The Latest Research & News from RBI-September 2020

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Upcoming Events

RBI Fall 2020 Biorefinery Virtual Workshop

This workshop will be held virtually on October 21 and 22.

The format is a pair of 2.5 hour sessions held each day beginning at 10:00am - 12:30pm. The theme for each day during the Biorefinery Virtual Workshop:

"The curse of complexity"
"The curse of dilution"

Discussions will include how advanced separations can help break these twin curses. Additional details to be provided soon.

The workshop is free, but registration is required. Please register if interested in attending.

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Mars Wrigley Sustainability Packathon

Manali Banerjee and Nasreen Khan , both RBI fellows, participated in a virtual sustainability and packaging innovation competition sponsored by Mars Wrigley Packaging and won!

Funding Opportunities

DOD (W911NF-20-S-0009) Title: Multidisciplinary Research Program of the University Research Initiative (FY21 ARMY SUBMISSION) Deadline: September 14, 2020
NSF (20-121) Title: Dear Colleague Letter: Seeking Community Input for Topic Ideas for Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation (EFRI) Program Deadline: October 30, 2020
NSF (20-589) Title: Division of Materials Research: Topical Materials Research Programs:Biomaterials (BMAT), Condensed Matter Physics (CMP), Metals and Metallic Nanostructures (MMN), POlymers (POL) (DMR-TMRP BMAT, CMP, MMN, POL) Deadline: November 2, 2020
NSF (20-595) Title: Innovations in Graduate Education (IGE) Program Deadline: November 4, 2020

USDA-NIFA (USDA-NIFA-AFRI-007052) Title: Agriculture and Food Research Initiative - Foundational and Applied Science Deadline: November 18, 2020

Get Tested Regularly
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