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NREL researcher Alli Werner prepares an experiment to evaluate the ability of engineered
P. putida bacteria (in the flasks) to degrade polymeric plastics, such as polyethylene terephthalate (PET). NREL s goal, in collaboration with industry, university, and government laboratory partners, is to use bio-based methods to convert these plastics into monomers that can be upcycled into high-value plastics once again creating a circular plastics economy.
Photo by Dennis Schroeder, NREL
2021 begins for most as the new year always does, with hopeful optimism for change,
The incoming members are tasked with promoting civic engagement among young Bostonians virtually.
Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced the incoming Mayor s 2021 SPARK Boston Council. The diverse 41-member group, composed of 33 new and eight returning members, will spend the next 12 months working to continue the program s work virtually, opening up new lines of communication between young adults and leaders in City government. Originally started as ONEin3 in 2004, SPARK Boston is celebrating 16 years of civic engagement with over 400 20- to 35-year-old Boston residents having served on the council over the years. Thirty-nine percent of Boston residents were between the ages of 18 and 34 in 2018, according to the Boston Planning & Development Agency s Boston by the Numbers 2020 report.
Incoming members tasked with promoting civic engagement among young Bostonians virtually
Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced the incoming Mayor s 2021 SPARK Boston Council. The diverse 41-member group, composed of 33 new and eight returning members, will spend the next 12 months working to continue the program s work virtually, opening up new lines of communication between young adults and leaders in City government. Originally started as ONEin3 in 2004, SPARK Boston is celebrating 16 years of civic engagement with over 400 20- to 35-year-old Boston residents having served on the council over the years. Thirty-nine percent of Boston residents were between the ages of 18 and 34 in 2018, according to the Boston Planning & Development Agency s Boston by the Numbers 2020 report.