Posted On: July 22nd 2026, 04:36 pm
✨TONIGHT! ✨ Join us at
@freestatebeer on Wednesday, July 22, from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m for Science on Tap to learn how KU researchers are studying Polyethylene (PE) — one of the most common plastics in the United States.
Tonight's presenter is Dr. Ana Rita C. Morais, the Deputy Director of the Wonderful Institute for Sustainable Engineering (WISE) and Assistant Professor in Chemical & Petroleum Engineering.
In this talk, Dr. Morais will share how CO₂ can be leveraged to make chemical processing of PE waste, and potentially other plastics, more efficient, more selective, and more sustainable. This free presentation and Q&A session will be in the beer hall. Seating is limited, so we encourage you to arrive early!