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CAREER: Advancing Recyclable Biopolymer Composite Materials and Entrepreneurial Education — NSF Award to Texas State University -

This Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) award will advance recyclable biopolymer composite construction materials for use in resource-limited environments while educating future engineers in innovation and entrepreneurship. Many regions face challenges in building infrastructure under conditions of limit

Award titleCAREER: Advancing Recyclable Biopolymer Composite Materials and Entrepreneurial Education
Award ID2544055
AwardeeTexas State University - San Marcos
CitySAN MARCOS
StateTX
Amount obligated$611,453
Principal investigatorXijun Shi
ProgramECI-Engineering for Civil Infr
Start date09/01/2026
AbstractThis Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) award will advance recyclable biopolymer composite construction materials for use in resource-limited environments while educating future engineers in innovation and entrepreneurship. Many regions face challenges in building infrastructure under conditions of limited materials, water scarcity, and logistical constraints. This project addresses these challenges by developing material systems that can be produced, reused, and recycled using lo
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