{"id":4354,"date":"2025-07-23T21:33:34","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T21:33:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/?page_id=4354"},"modified":"2026-02-02T23:33:24","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T23:33:24","slug":"future-of-plastics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/research\/crosscutting-research-initiatives\/future-of-plastics\/","title":{"rendered":"Future of Plastics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--full-width-image-and-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--full-width-image-and-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"image-container\">\n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/11\/plastics-factory-web-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/11\/plastics-factory-web-1280x720.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/11\/plastics-factory-web-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"empty plastic water bottles roll down a production line in a gleaming factory full of metal equipment and lit by a purplish-blue glow\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  \n  <div class=\"text-container\">\n\n    \n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Innovating for a Cleaner, Greener Future\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p class=\"p1\">Plastics have revolutionized modern life, yet they now drive a growing environmental and human health crisis. This isn\u2019t just a pollution issue, it\u2019s a systems challenge.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Solving it requires rethinking how plastics are designed, used, and recovered. The Wrigley Institute\u2019s Future of Plastics Initiative advances\u00a0forward-thinking, interdisciplinary approaches while keeping society at the heart of meaningful solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n      <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spacer \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spacer\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--home-sequence-card-flip \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--home-sequence-card-flip\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n\n<div class=\"title-card-container\">\n  <div class=\"title-description\">\n\n    \n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Project Spotlight: Plastics Made from Seashells\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>With the help of a Wrigley Institute Faculty Innovation Award, Eunji Chung is developing a plastic made with calcium carbonate from ground seashells.<\/p>\n<p>Inspired by Chung&#8217;s research into medical devices, the new substance is both biodegradable and biocompatible, meaning that it is not toxic to humans or animals if ingested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a \n  class=\"link\"\n  href= https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/2025\/04\/15\/seashells-could-hold-a-key-to-sustainable-plastics\/\n  target=\"_blank\"  aria-label=\"Read more about Learn more about Chung's research\"  \n>\n    Learn more about Chung&#8217;s research \n  <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 35 35\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><polygon fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" fill=\"#000\" points=\"19.3,27.5 29.3,17.5,19.3,7.5 16.3,10.4 21.4,15.4 6.7,15.4 6.7,19.6 21.4,19.6 16.3,24.6 \"\/><\/svg>\n<\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"cards\">\n\n          <button class=\"flip\" aria-label=\"Toggle Cards\">\n        <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n\t viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 35 35\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n<path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" fill=\"#231F20\" d=\"M6.7,11.3C9.5,6.4,15.3,4,20.7,5.4\n\tS30,11.8,30,17.5h-1.7c0-5-3.4-9.3-8.3-10.5c-4.9-1.2-9.9,1.1-12.2,5.5h2.5v1.7H5V8.7h1.7V11.3z M6.7,17.5c0,5,3.4,9.3,8.3,10.5\n\tc4.9,1.2,9.9-1.1,12.2-5.5h-2.5v-1.7H30v5.4h-1.7v-2.5c-2.8,4.9-8.6,7.3-14.1,5.8C8.8,28.1,5,23.2,5,17.5H6.7z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\n\n      <\/button>\n    \n\n    <div class=\"card quote\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>\u201cEven in our lab, everything is single-use plastic because everything has to be sterile. Nothing can be contaminated. It all just started to feel very overwhelming for me personally, and I had to find a solution.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n\n              <div class=\"attribution-container image\">\n\n                      <span class=\"attribution-title\">Eunji Chung, Associate Professor and Biomedical and Chemical Engineer<\/span>\n          \n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/08\/Eun-Ji-Chung-square-320x320.png\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/08\/Eun-Ji-Chung-square-320x320.png 320w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Eun Ji Chung\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n\n          <article class=\"card story\">\n\n        \n                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a \n  class=\"link\"\n  href= https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/2025\/04\/15\/seashells-could-hold-a-key-to-sustainable-plastics\/\n  target=\"_blank\"  aria-label=\"Read more about Learn more about Chung's research\"  \n>\n    Learn more about Chung&#8217;s research \n  <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 35 35\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><polygon fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" fill=\"#FC0\" points=\"19.3,27.5 29.3,17.5,19.3,7.5 16.3,10.4 21.4,15.4 6.7,15.4 6.7,19.6 21.4,19.6 16.3,24.6 \"\/><\/svg>\n<\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n        \n                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/12\/Seashells_from_Panambur_Seashore_5-320x320.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/12\/Seashells_from_Panambur_Seashore_5-768x768.jpg 768w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/12\/Seashells_from_Panambur_Seashore_5-320x320.jpg 320w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"an empty cone-shaped seashell streaked in brown and pink sits on tan-colored sand with fragments of other seashells all around (photo by Athulvis\/Wikimedia Commons)\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n        \n      <\/article>\n    \n  <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n        \n          \n          \n          \n          \n  \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--editorial-cards \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--editorial-cards\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Current Research Projects\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                <\/div>\n  \n      <div class=\"cards-container\">\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/11\/street-sweeper-web-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/11\/street-sweeper-web-1280x720.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/11\/street-sweeper-web-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"an orange street sweeper, a large truck with rotating brushes that run along the curb, sweeps up plastic trash on a city street\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n            \n                            <h3>\n                  \n                    Clean Streets, Clean Seas\n\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>This collaboration with the City of Santa Barbara seeks ways to intercept microplastics on city streets, before they pollute local watersheds.