Allan & Myra Ferguson Distinguished Professor
University of Delaware
Newark, DE, United States
Thomas is the Allan & Myra Ferguson Distinguished Professor of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Delaware (UD). He is Director of the Center for Research in Soft matter & Polymers (CRiSP), Director of the NSF MRSEC at UD called CHARM (Center for Hybrid, Active, and Responsive Materials) and Deputy Director of the DOE EFRC at UD called CPI (Center for Plastics Innovation, recently renewed). His research interests include soft materials from biobased and plastics waste feedstocks and polymeric materials for ion-conduction membranes. He is a Fellow of the American Physical Society, Royal Society of Chemistry, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, American Chemical Society, National Academy of Inventors, and American Institute of Chemical Engineers. Thomas is also co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer of Lignolix, Inc. – a company focused on the valorization of biomass.
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Tuesday, April 29, 2025
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM PST
Enhancing Circularity of High-Performance, Biobased Polymers Through Advanced Recycling
Tuesday, April 29, 2025
10:35 AM – 10:55 AM PST