{"684453":{"#nid":"684453","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Atlanta Youth to Design \u2018Future of Paper\u2019 Exhibit at Papermaking Museum","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA new educational initiative is set to teach Atlanta high school students how to create electronics, wearable devices, and other technologies that are built on paper and craft materials.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWorkshops hosted by the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/paper.gatech.edu\/visit-0\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERobert C. 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While silicon is the most prominent material used by technology companies to build computer chips, it isn\u2019t biodegradable. And it can be harmful to the environment and contribute to e-waste.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPaper, however, provides an eco-friendly platform for printing conductive traces and mounting small electronic components. With the expansion of printed electronic tools and techniques, paper and similar materials have become more popular among technologists who develop sensing technologies and wearable devices.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt\u2019s widely available and accessible,\u201d Oh said. \u201cI can\u2019t think of anything more affordable and approachable that young makers and the broader maker community can use for circuits than paper.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cPrinted electronics traditionally required expensive equipment, but with recent innovation in materials science, conductive materials such as conductive pens and paint available in local arts and crafts stores can be used to build circuits on paper. We can also print circuits using a regular office inkjet printer with silver ink.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EShared Vision\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp\u003EShortly after arriving at Georgia Tech in 2019, Oh knew she had to develop a project that would let her partner with the Williams Museum.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI was captivated by the museum\u2019s space and its celebration of paper,\u201d she said. \u201cI wanted a collaboration that would integrate technology in a way that complemented and respected the museum\u2019s existing beauty.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMuseum director Virginia Howell said the project was a perfect match for the museum, which has documented the history of papermaking since it was founded in 1939 by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Georgia Tech became the new home of the museum in 2003.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWith more than 100,000 objects in its collection \u2014 some dating back as far as 2,000 years ago \u2014 the museum is unique, Howell said. Most papermaking museums are typically located at an historic mill, but the Williams Museum covers the history of papermaking.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHowell said that before she met Oh, she had been looking for an exhibit that would display the possible future of papermaking.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe do the past of paper fantastically well, and we do the present of paper well through our changing exhibitions,\u201d Howell said. \u201cThe future of paper is something we haven\u2019t spent a lot of time interpreting.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECrafting the Future\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOh and Howell agree that young people will shape that future. Oh said paper is commonly linked to art in the education sphere. As the material\u2019s use in technology increases, however, it can funnel the interests of students toward engineering and computing.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIncorporating paper and craft materials can invite more students to explore engineering and computing concepts. After all, a circuit board created on paper isn\u2019t so different from one built on a silicon PCB, Oh said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis approach can excite the kind of students who usually feel disconnected from electronics and computing,\u201d she said. \u201cIt gives those who only see themselves as creative or artistic a way to enjoy technology and resonate with it.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cUsually when I work with young students, especially girls, if I start with something technical, their interest wanes. But when I present those same ideas through art using familiar materials like paper, they become more engaged and confident. That\u2019s when they start to flourish.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOh and Howell will hold three rounds of 10-week workshops for the students \u2014 spring 2026, fall 2026, and spring 2027. The best designs from those workshops will be displayed in the exhibit.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThey\u2019ll feel more comfortable with computing and engineering as an introductory experience,\u201d Howell said. \u201cWhen they successfully build on it and realize they did this on a sheet of paper, it\u2019s exciting to think what they\u2019ll do when they get more sophisticated tools and access.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA new educational initiative, funded by the National Science Foundation, will teach Atlanta high school students how to create paper-based electronic devices. The workshops, led by Georgia Tech Assistant Professor HyunJoo Oh, will be hosted at the Robert C. Williams Museum of Papermaking. 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We can also print circuits using a regular office inkjet printer with silver ink.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EShared Vision\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp\u003EShortly after arriving at Georgia Tech in 2019, Oh knew she had to develop a project that would let her partner with the Williams Museum.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI was captivated by the museum\u2019s space and its celebration of paper,\u201d she said. \u201cI wanted a collaboration that would integrate technology in a way that complemented and respected the museum\u2019s existing beauty.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMuseum director Virginia Howell said the project was a perfect match for the museum, which has documented the history of papermaking since it was founded in 1939 by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Georgia Tech became the new home of the museum in 2003.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWith more than 100,000 objects in its collection \u2014 some dating back as far as 2,000 years ago \u2014 the museum is unique, Howell said. Most papermaking museums are typically located at an historic mill, but the Williams Museum covers the history of papermaking.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHowell said that before she met Oh, she had been looking for an exhibit that would display the possible future of papermaking.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe do the past of paper fantastically well, and we do the present of paper well through our changing exhibitions,\u201d Howell said. \u201cThe future of paper is something we haven\u2019t spent a lot of time interpreting.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECrafting the Future\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOh and Howell agree that young people will shape that future. Oh said paper is commonly linked to art in the education sphere. As the material\u2019s use in technology increases, however, it can funnel the interests of students toward engineering and computing.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIncorporating paper and craft materials can invite more students to explore engineering and computing concepts. After all, a circuit board created on paper isn\u2019t so different from one built on a silicon PCB, Oh said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis approach can excite the kind of students who usually feel disconnected from electronics and computing,\u201d she said. \u201cIt gives those who only see themselves as creative or artistic a way to enjoy technology and resonate with it.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cUsually when I work with young students, especially girls, if I start with something technical, their interest wanes. 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The best designs from those workshops will be displayed in the exhibit.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThey\u2019ll feel more comfortable with computing and engineering as an introductory experience,\u201d Howell said. \u201cWhen they successfully build on it and realize they did this on a sheet of paper, it\u2019s exciting to think what they\u2019ll do when they get more sophisticated tools and access.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA new educational initiative, funded by the National Science Foundation, will teach Atlanta high school students how to create paper-based electronic devices. The workshops, led by Georgia Tech Assistant Professor HyunJoo Oh, will be hosted at the Robert C. Williams Museum of Papermaking. 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Borrowing their ideas from nature, Meredith and his team are addressing the needs of human societies through food security, renewables, and energy efficiency, utilizing natural materials.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We\u0026rsquo;ve focused on using cellulose nanomaterials to make alternatives to conventional plastic for all kinds of things, including high performance food packaging that prevents spoilage, and we\u0026rsquo;re looking at ways in which we can replace some plastics used in paints and coatings,\u0026rdquo; said Meredith, who has been an RBI investigator for 10 years.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Society is demanding alternatives to plastics that accumulate in the environment, and I\u0026rsquo;m excited that RBI is positioned to offer solutions,\u0026rdquo; he added. \u0026ldquo;There\u0026rsquo;s a tremendous amount of energy coming from industry to develop new bioproducts.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAfter earning his undergraduate degree from Georgia Tech, Meredith earned a Ph.D. in chemical engineering from the University of Texas at Austin and served as a postdoctoral researcher at the National Institutes of Standards and Technology (NIST) before returning to Georgia Tech as a faculty member.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERBI, comprised of 50 faculty researchers from six colleges and research centers across Georgia Tech, began as the Institute of Paper Chemistry in 1929 in Wisconsin. 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Carson Meredith, a professor in Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. \u0026ldquo;Our material showed up to a 67 percent reduction in oxygen permeability over some forms of PET, which means it could in theory keep foods fresher longer.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECellulose, which comes from plants, is the planet\u0026rsquo;s most common natural biopolymer, followed next by chitin, which is found in shellfish, insects and fungi.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe team devised a method to create a film by suspending cellulose and chitin nanofibers in water and spraying them onto a surface in alternating layers. Once fully dried, the material is flexible, strong, transparent and compostable.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We had been looking at cellulose nanocrystals for several years and exploring ways to improve those for use in lightweight composites as well as food packaging, because of the huge market opportunity for renewable and compostable packaging, and how important food packaging overall is going to be as the population continues to grow,\u0026rdquo; Meredith said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe research team also included Meisha Shofner, an associate professor in the School of Materials Science and Engineering and the interim executive director of the Renewable Bioproducts Institute, John R. Reynolds, a professor in the schools of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Materials Science and Engineering, and Chinmay Satam, a graduate student at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe team had been looking into chitin for an unrelated reason when they wondered if it might have use in food packaging.