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  1. Dandelions and shrubs to replace rubber, new grains and more: Are alternative crops realistic?

    Feb 19, 2024

    Katrina Cornish spends her days raising dandelions and desert shrubs. She harvests the stretchy rubber substances they produce and uses special machines to dip them into condoms, medical gloves and parts for trachea tubes. And she thinks those products could forever alter the landscape of agriculture in the United States. Click here to read more.

  2. Innovative Tech Shows Promise to Boost Rubber Production in US

    Innovative Tech Shows Promise to Boost Rubber Production in US

    Jan 26, 2024

    With disease and high demand posing threats to the world’s primary natural rubber supply in Southeast Asia, scientists are working to ramp up the U.S. rubber market by advancing methods to extract latex from two sustainable North American plant sources: a dandelion species and a desert shrub.

  3. Not all gloves created equal: Cornish displays need for durability standards

    Not all gloves created equal: Cornish displays need for durability standards

    Jan 26, 2024

    Katrina Cornish, research director at the Ohio State University, discusses the need for durability standards for medical rubber gloves at the Healthcare Elastomers Conference in May. Click here to read more.

  4. Ohio State Researchers Propose Sustainable Methods for Turning Food Processing Waste into Dollar Signs

    Feb 13, 2023

    Ohio State researchers are doing anything but wasting their time.  Click here to learn more.

  5. Researchers dig deep into the huge potential value of industrial food waste

    Feb 10, 2023

    Starch-heavy foods such as popcorn and old pizza can be used to make bioplastics and high fiber wastes like tomato peels and eggshells are excellent fillers for tires and other rubber products.  Click here to learn more.

  6. Spinning food processing waste into ‘gold’

    Jan 25, 2023

    Study proposes profitable ways to repurpose industrial waste.  Click here to read more.

  7. This professor is pioneering sustainable rubber

    Jul 12, 2022

    Katrina Cornish is growing a precious natural resource in our own backyard. Click here to read more.

  8. Katrina Cornish Receives 2021 CFAES Distinguished Senior Faculty Research Award

    Apr 12, 2021

    Congratulations to Dr. Katrina Cornish for winning this prestigious award!  The CFAES Distinguished Senior Faculty Research Award honors academic, disciplinary, and professional excellence in the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences.  Click here to watch the 2021 CFAES Celebration of Research video featuring Katrina.

  9. Katrina Cornish to be named 2021 Senior Faculty Researcher of the Year Award Winner

    Feb 5, 2021

    Congratulations to Dr. Katrina Cornish who was awarded the 2021 Senior Faculty Researcher of the Year Award! The award will be formally presented at the CFAES Annual Research Conference, which will be held virtually on Thursday, April 8th!

  10. Researchers exploring potential of the dandelion

    May 28, 2020

    Most people view dandelions either as golden symbols of springtime or as tenacious invaders to a pristine lawn. But could they also save us from a potential national crisis? The answer is Yes!, and you can find out how by clicking here.

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