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Deepak officially advances to the next milestone in his doctoral journey-becoming a PhD Candidate.

Throughout the first week of November 2025, our students delivered a series of talks and a poster at the AIChE Annual Meeting in Boston. We are proud of their excellent presentations and contributions, and we look forward to seeing their continued impact in carbon capture and sustainable technologies.

Deepak Akundi presented his work on dual-stimuli responsive polymers for lower-energy CO₂ capture, focusing on humidity and temperature effects.

We are elated to announce that Professor Matthew D. Green has been promoted to Full Professor.

Designing high-performance multifunctional polymer nanocomposite thermosets: Exploring structural characteristics.

The symposium epitomized the prominence of collaborative effort between academic institutions and industry leaders to advance carbon management technologies.

Dr. Marlene has attended the annual Gordon Research Conference: Polymers, Macromolecules for Sustainability, Energy, and Medicine held at Mount Holyoke College. She presented a poster and gained invaluable experience from meeting with experts in the field.

Prof. David Mecerreyes (Left) from POLYMAT and Dr. Marlene (Right)

Romina officially advances to the next milestone in her doctoral journey-becoming a PhD Candidate.

The paper titled: “The effect of diamine structure on the thermomechanical properties of epoxy resin thermosets.” This study explores how different diamine structures influence the thermal and mechanical performance of epoxy thermosets. Key findings show that:

Aromatic thermosets demonstrate the highest thermal stability and char yield.The meta-isomer crosslinker (m-XDA) delivers the highest glass transition temperature (Tg)…

Her paper, titled “Tuning the Surface Properties and Biofouling Resistance of Fluorinated Siloxane Copolymers,” explores how fluorination can dramatically enhance resistance to bacterial biofouling-an exciting step forward for materials in medical and industrial applications. Great work, Taysha!

Link to the Paper: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acs.langmuir.5c00587

Taysha B. L. Telenar,…

Congratulations to our three new PhD graduates: Dr.Taysha Telanar, Dr. Kacie Nimoto, and Dr. Lindsey Hamblin! Taysha joined as a postdoc in Mary Laura Lind’s group at ASU, while Kacie and Lindsey have joined the CNCE–Green Research Group as postdocs at ASU as well. In addition, we congratulate Bryce Askew for graduating with a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering.

(Left to Right) Dr. Kacie Nimoto, Dr. Klaus Lackner, Dr. Matthew Green, Dr. Lindsey Hamblin, Dr…