The Plastic Recycling and Advanced Chemical-physical Transformations for Improved Circular Economy (PRACTICE-REU) is a 10-week summer program at the University at Buffalo (UB), The State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo, NY. The PRACTICE-REU program will train undergraduate researchers to address global plastic pollution concerns within three laboratory-focused themed areas: • Plastic Waste Identification • Plastic Recycling and Upcycling • Environment and Health Impacts of Plastic Waste Participants are paired with a faculty mentor to conduct transformative research on plastic recycling. The program is highly interdisciplinary, with faculty mentors coming from 6 academic departments in three different schools. Weekly group meetings of the REU cohort foster student-student communication in conjunction with training workshops and professional and social networking opportunities. A culminating Research Symposium, as well as support for post-REU conference presentations and publications, will help students hone their communication skills.
plastic pollution, plastic recycling, sustainability, polymers, sensors, machine learning, spectroscopy, waste management, environmental health, analytical chemistry, polymer chemistry, chemical engineering, environmental engineering, computer science, social science
• All applicants must be U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, or permanent residents of the United States • Applicants must be enrolled as undergraduate students in a college program through Fall 2023 • Participants should be interested in pursuing a career in research • Students from underrepresented minority groups and students from institutions that offer limited or no research opportunities are strongly encouraged to apply
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