Center for Applied

Polymer Science Research

Purpose for CAPSR

CAPSR was created in 1994 to provide undergraduate students at the University of Houston-Downtown with an opportunity to participate directly in basic and applied polymer science research projects that are of academic and industrial significance.

Objectives of CAPSR

• Provide the opportunity for undergraduate students to participate directly in basic and applied polymer science research projects that have academic and industrial significance.

• Provide a polymer science laboratory to support upper-level courses in the Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry B.S. degree programs.

• Provide an internationally recognized center for applied research in ultraviolet (UV) polymerization chemistry and technology.

• Serve as a center for the dissemination of information to the Texas-based chemical industry concerning the productivity, environmental, and energy saving features of UV                 polymerization processes.


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