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We recognized that because the chitin nanofibers are positively charged, and the cellulose nanocrystals are negatively charged, they might work well as alternating layers in coatings because they would form a nice interface between them,\u0026rdquo; Meredith said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPackaging meant to preserve food needs to prevent oxygen from passing through. Part of the reason the new material improves upon conventional plastic packaging as a gas barrier is because of the crystalline structure of the film.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s difficult for a gas molecule to penetrate a solid crystal, because it has to disrupt the crystal structure,\u0026rdquo; Meredith said. \u0026ldquo;Something like PET on the other hand has a significant amount of amorphous or non-crystalline content, so there are more paths easier for a small gas molecule to find its way through.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEnvironmentalists have long looked for renewable ways to replace petroleum-based materials in consumer products. With the amount of cellulose already produced and a ready supply of chitin-rich byproducts left over from the shellfish food industry, there\u0026rsquo;s likely more than enough material available to make the new films a viable flexible-packaging alternative, Meredith said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EStill, there\u0026rsquo;s more work to be done. To make the new material eventually competitive with flexible packaging film on cost, a manufacturing process that maximizes economy of scale will need to be developed. Additionally, while industrial processes to mass produce cellulose are mature, methods to produce chitin are still in their infancy, Meredith said. And, more research is also needed to improve the material\u0026rsquo;s ability to block water vapor.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThis work was supported by the Georgia Tech Renewable Bioproducts Institute and the Georgia Research Alliance. Any conclusions or recommendations are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the sponsoring organizations.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECITATION:\u003C\/strong\u003E Chinmay C. Satam, Cameron W. Irvin, Augustus W. Lang, Jerel Cedric R. Jallorina, Meisha L. Shofner, John R. Reynolds, J. Carson Meredith, \u0026ldquo;Spray-Coated Multilayer Cellulose Nanocrystal \u0026ndash; Chitin Nanofiber Films for Barrier Applications,\u0026rdquo; (ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, July 2018). https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1021\/acssuschemeng.8b01536\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology have created a material derived from crab shells and tree fibers that has the potential to replace the flexible plastic packaging used to keep food fresh."}],"uid":"31758","created_gmt":"2018-07-23 18:21:26","changed_gmt":"2020-01-07 15:13:31","author":"Josh Brown","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2018-07-23T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2018-07-23T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"608016":{"id":"608016","type":"image","title":"J. 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The new materials were developed in the labs of GTPN, CR\u0100SI, and SMI member\u0026nbsp;Carson Meredith with GTPN, CR\u0100SI, and SMI members John Reynolds and Meisha Shofner also part of the team.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe new material, which is described July 23 in the journal \u003Cem\u003EACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering,\u003C\/em\u003E is made by spraying multiple layers of chitin from crab shells and cellulose from trees to form a flexible film similar to plastic packaging film.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The main benchmark that we compare it to is PET, or polyethylene terephthalate, one of the most common petroleum-based materials in the transparent packaging you see in vending machines and soft drink bottles,\u0026rdquo; said J. Carson Meredith, a professor in Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. \u0026ldquo;Our material showed up to a 67 percent reduction in oxygen permeability over some forms of PET, which means it could in theory keep foods fresher longer.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECellulose, which comes from plants, is the planet\u0026rsquo;s most common natural biopolymer, followed next by chitin, which is found in shellfish, insects and fungi.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe team devised a method to create a film by suspending cellulose and chitin nanofibers in water and spraying them onto a surface in alternating layers. Once fully dried, the material is flexible, strong, transparent and compostable.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We had been looking at cellulose nanocrystals for several years and exploring ways to improve those for use in lightweight composites as well as food packaging, because of the huge market opportunity for renewable and compostable packaging, and how important food packaging overall is going to be as the population continues to grow,\u0026rdquo; Meredith said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe research team also included Meisha Shofner, an associate professor in the School of Materials Science and Engineering and the interim executive director of the Renewable Bioproducts Institute, John R. Reynolds, a professor in the schools of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Materials Science and Engineering, and Chinmay Satam, a graduate student at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe team had been looking into chitin for an unrelated reason when they wondered if it might have use in food packaging.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We recognized that because the chitin nanofibers are positively charged, and the cellulose nanocrystals are negatively charged, they might work well as alternating layers in coatings because they would form a nice interface between them,\u0026rdquo; Meredith said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPackaging meant to preserve food needs to prevent oxygen from passing through. Part of the reason the new material improves upon conventional plastic packaging as a gas barrier is because of the crystalline structure of the film.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s difficult for a gas molecule to penetrate a solid crystal, because it has to disrupt the crystal structure,\u0026rdquo; Meredith said. \u0026ldquo;Something like PET on the other hand has a significant amount of amorphous or non-crystalline content, so there are more paths easier for a small gas molecule to find its way through.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEnvironmentalists have long looked for renewable ways to replace petroleum-based materials in consumer products. With the amount of cellulose already produced and a ready supply of chitin-rich byproducts left over from the shellfish food industry, there\u0026rsquo;s likely more than enough material available to make the new films a viable flexible-packaging alternative, Meredith said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EStill, there\u0026rsquo;s more work to be done. To make the new material eventually competitive with flexible packaging film on cost, a manufacturing process that maximizes economy of scale will need to be developed. Additionally, while industrial processes to mass produce cellulose are mature, methods to produce chitin are still in their infancy, Meredith said. And, more research is also needed to improve the material\u0026rsquo;s ability to block water vapor.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThis work was supported by the Georgia Tech Renewable Bioproducts Institute and the Georgia Research Alliance. Any conclusions or recommendations are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the sponsoring organizations.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECITATION:\u003C\/strong\u003E Chinmay C. Satam, Cameron W. Irvin, Augustus W. Lang, Jerel Cedric R. Jallorina, Meisha L. Shofner, John R. Reynolds, J. Carson Meredith, \u0026ldquo;Spray-Coated Multilayer Cellulose Nanocrystal \u0026ndash; Chitin Nanofiber Films for Barrier Applications,\u0026rdquo; (ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, July 2018). https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1021\/acssuschemeng.8b01536\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ENew materials developed in the labs of GTPN, CR\u0100SI, and SMI member\u0026nbsp;Carson Meredith derived from crab shells and tree fibers has the potential to replace the flexible plastic packaging used to keep food fresh. GTPN, CR\u0100SI, and SMI members John Reynolds and Meisha Shofner were also part of the team.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe new material\u0026nbsp;is described in the journal \u003Cem\u003EACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003ESee the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.rh.gatech.edu\/news\/608013\/material-formed-crab-shells-and-trees-could-replace-flexible-plastic-packaging\u0022\u003EArticle\u003C\/a\u003E in Research Horizons.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"STAMI Researchers have created a material derived from crab shells and tree fibers that has the potential to replace the flexible plastic packaging used to keep food fresh."}],"uid":"28463","created_gmt":"2018-08-07 18:27:19","changed_gmt":"2018-08-09 21:44:11","author":"Tim Parker","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2018-07-23T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2018-07-23T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"608016":{"id":"608016","type":"image","title":"J. 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The ABBA project will co-produce full replacement renewable jet fuel, gasoline, diesel and Bioplus\u0026reg; nanocellulose from woody biomass in an integrated biorefinery at AVAPCO\u0026rsquo;s site in Thomaston, Georgia.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe project aims to demonstrate that co-production of high volume commodity fuels and low volume, high value co-products enables profitable biorefineries at commercial scale. ABBA integrates the biorefinery value chain by converting wood to cellulose and cellulosic sugars, which are then converted to cellulosic biojet and nanocellulose. Patented technologies and intellectual property will be provided by AVAPCO, Byogy and Petron. Technology collaborators also include the Renewable Bioproducts Institute at Georgia Tech and the University of Tennessee,Knoxville.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe $3.7 million Phase 1 DOE award was made under the program \u0026ldquo;Project Definition for Pilot- and Demonstration-Scale Manufacturing of Biofuels, Bioproducts, and Biopower\u0026rdquo;. Its scope includes definition engineering, permitting, and financing activities. Upon successful completion of Phase 1, the project is also eligible for a subsequent Phase 2 award of up to $45 million from the DOE for construction and operation of the project.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAVAPCO\u0026rsquo;s AVAP technology has been demonstrated at the Thomaston Biorefinery since 2012 for co-production of biomass-derived lignocellulosic sugars, cellulosic ethanol, cellulosic butanol, nanocellulose, and lignin. Petron will provide its innovative and proven Ethanol to Ethylene (ETE) conversion technology to demonstrate the conversion of cellulosic ethanol to ethylene. The Byogy \u0026ldquo;Alcohol To Jet\u0026rdquo; (ATJ) processing facility, which has been successfully proven under extensive full replacement fuel testing with the US Air Force and the FAA CLEEN program, has also been relocated to the Thomaston site as part of the project to convert the bio-ethylene to full replacement biofuels.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECollaborators also include Dr. Yulin Deng, International Academy of Wood Science Fellow, at the Renewable Bioproducts Institute at Georgia Tech and Dr. Art Ragauskas, Governor\u0026rsquo;s Chair in Biorefining, at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, who will focus on developing high strength fibers from nanocellulose for textiles and automotive composite applications. This segment of the project is co-funded by P3Nano, a Public-Private Partnership to Advance Commercialization of Cellulosic Nanomaterials established by the USFS Forest Products Laboratory and the US Endowment for Forestry \u0026amp; Communities.