Research on release of micro-, nanoplastics focus of Fernandez-Ballester CAREER grant

Lucia Fernandez-Ballester, assistant professor of mechanical and materials engineering. (Jordan Opp / University Communication & Marketing)
Lucia Fernandez-Ballester, assistant professor of mechanical and materials engineering. (Jordan Opp / University Communication & Marketing)
With a $739,205 National Science Foundation Early Career Award Program grant, Lucia Fernandez-Ballester is working to better understand how micro- and nanoplastics enter the environment, with the goal of designing safer plastic materials.

More details at: https://news.unl.edu/article/husker-engineer-earns-nsf-award-to-study-release-of-micro-nanoplastics

The COE Update Mon. Oct. 06, 2025