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Jason Locklin is the founder and Director of the UGA New Materials Institute, established in 2016 to focus research and teaching missions on green engineering principles and circular materials management. Dr. Locklin also serves as Site Director, overseeing UGA’s collaborations, for the Center for Bioplastics and Biocomposites (CB2), a National Science Foundation Industry—University Collaborative Research Center. Dr. Locklin…
Jon Amster earned his B.A. in Chemistry from Cornell University in 1977 and his Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry in 1986, also from Cornell. After postdoctoral research at the University of California at Irvine, he joined the faculty of the University of Georgia in 1988 as an Assistant Professor of Chemistry, where he now holds the title of Distinguished Research Professor. He served as Head of Chemistry from 2009-2019, and Interim Head from 2022-…