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PIs:<\/strong> Amalia Almada and Jill Murray<\/p>\n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n<p><em>Supported by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Research Launchpad:<\/strong>\u00a0Social Transformation<\/p>\n<p><strong>More About this Research<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/uscseagrant\/clean-streets-clean-seas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit the project landing page &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/santabarbaraca.gov\/press-releases\/clean-streets-clean-seas-city-santa-barbara-receives-126-million-grant-research\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Story: City of Santa Barbara Receives $1.26 Million Grant to Research Microplastic Pollution Prevention &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/08\/grocery-store-consumer-web-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/08\/grocery-store-consumer-web-1280x720.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/08\/grocery-store-consumer-web-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"a person pushing a green shopping card stops in a store aisle to look up information about a product on a mobile phone\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n            \n                            <h3>\n                  \n                    Consumer Attitudes Toward Trash-Derived Products\n\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>This project educates consumers and studies their attitudes about buying products made from ocean plastics.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PIs:<\/strong> Joe \u00c1rvai and Karla Heidelberg<\/p>\n<p><em>Supported by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Research Launchpad:<\/strong>\u00a0Social Transformation<\/p>\n<p><strong>More About this Research<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/uscseagrant\/repurposing-plastics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit the project landing page &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/uscseagrant\/2024\/08\/27\/noaa-marine-debris-award-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Story: New NOAA grant to fund conversion of ocean plastics into sustainable laundry detergents and dyes<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/11\/beach-cleanup-group-web-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/11\/beach-cleanup-group-web-1280x720.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/11\/beach-cleanup-group-web-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"dressed in neon green safety vests, a diverse group of young people picks up trash on a beach\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n            \n                            <h3>\n                  \n                    Marine Debris Prevention\n\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>This project studies and seeks to improve participation in activities that reduce the amount of plastic litter in our oceans and on beaches.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PIs:<\/strong> Amalia Almada and Theresa Sinicrope Talley<\/p>\n<p><em>Supported by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Research Launchpad:<\/strong>\u00a0Social Transformation<\/p>\n<p><strong>More About this Research<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/uscseagrant\/equality-in-marine-debris-prevention\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit the project landing page &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/12\/seashell-on-beach-1050x591-1-768x432.png\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/12\/seashell-on-beach-1050x591-1-768x432.png 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"an empty, brown-and-white cone seashell and half of a pink-and-white scallop shell on a beach with the ocean in the background\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n            \n                            <h3>\n                  \n                    Next-Generation, Biodegradable Plastics Inspired by Medical Devices\n\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>This project is developing a new type of biodegradable, biocompatible plastic made from citric acid and calcium carbonate.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PI:<\/strong> Eunji Chung, Dr. Karl Jacob Jr. and Karl Jacob III Early Career Chair and associate professor of biomedical engineering and chemical engineering and materials science<\/p>\n<p><em>USC Viterbi School of Engineering<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Funded by the Seaver Institute<\/p>\n<p><strong>Research Launchpad:<\/strong>\u00a0Applied Environmental Solutions<\/p>\n<p><strong>More About This Research<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/2025\/04\/15\/seashells-could-hold-a-key-to-sustainable-plastics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Story: Seashells could hold a key to sustainable plastics &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/11\/garbageocean-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/11\/garbageocean-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"a plastic shopping bag and other pieces of plastic trash float in the ocean\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n            \n                            <h3>\n                  \n                    Upcycling Ocean Plastics Into Sustainable Detergents and Dyes\n\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>This project uses plastic trash from the ocean to produce sustainable laundry detergents and clothing dyes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PIs:<\/strong> Richard W. Roberts, Clay C.C. Wang, and Travis J. Williams<\/p>\n<p><em>Supported by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Research Launchpad:<\/strong>\u00a0Applied Environmental Solutions<\/p>\n<p><strong>More About this Research<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/uscseagrant\/repurposing-plastics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit the project landing page &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/uscseagrant\/2024\/08\/27\/noaa-marine-debris-award-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Story: New NOAA grant to fund conversion of ocean plastics into sustainable laundry detergents and dyes<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n        \n          \n          \n          \n          \n          \n          \n          \n  \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--editorial-cards \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--editorial-cards\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Meet the Researchers\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                <\/div>\n  \n      <div class=\"cards-container\">\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/07\/Amalia-Almada-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/07\/Amalia-Almada-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Amalia Almada\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n            \n                            <h3>\n                  \n                    Amalia Almada\n\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><em>Research Associate, USC Sea Grant<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Amalia Almada is a social scientist who develops and leads evidence-based outreach on water quality, sustainable aquaculture, and ecosystem health to managers, planners, and community members in Southern California.