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETheodora Retsina, CEO of AVAPCO comments, \u0026ldquo;Project ABBA is aligned with DOE\u0026rsquo;s goal to spur the creation of the domestic bio-industry by transforming our renewable biomass resources into commercially viable, liquid infrastructure compatible biofuels and bioproducts that replace the whole barrel and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. ABBA will promote GHG reduction through fueling transportation equipment with renewable fuels and light weighting them with Bioplus nanocellulose.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;ABBA will not only help advance the ATJ ASTM specification, but will demonstrate that integrating the full supply chain of technologies enables the production of drop in renewable fuels and high value co-products in a wood based biorefinery which is profitable even at today\u0026rsquo;s cost of crude oil,\u0026rdquo; states Kevin Weiss, CEO of Byogy Renewables.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EYogendra Sarin, President \u0026amp; CEO at Petron Scientech Inc. adds, \u0026ldquo;Petron Scientech is very pleased to provide its efficient Ethanol to Ethylene conversion technology to fully support and help progress ABBA on the path to commercial production of renewable fuels. The learnings from the ABBA project will help advance the cost-effective production of renewable drop-in liquid transportation fuels.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe three CEOs joined voices to express their gratitude to the DOE agency and staff for their vision and continued support of the national renewable industry.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAbout the Partners\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nAVAPCO LLC and its affiliates including American Process Inc., headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, are biorefinery technology companies focused on developing, demonstrating and scaling-up technologies for the production of biomass derived renewable materials, fuels and chemicals. The companies operate two demonstration biorefineries within the US- the Alpena Biorefinery in Alpena, MI and the Thomaston Biorefinery in Thomaston, GA.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EByogy Renewables Inc., is a biofuel technology provider headquartered in San Jose, California that, through an advanced ATJ platform, catalytically produces premium quality renewable jet fuel, renewable diesel, bio-naptha and bio-gasoline from any form of ethanol or butanol. Byogy\u0026rsquo;s fuels are direct, full replacement, renewable substitutes, not blending components, for petroleum-based fuels that offer increased fuel efficiencies, reduced engine maintenance, and a significantly greater reduction of greenhouse gases than most biofuels.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPetron Scientech Inc., headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey, is a Technology development, Design \u0026amp; Engineering and Consulting company licensing technology for the conversion of renewable ethanol to bioEthylene and further conversion of Ethylene to various derivatives including bioEthylene Oxide, bioGlycols, and other chemicals used in a wide range of day-to-day renewable plastics. 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His presentation, entitled \u0026ldquo;Low Temperature and High Efficiency Biomass Fuel Cell and Bio-Hydrogen Production,\u0026rdquo; ties into the theme of this year\u0026rsquo;s expo, \u0026ldquo;Renewable Energy for a Sustainable World.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDeng\u0026rsquo;s research interests include renewable energy; nanomaterial synthesis and self-assembling; biofuel and biomass materials; colloid and interface science and engineering; polymer synthesis; and papermaking.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/pwp.gatech.edu\/deng\/\u0022\u003EHis research group\u003C\/a\u003E has reported a novel fuel cell that directly consumes natural polymeric biomasses, such as starch, cellulose, lignin, and even switchgrass and wood powders.\u0026nbsp; This fuel cell combines some features of solar cells, fuel cells, and redox flow batteries. Specifically, the polyoxomatelate forms a charge transfer complex with the biomass by either absorbing solar light or heat energy.\u0026nbsp;The complex releases their electrons to anode.\u0026nbsp;These electrons pass through anode to cathode where oxygen captures the electrons.\u0026nbsp; Unlike most cell technologies that are sensitive to impurities, the cell reported in this study is inert to most organic and inorganic contaminants present in the fuels.\u0026nbsp; The fuel cell is completely noble metal free.\u0026nbsp;The similar system was investigated for low temperature hydrogen production using native biomass directly.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn the area of biofuel, his group has focused on novel pretreatment of lignocellulose for biofuel production and low temperature catalytic depolymerization of lignin for fuel applications.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDr. Deng, an \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.rbi.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ERBI\u003C\/a\u003E-affiliated faculty member, is an elected Fellow of the International Academy of Wood Science, a member of AIChE and TAPPI. \u0026nbsp;He received several awards, including AIChE Forest Bioproducts Division Chase Award, IPST President Research Award.\u0026nbsp; He serves editorial board member for five journals, and associate editor for two journals.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGreen Energy- 2016 provides a platform for researchers\/scientists to share and globalize their research work while the participants from industry can promote their products thus felicitating dissemination of knowledge. 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Smith, \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:kelly.smith@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ekelly.smith@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["kelly.smith@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"570691":{"#nid":"570691","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Graphic Packaging employee gets GT spotlight","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBenjy Holt\u0026#39;s homegrown values of honesty, integrity and commitment followed him into a manufacturing career that has turned him into a true leader. Raised in a small town by parents who instilled a strong work ethic, Holt\u0026#39;s career, which started in the Navy and expanded into the manufacturing industry, has been defined by not only his character but his leadership.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EToday he is one of the bright stars at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.graphicpkg.com\/NA\/EN\/Pages\/Home.aspx\u0022\u003EGraphic Packaging\u003C\/a\u003E, where he serves as manager of engineering\/maintenance\/tooling, leading a team of more than 40 people.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA Fortune 1000 company and member company of Georgia Tech\u0026#39;s \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.rbi.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ERenewable Bioproducts Institute\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.graphicpkg.com\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGraphic Packaging International (GPI)\u003C\/a\u003E is headquartered in Atlanta and employs nearly 13,000 people working in more than 45 locations in North and South America, Europe, and Asia. GPI is a leading provider of packaging solutions for a wide variety of products including food, beverage, and other consumer product companies. GPI is one of the largest producers of folding cartons and holds a leading market position in coated-unbleached kraft and coated-recycled board.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/facesofmanufacturing.com\/portfolio\/benjy-holt\/\u0022\u003ERead Benjy\u0026#39;s story here\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/facesofmanufacturing.com\/about-the-faces-of-manufacturing\/\u0022\u003EFaces of Manufacturing\u003C\/a\u003E was developed by the Georgia Manufacturing Extension Partnership (GaMEP) at Georgia Tech and is supported by Georgia Tech, organizations and companies across Georgia, our partners, and our national sponsor, NIST MEP. The series honors people who work within or are affected by manufacturing in Georgia. GMEP accepts nominations for the monthly feature \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/facesofmanufacturing.com\/\u0022\u003Eonline\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGP, a longtime RBI member company, is just one of the many companies whose employees are featured in the Faces of Manufacturing series, produced by Georgia Tech\u0026#39;s \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/innovate.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EEnterprise Innovation Institute\u003C\/a\u003E - \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/gamep.org\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Manufacturing Extension Partnership\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Benjy Holt\u0027s commitment to \u0027small town values\u0027 carries into career"}],"uid":"28159","created_gmt":"2016-08-30 13:27:55","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:22:30","author":"Kelly Smith","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2016-08-30T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2016-08-30T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"570711":{"id":"570711","type":"image","title":"GPI","body":null,"created":"1472579146","gmt_created":"2016-08-30 17:45:46","changed":"1475895379","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:56:19","alt":"GPI","file":{"fid":"207072","name":"gpi-logo.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/gpi-logo.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/gpi-logo.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":6388,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/gpi-logo.jpg?itok=JckAUz-D"}}},"media_ids":["570711"],"groups":[{"id":"372221","name":"Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI)"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"172301","name":"benjy holt"},{"id":"128381","name":"graphic packaging"},{"id":"215","name":"manufacturing"},{"id":"4187","name":"packaging"},{"id":"93811","name":"RBI"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39491","name":"Renewable Bioproducts"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EKelly B Smith, \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:kelly.smith@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ekelly.smith@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["kelly.smith@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"565071":{"#nid":"565071","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Agenda 2020 issues RfPs for Next Gen Pulping","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Agenda 2020 Technology Alliance is interested in receiving proposals and funding projects in areas identified in the Next Generation Pulping Roadmap \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.agenda2020.org\/technology-roadmaps.html\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.agenda2020.org\/technology-roadmaps.html\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn order to further define the challenges needing solutions, the organization has released four RFPs.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Col\u003E\u003Cli\u003EYield-protective pretreatment \u2013 Develop pretreatments or in situ pulping additives that reduce the impact of the peeling reaction on the kraft pulping yield (\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.rbi.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/RfP01.pdf\u0022\u003ERead RfP\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EAccelerate delignification \u2013 Develop strategies or in situ pulping additives that increase the rate of delignification without increasing the rate of carbohydrate degradation (\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.rbi.