Aaron Sadow

Chemistry faculty establish energy start-up called Upcycling+
Upcycling+ mixes everyday waste plastics, including grocery bags, candy wrappers, milk jugs, and turns them into solid pellets, runs them through a reactor where they’re exposed to heat and catalysts, and harvests the resulting fuel or chemicals. Read More

April 15, 2025
Faculty receive awards for innovative work in sustainability
Faculty members are recognized for their research related to sustainability. Read More

March 12, 2024
AAAS honors three LAS faculty for innovative research
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is honoring Joshua Rosenbloom, Aaron Sadow, and Yanhai Yin for their distinguished contributions to science. Read More

January 31, 2023
Change Agent: Aaron Sadow, finding the chemistry to add value, utility to plastic waste
This professor of chemistry and Ames Laboratory senior scientist established the Institute for Cooperative Upcycling of Plastics (iCOUP) to transform plastic waste into renewables. Read More

August 9, 2021
With this new science, plastics could see a second life as biodegradable surfactants
Aaron Sadow, Ames Laboratory scientist and chemistry professor, leads research group that discovered the breakthrough chemical process. Read More

April 19, 2021
Interdisciplinary team of researchers explores new methods of plastic upcycling
LAS chemist and Ames Lab scientist Sadow works with team to further green chemistry research. Read More

September 28, 2020
Sadow to lead Ames Laboratory Institute for Cooperative Upcycling of Plastics
Researchers developing ways to upcycle plastics into more valuable materials. Read More

July 5, 2020