Pozzo Receives DOE Early Career, Undergraduate Research Mentor Awards

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Congratulations to MolES faculty member and Chemical Engineering professor Lilo Pozzo, who recently received the following three awards for her accomplishments in the areas of research, mentoring, and commercialization:

DOE Early Career Award, selected for the project “Neutron Scattering Investigation of the Relationship between Molecular Structure, Morphology and  Dynamics in Conjugated Polymers.”

Outstanding Undergraduate Research Mentor Award, nominated by student presenters and selected by a committee of faculty and staff at the Annual UW Undergraduate Research Symposium.

Grand Prize in the Environmental Innovation Challenge, as advisor of the interdisciplinary team “PolyDrop,” which developed additives that transform regular coatings into conductive coatings for use in carbon fiber composites in transportation industries. The product was recognized for its commercial potential and environmental benefits.