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/RfP02.pdf\u0022\u003ERead RfP\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ECatalytic delignification \u2013 Evaluate transition or main group metals that can perform two-electron oxidation and\/or serve as a delignifying chemical system (\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.rbi.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/RfP03.pdf\u0022\u003ERead RfP\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EImprove O2 delignification selectively to enable higher-kappa \u2013 Develop methods to delignify higher-yield (higher Kappa) pulps to conventional residual lignin levels through enhanced oxygen delignification (\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.rbi.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/RfP04.pdf\u0022\u003ERead RfP\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ol\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe proposals should describe projects that could be one to two years in duration and should not exceed $150,000 total ($75,000 per year).\u0026nbsp; Agenda 2020 expects to have funds available to sponsor three projects in total for the four RFPs that are being issued. 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Williams Papermaking Museum and Institute for Materials at 10th Avenue and Hemphill. He received recognition for his outstanding contributions to building management, safety and preparedness of the Georgia Tech campus. The award is given by the GTPD Office of Emergency Preparedness and the Environmental Health and Safety Department.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Each year the Georgia Tech Police Department Office of Emergency Preparedness, in coordination with Environmental Health and Safety (EH\u0026amp;S) and Facilities, recognizes one building manager who has demonstrated great efforts in supporting safety and security initiatives in their building,\u0022 said William Smith, director of Georgia Tech\u0027s Office of Emergency Preparedness. \u0022This year we proudly presented the award to Mr. Jerry Nunn. Jerry has been an amazing supporter of both Georgia Tech Police and EH\u0026amp;S and their safety and security initiatives. 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This is often the case for Jerry, but he always does to with a great enthusiasm and spirit.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERBI Executive Director Norman Marsolan added, \u0022We rely on Jerry\u0027s knowledge, results orientation, team work, positive relationships and optimism to keep the facility functional, safe and pleasant.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELavon Harper, Marsolan\u0027s administrative manager, said, \u0022Jerry is very accommodating, has a wonderfully positive attitude and desires to help people with their projects.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENunn oversees facility-related projects, maintenance and renovations, as well as day-to-day issues related to managing the facility.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Nunn oversees RBI\u0027s Paper Tricentennial Building"}],"uid":"28159","created_gmt":"2016-03-23 11:33:53","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:21:09","author":"Kelly Smith","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2016-03-22T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2016-03-22T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"516651":{"id":"516651","type":"image","title":"Jerry Nunn with GT\u0027s \u0027Building Manager of the Year\u0027 award","body":null,"created":"1458923959","gmt_created":"2016-03-25 16:39:19","changed":"1475895282","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:54:42","alt":"Jerry Nunn with GT\u0027s \u0027Building Manager of the Year\u0027 award","file":{"fid":"205150","name":"dsc_5865.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/dsc_5865_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/dsc_5865_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1755002,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/dsc_5865_0.jpg?itok=IcrbUgbh"}},"516641":{"id":"516641","type":"image","title":"Jerry Nunn awarded GT\u0027s \u0027Building Manager of the Year\u0027","body":null,"created":"1458923959","gmt_created":"2016-03-25 16:39:19","changed":"1475895282","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:54:42","alt":"Jerry Nunn awarded GT\u0027s \u0027Building Manager of the Year\u0027","file":{"fid":"205149","name":"dsc_5846.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/dsc_5846_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/dsc_5846_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1970569,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/dsc_5846_0.jpg?itok=iC9IKMU5"}}},"media_ids":["516651","516641"],"groups":[{"id":"372221","name":"Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI)"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"132","name":"Institute Leadership"}],"keywords":[{"id":"170049","name":"jerry nunn"},{"id":"171842","name":"manager of the year award"},{"id":"93811","name":"RBI"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39491","name":"Renewable Bioproducts"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"506291":{"#nid":"506291","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Smurfit Kappa visits RBI team","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ERepresentatives from one of the leading providers of paper-based packaging solutions in the world visited Georgia Tech\u2019s campus recently, meeting with lead faculty, staff and students at the Renewable Bioproducts Institute.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERBI Associate Director Chris Luettgen organized the visit by Smurfit Kappa.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe are always looking for these types of opportunities, not only to showcase the latest trends in research being conducted by our faculty, but also to connect both our undergraduate and graduate students with a company of this stature,\u201d he said. \u201cIn organizing the visit, they really wanted to work time into the schedule for a small session with our PSE (paper science and engineering) students. It\u2019s really exciting to bring in companies like Smurfit Kappa, an organization with a tremendous number of mills that can offer students a glimpse into a possible career path in the industry.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPresentations by several faculty members highlighted the various advances and new methods in materials and technology used for the development of new packaging, including smart and sustainable packaging.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThey were very impressed with the direction of our research and the creative approaches we are using to transform the packaging industry,\u201d Luettgen said. \u201cWe are very hopeful Smurfit Kappa will not only make a return visit, but that they realize the potential of a true partnership with RBI and the wider Georgia Tech community. 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It serves as an open venue for gathering students from various universities, as well as paper and packaging industry experts. The programs offer opportunities for students, both undergraduate and graduate, to have direct peer interaction, network with industry leaders, develop deeper interests in the paper and packaging field, gain valuable information about the employment and career development within this industry, and schedule interviews with company representatives.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMore than 170 students attended the event, which featured nine guest speakers from industry, and seven TAPPI leaders. The event included presentations, panel discussions, job interviews, a career fair, mill tour, and engineering competition. 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It will be directed to student and faculty initiatives and programs that enhance the mission of RBI as well as advance forest-related industries.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis is not the first large gift from the Institute of Paper Chemistry Foundation (IPCF). In 2014, RBI received a $44 million grant, one of the single largest gifts in Georgia Tech\u2019s history. That endowment currently supports 43 paper science and engineering students who advance the research mission of RBI through their faculty-directed research.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EJim Ferris, chair of the IPCF, stated that the IPC Legacy Endowment is targeted to place funding right at the interface of Georgia Tech and forest-related manufacturing sites.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe want the funds generated by this grant to have the best chance of being of value to manufacturing sites,\u201d he said. \u201cThe grant will support the development of new technology that will improve competitiveness of existing or future forest-based industries and will support the development of people at these manufacturing locations.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe establishment of this fund further affirms the Institute\u2019s position as a leading driver of the future of the forest bioproducts industry and continues the commitment by the IPCF to strengthen RBI\u2019s hand in developing the next generation of engineers and leaders for the industry, according to RBI Executive Director Norman Marsolan.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe IPC Foundation has played a pivotal role not only in the success found on this campus, but that of all who came before us \u2013 more than 85 years of industry leadership and research support,\u201d he said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe primary purpose of the fund is to support faculty and students engaging with the forest-related industries through the RBI. 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The sessions are scheduled for 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (including lunch), and 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. (followed by dinner).\u0026nbsp; Students will have excellent opportunities to engage with industry participants.\u0026nbsp; The event will be held in the Paper Tricentennial Building, 500 Tenth Street Northwest (at Hemphill).\u0026nbsp; Please visit the RBI website for more about the conference, including the preliminary agenda.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWe will organize the posters as our conference is organized, in three focus areas:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Col\u003E\u003Cli\u003ENew Opportunities in Biochemicals\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EThe Future of Biocomposites and Nanocellulose\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EOperational Excellence in Advanced Pulping, Paper \u0026amp; Packaging\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ol\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPlease let us know as soon as possible, and\u0026nbsp;no later\u0026nbsp;than Friday, February 5, via e-mail to Lavon Harper (\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:Lavon.Harper@rbi.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ELavon.Harper@rbi.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E), of your intent to participate and at which of the two sessions you will be present.\u0026nbsp; We ask that you\u0026nbsp;commit\u0026nbsp;to at least one.\u0026nbsp; Again, you are welcome and encouraged to be present at both.\u0026nbsp; Provide the title of your poster and the focus area (above) in which it should be grouped.\u0026nbsp; 150-word abstracts and your 75-word bio are due\u0026nbsp;no later\u0026nbsp;than Thursday, March 3. \u0026nbsp;A catalog of abstracts will be prepared and circulated to invited guests so that they can arrive ready to discuss your projects.\u0026nbsp; The Abstract Catalog from the 2015 RBI Executive Conference can be seen at:\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/rbi1.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/2015%20Executive%20Conference%20-%20Poster%20Abstracts.pdf\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/rbi1.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/2015%20Executive%20Conference%20-%20Poster%20Abstracts.pdf\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EYou will mount your posters on Monday, April 4\u003C\/strong\u003E, details to be announced.\u0026nbsp; 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If your plans change, let us know\u2014we need an accurate count.