EMU Research

Center Stage 6-3-16

*Eastern Michigan University Professor to Research Safer Coatings for U.S. Military*

Vijay Mannari, a professor of polymers and coatings at Eastern Michigan University (EMU), has been awarded a $529,000 grant to develop environmentally responsible, high-performance coatings for the U.S. military.

The Strategic Environmental Research Development Program (SERDP) advisory board approved Mannari's research proposal "Non-Isocyanate Polyurethane Platform for Sustainable and Advanced Rain Erosion-Resistant Coatings.” The research program is expected to start this spring.