InternalUniversity News07/25/2025With the support of a National Science Foundation award, Hao Sun, Ph.D., assistant professor of chemistry at the University of New Haven, is helping to rethink how plastics are made, used, and recycled, while also mentoring the next generation of scientists.Caitlin Truesdale, Office of Marketing and CommunicationsJuly 25, 2025The Sun Research Group at UNewHaven. From left to right: Syrena Carver BS, MPH '25, Madelyn Miel BS '26, Jaylin Bodell MS '24, Kaia Kendzulak BS, MS '26, Tarek Ibrahim PhD '26, Jaimin Patel MS '24, Hayat Khan BS '25, and Dr. Hao SunNewscollege-engineeringdept-chemistry-chemical-engineeringname-hao-sunnews-allnews-releasesprogram-grad-chemical-engineeringprogram-grad-chemistryprogram-ug-chemical-engineeringprogram-ug-chemistryyear-2025