At the UGA New Materials Institute, we believe that a material’s useful end-of-life should be considered at the design stage and that Green Engineering principles should be part of this process.
Professor
Department of Marine Sciences
Skidaway Institute of Oceanography
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jay.brandes@skio.uga.edu
Marine debris, plastics, microplastics, microthreads, stable isotopes, photochemistry, carbon cycling
Public Service Assistant/Water Quality Program Coordinator
Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant
River Basin Center
Georgia DNR Coastal Advisory Council
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klaustin@uga.edu
Water quality, marine debris, marine education, emerging contaminants, estuaries, microplastics
Public Service Associate
Marine Extension
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sandersd@uga.edu
Marine debris, microplastics, marine education
Professor and Distinguished Faculty Scholar
College of Engineering
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eiteman@engr.uga.edu
Metabolic engineering, fermentation, nutrient-limited processes, microbial physiology
Adjunct Assistant Professor
College of Engineering
Director R&D Athens/Senior Polymer Scientist for DaniMer Scientific
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joe.grubbs@uga.edu
Biodegradable materials, waxes, coatings and renewable adhesives
Professor
Department of Textiles, Merchandising & Interiors
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ssharma@uga.edu
Nanocellulose, biopolymer composites
Professor
College of Engineering & Department of Food Science and Technology
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smani@engr.uga.edu
Nanocellulose manufacturing, food packaging films, surface modified nanocellulose, LCA of Nanocellulose
Georgia Athletic Association Professor of Fibers and Textiles
Department of Textiles, Merchandising & Interiors
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gbhat@uga.edu
Fiber science, nonwovens, melt-blowing, cotton nonwovens, plastic recycling, multifunctional nonwovens
Associate Professor
College of Engineering
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xqwang@uga.edu
Computational mechanics, soft matters, mechanics of biopolymer composites, bio-inorganic interfaces
Professor
College of Engineering
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yajunyan@uga.edu
Metabolic engineering, synthetic biology, natural products, bioenergy, biotechnology