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Jan 12, 2025
Our colleague Dee Jepsen is named “Leader in the Field” by The Journal of Agromedicine as its 2025 “Leader in the Field” person. This recognition, announced in the first issue of each volume, honors individuals who have made significant contributions to agricultural safety and health through practice, policy, or research. Congratulations!
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Dec 16, 2024
The first Ph.D. student working on natural and synthetic rubbers graduated: congratulations Dr. Sasidharan Pillai!
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Dec 7, 2024
The website of OSU's College of Engineering features an in-depth article celebrating the achievements of Distinguished University Professor Judit Puskas, leader of the Biomacromolecular Engineering Research Group and the PI of the TARDISS ERC. The article highlights Professor Puskas’ groundbreaking contributions to polymer science, including her role in developing materials for coronary stents and her innovative research into sustainable natural rubber alternatives.
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Nov 16, 2024
Aswathy Sasidharan Pillai, a PhD student of the Puskas Group, successfully defended her PhD thesis. Congratulations!
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Nov 2, 2024
One of the most prestigious journals in the United States, The Washington Post, published an article on domestic natural rubber production. The article points out that initiatives that target natural rubber-producing plants on U.S. soil (such as the TARDISS ERC) received federal funding, which highlights the importance of these projects and helps TARDISS build new partnerships with the members of the industry.
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Oct 12, 2024
A book titled ‘Polymeric Carriers for Delivery Systems in Biomedical Applications – in Memory of Professor Andrzej Dworak’ has been recently published by MDPI. The book was edited by Professor Marek Kowalczuk, a long-time collaborator of the Puskas group. Professor Judit Puskas is among the coauthors of the book. Congratulations!
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Oct 3, 2024
This year, the Zhejiang University organized the Hangzhou International Polymer Forum, and Professor Puskas was invited as a Plenary Speaker. Congratulations!
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Sep 14, 2024
The Principal Investigator of the TARDISS ERC, Professor Puskas, was given a free exhibition booth at the 2024 International Elastomer Conference, which offered an exquisite opportunity to connect with potential new partners of this ERC. Additionally, Professor Puskas, Professor Shah, Professor McKenna, and Josh Knights introduced TARDISS in a one-hour-long presentation in Theater One of the conference.
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Sep 11, 2024
The TARDISS project was launched on September 1, and the Kickoff meeting of the project has already taken place on the Wooster campus of The Ohio State University. To ensure that everyone can join, the meeting was hybrid and could be joined online and in person. The meeting was attended by the deans of two colleges (College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences - Cathann A. Kress; College of Engineering - Ayanna Howard). Two associate deans and the Chair of FABE, Scott Shearer, attended the meeting in person.
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Sep 8, 2024
Natural rubber is an extremely versatile polymer with applications in many industrial fields. As demonstrated by the photo attached to this news article, it can be used as a raw material for manufacturing footwear, such as shoes or sandals. The TARDISS ERC (see the announcement posted on Aug 21 in this news feed) will help proliferate domestically produced natural rubber in the elastomer industry.
