The Mississippi Polymer Institute acts as a bridge bringing industry and academia together.

Polymer Science Department Faculty
Dr. Douglas A. Wicks Organic Coatings	Dr. Roger Hester Polymer Processing
Dr. Charles Hoyle Polymer Photophysics	Dr. Robert Lochhead Water Soluble Polymer P. Chem.
Dr. Lon Mathias Polymer Composites Chemistry	Dr. Kenneth Mauritz Ionomer Physical Chemistry
Dr. Charles McCormick Water Soluble Polymer Chemistry	Dr. Robert Moore Ionomer Physical Chemistry
Dr. Sarah E. Morgan Polymer Blends	Dr. Joshua U. Otaigbe Polymer Reaction Engineering
Dr. Shelby Thames Coatings Technology	Dr. Robson Storey Novel Branched Polymers