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAudience\u003C\/strong\u003E:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe audience will be made up of approximately 50 representatives from the chemical, fuel, materials and pulp \u0026amp; paper industries, and from national affiliated organizations and laboratories such as the USDA Forest Products Laboratory, the forest products industry\u2019s Agenda 2020 Technology Alliance, ACS, USDoE, and others.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbstract Guidelines\u003C\/strong\u003E: \u0026nbsp;(due Thursday, March 3)\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAbstracts should be no more than 150 words in length. \u0026nbsp;They should explain the nature of the work and should lead with how your findings might be useful in terms of significance or potential application. \u0026nbsp;The audience will be technically savvy. \u0026nbsp;Please remember that not all individuals present will be experts in your particular field. \u0026nbsp;Keep your explanation clear and simple.\u0026nbsp; 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A panel of forest products manufacturing company representatives described their approaches and critical success factors in encouraging innovation.\u0026nbsp; In the afternoon, companies and universities shared perspectives what each could do differently to enhance collaboration.\u0026nbsp; The discussion groups that followed identified the building of trust relationships; clear shared purpose and expectations; developing strong business cases, and speaking the language of business; and adherence to timelines, budgets, and deliverables agreements among many important factors.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA session on the Internet of Things featured presentations by Professor Eric Vogel, MSE, and Director Andrew Dugenske of the Georgia Tech Factory Information Systems Laboratory.\u0026nbsp; Vogel defined Internet Generation 4 as leveraging the ability to harness on-demand data and expertise.\u0026nbsp; Dugenske described capabilities to create new levels of monitoring and wirelessly communicating with multiple manufacturing sites and with individual areas within them.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDr. Satish Kumar reported on promising developments in his research to make advanced fibers from lignin for applications as textiles and automotive applications, among others.\u0026nbsp; Don McConnell, VP-Industry Collabration, described a series of vehicles to facilitate industrial research partnerships with Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAbout two dozen companies, five universities, and seven associations, representing seven countries, attended the event\u2014as did a representative of the US Government, from the US Forest Service-Forest Products Lab.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Event focused on innovation, collaboration"}],"uid":"28159","created_gmt":"2015-12-31 12:09:01","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:20:20","author":"Kelly Smith","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2015-12-14T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2015-12-14T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"372221","name":"Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI)"}],"categories":[{"id":"141","name":"Chemistry and Chemical Engineering"},{"id":"133","name":"Special Events and Guest Speakers"},{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"149","name":"Nanotechnology and Nanoscience"}],"keywords":[{"id":"93811","name":"RBI"},{"id":"125221","name":"TAPPI"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39491","name":"Renewable Bioproducts"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EKelly B. 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Georgia Tech plans to offer additional industry concentrations in future years, beginning with chemical processing in fall of 2016.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPMML director Christopher Luettgen said Foundation\u2019s support has been critical since the inception of the program.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIndustries are continuing to benefit from the tremendous generosity of the Foundation,\u201d he said. \u201cThis kind of support ensures the exponential growth we anticipate in the coming years and enables Georgia Tech to meet the growing need for online advanced education for working professionals.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe support is a fitting legacy for the Foundation, according to Norman Marsolan, RBI executive director, who agrees that Foundation support has been a critical success factor throughout the development of the program.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe PMML program represents innovation in pursuit of the Institute\u2019s mission of developing leaders for the industry. 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The degree program is designed to prepare leaders for companies and organizations in the manufacturing industry of the 21st century.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe professional master\u2019s program was developed in response to President Barack Obama\u2019s Advanced Manufacturing Partnership\u2019s (AMP) recommendation, made in its July 2012 report entitled, \u201c\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/microsites\/ostp\/pcast_amp_steering_committee_report_final_july_17_2012.pdf\u0022\u003EReport to the President on Capturing Domestic Competitive Advantage in Advanced Manufacturing\u003C\/a\u003E.\u201d The AMP recommends that research universities \u201cestablish new masters-level professional degrees in manufacturing leadership\u201d that provide \u201ca comprehensive overview of manufacturing as well as technological and operational perspectives\u201d to meet the nationally accepted trends for advancing manufacturing education.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo read the announcement in full, click \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/pe.gatech.edu\/degrees\/pmml?utm_campaign=PMML\u0026amp;utm_source=PMML_RBI_Website\u0026amp;utm_medium=posting\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Program is result of partnership between PE, RBI, CoE"}],"uid":"28159","created_gmt":"2015-09-24 13:49:49","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:19:36","author":"Kelly Smith","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2015-09-24T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2015-09-24T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"451871":{"id":"451871","type":"image","title":"Professional Master\u0027s in Manufacturing Leadership","body":null,"created":"1449256280","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 19:11:20","changed":"1475895194","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:53:14","alt":"Professional Master\u0027s in Manufacturing Leadership","file":{"fid":"203349","name":"pmml_socmediasquare_final.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/pmml_socmediasquare_final_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/pmml_socmediasquare_final_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":162116,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/pmml_socmediasquare_final_0.jpg?itok=ckbOjEDM"}}},"media_ids":["451871"],"groups":[{"id":"372221","name":"Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI)"}],"categories":[{"id":"130","name":"Alumni"},{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"132","name":"Institute Leadership"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"}],"keywords":[{"id":"516","name":"engineering"},{"id":"7546","name":"forest"},{"id":"215","name":"manufacturing"},{"id":"127441","name":"master\u0027s degree"},{"id":"26961","name":"pe"},{"id":"142641","name":"pulp and paper"},{"id":"93811","name":"RBI"},{"id":"4174","name":"renewable"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39491","name":"Renewable Bioproducts"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDanielle Goss, GTPE, 404.385.2510\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["danielle.goss@pe.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"446871":{"#nid":"446871","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Public invited to vote in NNI\u0027s EnvisioNano 2.0 image contest","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMembers of the public are invited to cast their votes for their favorite images in\u0026nbsp;the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.nano.gov\/EnvisioNano\u0022\u003EEnvisioNano 2.0 photo contest\u003C\/a\u003E. 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Seventeen key RBI member company representatives were interviewed or submitted comments.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis survey has given us a number of ideas on how we can better connect with our member companies, find additional ways to communicate our research developments and allow industry leaders even more insider access to our faculty and students,\u201d Marsolan said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBased on the feedback, Marsolan announced RBI would implement several measures:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EEstablish a members\u2019 council to provide perspectives on research opportunities and strategies.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ERedesign the process for company input into the selection of endowment-funded graduate research projects.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EArrange briefings for members on research progress.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EExpand opportunities to interact with students and advisors.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EDevelop member-specific communications.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAn additional issue raised by those surveyed related to intellectual property and NDA procedures. \u0026nbsp;Marsolan said this was being addressed at the \u201chighest levels of Georgia Tech,\u201d where a working group has been formed to explore ways to streamline the process.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMarsolan said he valued the opportunity to hear from members and use their feedback to enhance the experience with faculty and students. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe appreciate their engagement and their desire to help us become an even better partner and better investment,\u201d he said. \u201cWe believe these initial steps will further solidify the long-lasting engagement between industry and RBI.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.rbi.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/Member_Value_Survey_2015_Summary.pdf\u0022\u003EAccess the Executive Summary\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Communication on latest research developments top priority"}],"uid":"28159","created_gmt":"2015-09-18 14:00:32","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:19:33","author":"Kelly Smith","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2015-09-18T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2015-09-18T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"451791":{"id":"451791","type":"image","title":"RBI Member Survey","body":null,"created":"1449256280","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 19:11:20","changed":"1475895194","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:53:14","alt":"RBI Member Survey","file":{"fid":"203347","name":"thinkstockphotos-484703478.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/thinkstockphotos-484703478_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/thinkstockphotos-484703478_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":2411849,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/thinkstockphotos-484703478_0.jpg?itok=6VSptI36"}}},"media_ids":["451791"],"groups":[{"id":"372221","name":"Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI)"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"132","name":"Institute Leadership"}],"keywords":[{"id":"141961","name":"member survey"},{"id":"53291","name":"Norman Marsolan"},{"id":"93811","name":"RBI"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39491","name":"Renewable Bioproducts"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ENorman Marsolan, RBI Exective Director\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["norman.marsolan@rbi.