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PhD students Charles Granger and Kevin L. Sánchez-Rivera
August 18, 2025

UW-Madison researchers map out a promising future for solvent-based plastics recycling

In the more than 100 years since researchers developed synthetic plastic, it has become the world’s most common engineered material—used in nearly everything humans produce, from automobiles and food packaging to medical implants and electronics….

UW Crest with engineering background
September 8, 2025

New project bringing sustainability education to all undergrad engineering students

A new initiative to introduce sustainability into the College of Engineering’s curriculum aims to ensure that every undergraduate engineering student learns about sustainability in a manner relevant to their major while they’re at the University…