Lauren Creadore earns Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical Engineering The Combustion and Catalysis Lab wishes a huge congratulations to the newest CCL graduate, Dr. Lauren Creadore. On May 15, 2026, she defended her thesis entitled ‘Experimental and Kinetic Analysis of Combustion in Multicomponent Fuels Derived from Solid Hydrocarbon Feedstocks’, and she was honored in the…
CCL PI Quoted in C&EN Article on Recycling Challenges for Starbucks Cups Professor Marco J. Castaldi, Principal Investigator of the Combustion & Catalysis Laboratory, was recently quoted in Chemical & Engineering News in the article “Why Starbucks’ cups are so hard to recycle.” The article examines the challenges associated with recycling Starbucks cups and places these issues…
CCL PI Submits Public Comment on Proposed EPA Incineration Rule Dr. Marco J. Castaldi, Principal Investigator of the Combustion and Catalysis Laboratory and Professor at The City College of New York, recently submitted a public comment to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding a proposed rule addressing air curtain incinerators and related solid waste…
Dr. Marco J. Castaldi Participates in Baker Institute Sustainability Summit Panel on Advanced Recycling Dr. Marco J. Castaldi, Principal Investigator of the Combustion and Catalysis Lab and Professor at The City College of New York, was an invited panelist at the Baker Institute for Public Policy’s second Annual Sustainability Summit: Innovations and Collaborations in Circularity &…
CCL and EEC researchers present at NYCS 2026 Spring Symposium On March 18, 2026, the New York Catalysis Society (NYCS) held its annual Spring Symposium at New York University in Hemmerdinger Hall, located in the NYU Silver Center for Arts and Sciences. Members of the Combustion and Catalysis Laboratory (CCL), including Principal Investigator Dr. Marco…
New Study on PFAS Destruction in Minnesota WTE Facilities Features Commentary from CCL’s Marco J. Castaldi A recent Waste Dive article reports on third-party research evaluating PFAS fate in Minnesota waste-to-energy facilities, finding greater than 99% destruction of measured PFAS compounds and stack emissions below applicable state risk thresholds. The article includes commentary from CCL’s PI, Marco…