Jeanne Norton

Responsibilities

• Teaches courses in Plastics Engineering Technology to support undergraduate PET and Polymer Chemistry majors
• Teaches courses in Plastics Engineering Technology to support graduate students in Polymer Chemistry and the Masters of Engineering Technology programs
• Advises PET undergraduate and graduate students
• Mentors Polymer Chemistry graduate student research to successfully complete Masters theses
• Mentors undergraduate research projects for PET seniors

Education

• BA in Chemistry from Ripon College in 1999
• MS in Polymer Science and Engineering from The University of Southern Mississippi in 2002
• Ph.D. in Polymer Science and Engineering from The University of Southern Mississippi in 2007

Courses Taught

• PET 371 Thermoplastic Resins
• PET 375 Thermoset Resins
• PET 586 Senior Project I
• PET 687 Senior Project II
• PET 883 Polymeric Materials Rheology and Processing
• CHEM independent study courses at the undergraduate and graduate level

Current Research Interests

• Bio-based polymer blending
• Polymer compounding with environmentally-friendly fillers and additives
• Sustainable processes and products from post-consumer plastics