Susan Braunhut's Research Laboratory

News

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  Press Release

  Safer Alternative to Toxic Paint Strippers to Go to Market
  Safer Alternative to Toxic Paint Strippers to Go to Market | Press Release

  10/12/2018
  Consumers will soon have a safer alternative to dangerous paint strippers that have claimed dozens lives around the country, thanks to a new formula developed by Toxics Use Reduction Institute researchers at UMass Lowell that is being brought to the market through a licensing agreement with SRD NEWGEN.
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  Department News

  Noureddine Melikechi Elected Fellow of the American Physical Society
  Noureddine Melikechi Elected Fellow of the American Physical Society | Department News

  10/2/2018
  Kennedy College of Sciences Dean Noureddine Melikechi, who is also a physics professor, has been elected a fellow of the American Physical Society (APS).
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  Featured Story

  Researchers to Develop Renewable Fuel Additives from Sawdust
  Researchers to Develop Renewable Fuel Additives from Sawdust | Featured Story

  9/28/2018
  The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded a $1 million grant to a team of researchers led by UMass Lowell to develop renewable fuel additives made from sawdust from sawmills.
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  Featured Story

  Professors Tackle Opioid Epidemic with Hands-on Research
  Professors Tackle Opioid Epidemic with Hands-on Research | Featured Story

  9/26/2018
  Assoc. Prof. Wilson Palacios is researching new approaches to prevent opioid overdoses and the spread of disease in Lowell. Meanwhile, Asst. Prof. Angela Wangari Walter is identifying barriers to prevention, treatment and recovery for fishing industry workers in New England.