EMU Professor Receives Michigan Green Chemistry Governor’s Award for 2012
Vijay Mannari, a professor in the College of Technology at Eastern, was presented with the Michigan Green Chemistry Governor’s Award for 2012 (Governor’s Award) for his research on sustainable and advanced coatings materials based on soybean oil. Mannari was selected from more than 50 nominations.
“Professor Mannari showed that his technology provides a number of environmental benefits compared to existing alternatives, according to the principles of green chemistry,” said Christopher Affeldt, Pollution Prevention Program Analyst at the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality. “The technology can be used widely, including here in Michigan.”