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Chemist Frank Leibfarth won $250,000 for inventing ways to upcycle plastics and remove toxic water pollutants.
Frank Leibfarth, a 41-year-old chemist from Yankton, South Dakota, won $250,000 as a Blavatnik Chemical Sciences Laureate for pioneering work in upcycling plastics and removing toxic PFAS chemicals from water.
A University of South Dakota graduate and former football player, Leibfarth credits his unconventional path and creative freedom—fostered by his public university experience—for enabling his innovative research.
Now a professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, he developed new methods to transform common, hard-to-recycle plastics into valuable materials and created advanced filtration systems to combat water pollution.
His work addresses major environmental challenges and reflects a hands-on, problem-solving approach shaped by early experiences with his father, a carpenter.
The award recognizes his significant contributions to sustainable chemistry.
El químico Frank Leibfarth ganó $250,000 por inventar formas de reciclar plásticos y eliminar contaminantes tóxicos del agua.