Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering

Material design, advanced performance, sustainability, energy generation and storage, plastics, CO2 capture, roll-to-roll processing, and biomedical applications. Specific areas include materials and processes for sustainability, environment-friendly packaging, upcycling consumer wastes, water purification and harvesting, fuel cells, natural gas utilization and storage, batteries, carbon-based functional materials, photocatalysis, and CO2 capture.

Center for Advanced Materials Performance (CAMP)

Director: Dr. Kwek-Tze Tan

CAMP draws from the expertise of more than 30 faculty members to provide corrosion and materials performance solutions to industry and government organizations. The center is home to a multimillion-dollar suite of equipment to provide research, testing and analysis in many ways.

Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe)

Director: Dr. Jae-Won Choi

The University of Akron and The University of Virginia operate The Center for Tire Research, a consortium of tire and tire-related industry members who offer technical advancement in the areas of tire and tire related materials, tire physics (including modeling), testing, manufacturing, and sustainability.

National Polymer Innovation Center (NPIC)

Director: Dr. Mark Soucek

The National Polymer Innovation Center offers solutions in pilot-scale processing, surface and structural analysis, physical and chemical characterization, and more.

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