NSF EPSCoR Award Co-Funds Tuskegee Researchers Investigating Methods to Reduce Climate Change Threats

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"Researchers at Tuskegee University have modified and discovered new bio-based natural materials that could eliminate the harmful buildup of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. They believe the use of naturally occurring nanocellulose holds the key to efficiently and cost-effectively mitigating carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases associated with rising global temperatures and extreme weather events.

At Tuskegee, Dr. Michael L. Curry, an associate professor in the Department of Chemistry, and engineering doctoral student Donald White have created a new means of capturing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere that promises to be more effective, environmentally friendly and less expensive than the conventional carbon-capture methods used currently.

According to Curry, the levels of carbon dioxide will only keep rising unless there is something done to counteract it. In fact, in April 2019, scientists reported a new record high of 415 parts per million of carbon dioxide — yielding a total increase of 1 trillion metric tons of carbon dioxide over approximately 250 years. “We made this problem, but by developing and employing the appropriate technology to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, we can also make a better, healthier planet for centuries to come,” he said.

The grant was awarded by a split funding from the NSF’s RET Site: Collaborative Research: Sustainable Electronics and NSF’s EPSCoR CPU2AL."

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