UGA New Materials Institute

At the New Materials Institute, we work with a range of partners—industry, businesses, governments, foundations and other organizations, as well as individuals—to pioneer systems and materials that promote circularity, for proactive materials management. Whether it be circular materials management systems at the municipal to global scale, or innovative and biologically degradable materials and products that meet the high expectations of industry and the consumers they serve, we take a holistic approach to your issues. As we work, we’re also training the next generation of engineers and scientists, so that they consider our context-driven and Green Engineering design approach in all they do.

We also serve as one of four research sites for the Center for Bioplastics and Biocomposites, a National Science Foundation I/UCRC: Phase II.