Profs. Misra and Mohanty presented at the SPE ANTEC 2026 Conference, held from March 9-12, in Pittsburgh, USA. The conference brought together scientists and researchers, business leaders, decision makers, and engineers to discuss the latest breakthroughs in plastics technology, advanced polymer research, and next-generation processing solutions.Prof. Mohanty gave a presentation on March 11, titled, "Processing of Biodegradable Plastics and their Bio-Composites for Single-use Plastic Alternatives and 3D printed Products."Prof. Mohanty gave a second presentation on March 11, titled, "An Affordable Cost-Competitive Innovation in Rigid Packaging: Home Compostable and Soil Biodegradable Thermoformed Packaging as an Alternative to Polystyrene Tray."Prof. Misra gave a presentation on March 12 titled "Innovations in Biocarbon Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites for Light-weight Automotive: Sustainable Composites for Electric Vehicle Parts."For more information about SPE ANTEC 2026, please visit this link......
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Congratulations to Manjusri Misra for being recognized in the International Women’s Day 2026 Green Chemistry Special Collection. The article "Recent advances in biodegradable polymer blends and their biocomposites: a comprehensive review" has been chosen for the Royal Society of Chemistry's themed collection "Celebrating International Women’s Day 2026: Women in green chemistry." The article is authored by Kehinde Olonisakin and co-authored by Amar K. Mohanty, Mahendra Thimmanagari, and Manjusri Misra.To read the featured article, please visit this link.More from the themed collection: Celebrating International Women’s Day 2026: Women in green chemistry......
The Second Annual Research Team Meeting for the ORF-RE11-003 Automotive project was held on Friday, March 6, 2026, at the Honey Bee Research Centre, University of Guelph. The Automotive project titled, "Lightweight-safer-sustainable electric vehicles using automotive waste streams - a game changing circularity model to commercialize innovative composites" is funded by the Ontario Ministry of Colleges and Universities.There were 32 attendees, including researchers, trainees, provincial government representatives, and guests. The keynote speaker was Dr. Graham Taylor, Professor and Canada Research Chair in Machine Learning, Computer Engineering, University of Guelph. HQP trainees from the University of Guelph, Western University, University of Toronto, and McMaster University gave oral and poster presentations......
Profs. Misra and Mohanty participated in the Second Canadian Science Symposium on Plastics on February 24-25, 2026. This was a national, virtual event to bring together Canadian scientists, researchers, and policy practitioners. The goal of the symposium was to inform future priorities and updates to Canada’s Plastics Science Agenda (CaPSA) using insights and recommendations from experts in the field.Profs. Misra and Mohanty were panelists in a session titled "Design, Innovation & Circular Solutions". The panel discussed materials design, product innovation, and circular solutions, focusing on scientific evidence to reduce environmental risks from plastics. Speakers examined how materials and product design choices influence environmental performance, exposure pathways, and end-of-life outcomes, as well as key uncertainties and evidence gaps related to materials innovation, safe-by-design approaches, and emerging alternatives. The session explored the challenge of assessing new solutions for design and innovation in complex systems, balancing performance, environmental tradeoffs, and unintended consequences......
Gregory Wootton, Chief Administrative Officer / Assistant Deputy Minister, and Douglas Reddick, Director of the Research and Innovation Branch at OMAFA, toured the BDDC on February 4, 2026. The tour was led by Profs. Misra and Mohanty, and was part of a larger visit to the University of Guelph's College of Engineering. The OMAFA leadership was introduced to the work the BDDC does in bio-carbon and sustainable materials, and provided with an understanding of the Agri-Food Innovation Alliance's Impact on research at the University of Guelph......
Congratulations to Prof. Misra, who has received the James L. White Innovation Award from the Polymer Processing Society. This award honors Prof. Misra's outstanding research in the polymer processing field. The award aims to recognize creativity, innovation, and originality among researchers or inventors in the science and technology of processing polymers and polymeric products.Prof. Misra will be officially recognized and inducted as the recipient of the James L. White Innovation award at PPS-41 in Paestum, Italy, on May 31-June 4, 2026......
Congratulations to Profs. Manjusri Misra and Amar Mohanty for their awards and invited talks at CHEMCON 2025, hosted by the Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers (IIChE).Prof. Misra received the CSIR-CSMCRI CHEMCON Distinguished Speaker Award 2025.Prof. Mohanty received the RPG Life Science Padma Vibhushan Prof. M. M. Sharma Medal and CHEMCON Distinguished Speaker Award 2025.Both professors gave Award Lectures and were invited speakers at the Indo-US-Canada Symposia, held on December 29, 2025.IIChE CHEMCON 2025 was held from December 28-30, 2025, at Annamalai University, Annamalainagar, Tamilnadu. The conference theme was "AI-Driven Chemical Engineering Processes - Transformation and Sustainability", and focused on the industrial challenge of optimizing process efficiency while minimizing environmental impact, along with the solutions AI may provide for green manufacturing, waste minimization, energy conservation, and circular economy practices.Image via chemcon2025.iiche.org.innn...
On October 5-8, 2025, members of the BDDC attended the Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference in Montreal.Prof. Mohanty was the 2025 CIC - Macromolecular Science and Engineering Award winner and gave a lecture titled "Sustainable and Green Materials for a Circular Bioeconomy".Malik Hassan presented a poster titled, "Machine Learning Optimization of 3D Printing Parameters for Sustainable Composites from Ocean-Recycled Polymers and Burlap Biocarbon".Dr. Suman Ghosh presented a poster titled, "Sustainable Biocomposites of Recycled Plastics and Almond Shell Powder".For information on the Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference, please visit this link......
Thank you to all attendees, presenters, sponsors, and committees for attending the PPS 2025 conference, hosted by the BDDC, from September 23-25, 2025. Your presence, insights, and active participation made the event a resounding success. Thank you to all attendees, presenters, sponsors, and committees for attending the PPS 2025 conference, hosted by the BDDC, from September 23-25, 2025. Your presence, insights, and active participation made the event a resounding success. ...
Join us on September 22-25, 2025 at the Americas Regional Meeting of the Polymer Processing Society, PPS 2025, held at Guelph, ON, Canada. This conference will aid to foster exchange of innovations and developments in areas related to Polymer Engineering. Please visit us on the PPS 2025 website. PPS 2025 Promo Video: <video width="540" height="310" controls poster="?ft=img/pps_thumbnail.JPG"> <source src="https://pps2025.ca/sites/default/files/2024-05/pps2025_promo_draft3%282024.05.17%29%20%281080p%29.mp4" type="video/mp4"> </video> ...
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