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"444901":{"#nid":"444901","#data":{"type":"news","title":"TAPPI Journal to publish special nanotechnology issue","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDr. Art Ragauskas of the\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003ETAPPI Journal\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;Editorial Board is preparing a special Nanotechnology issue, featuring the most recent advances in renewable and sustainable nanomaterials. Papers covering research in characterization, production, and processing of nanomaterials and applications both within and outside of the paper and packaging industries are sought, especially those from the recent\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003E2015 International Nanotechnology Conference for Renewable Materials\u003C\/em\u003E, held this past June.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003ETAPPI Journal\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;submission guidelines, including\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.tappi.org\/Bookstore\/Technical-Papers\/Journal-Articles\/TAPPI-JOURNAL\/TAPPI-JOURNAL-Author-Guidelines.aspx?utm_source=Informz\u0026amp;utm_medium=email\u0026amp;utm_campaign=Email\u0022\u003Eauthor guidelines\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.tappi.org\/Bookstore\/Technical-Papers\/Journal-Articles\/TAPPI-JOURNAL\/TAPPI-JOURNAL-Style-Guidelines.aspx?utm_source=Informz\u0026amp;utm_medium=email\u0026amp;utm_campaign=Email\u0022\u003Estyle guidelines\u003C\/a\u003E, are available on the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.tappi.org\/Publications\/TJ\/TJ-Submit.aspx?utm_source=Informz\u0026amp;utm_medium=email\u0026amp;utm_campaign=Email\u0022\u003ETAPPI website\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPapers should be submitted for peer review\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003Eno later than November 4\u003C\/strong\u003E. 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The technique that was developed uses liquid-phase plasma along with a separating element (filter or settling or flotation tank) to effectively remove pigmented ink without the use of chemicals. This effect can be seen in the picture above which shows from left to right: a 0.6 g\/L ink solution, the same ink solution after filtration, and the ink solution after treatment and filtering. This can also be seen in the figure on the right, which shows a pigmented ink solution forming visible ink particles floating to the surface of the solution. An additional advantage of this process is that the plasma acts as an initiator for polymerization of the ink particles, which allows the power requirements of the process to be greatly reduced. With the further development of this technology, the deinkability of pigmented inkjet inks can be greatly impacted. 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Falling-film evaporation is defined by high rates of heat transfer at relatively low evaporator surface temperature and short residence time of the process stream, thus making it suitable for black liquor evaporation and concentration. Nevertheless, with liquors at high dissolved-solids mass fraction, its performance still suffers from rapid heat transfer surface fouling, albeit to lesser degrees. Studies have shown that soluble scale deposition in high solids black liquor evaporators is controlled by crystallization and the influence of fluid flow and heat transfer associated with the crystallization and falling film evaporation processes. Thus, a thorough understanding of the soluble scaling process is incomplete without accurate prediction of falling film flow field, heat transfer and evaporation with interfacial evolution. Therefore, research objectives for this project were to develop a computational framework for detailed investigation of the flow physics and transport phenomena associated with free surface evaporation of falling film, and that goal was met. The application to black liquor evaporation focuses on the fundamental structure of free surface waves of falling film and how these impact species and energy transport in the evaporating liquid film.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThere are opportunities for further exploration of the phenomenon and application of the model, and additional sponsors are sought. Those interested should contact Professor Cyrus Aidun at\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:cyrus.aidun@me.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ecyrus.aidun@me.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Further work planned for black liquor flow modeling project"}],"uid":"27178","created_gmt":"2015-06-18 13:24:16","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:18:41","author":"Amna Jamshad","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-06-01T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2012-06-01T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"416331":{"id":"416331","type":"image","title":"Cyrus Aidun","body":null,"created":"1449254258","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 18:37:38","changed":"1475895152","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:52:32","alt":"Cyrus Aidun","file":{"fid":"202537","name":"v6_aidun.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/v6_aidun_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/v6_aidun_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":25369,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/v6_aidun_0.jpg?itok=7AGjZZ5w"}}},"media_ids":["416331"],"groups":[{"id":"372221","name":"Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI)"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"42911","name":"Education"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"},{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"129321","name":"black liquor"},{"id":"4754","name":"IPST"},{"id":"93811","name":"RBI"},{"id":"4174","name":"renewable"},{"id":"365","name":"Research"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39471","name":"Materials"},{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"},{"id":"39491","name":"Renewable Bioproducts"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EKelly B. 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We\u2019re considering additional work through the advanced chemical recovery forum,\u201d Pete stated.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EChief scientist Gopal Goyal of International Paper Company, who has been interacting with IPST for 23 years, echoed the sentiment. \u201cOur focus is on cost reduction,\u201d he commented, \u201cand the only people with intimate knowledge of our processes are at IPST and Georgia Tech.\u201d He mentioned an incident in which his ability to obtain same-day data from an IPST professor enabled his company to avoid costly pilot paper machine trials while constructing a major mill. \u201cThen the professor suggested some functionality possibilities we hadn\u2019t thought of, and we subsequently incorporated those as well,\u201d Gopal remembered.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECost reductions are not the only benefits of IPST listed by members recently asked about the value of their relationship. Kimberly-Clark Professional Division\u2019s Chris Luettgen, senior research and en-gineering manager emphasized the breadth, depth, and networking his company enjoys. \u201cThere are few places to go to obtain the breadth and depth of knowledge of forest products as well as the branches into the sciences that we can get from our IPST\/Georgia Tech relationship,\u201d Chris observed. \u201cYou\u2019d wind up replacing IPST with several options, not just one, and then you\u2019d still not be so deep or strategic.\u201d Chris also values the ability to connect with other organizations through just one relationship with IPST.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAn IPST alumnus, Chris finds the new IPST\u2014now fully merged with Georgia Tech\u2014as \u201capples and oranges\u201d compared to the past. \u201cHaving the opportunity to reach out to the larger community has been significant,\u201d he continued. \u201cWe can work through IPST in order to reach Georgia Tech\u2019s capabilities in chemistry, chemical engineering, public policy, energy, so many other areas\u2014a clear benefit.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPeter Hart mentioned the convenience of the Atlanta location, which enables him and the researchers to sit down together for a half-day a few times a year, which he finds important to idea generation. Networking with current and retired faculty is significant to IP\u2019s Gopal Goyal.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMoreover, said Gopal, \u201cIPST is very important. The US is a major producer. In Canada and Sweden and other such paper-producing countries, there are major research institutes. IPST cannot be allowed to go away.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs it happens, IPST has no such plans.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo inquire about membership, please contact IPST director Norman Marsolan at\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:norman.marsolan@ipst.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Enorman.marsolan@ipst.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;or call 404-894-2082.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"IPST and Ga Tech merger derive benefits in reduced manufacturing costs"}],"uid":"27178","created_gmt":"2015-06-18 13:27:32","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:18:41","author":"Amna Jamshad","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-06-01T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2012-06-01T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"416361":{"id":"416361","type":"image","title":"Members","body":null,"created":"1449254258","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 18:37:38","changed":"1475895152","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:52:32","alt":"Members","file":{"fid":"202538","name":"v6_members.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/v6_members_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/v6_members_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":71304,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/v6_members_0.jpg?itok=taXEcZ50"}}},"media_ids":["416361"],"groups":[{"id":"372221","name":"Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI)"}],"categories":[{"id":"42901","name":"Community"},{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"42911","name":"Education"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"4754","name":"IPST"},{"id":"128821","name":"members"},{"id":"93811","name":"RBI"},{"id":"4291","name":"relationship"},{"id":"4174","name":"renewable"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"},{"id":"39491","name":"Renewable Bioproducts"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EKelly B. 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These innovative green barrier materials will provide sustainable solutions for securing the nation\u2019s food, medical, and various other packaging needs. The program will provide new high-value markets for nano-cellulosic materials and sustainable packaging.A related workshop at Purdue University is April discussed some of the projects in the FPL portfolio, including two being undertaken pursuant to grants to Georgia Tech\/IPST. GT Professors Car-son Meredith and Meisha Shofner and Greg Schueneman of FPL are collaborating on a pro-ject to address the challenges for developing high-strength, lightweight crystalline nanocellulose- (CNC-) based advanced resin formulations for the aerospace industry. 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Students also presented\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ipst.gatech.edu\/meeting\/2012\/posters.html\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E24 posters\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;at the reception. All of this information can be found on IPST\u2019s website.Each of IPST\u2019s three strategic thrusts\u2014operational excellence, new materials from forest biomass, and biorefining\u2014was the subject of a two-hour segment made up of faculty experts, students, and a panel discussion led by a member company representative. Special sessions on novel coatings and on combined heat \u0026amp; power impacts were also offered. Chris Smoak of Tech\u2019s Cyber Technology and Information Security Lab addressed guests at dinner about current Cyber Threats and Defenses. Other expert resources rounded out the meeting by providing guidance about how intellectual property is handled and how to create effective partnerships with Georgia Tech.College of Engineering Dean Gary May led off with an over-view of the capabilities of Georgia Tech. Executive Vice President-Research Steve Cross described the university\u2019s strategic plan\u2014\u201cinnovation on steroids\u201d\u2014to continue its drive to provide relevant solutions to industry challenges by teaching students to explore \u201cdisruptive innovation\u201d; he not-ed that IPST is a model of industry-centric research, and that it was the first to sponsor the Georgia Tech Innovation and Research Conference. 