A5039452489- Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
- Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
- Fiber-reinforced polymer composites
- biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
- Advanced Cellulose Research Studies
- Biofuel production and bioconversion
- Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies
- Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites
- Coffee research and impacts
- Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
- Evaluation of Teaching Practices
- Higher Education Practises and Engagement
- Catalysis for Biomass Conversion
- Electromagnetic wave absorption materials
- Doctoral Education Challenges and Solutions
- Polymer Foaming and Composites
- Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry
- Sustainable Design and Development
- Innovative Human-Technology Interaction
- Turtle Biology and Conservation
- Experimental Learning in Engineering
University of Michigan
2020-2024
University of Colorado Boulder
2024
Microplastic pollution is omnipresent─having been found in our land, air, food, and water. Over the last two decades, both identifying microplastics sleuthing their sources has a major research focus. Moving forward, next goal should be remediation. Although removing from environment impractical, developing methods that prevent release into essential. Herein, we report an approach for water using pressure-sensitive adhesive. Specifically, demonstrate shaking zirconium silicate beads coated...
Microplastics have been found in the most remote locations on Earth as well where we live, work, and play. Despite increasing research focus microplastics, efforts to inform public about their omnipresence lagged. To bridge this gap between knowledge, developed a museum exhibit with interactive informative displays that explain what microplastics are, how they are formed, found, individuals can do it. In partnership researchers at University of Michigan (Ann Arbor) staff Dossin Great Lakes...
Inadvertent consumption of latent microplastics is a lethal challenge for developing creatures in aquatic environments. There are compelling needs to classify which kinds plastics most likely be encountered by sea and develop mitigation strategies reduce exposure. We analyzed an ensemble microplastic particle fragments isolated from turtle post-hatchlings identify their composition other features attributes. These particles were consumed because the adsorbed biofilm formation mimicking...
Abstract In graduate student-oriented online spaces, students often portray themselves as miserable, depicting these negative themes through combinations of text and images called memes. Memes in this context are a symbolic language that is used to convey cultural ideas established templates draw from pop-culture media various youth subcultures. Through medium, share process their experiences communally, using memes coping mechanism. Collectively tend acknowledge the culture around school...
The desire for lightweight, carbon-negative materials has been increasing in recent years, particularly as the transportation sector reduces its global carbon footprint. Natural fibers, such flax fiber and their composites, offer a compelling combination of properties including low density, high specific strength, negativity. However, because modulus variability performance, natural fibers can't compete with glass structural reinforcements polymer composites. In this study, technical were...
Abstract Ionic liquids (ILs) are effective solvents for biomass. Refined cellulose is commonly used; however, recent interest has grown to consider woody and herbaceous biomass industrial crop residues like fruit peels. Here, the authors report results on dissolution shaping of cotton coffee (cascara) in 1,8‐diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec‐7‐inium acetate ([DBUH][OAc]). Cascara a high‐volume, low‐value residue that poses an environmental economic burden producer countries leading high‐value...
Fiber materials and textiles are topics of much research study today, with efforts being made to produce fibers that stronger, more durable, breathable, better for the environment. However, production at laboratory scale is uncommon difficult past prototype phase, a commercial fiber level. Most current spinning systems too large be operated anywhere outside designated facility prohibitively expensive. Here we present build simple affordable collection device adept demonstrations, student...
Global increases in CO2 levels and increasing concerns regarding the effects of climate change have encouraged transportation sector to reduce carbon footprint its products. The automotive aerospace sectors focused on replacement monolithic materials with composites, which potential weight optimize properties they are replacing. Many structural composites contain fiberglass reinforcement, has a high density is energy intensive produce. Natural fibers been explored as low density, renewable...
Microplastics are a growing environmental concern, with large body of evidence documenting substantial distribution plastic material in virtually all compartments. Countermeasures that help to bind, aggregate, or coalesce these distributed particles might result lower human and animal exposures. Pressure sensitive adhesives (PSAs) have been identified as viable microplastic (MP) capture mechanism range potential use conditions. As any countermeasure, there is need evaluate their collection...
Microplastics are a growing environmental concern, with large body of evidence documenting substantial distribution plastic material in virtually all compartments. Countermeasures that help to bind, aggregate, or coalesce these distributed particles might result lower human and animal exposures. Pressure sensitive adhesives (PSAs) have been identified as viable microplastic (MP) capture mechanism range potential use conditions. As any countermeasure, there is need evaluate solutions terms...