2024 Commercialization Gap Funding Award recipients announced

Xianming Shi (left) and Jinwen Zhang (right)

The Office of Commercialization has awarded Jinwen Zhang, Xianming Shi, and six other WSU researchers with the Commercialization Gap Fund (CGF) for 2024. The CGF supports research projects with high market potential and provides researchers up to $50,000 to demonstrate their innovation(s) can make an economic impact on society. Projects include:

Xianming Shi, Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture
“Nano-Modified Fine Biochar for Cost-Effective Carbon Neutral Concrete”
Jinwen Zhang, Composite Materials and Engineering Center
“Chemical Upcycling of Polylactic Acid (PLA) and Reutilization of Monomer into Multiple Value-Added Products”
Jinwen Zhang, Composite Materials and Engineering Center
“Transforming Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer Waste into Easily Recycle New Composite Products”