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October 2024

Satwinder Sadhal

Professor Sadhal received his PhD at Caltech in Engineering Science in 1978. He is a Professor of Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering and Ophthalmology at USC. He is the lead author of the book, “Transport Phenomena with Drops and Bubbles.” He has worked on NASA projects involving containerless processing using acoustic levitation techniques, and has also made fundamental contributions to nonlinear acoustics, particularly streaming phenomenon with liquid drops. His technical contributions include a large body of scientific of literature on fluid, thermal and material transport. He is a...Read more

Adam McNeeley

The plastic poly(ethylene terephthalate) is the most widely produced thermoplastic and is used in over 50% of all textiles. This plastic is derived from petroleum products and recycling can reduce the consumption of these raw materials and have a lower overall carbon footprint. The chemical recycling of PET involves the conversion of the polymer into corresponding monomers that are easier to purify and can ideally be reincorporated into existing polymerization processes. There are three chemical routes to depolymerize PET into monomers used for its production: glycolysis, methanolysis, and...Read more

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