Colin Rathbun, Assistant Professor of Integrated Sciences: Chemistry, received a research grant from the National Science Foundation for a collaborative project with the Missouri University of Science and Technology. Rathbun and his Missouri S&T associate are developing methods, using engineered enzymes, to eliminate environmentally harmful chemicals, specifically PFAS, from soil and groundwater. Human-made PFAS, used in common products such nonstick cookware, food packaging, and electronics, can accumulate in the human body and pose problems to human health. This grant will enable academic exchange between CMC students and those at a doctoral-granting, top-tier research university.