Danielle Alexander’s Waste Lens™ transforms the circular economy through behavior-change innovation

In an era where AI adoption in waste management is expected to grow at a compound rate of 22% per year through 2030, one FAMU-FSU College of Engineering alumna is positioning herself at the forefront of this technological revolution. C. Danielle Alexander combines exceptional engineering expertise with entrepreneurial vision to tackle the global waste crisis through cutting-edge artificial intelligence.

Engineering alumna Kat Knauer is revolutionizing plastic recycling as Chief Technology Officer of the BOTTLE™ consortium, earning recognition as one of Chemical & Engineering News’ 2025 Talented Twelve for her groundbreaking work in chemical recycling and circular economy plastics

New synthesis method eliminates hazardous chemicals while creating high-performance sustainable polymers

Hoyong Chung’s laboratory at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering has demonstrated a breakthrough method for producing polyurethane using lignin from plant cell walls and carbon dioxide, eliminating the need for toxic isocyanates in the manufacturing process.

Several joint college faculty members received promotions and tenure at the start of the 2025 academic year.

These new titles and tenure statuses became effective in August 2025. Please join us in congratulating these faculty members, who are vital to our engineering education and research enterprise.