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Chemical Recycling of Plastics A Micro-Credential Training Offered by UH Energy

Gain a practical understanding of the latest chemical recycling technologies for plastics used by industry to address the global plastics waste challenge.

You'll Learn 

  • Chemical recycling processes and role in the circular economy of plastics
  • Feedstock requirements and impact on recycling
  • Innovations, challenges, and future directions in pyrolysis, gasification, and solvolysis
  • Characterization and upgrading of pyrolysis oils  and waxes
  • Policy and regulatory aspects; life cycle and techno-economic analyses

Who Should Attend 

The course is ideal for professionals from the chemicals, energy, and waste management industries; researchers; and policymakers as well as government officials interested in the future of plastics recycling. 

There are no prerequisites to attend. 

Why UH? 

Learn from leading academics, national laboratory researchers, and industry experts in a rigorous program designed to connect cutting-edge research with real-world practice. 

When & Where? 

Starting January 2027  

Learn at your own pace through 

  • 15-hour asynchronous online course 
  • Includes 3 live expert sessions (attendance highly encouraged; recordings available) 

COST: $300 

Register Here

Write to us with questions at uhenergy@uh.edu 

Learn more about our Plastics Circular Economy micro-credential course and additional modules here:

Plastics Circular Economy

Instructors

Megan Robertson, Ph.D.
Professor, Chemical Engineering, University of Houston

Debalina Sengupta, Ph.D.
Assistant Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Energy Transition Institute, University of Houston

Melissa Dunkle, Ph.D.
Senior Research Scientist, Circular & Renewable Solutions, DOW


Jan Kalfus, Ph.D.
Head of Americas Chemicals Consulting, S&P Global Energy

Ron Abbott
Founder, Abbott Circularity Connections, LLC


Nirav Shah
Global Director - Growth Fields, Re-refining, Gas Processing/LNG, Evonik Corporation

Carla Toth
Vice President, Sustainability and AdvocacyNexus Circular


Clint Thompson
Chief Commercial OfficerNexus Circular

Véronique Reich
Technology Manager Olefins & Sustainable Petrochemistry, Technip Energies

Ulises Gracida-Alvarez
Energy Systems Analyst, Argonne National Laboratory


Kalyan Sehanobish, Ph.D.
Director, Materials & Adhesives Research Services (MARS)


Clarence Sequeira, Ph.D.
Technical Consultant, The Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR). 

Joe Powell, Ph.D.
Aspire Shell Endowed Chair and Executive Director for Energy Transition Institute, Professor, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Houston

Sribala Gorugantu, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering, University of Houston

Tracy Hester, J.D.
Instructional Professor of Law, Co-Director, Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Law Center, Founding Co-Director, CCME, University of Houston

Jagos Radovic, Ph.D.
Research Associate Professor, Director of Center for Petroleum Geochemistry (UH-CPG), University of Houston