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Ben Wang, Georgia Tech\u2019s chief manufacturing officer, commented that 90% of patents in the United States come from manufacturing, and emphasized the importance of vitality in this economic sector.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPlanning has begun for next year\u2019s meeting, which will combine a membership meeting, executive conference, technical conference, and commemorative event to mark the twentieth anniversary of the Paper Tricentennial Building housing IPST.\u201cOur objectives were to introduce the students and their work; to provide valuable information and tools to participants; and to encourage members to expand the advantages of their memberships,\u201d commented IPST director Norman Marsolan. \u201cI feel certain that we accomplished the first two, and follow-up conversations suggest that we achieved the third as well.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"IPST Member\u0027s Meeting \u0022Leveraging Emerging Technologies to Advance Forest Biomaterials Business\u0022"}],"uid":"27178","created_gmt":"2015-06-18 13:46:08","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:18:41","author":"Amna Jamshad","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-06-01T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2012-06-01T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"416411":{"id":"416411","type":"image","title":"IPC Foundation Innovation prize-winner Jie Wu responds to a member\u2019s question as Professor Carson Meredith looks on.","body":null,"created":"1449254258","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 18:37:38","changed":"1475895152","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:52:32","alt":"IPC Foundation Innovation prize-winner Jie Wu responds to a member\u2019s question as Professor Carson Meredith looks on.","file":{"fid":"202541","name":"v6_jie.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/v6_jie_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/v6_jie_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":38910,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/v6_jie_0.jpg?itok=q8bJKFh0"}},"416421":{"id":"416421","type":"image","title":"UPM representative Heiki Ilvespaa discusses an insight with fellow conferees","body":null,"created":"1449254258","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 18:37:38","changed":"1475895152","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:52:32","alt":"UPM representative Heiki Ilvespaa discusses an insight with fellow conferees","file":{"fid":"202542","name":"v6_heiki.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/v6_heiki_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/v6_heiki_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":47996,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/v6_heiki_0.jpg?itok=3LwrD3v3"}},"416431":{"id":"416431","type":"image","title":"Student Presentations","body":null,"created":"1449254258","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 18:37:38","changed":"1475895152","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:52:32","alt":"Student Presentations","file":{"fid":"202543","name":"v6_poster_session.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/v6_poster_session_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/v6_poster_session_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":51280,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/v6_poster_session_0.jpg?itok=r18hHRg2"}}},"media_ids":["416411","416421","416431"],"groups":[{"id":"372221","name":"Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI)"}],"categories":[{"id":"136","name":"Aerospace"},{"id":"42901","name":"Community"},{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"42911","name":"Education"},{"id":"132","name":"Institute Leadership"},{"id":"133","name":"Special Events and Guest Speakers"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"153","name":"Computer Science\/Information Technology and Security"},{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"},{"id":"144","name":"Energy"},{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"154","name":"Environment"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"3024","name":"biomaterials"},{"id":"1072","name":"Business"},{"id":"4755","name":"forestry"},{"id":"4754","name":"IPST"},{"id":"1796","name":"meeting"},{"id":"128821","name":"members"},{"id":"93811","name":"RBI"},{"id":"4174","name":"renewable"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39471","name":"Materials"},{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"},{"id":"39491","name":"Renewable Bioproducts"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EKelly B. 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Congratulations for a job well done.\u201dThe Foundation also awarded $5,000 prizes for poster prresentations to Yan Li for \u201cMicrostructure-based evaluation of material fracture toughness\u201d and to John Copeland for \u201cInteractions of Biomass Molecules with Heterogeneous Catalysts in Aqueous and Vacuum Environments\u201d.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Three Ga Tech winners announced at IPCF awards"}],"uid":"27178","created_gmt":"2015-06-18 13:56:28","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:18:41","author":"Amna Jamshad","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-06-01T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2012-06-01T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"416451":{"id":"416451","type":"image","title":"Dr. Banerjee and Dr. Hakovirta present the check to Jie Wu","body":null,"created":"1449254258","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 18:37:38","changed":"1475895152","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:52:32","alt":"Dr. Banerjee and Dr. Hakovirta present the check to Jie Wu","file":{"fid":"202544","name":"v5_award_jie_wu.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/v5_award_jie_wu_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/v5_award_jie_wu_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":4334,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/v5_award_jie_wu_0.jpg?itok=3ZjrkwSK"}},"416461":{"id":"416461","type":"image","title":"John Copeland with his award","body":null,"created":"1449254258","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 18:37:38","changed":"1475895152","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:52:32","alt":"John Copeland with his award","file":{"fid":"202545","name":"v5_award_john_copeland.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/v5_award_john_copeland_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/v5_award_john_copeland_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":61294,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/v5_award_john_copeland_0.jpg?itok=su1po5lZ"}},"416471":{"id":"416471","type":"image","title":"Yan Li accepts her award from Dr. Banerjee","body":null,"created":"1449254258","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 18:37:38","changed":"1475895152","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:52:32","alt":"Yan Li accepts her award from Dr. Banerjee","file":{"fid":"202546","name":"v5_award_yan_li.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/v5_award_yan_li_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/v5_award_yan_li_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":2737,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/v5_award_yan_li_0.jpg?itok=q_wigpXZ"}}},"media_ids":["416451","416461","416471"],"groups":[{"id":"372221","name":"Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI)"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"42911","name":"Education"},{"id":"42931","name":"Performances"},{"id":"132","name":"Institute Leadership"},{"id":"133","name":"Special Events and Guest Speakers"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"},{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"276","name":"Awards"},{"id":"129361","name":"ipcf"},{"id":"4754","name":"IPST"},{"id":"10930","name":"prizes"},{"id":"93811","name":"RBI"},{"id":"4174","name":"renewable"},{"id":"365","name":"Research"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"},{"id":"39491","name":"Renewable Bioproducts"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EKelly B. 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However, most of the methods currently in use have certain limitations.\u0026nbsp; An aggressive acid hydrolysis produces nanocellulose with low yield, requires acid-resistant equipment, and presents challenges in waste stream management. The mechanical fibrillation method results in much longer and more entangled nanocellulose elements, leading to stronger networks and gels; however, the lack of feasible methods of preparation, high energy consumption, and the formation of nonhomogeneous distribution of nanocellulose geometry are the limitations of mechanical fibrillation.\u0026nbsp; The use of a commercial grinder for mechanical fibrillation has a great potential for scale-up.\u0026nbsp; However, the grinder treatment has to be optimized for high performance nanofibers.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn these joint studies between the U.S. Forest Service\/USDA Forest Products Lab and IPST, researchers are using a commercial grinder to mechanically fibrillate bleached softwood fibers. After one hour of fibrillation, most of the fibers became nano-sized fibers. When the number of hours of fibrillation was increased from one to six hours, there was no significant change in the morphology or fibrillation of the fibers.\u0026nbsp; The increase in energy consumption for mechanical fibrillation was linearly correlated to fibrillation time. The use of mild enzymatic hydrolysis before mechanical fibrillation using pure endoglucanase or multiplex enzyme as pretreatment for bleached softwood fibers before mechanical fibrillation significantly reduced energy required (20% or 30% less, respectively, when compared to mechanical fibrillation alone). Also, the results showed a high nanocellulose yield after pretreatment from endoglucanase (97% yield) and those with multiplex enzyme formulations (90% yield). This indicates that there is not much difference in the nanocellulose properties produced by these two different types of pretreatments.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFuture studies will evaluate how these pretreatments followed by mechanical fibrillation affect the fiber properties compared to one which solely uses mechanical fibrillation. The results from this will help identify enzymatic pretreatments that will be helpful in lowering the processing cost for the production of high-performance nanofibers.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Deng investigate the production of nanocellulose"}],"uid":"27178","created_gmt":"2015-06-17 10:52:40","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:18:41","author":"Amna Jamshad","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-06-01T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2012-06-01T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"415821":{"id":"415821","type":"image","title":"Nanofibrils","body":null,"created":"1449254258","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 18:37:38","changed":"1475895152","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:52:32","alt":"Nanofibrils","file":{"fid":"202518","name":"120707_nanofibers.