Low-cost, Domestic Supplies of Chemicals, Fuels, and Materials through Valorization of Sustainable Resources

Speaker: Xianglan Bai This lecture explores how scientists are turning things we usually throw away, like plant waste, old plastics, and carbon dioxide, into useful fuels, chemicals, and materials. One key tool is plasma, a highly energized gas (the same kind of state found in lightning or neon signs), which can be switched on only when needed and uses little energy.

Also this week in Ames

• Lecture and reception: SpaceX VP Joe Petrzelka Wed, Oct 21 · 4:30 PM–5:30 PM
• Halloween Party Wed, Oct 28 · 12 PM–3 PM
• Art Walk: Metals Mastery Wed, Oct 28 · 12 PM–1 PM

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