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Circular Economy

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Kelsea Schumacher, Director - Emerging Areas
Credit: Kelsea Schumacher
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Michelle Seitz, Director - Plastics
Credit: Michelle Seitz

 

 

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Noah Last, Scientific Partnerships Manager
Credit: Noah Last

 

 

Data and Decision Tools

KC Morris
KC Morris, Systems Integration Division, Circular Economy in Manufacturing
JoshKneifel
Josh Kneifel, Economist, Life Cycle Assessment of Polymers to Improve Circularity
Raymond Plante
Raymond Plante, The Circular Economy Resource Registry
Credit: Raymond Plante

 

 

 

Nehika Mathur
Nehika Mathur, Industrial Engineer, Circular Economy in Manufacturing
Ashley Hartwell
Ashley Hartwell, Mechanical Engineer, Circular Economy in Manufacturing
Maya Reslan
Maya Reslan, Mechanical Engineer, Circular Economy in Manufacturing
Buddhika Hapuwatte
Buddhika Hapuwatte, Mechanical Engineer,  Circular Economy in Manufacturing
Matthew Triebe
Matthew Triebe, Mechanical Engineer, Circular Economy in Manufacturing
Credit: Matthew Triebe
Abheek Chatterjee
Abheek Chatterjee, Mechanical Engineer,  Circular Economy in Manufacturing
Yamil Simon
Yamil Simon, Research Chemist, Mass Spectrometry Data Center
Credit: Yamil Simon

 

 

 
 

Polymer Science

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Kalman Migler, Physicist, Understanding Contamination in Recycled Polyolefins
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Sara Orski, Research Chemist, Improving Recycled Polyolefins by Correlation of Infrared Measurements to Bulk Properties
Credit: Daniel Greb, NIST
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Aaron Burkey, NRC Postdoctoral Research Associate
McKenzie Coughlin
McKenzie Coughlin, NRC Postdoctoral Fellow,​Understanding Contamination in Recycled Polyolefins
Derek Huang
Derek Huang, NRC Postdoctoral Fellow, Understanding Contamination in Recycled Polyolefins
Anthony Kotula
Anthony Kotula, Chemical Engineer, Advanced Raman spectroscopy in plastics recycling
Robert Ivancic
Robert Ivancic, Polymer Physicist
Debra Audus
Debra Audus, Chemical Engineer, Improving Recycled Polyolefins by Correlation of Infrared Measurements to Bulk Properties
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Tyler Martin, Materials Research Engineer, Improving Recycled Polyolefins by Correlation of Infrared Measurements to Bulk Properties
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Brad Sutliff,  Materials Engineer, Improving Recycled Polyolefins by Correlation of Infrared Measurements to Bulk Properties
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Peter Beaucage,  

Chemical Engineer, Improving Recycled Polyolefins by Correlation of Infrared Measurements to Bulk Properties
Shuaijun Li
Shuaijun Li, Mechanical Engineer, Improving Recycled Polyolefins by Correlation of Infrared Measurements to Bulk Properties

Impact Assessment

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Li-Piin Sung, Physicist, Weathering Plastic Waste with the NIST SPHERE
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Samuel Stavis, Nanoplastic Arrays for Microspectroscopy Calibrations
Jennifer Lynch
Jennifer Lynch, Research Biologist, Quantifying Microplastics and Plastic Additives in Marine Environmental Samples
Andrew Madison
Andrew Madison, Electrical Engineer, Nanoplastic Arrays for Microspectroscopy Calibrations
Katherine Shaw
Katie Shaw, NRC Postdoctoral Fellow, Quantifying Microplastics and Plastic Additives in Marine Environmental Samples
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Elijah Petersen. Research Scientist. Weathering Plastic Waste with the NIST SPHERE
Dr. Robert Gutierrez
Robert Gutierrez. PREP Postdoc. Weathering Plastic Waste with the NIST SPHERE
Credit: Dr. Robert Gutierrez
 
 

Textiles, High-Tech, and Construction

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Zachary Trautt, Materials Research Engineer, High Tech Waste
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Amanda Forster, Materials Research Engineer, Circular Economy for Textiles
Laura Espinal
Laura Espinal, Materials Scientist, High Tech Waste
Credit: Laura Espinal
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Aron Newman, Leader, Infrastructure Materials Group, Circular Economy and Carbon Sequestration for Construction Materials
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Edward Garboczi, NIST Fellow, Circular Economy and Carbon Sequestration for Construction Materials

 

 

 

Manufacturing and Materials
Created December 2, 2021, Updated March 25, 2025