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…
Dr. Jack Hawkins, Jr., Chancellor, presents the 2018 Chancellor's Award of Distinction in Sponsored Programs to Dr. Govind Menon.
Dr. Govind Menon, director of Troy University’s School of Science and Technology, was honored on Wednesday with the Chancellor’s Award of Distinction in Sponsored Programs for his successful grant-writing efforts in 2018.
The presentation was made during the University’s 27th annual Sponsored Programs Recognition Luncheon on the Troy Campus.
Dr. Menon received a $3.2 million…
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…