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We are experts in all things polymer chemistry and engineering.

Athens, GA
Joined September 2013
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@LocklinLabUGA spreading some holiday cheer! Ho, ho ho to you and yours from all of us at the Locklin Lab and the @UGANewMaterials!
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Researchers and students from @uganewmaterials will be involved in five sustainably-related projects funded by @CB2 for 2023! t.uga.edu/8Ei
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Congratulations to @handa_hitesh & @LocklinLabUGA on the issuance of U.S. Utility Patent Number titled “SURFACES AND COATING COMPOSITIONS HAVING ANTIFOULING, ANTITHROMBOTIC, AND ANTIBACTERIAL PROPERTIES AND METHODS OF MAKING”. @UGA_Innovation @UGAResearch @UGANewMaterials
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Graduate students from @UGANewMaterials present their work at the Future of Packaging conference held this week at UGA. @LocklinLabUGA @UGA_Engineering @universityofga @UGAResearch @BreeannaUrbano1 #Bioplastics #Packaging
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@UGANewMaterials will help 6 US communities improve collection, recovery, management of organic waste and develop scalable strategies to lower greenhouse gas emissions locally. Thanks @GivingWalmart for funding this project! #circularity #compost t.uga.edu/817
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Scenes from a science fair! Researcher Jess Bramhall, from @UGANewMaterials, is helping to judge the 2022 Georgia Science & Engineering Fair, this weekend in Athens. Winners will be announced tomorrow on @mygpb . Thanks, Jess, for sharing your day!
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LocklinLabUGA retweeted
For Cheryl Gomillion, pursuing outstanding biomedical research isn’t enough. The @UGA_Engineering professor is working not only to treat breast cancer, but to cultivate #diversity in the sciences. 👩🏾‍🔬👨🏼‍💻🧑🏽‍🏫👩🏻‍⚕️ t.uga.edu/7RL | #uga #ugaresearch
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"You don't have to work all the time, but you should think all the time." Remembering chemistry laureate Robert Grubbs who has passed away aged 79. Grubbs was awarded the Nobel Prize for his work in metathesis, which opened up opportunities to produce many new molecules.
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Congratulations to @LocklinLabUGA Dr. Jason Locklin and the New Materials Institute!
Scientists at the Center for Bioplastics and Biocomposites, co-located at UGA, received a nearly $2M grant from @NSF! 🙌 It’ll fund research to develop biodegradable materials & support the rapidly expanding bioplastics industry. t.uga.edu/7pL | #UGA #UGAResearch
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Expansion and greater opportunity await @CB2, an Industry & University Cooperative Research Center funded by @NSF. Read @uganewmaterials update on CB2’s spring Industry Advisory Board meeting, including what’s ahead for 2021 and beyond: t.uga.edu/73m
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Please take our composting survey, and encourage your friends and followers to take it, too! Thank you! nitter.gq/UGANewMaterials/status…
Please help @JambeckResearch, @KatherineShayne, @uganewmaterials learn more about consumer composting habits and knowledge of compost certification labels. Take our survey by March 31. Learn more: t.uga.edu/6KA. THANKS FOR SHARING!
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Learn about the latest advances in assessing biological degradation, compostability + end-of-life for plastics, and implications for industry. Join Jason Locklin of @uganewmaterials + @locklinlabUGA for a webinar supported by @CB2_4U. Register at tinyurl.com/yyaz9vtm
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In the news... @LocklinLabUGA and @JambeckResearch from @UGANewMaterials talk to @nytimes about "Why ‘Biodegradable’ Isn’t What You Think". nytimes.com/interactive/2020…
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How confused are you? How do you know whether the materials used to make a single-use #plastic item are truly environmentally friendly? The NYT talked to @uganewmaterials, @LocklinLabUGA, @JambeckResearch about consumer confusion. t.uga.edu/6n7
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Jason Locklin (@LocklinLabUGA) and Jenna Jambeck (@JambeckResearch) are working with leaders from @PittMCSI and @pittengineering + others to convene an NSF-funded workshop that will shape the future of circular economy research. t.uga.edu/6kh
Jason Locklin, director of @uganewmaterials and the @LocklinLabUGA, on existing/emerging bioplastics technologies. What advantages and/or challenges do these materials present to manufacturers? Watch the video from @GreenBiz. greenbiz.com/video/how-what-…
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