A medical professional wearing personal protective equipment. The Center for Materials and Manufacturing Science is researching new ways to make PPEs.
Troy University’s Center for Materials and Manufacturing Sciences is announcing new research aimed to bolster production of personal protective equipment (PPEs) for healthcare workers and create new avenues for recycling medical plastic waste.
The ongoing coronavirus crisis has put in stark focus the need for increased production of PPEs for medical professionals. Dr. Govind Menon, Director of…
Plastics pollution is a major problem facing the world, and TROY is using a new grant to research ways to combat it.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has awarded Troy University a $2.7 million research grant to be used by the University’s Center for Materials and Manufacturing Sciences to research new methods for recycling plastics.
The four-year grant will fund instrumentation, staffing of scientists and research stipends for students.
“The recently established Center for Materials…
Plastic pollution on a beach in Ghana. TROY's Dr. Govind Menon testified before the U.S. House on the need for innovation in plastics recycling.
It can be found along roadsides, in rivers, and accumulating in massive patches in the world’s oceans—the deluge of plastic waste cluttering the environment is a growing threat to ecosystems.
Recycling may be a way to stem the tide, but current limits in technology and resources means plastics recycling lags far behind the amount of…
Dr. Govind Menon, director of the School of Science and Technology, discusses National Institute of Standards and Technology grant with media.
Troy University has received a $3.2 million grant from the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the largest ever received by the University within the science disciplines, to establish the Center for Materials and Manufacturing Sciences, focusing on research in the areas of polymers and polymer recycling.
The three-year grant will enable the University to…