The polymer and natural materials and manufacturing (PNMM) cluster primarily conducts research in the following areas: polymer processing, nanomechanics and nanochemistry, organometallic polymer catalysts, atomistic modeling of material properties, nanocrystalline cellulose and controlled radical polymerization, biocomposites and recycling.
Studying radical systems through computational chemistry techniques (courtesy of Dr. Gino DiLabio). Biodeterioration study of a natural fiber mat Cluster Leads
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(courtesy of Dr. John Klironomos).
Dr. Frank K. Ko
Professor
Department of Materials Engineering
Vancouver Campus
Dr. Gino DiLabio
Professor and Head, Department of Chemistry
Professor, Faculty of Management
Okanagan Campus