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View article: A framework for ground-up life cycle assessment of novel, carbon-storing building materials
A framework for ground-up life cycle assessment of novel, carbon-storing building materials Open
View article: Life-cycle carbon footprint and total production potential of cross-laminated timber from California’s wildland-urban interface
Life-cycle carbon footprint and total production potential of cross-laminated timber from California’s wildland-urban interface Open
The frequency, scale, and severity of wildfires are steadily increasing in the Western United States. Sustainable forest management practices through forest thinning could reduce the impact of wildfires and provide lumber for wood-based, l…
View article: A framework for ground-up life cycle assessment of novel, carbon-storing building materials
A framework for ground-up life cycle assessment of novel, carbon-storing building materials Open
View article: Life-cycle carbon footprint and total production potential of cross-laminated timber from California’s wildland-urban interface
Life-cycle carbon footprint and total production potential of cross-laminated timber from California’s wildland-urban interface Open
View article: Dynamic Accounting of Carbon Uptake in the Built Environment
Dynamic Accounting of Carbon Uptake in the Built Environment Open
Transforming building materials from net life-cycle CO2e emitters to carbon sinks is a key pathway towards decarbonizing the industrial sector. Current life-cycle assessments of materials (particularly "low-carbon" materials) of…
View article: Uncertainty in determining carbon dioxide removal potential of biochar
Uncertainty in determining carbon dioxide removal potential of biochar Open
A quantitative and systematic assessment of uncertainty in life-cycle assessment is critical to informing sustainable development of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) technologies. Biochar is the most commonly sold form of CDR to date and it ca…
View article: Practical Insights and Advances in Concrete Pumping
Practical Insights and Advances in Concrete Pumping Open
This technical letter gives a concise overview of the state-of-the-art in concrete pumping. It outlines the different pump systems, briefly describes the general flow behavior of concrete in pipes, and addresses the main challenges of pump…
View article: Board 160: Empowerment in STEM Day: Introducing High School Girls to Careers at National Laboratories (Work in Progress)
Board 160: Empowerment in STEM Day: Introducing High School Girls to Careers at National Laboratories (Work in Progress) Open
In the US, women are still vastly underrepresented in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) careers, and various studies have shown that girls' interest in STEM careers wane as high school progresses. With this challenge…
View article: Paths to circularity for plastics in the United States
Paths to circularity for plastics in the United States Open
View article: A New Normal: Pedagogical Implications for Physics and STEM Teaching and Learning in the Post-Pandemic Era
A New Normal: Pedagogical Implications for Physics and STEM Teaching and Learning in the Post-Pandemic Era Open
When the pandemic hit, we were all faced with making many immediate changes and adjustments in terms of how we dealt with educating our students. At that time, we quickly moved to an online format, and this certainly posed many challenges …
View article: Panel: Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Fellow Perspectives on Advancing Women and Gender Equity in Engineering - for the Next 130 Years
Panel: Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Fellow Perspectives on Advancing Women and Gender Equity in Engineering - for the Next 130 Years Open
In celebration of 130 years of the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE), the Women in Engineering Division (WIED) at ASEE convened a panel of current graduate students and postdoctoral scholars to discuss visions of gender equi…
View article: LESSONS LEARNED - PREPARING GRADUATE STUDENTS AND POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHERS FOR TENURE TRACK CAREERS THROUGH MENTORING CIRCLES
LESSONS LEARNED - PREPARING GRADUATE STUDENTS AND POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHERS FOR TENURE TRACK CAREERS THROUGH MENTORING CIRCLES Open
Landing a tenure-track position in engineering can be a challenging process; this lessons-learned paper presents a structured mentoring program focused on preparing graduate students and postdoctoral researchers for tenure-track faculty ca…
View article: CCDC 2223457: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
CCDC 2223457: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination Open
An entry from the Cambridge Structural Database, the world’s repository for small molecule crystal structures. The entry contains experimental data from a crystal diffraction study. The deposited dataset for this entry is freely available …
View article: CCDC 2223455: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
CCDC 2223455: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination Open
An entry from the Cambridge Structural Database, the world’s repository for small molecule crystal structures. The entry contains experimental data from a crystal diffraction study. The deposited dataset for this entry is freely available …
View article: CCDC 2223456: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
CCDC 2223456: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination Open
An entry from the Cambridge Structural Database, the world’s repository for small molecule crystal structures. The entry contains experimental data from a crystal diffraction study. The deposited dataset for this entry is freely available …
View article: A microbial platform for recyclable plastics with customizable properties
A microbial platform for recyclable plastics with customizable properties Open
Plastics have played a crucial role in shaping the modern era. However, they are produced almost exclusively from non-renewable feedstocks and face considerable challenges in recycling, especially crosslinked polymers used in consumer elec…
View article: Biorenewable and circular polydiketoenamine plastics
Biorenewable and circular polydiketoenamine plastics Open
View article: Paths to Circularity for Plastics in the United States
Paths to Circularity for Plastics in the United States Open
View article: Biorenewable Circularity in Polydiketoenamine Plastics
Biorenewable Circularity in Polydiketoenamine Plastics Open
Here, we show that by incorporating the polyketide triacetic acid lactone (TAL) in polydiketoenamines (PDK), we increase the working temperature of these circular plastics, opening the door wider to applications where circularity is urgent…
View article: Effects of Internal Curing by Silica-Containing Polyacrylamide Hydrogel Particles on Autogenous Shrinkage and Mechanical Strength of Mortar
Effects of Internal Curing by Silica-Containing Polyacrylamide Hydrogel Particles on Autogenous Shrinkage and Mechanical Strength of Mortar Open
View article: Superabsorbent Polymers for Internally Cured Concrete
Superabsorbent Polymers for Internally Cured Concrete Open
Two commercial superabsorbent polymer (SAP) formulations were used to internally cure cement pastes, mortars, and concretes with a range of water-to-cement ratios (w/c 0.35–0.52). The following properties were determined as a function of c…
View article: Improving the Performance of Superabsorbent Polymers as Internal Curing Agents in Concrete: Effects of Novel Composite Hydrogels on Microstructure and Hydration of Cementitious Systems
Improving the Performance of Superabsorbent Polymers as Internal Curing Agents in Concrete: Effects of Novel Composite Hydrogels on Microstructure and Hydration of Cementitious Systems Open
Superabsorbent polymer (SAP) hydrogel particles have been used as internal curing agents in concrete mixes as they are capable of absorbing and subsequently releasing large amounts of water. This reduces autogenous shrinkage during early s…