News:  

• Dr. Karim has recently been named the Associate Dean of Research of the College of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering. He adds that title to his list including, Interim Institute Director, Goodyear Chair Professor and Co-Director of the AFMC.

• Dr. Karim's student Gurpreet Singh wins the Eastman Fellowship: The 2012-13 Eastman Fellowship is awarded on the basis of his academic and research excellence. The fellowship will provide him with $5,000 to use on educational related expenses as well as a trip for him and his advisor, Dr. Alamgir Karim, to visit the Eastman facility in Kingsport, Tennessee, and give a presentation on their research.

• Darrell Reneker, distinguished professor of polymer science; Matthew Becker, associate professor of polymer science; and Jukuan Zheng, a polymer science graduate student, developed a polymer system that can be fabricated and then specialized to perform healing functions ranging from fighting infection to wound healing. A WKSU Exploradio feature highlights this development at http://www.wksu.org/news/story/33850.