Faculty First Year Seminars 197POLY - The Polymer Age

The rise of human civilization is marked by the development of ever more advanced materials: Stone Age, Bronze Age, Iron Age. How will future historians refer to our time? The Silicon Age, or Perhaps the Age of Polymers? Polymers encompass a broad spectrum of our world from the mundane, such as plastics for packaging, to the cutting edge, such as the wings of advanced aircraft, or flexible electronic devices. The DNA that encodes the blueprints for life, and the proteins that build our bodies, are also polymers. First year students will be introduced to polymer enabled advances and opportunities in biomedical engineering, electronics, energy, packaging, clothing and other important applications.

Freshmen Only