Whether natural or synthetic, polymers — large molecules made up of repeating units called monomers — exhibit complex ...

In your undergraduate program, you’ll master the foundations of polymers through 90 credit hours and specialize in one of two tracks: traditional polymer engineering or biomaterials. You’ll then build ...

The Polymer Science doctoral program is designed to provide students with a background in advanced course work and laboratory techniques that will prepare them to carry out an original investigation ...

Within the extensive ecosystem that is the Polymer Industry Cluster, academia's roles will be critical in keeping Northeast ...

“Water, water, everywhere, Nor any drop to drink.” As populations increase, finding new, more effective ways to purify existing water sources is becoming more important and innovation with ...

Plastics, by and large, are well-understood materials. Not as strong as most metals, but often much lighter, these man-made polymers have found innumerable applications that have revolutionized the ...

AKRON—As the University of Akron begins a retrenchment process that proposes the elimination of 35 full-time faculty positions, the College of Engineering and Polymer Science could see some of the ...

Faced with a budget shortfall, the University of Akron (UA) is proposing to merge its department of chemistry; department of chemical, biomolecular, and corrosion engineering; and School of Polymer ...

Rajeswari Kompalli, Anjal Jain, Rhea Doshi win awards celebrating women in STEM showcasing Connecticut’s innovative tech ...

Anna Balazs and her late husband, Steven Levitan, pose for a photo in 2011. Anna Balazs is a polymer physicist at the University of Pittsburgh. For decades, she worked with Steven Levitan, a Pitt ...