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ACS – Akron Section Award – Evening Lecture
November 13 @ 5:30 pm - 9:00 pm
$10.00 – $30.00
James M. Egan, Assistant Professor of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering
The University of Akron
5:30 PM Networking
6:30 PM Dinner
7:00 PM Akron Section Award and Evening Lecture
Abstract: This lecture series will explore how to rethink carbon dioxide as a feedstock for producing chemicals and polymers. This paradigm is broadly of interest not only because of the sustainability, but also due to the low-cost and increased function. When compared to bio-based materials CO2 utilization avoids fresh-water consumption, land-use change, and food competition which makes it more secure for decades to come. Both talks will explore these concepts at varying levels of expertise and what the implications are for near-term applications and commercial development.
Bio: James Eagan is an assistant professor at the University of Akron School of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering. He holds a PhD in chemistry from Columbia University and is the recipient of the AAAS Newcomb Cleveland Prize, NSF Faculty Early Career Development Award, and Akron’s 30 for the Future award.
The lecture is open to the public. Buy ticket for the dinner at the links below: $30 for members and the pubic; $10 for students.