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Home > Research & faculty > Sustainability and resiliency engineering for all > Sustainable resource stewardship
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Sustainable resource stewardship

Engineering with earth’s finite resources in mind

Berkeley Engineering is reconceptualizing materials with a focus on prioritizing the enhancement of public health, the development of a sustainable circular economy, and the improvement of energy efficiency.

We are working to diminish the consumption of energy and materials, thereby eliminating waste and pollution across manufacturing and service sectors, propelling the global community toward a carbon-neutral future.

Graduate student Ivan Jayapurna prepares a sample film of polylactic acid plastic

Left to right: Graduate student Ivan Jayapurna prepares a sample film of polylactic acid plastic; an undegraded film of polylactic acid plastic; biodegraded fragments of polylactic acid plastic. Read more about how materials science professor Ting Xu is re-engineering plastics for the age of sustainability

Samples containing an undegraded film of polylactic acid plastic (top) and biodegraded fragments of polylactic acid plastic

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Creating a platform technology for metal and oxyanion removal and recovery from water

Professor Baoxia Mi has been working to develop a new platform technology for the removal and recovery of metal and oxyanion contaminants from water. The project, which is aimed at improving the sustainability and resiliency of water treatment systems, has shown promising results in early stages of testing.
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