At The University of Southern Mississippi, research and innovation are fueling new discoveries in technology that offer real-world applications in the private and commercial sectors.
Nothing illustrates this synergy better than a recent National Science Foundation (NSF) I-Corps grant fostered within the University’s School of Polymers and High Performance Materials. The $50,000 grant – the first of its kind awarded to a Mississippi university – helped yield a cellulose reinforced thermoplastic polymer composite created in the lab of USM Polymer Professor Dr. Joshua Otaigbe.
Image: Dr. Joshua Otaigbe, left, and Dr. Shahab Rahimi worked diligently to produce a new polymer composite as part of an NSF I-Corps grant. (University Communications photo by Van Arnold)
