Chemical Engineering a Greener Future with Nature’s Building Blocks

Date

Thursday January 29, 2026
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Location

Zoom

Engineers are developing new materials that could help replace traditional plastics, and many of them come from nature. In this session, you’ll learn how plant-based materials are transformed into lightweight, super-strong alternatives used in packaging, clean water technologies, and more.

Dr. Kevin De France will take you inside the process, showing how tiny natural building blocks can create big innovations in sustainability and materials science.