RSC Welcomes New Member, George Huber, Ph.D.
George Huber, Ph.D., has joined the Recycling Science Council (RSC), bringing decades of experience in plastics recycling, catalysis, and sustainable materials research.
As a member of RSC, Dr. Huber will contribute his expertise to the Council's mission of improving public understanding of recycling technologies and supporting science-based discussions around circularity, material recovery, and sustainable materials management.
Dr. Huber is the Richard L. Antoine Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is widely recognized as a leader in plastics recycling and chemical upcycling research. He serves as the founding Executive Director of the U.S. Department of Energy-funded Center for Chemical Upcycling of Waste Plastics (CUWP), which focuses on developing innovative approaches to transform plastic waste into valuable products.
His work spans advanced recycling, plastic upcycling, renewable chemicals, biodegradable polymers, catalysis, and process design. Throughout his career, Dr. Huber has helped bridge the gap between fundamental scientific research and real-world implementation, advancing technologies from the laboratory toward commercial application. He is also known for pioneering the Solvent-Targeted Recovery and Precipitation (STRAP) process, an innovative technology designed to recover high-purity polymers from complex plastic waste streams.
Dr. Huber has published more than 230 scientific papers, holds over 30 patents, and has cofounded several companies focused on commercializing recycling and sustainable manufacturing technologies.
As RSC continues to advance science-based discussions around recycling technologies and circularity, Dr. Huber's expertise in plastics recycling, material recovery, and circular systems will help strengthen the Council's work and support informed conversations about the future of sustainable materials management.
We are pleased to welcome Dr. Huber to RSC and look forward to his contributions.