Researchers: Catherine Aiello and Lydia Giangregorio, 2021 In a printmaking studio, artists produce large amounts of wastewater containing acrylic particles, which have proven to be toxic to humans and the environment. Zea Mays Printmaking aims to define a practical method for flocculating and filtering out acrylic particles to create clean, pH neutral wastewater before disposal.

Researchers: Stephanie Gaumond, Liz Bannish, Cathe Janke, Kristin Fitzpatrick, 2013 Updated Research: Olivia Arau McSweeney, Pace Knowles-Donnelly, Margo Temple, 2019 The prospect of making photo etchings without the need for UV light exposure is intriguing. This research explored the use of Press-n-Peel PCB Blue, an iron-on transfer film patented by Techniks Inc., to make photo etchings without the need for...

Researchers: Mady Lacaprucia and McKenzie Stuetzel 2017 Our goal was to research a new method of producing a photographic intaglio plate using screen printing techniques and materials.  While we worked on refining the steps of this process to create prints that represent the original image as closely as possible, we discovered there are also many stylistic and experimental twists that can be brought to this...

Researchers:  Kevin Pomerleau and Daniel Chiaccio, 2015 Soft Ground is a very impressionable, acid resistant, wax based medium which allows an artist to obtain delicate pencil-like lines and direct object impressions through etching. Similar to the traditional characteristics of an asphaltum based soft ground, the Soy Wax ground begins as a solid, liquifies when exposed to heat, but reverts back to a solid...