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Thursday, December 17, 2020 Bonnie Worthy retiring after 31 years of service at CWRU In recognition of her 31 years of service to CWRU, we asked Bonnie a few questions about her time at the university.
Monday, November 16, 2020 Researchers working to ‘upcycle’ polymers A team of researchers led by CWRU will investigate ways to improve how common plastics are recycled with support from a $2.5M DOE grant
Thursday, October 1, 2020 U.S. Army commits up to $11 million for polymer research CWRU and Polymer Plus partner with Army research lab to develop manufacturing approaches for cost-effective production of lightweight, high-performance polymeric materials