Tobin Marks

Durable plastic pollution easily, cleanly degrades with new catalyst

Fishing nets, carpet, clothing break down without leaving harmful byproducts behind Many people are familiar with the haunting images of wildlife — including sea turtles, dolphins and seals — tangled in abandoned fishing nets. The main issue behind Nylon-6, the plastic inside...

Awards & Honors / Faculty

Professor Tobin Marks elected to the American Philosophical Society

Professor Tobin Marks has been elected a member of the American Philosophical Society in recognition of extraordinary accomplishments in his field in the mathematical and physical sciences class. Marks is the Vladimir N. Ipatieff Professor of Catalytic Chemistry in the Weinberg College...