Center for Sustainable Materials Science | Creating materials for a sustainable future

North Dakota seeks to advance new discoveries of bio-based, sustainable materials that give more consideration to the environment and contribute to its economy through their sourcing (low cost, renewable), durable lifetimes (long, high durability), and recyclability (efficient, high value). An EPSCoR grant from the National Science Foundation includes funding for the Center for Sustainable Materials Science to pursue this research.

The Center for Sustainable Materials Science research team includes researchers from the following North Dakota educational institutions:

In addition to the center’s research on bio-based, sustainable materials, the center will also help to facilitate education, workforce development, and outreach on the importance of sustainable materials.

Mayville State University undergraduate student Maren Johnson with her CSMS poster at the April 2017 ND EPSCoR Annual State Conference. At left is Atikur Rahman, Research Associate at Mayville State.
Minot State University undergraduate student Breanne Hatfield with her CSMS poster at the April 2017 ND EPSCoR Annual State Conference.
North Dakota State University graduate student Victoria Burkart with her CSMS poster at the April 2017 ND EPSCoR Annual State Conference.
North Dakota State University graduate student Andrew Kalbach with his CSMS poster at the April 2017 ND EPSCoR Annual State Conference.
University of North Dakota graduate student Samuel Njie Nambile with his CSMS poster at the April 2017 ND EPSCoR Annual State Conference.
University of North Dakota undergraduate student Jenna Puttkammer with her CSMS poster at the April 2017 ND EPSCoR Annual State Conference.
University of North Dakota graduate student Joshua Schumaker with his CSMS poster at the April 2017 ND EPSCoR Annual State Conference.