• Worries behind him, Rodríguez-Ocasio smiles brightly in front of a mural of Iowa crops.
    Efraín Rodríguez-Ocasio is growing a research career in the “corn place”

    Growing up, Efraín Rodríguez-Ocasio did not foresee himself pursuing a Ph.D. in chemical engineering in a state he thought of as the “corn place.”   But after discovering the opportunity to work with Laura Jarboe, Cargill Professor of Chemical Engineering, Rodríguez-Ocasio has found Iowa State fertile ground to grow a career in bioplastics research. Read More