News

• 2025.08.04:

Our manuscript on mesophilic composting of PLA (polylactic acid) is now out in Journal of Hazardous Materials Letters!

This study is an important milestone for us. Not only is this our first ever paper on PLA biodegradation, it also is a documentation of the unique mesophilic compost we have developed, which has served as the foundation of all our subsequent, ongoing work.

• 2023.10.03:

Our study analyzing the microbiome colonizing on the surfaces of polystyrene waste in the environment is out now.

Polystyrene-colonizing bacteria are enriched for long-chain alkane degradation pathways

Shu Wei Hsueh, You-Hua Jian, Sebastian D. Fugmann, Shu Yuan Yang

PLoS One. 2023 Oct 3;18(10):e0292137. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0292137.

• 2022.11.19:

We recently performed a survey analysis on microbiome associated with Styrofoam waste in the environment-- the preprint is now available on BioRxiv!