Plastics made from polyethylene (white strands), such as the milk bottle shown in background, can now be broken down into smaller molecules — propylene — that are valuable for making another type of plastic, polypropylene. Click image for more detailed caption. (Illustration: Brandon...Read more about Process converts polyethylene bags, plastics to polymer building blocks
Professor Omar Yaghi in his office. Photo College of Chemistry.
Imagine a technology that could remove planet-warming emissions from smokestacks, turn moisture in the air into drinking water and transform carbon dioxide into clean energy.
The College is delighted to announce our newest chemistry and chemical and biomolecular engineering faculty members (l to r) Hendrik Utzat, Jennifer Bergner, Robert Saxton, and Aditi Krishnapriyan.
Pictured from L to R, Executive Director of the Masters of Bioprocess Engineering Jason Ryder speaking with Elle Ekman, Legislative Assistant for Defense and Veterans Affairs; and Marley Cassels, Defense Fellow in Congressman Garamendi's Washington, DC office....Read more about Congressman Garamendi’s staff visits the College of Chemistry
Saccharomyces cerevisiae, also known as brewer’s yeast, is seen under a microscope. This species is used around the world to make food and beverages. Easily cultured with a well-known genome, the species has also become a favorite of synthetic biologists for making natural products...Read more about An anti-cancer drug in short supply can now be made by microbes
