Twelve new RBI PSE Fellowships have been awarded for fiscal year 2015.  They were selected from among 30 applications.  The awards will fund work from 17 faculty representing three engineering schools (Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering) through up to four years of graduate student fellowship support.  Four of the faculty are new entrants to the PSE program, reflecting continued progress in broadening our engagement and visibility on campus.  Half of the fellowships are in operational excellence, of which three are in cost reduction and three in product development; three are in biorefining; and three are in new materials, all nanocellulose. 

FY2015 PSE FELLOWSHIP PROPOSAL
Proposal Title (short version of title)Author
Name of PI(s)Fiber orientation in multiphase forming technologyAidun, CyrusAdvanced froth flotation for the separation of water-soluble and mildly hydrophobic contaminants from aqueous pulps and slurriesBehrens, Sven
Meredith, CarsonEffect of Strain on Repassivation and Corrosion Behavior of Duplex Stainless Steels in Pulp and Paper Mill EnvironmentsSingh, PreetStrain Field Mining: The Key to Engineering the Strength and Fracture Toughness of Paper and Packaging ProductsMuhlstein,
ChristopherHigh Performance Barrier Coating Packages from Well Designed InkJet Printing Using Cellulose Nanocrystal-Polymer CompositeQi, Jerry;
Deng, YulinProtein-assisted functional active packaging for safety and security: the intersection of cellulosics and fungal hydrophobins with semiconducting polymersRusso, Paul; Reichmanis, ElsaProcess systems engineering of novel mild chemical pretreatment options of lignocellulosicsBommarius, Andreas
Realff, MatthewNanocellulose based Biomimetic Chemocatalysts for Conversion of Furan Compounds to FuelsJones, ChrisMechanocatalytic Depolymerization of Lignin over Kaolin-Based CatalystsSievers, CarstenBio-Inspired, Ultra-Strong Biopolymer-Based NanocompositesJacob, Karl; Garmestani, HamidHigh Performance Cellulose Fibers Based on Cellulose Nano CrystalsKumar, Satish
Moon, RobertRapid, Reliable Optical Analysis of Cellulose Nanocrystal Morphology/SizeSandhage, Ken
Moon, Robert