<\/p>\n<p>Her work with the Future of Plastics Initiative focuses on solutions for cleaning microplastics from city environments, and on strategies for preventing plastic pollution of watersheds and coastal ocean ecosystems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/07\/Joe_Arvai_Headshot-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/07\/Joe_Arvai_Headshot.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/07\/Joe_Arvai_Headshot-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Joe Arvai\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n            \n                            <h3>\n                  \n                    Joe \u00c1rvai\n\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><em>Dana and David Dornsife Chair in Psychology; Professor of\u00a0 Biological Sciences and Environmental Studies; Director, USC Wrigley Institute<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Joe \u00c1rvai is a behavioral scientist who conducts research on how to improve decision-making about sustainability and the environment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">His Future of Plastics research focuses on public education about products derived from plastic trash, as well as effective ways to encourage consumers to adopt these products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/02\/Barbara-Behre-Web-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/02\/Barbara-Behre-Web.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/02\/Barbara-Behre-Web-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Barbara Behre\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n            \n                            <h3>\n                  \n                    Barbara Behre\n\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p class=\"p1\"><i>Postdoctoral Research Associate\u00a0<\/i><i><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>PI:<\/strong> Joe \u00c1rvai (Psychology and Environmental Studies)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Barbara Behre is a social scientist who studies the impact of communication on people\u2019s attitudes, behaviors, emotions, and perceptions around sustainable consumption.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Her research with the Wrigley Institute focuses on how framing and information can influence consumer evaluation and adoption of products derived from recovered ocean plastics, such as clothing made with recycled ocean plastic fibers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/12\/Eun-Ji-Chung-extended-background-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/12\/Eun-Ji-Chung-extended-background-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Eun Ji Chung\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n            \n                            <h3>\n                  \n                    Eunji Chung\n\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><em>Dr. Karl Jacob Jr. and Karl Jacob III Early Career Chair and Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Chemical Engineering and Materials Science<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Eunji Chung is a biomedical and chemical engineer who develops medical diagnostic tools, therapies, and devices that are targeted to specific conditions and that closely mimic tissues in the human body.<\/p>\n<p>Through the Future of Plastics Initiative, she&#8217;s drawing on her medical-device research to develop a new type of biodegradable, biocompatible plastic made from citric acid and calcium carbonate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/07\/Karla_Heildelberg-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/07\/Karla_Heildelberg.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/07\/Karla_Heildelberg-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Karla Heidelberg\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n            \n                            <h3>\n                  \n                    Karla Heidelberg\n\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <div class=\"text-container\">\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>Director, USC Sea Grant; Professor of the Practice of Biological Sciences and Environmental Studies<\/i><i><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Karla Heidelberg is a microbiologist whose research focuses on marine microbes and zooplankton. She also develops and leads evidence-based outreach on the urbanized Southern California coastline to policymakers, public officials, and community stakeholders.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Under the Future of Plastics Initiative, she is leading outreach programs to educate the public about consumer products derived from recovered ocean plastics.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/07\/Richard_Roberts.jpg\"\n                    data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Richard Roberts\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n            \n                            <h3>\n                  \n                    Richard Roberts\n\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p class=\"p1\"><i>Professor of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Biomedical Engineering, and Molecular and Computational Biology<\/i><i><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Rich Roberts is a chemist and biologist whose research focuses on protein synthesis, new drug development, and biological probes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Through the Future of Plastics Initiative, he is collaborating with other USC faculty to develop a new process for converting ocean plastics into sustainable fashion dyes and laundry detergents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/07\/Clay_Wang-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/07\/Clay_Wang-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Clay Wang\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n            \n                            <h3>\n                  \n                    Clay C. C. Wang\n\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><em>Chair and Professor of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Clay Wang is a chemist whose research focuses on how bacteria and fungi can be used to make natural products, such as the building blocks for medications.<\/p>\n<p>His Future of Plastics work involves collaborating with other USC faculty to develop a new process for converting ocean plastics into sustainable fashion dyes and laundry detergents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/07\/Travis_Williams-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/07\/Travis_Williams.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/07\/Travis_Williams-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Travis Williams\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n            \n                            <h3>\n                  \n                    Travis J. 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