Honors and Awards
November 2020
Congratulations to ISU student James Trettin and his mentor, CBiRC affiliate Jean-Philippe Tessonnier. James was recently awarded a “Best Presentations – Materials” award from the Rice University 2020 Gulf Coast Undergraduate Research Symposium (GCURS) for his presentation Synthesizing Novel Biobased Molecules for Enhanced Polymer Properties. GCURS provides current undergraduates the opportunity to present their original research discoveries to scholars from around the world.
October 2020
CBiRC affiliates Eric Cochran and George Kraus received $2,165,00 from the U.S. DOE for their project titled Trojan Horse Repeat Sequences for Triggered Chemical Recycling of Polyesters for Films and Bottles. The project was one of 12 funded through the DOE’s $27MM Plastics Innovation Challenge. Project partners include 3M, Archer Daniels Midland, and Diageo. More…
September 2020
Several CBiRC affiliates were honored at the September 2020 Iowa State University College of Engineering Convocation.
- Laura Jarboe, Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering – Outstanding Achievement in Teaching
- Luke Roling, Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering – Michael and Denise Mack 2050 Challenge Scholar
Patents Received
- Eric Cochran, R. Chris Williams, and Nacu Hernandez: Thermoplastic elastomers via atom transfer radical polymerization of plant oil
- Eric Cochran and Nacu Hernandez: Reagent purification systems, methods and apparatus
- R. Chris Williams, Joseph Podolsky, and Eric Cochran: Asphalt products and materials and methods of producing them
- R. Chris Williams, Joseph Podolsky, Nacu Hernandez, Austin Hohmann, Eric Cochran, and Mohamed Elkashef: Asphalt products and methods of producing them for rejuvenation and softening of asphalt
- Jean-Philippe Tessonnier, Nacu Hernandez, and Eric Cochran: Electrocatalytic hydrogenation of muconic acid
- Jean-Philippe Tessonnier and Brent Shanks: Electrochemical isomerization of muconic acid