Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation, 2021 Annual Report

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MCSI R ESEARCH P ROGRAM E XPANDS C OHORT OF E NGAGED R ESEARCHERS AND F ORGES NEW P ATHWAYS Covestro Program The newly created Covestro LLC Circular Economy Program, led by Drs. Eric Beckman and Melissa Bilec, will create a comprehensive academic initiative that will be focused on training the next generation of engineers to lead in the circular economy.

“Sustainability is a core value for the University of Pittsburgh and Covestro, and bringing these two organizations together will act as a force multiplier in achieving circularity for the materials industry. --Richard Skorpenske, Covestro”

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