Oceans could contain more plastic than fish by 2050: NMI’s Dr. Jenna Jambeck quoted in The Guardian
Corporations are recognizing the issues surrounding plastic pollution in the world’s oceans and beginning to make changes.
NMI’s Dr. Jenna Jambeck is quoted in The Guardian
Jenna Jambeck, associate professor of environmental engineering at the University of Georgia, says cooperation is key. “If industry can collaborate on this,” she says, “there can be economy of scale incentives.”
Read the full article in The Guardian.
Skidaway researchers track plastic fibers in coastal food chain
At UGA’s Skidaway Institute researchers are looking for plastics in the coastal environment and they are finding them almost everywhere, but not in the form they expected. Instead of finding tiny chunks of plastic they’re finding microscopic threads, or microfibers.
Read More form the Savannah Morning News February 19, 2017
NMI Information Summit
The New Materials Information Summit will take place on February 14 beginning at 9:00 am at the UGA Special Collections Library.
This event is open to UGA Faculty and Staff who are interested in new and advanced materials research. Please attend and discover UGA’s commitment to materials science and meet other researchers working in the field. Breakfast and lunch provided. Registration is free but required.
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New generation of manufacturers and scientists tackling global plastic waste crisis head on
“We want all our materials kept in a circular management system to recapture the valuable resources in them.”
Dr. Jenna Jambeck
Associate Professor
College of Engineering
NMI Lead Researcher, Dr. Jambeck, is quoted in the October 2016 issue of The Guardian. Read more from Dr. Jambeck in the full article. Compostable and edible packaging: the companies waging war on plastic: A new generation of manufacturers and scientists is working to tackle the global plastic waste crisis head on.
AFFOA Day: Fabric Revolution
About 90 leaders from the fabric and textile industry, along with researchers and military officials, discussed the future of fabrics and textiles in the digital era during AFFOA Industry Day at the University of Georgia Oct. 20.
Leaders in fabric, textiles area to gather at AFFOA Industry Day, scheduled for Oct. 20
Leaders from the fabric and textile industry will join researchers and military officials in Athens Oct. 20 to discuss the future of the Advanced Functional Fabrics of America partnership as part of the inaugural AFFOA Industry Day.
UGA researchers join CDC in battle against antibiotic-resistant bacteria
Researchers at the University of Georgia will use a grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to create next-generation medical device coatings that combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
Sustainable dyeing technology gives UGA win at international chemistry challenge
A team of scientists from the University of Georgia College of Family and Consumer Sciences has won first prize in the inaugural Green and Sustainable Chemistry Challenge for an innovative and environmentally friendly textile dyeing technology using nanocellulosic fibers.
Innovative projects earn funding from textiles association
Two graduate students in the Nanostructured Materials Laboratory have received funding from the American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists for ongoing research projects.