Royal Society), the UK's national academy of sciences. #RSFellows royalsociety.org/news/2024/05/n…

Just out in ACS Sustainable Journals 👇 NIIMBL and CPI collaborate to explore challenges in complex packaging waste and highlight hydrocracking catalysts as potential solutions. Congrats to Pedro and team! pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac…

Congratulations Peng Bai!! 🥳🥳

Congratulations to Zoe Schyns on her selection as part of the #DYSS at UW Chemical Engineering!

Out now in ACS Central Science 👇♻️ From Korley Research Group and Epps Group, Alex Balzer characterizes polyethylene transformations during deconstruction! DOE Office of Science pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac…

Congratulations 🎉 UD Professor Mary P. Watson (MP Watson Lab) on winning the ACS Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award for her excellence in organic chemistry! Univ. of Delaware UD Research American Chemical Society #UDel #Congratulations

Congratulations 🎉 UPenn Professor Daeyeon Lee on receiving the NSF Artificial Intelligence-driven RNA BioFoundry (AIRFoundry) Award! Penn Penn Engineering U.S. National Science Foundation #NSFFunded #Congratulations

We are excited to announce CPI's new research thrusts/directions for the next 4 years. We appreciate the continued support from DOE! #Renewal DOE Office of Science

The Center for Plastics Innovation at the University of Delaware receives $14.5 million renewal 🎉 🌎 ♻ udel.edu/udaily/2024/se…

How did #plastics become so ubiquitous in modern society — found in everything from packaging to automobiles? Hear leading experts Rebecca Altman | PhD and Tim Long discuss the past, current state, and future of plastics at our September 12 webinar: ow.ly/VRI150Tk4C6

♻️Plastic waste can take centuries or longer to decompose in the environment. #RecycleAwarenessWeek serves as a reminder that environmentally sound waste management is critical to reduce pollution, conserve resources, and create a healthier planet for future generations.

This Postdoc Appreciation Week, we want to give a huge thank you to all of our amazing postdocs for their hard work and support! #NPAW2024

This Friday, CPI is co-sponsoring a seminar lead by Evan Jahrman from National Institute of Standards and Technology discussing New Tools for Catalysis at NIST-operated X-Ray Beamlines! Register below!