Durable plastic pollution easily, cleanly degrades with new catalyst
November 30, 2023
Tobin J. Marks, Linda Broadbelt, and Yosi Kratish developed a catalyst that breaks down plastics found in fishing nets, carpets, and clothes. The non-toxic process can help purge pollution from our oceans.
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McCormick Faculty Named Among Global ‘Highly Cited Researchers’ for 2023
November 15, 2023
Sixteen Northwestern Engineering faculty members, including multiple Trienens Institute Faculty Affiliates, recognized as influential for highly cited research
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Northwestern Researchers Receive $750K DOE Grant in Sustainability and Energy Catalysis
September 25, 2023
A $750,000 three-year grant from the Office of Basic Energy Sciences within the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will advance understanding in sustainability and energy catalysis.
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Making Plastics Production More Energy Efficient
March 22, 2021
Northwestern engineering researchers have demonstrated a new approach to chemical catalysis that results in high propylene yields using less energy. The findings could support more energy-efficient production processes for many plastics.
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Northwestern's ICEP Receives $4.5 Million Renewal from the Department of Energy
September 25, 2020
The Institute for Catalysis in Energy Processes (ICEP) at Northwestern University has been granted $4.5 million in renewed funding from the Department of Energy (DOE) to conduct research on selective oxidation catalysis and energy-efficient processes for the next three years.
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Pathbreaking catalysis center undergoes change — in leadership
August 31, 2020
Justin M. Notestein, a professor of chemical and biological engineering at the McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, has been named director of the Center for Catalysis and Surface Science (CCSS), effective September 1.
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