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/120707_nanofibers_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/120707_nanofibers_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":6883,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/120707_nanofibers_0.jpg?itok=9Icr81M1"}}},"media_ids":["415821"],"groups":[{"id":"372221","name":"Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI)"}],"categories":[{"id":"42901","name":"Community"},{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"42911","name":"Education"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"},{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"149","name":"Nanotechnology and Nanoscience"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"4755","name":"forestry"},{"id":"90341","name":"nanofiber"},{"id":"93811","name":"RBI"},{"id":"4174","name":"renewable"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39471","name":"Materials"},{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"},{"id":"39491","name":"Renewable Bioproducts"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EKelly B. 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The two-day meeting featured discussions of curriculum and program changes for undergraduates; scholarships and funding; and internships, co-ops, and student exchanges. 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The two-day meeting featured discussions of curriculum and program changes for undergraduates; scholarships and funding; and internships, co-ops, and student exchanges. 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TAPPI\u2019s Young Professionals Committee organized a special program for professionals and students under 30 which included sessions on mill safety, developing organizational leadership, and roundtable discussions with mill managers and superintendants. The YP\u2019s also enjoyed mixers where they mingled with others new to the industry and networked with long-time paper industry veterans.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAnother opportunity for IPST students and faculty is TAPPI\u2019s 12th Advanced Coating Fundamentals Symposium, to be held in Atlanta September 10-12 at the Loews Atlanta Hotel in Midtown. This program will attract the world\u2019s leading experts in paper coating with a focus on research and commercialization of ideas. Peer-reviewed research papers will be presented in the areas of novel coatings, future application methods, heat transfer, ink interaction, printing, binders and nanotechnology applications for coating. Special rates are offered for student attendees. 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Other presentations addressed the organization, initiatives, and collaboration of forest products research and technical associations.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIPST director Norman Marsolan, who also serves as chair of TAPPI, represented IPST at the meetings in late November, attended by about 60 scientists from nine countries and five continents. Marsolan spoke about the concept of the proposed professional master\u2019s degree in manufacturing leadership at Georgia Tech (See related story). A panel in which Marsolan participated compared the challenges faced by research organizations in different parts of the world.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOak Ridge National Laboratory hosted part of the meeting, where presentations included priority topics such as separations technologies, carbon fibers from lignin, nanotechnology, and opportunities for technology transfer. 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All of this year\u2019s awards are for doctorate work.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI thank everyone who submitted a proposal and wish that we could support all of the excellent research projects submitted,\u201d said IPST Director Norman Marsolan. \u201cThese fellowship awards represent a wide variety of topics, all of which are relevant to our forest bioproducts industry.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe newly announced fellowships include:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EDirect Analysis and Tracking of Crystal Formation in Black Liquor Evaporators \u2013 Dr. Cyrus Aidun, ME\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ENovel Liquid-Phase Plasma Technology for Fatty Acids and Microstickies Removal in Waste Water Treatment and Deinking of Inkjet Printed Paper \u2013 Dr. Jeff Hsieh, ChBE\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EOptimal Resource Balancing and Factory Loading for Energy Cost Reduction in the Pulp and Paper Industry \u2013 Dr. Roger Jiao, ME\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ECarbon Fibers from Lignin\/Carbon Nanotube (CNT) Composites \u2013 Dr. Satish Kumar, MSE\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EEnhancing Cellulose Reactivity for Dissolving Grade Pulps via Pulping \u2013 Dr. Art Ragauskas, Chem\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EMechanisms and Control of Erosion Corrosion in Evaporators and Concentrators \u2013 Dr. Preet Singh, MSE\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ELow-Cost Carbide-Derived Carbons for Absorptive Removal of VOCs from Air Streams \u2013 Dr. Krista Walton, ChBE\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ENear-dry Forming of Paper\/Pulp Products with a Viscoelastic Aqueous Polymer Solution \u2013 Dr. Donggang Yao, MSE, Dr. Yulin Deng, ChBE.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"8 new fellowships awards announced"}],"uid":"27178","created_gmt":"2015-06-16 10:52:09","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:18:37","author":"Amna Jamshad","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-06-01T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2012-06-01T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"372221","name":"Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI)"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"42911","name":"Education"},{"id":"42921","name":"Exhibitions"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"276","name":"Awards"},{"id":"89","name":"chemistry"},{"id":"516","name":"engineering"},{"id":"368","name":"Fellowship"},{"id":"4754","name":"IPST"},{"id":"93811","name":"RBI"},{"id":"4174","name":"renewable"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39491","name":"Renewable Bioproducts"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EKelly B. 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This is the second year for the award sponsored by the IPC Foundation.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn addition, two $5,000 fellowships will be awarded for students in the poster competition whose proposals relate to paper science.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe object of the competition is to create innovations in forest bioproducts, including advances in manufacturing technologies. The topic areas include innovations in biomaterials, biofuels and chemicals that advance the horizons of the forest bioeconomy. Last year the $10,000 prize went to Jie Wu, who won the innovation prize in the category for his project, \u201cHighly-Scattering, Nanostructured Optical Coatings for Sustainable Paper and Paperboard Products\u201d.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Foundation also awarded $5,000 prizes for poster presentations to Yan Li for \u201cMicrostructure-based Evaluation of Material Fracture Toughness\u201d and to John Copeland for \u201cInteractions of Biomass Molecules with Heterogeneous Catalysts in Aqueous and Vacuum Environments\u201d.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EInterested students may get more information at\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/sga.gatech.edu\/graduate\/GTRIC\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/sga.gatech.edu\/graduate\/GTRIC\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"IPST administers $10,000 prize from IPC Foundation"}],"uid":"27178","created_gmt":"2015-06-17 09:18:19","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:18:37","author":"Amna Jamshad","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-06-01T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2012-06-01T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"415451":{"id":"415451","type":"image","title":"Foundation Prize Trophies","body":null,"created":"1449254245","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 18:37:25","changed":"1475895149","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:52:29","alt":"Foundation Prize Trophies","file":{"fid":"202471","name":"v7_award_trophies.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/v7_award_trophies_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/v7_award_trophies_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":3496,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/v7_award_trophies_0.jpg?itok=4gU6CaaD"}}},"media_ids":["415451"],"groups":[{"id":"372221","name":"Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI)"}],"categories":[{"id":"42901","name":"Community"},{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"42911","name":"Education"},{"id":"133","name":"Special Events and Guest Speakers"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"},{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"89","name":"chemistry"},{"id":"2029","name":"Competition"},{"id":"129081","name":"grand"},{"id":"2106","name":"Paper"},{"id":"93811","name":"RBI"},{"id":"4174","name":"renewable"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39491","name":"Renewable Bioproducts"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EKelly B. 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The Governor\u2019s Commission on Women in the Arts recognized Teri in 1997 for her contributions to the arts in Georgia.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003ESteve Forsyth\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;has communication, marketing and event responsibilities in the new Communications Manager position at IPST. His duties include newsletter production, web communications, event management and promotion of IPST internally and externally to key audiences. He also manages the IT group. Steve has an extensive background in corporate and agency public relations, media relations and community affairs. He has been a resident of the Atlanta area for 18 years, working for Delta Air Lines and Global Aviation Holdings. 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Details were published online May 24 in the journal\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EACS Applied Materials \u0026amp; Interfaces\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe new paper, which is both superhydrophobic (water-repelling) and super oleophobic (oil-repelling), can be made from standard softwood and hardwood fibers using a modified paper process. In addition to Hess, the research team included Lester Li, a graduate research assistant, and Victor Breedveld, an associate professor in the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EProducing the new paper begins with breaking up cellulose fibers into smaller structures using a mechanical grinding process. As in traditional paper processing, the fibers are then pressed in the presence of water \u2013 but then the water is removed and additional processing is done with the chemical butanol. Use of butanol inhibits the hydrogen bonding that normally takes place between cellulose fibers, allowing better control of their spacing.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe desirable properties we are seeking are mainly controlled by the geometry of the fibers,\u201d Hess explained.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe second step involves using an oxygen plasma etching process \u2013 a technique commonly used in the microelectronics industry \u2013 to remove the layer of amorphous \u201cfluffy\u201d cellulose surface material, exposing the crystalline cellulose nanofibrils. The process thereby uncovers smaller cellulose structures and provides a second level of \u201croughness\u201d with the proper geometry needed to repel liquids.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFinally, a thin coating of a fluoropolymer is applied over the network of cellulose fibers. In testing, the paper was able to repel water, motor oil, ethylene glycol and n-hexadecane solvent.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers have printed patterns onto their paper using a hydrophobic ink and a desktop printer. Droplets applied to the pattern remain on the ink pattern, repelled by the adjacent superamphiphobic surface.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThat capability could facilitate development of inexpensive biomedical diagnostic tests in which a droplet containing antigens could be rolled along a printed surface where it would encounter diagnostic chemicals. If appropriate reagents are used, the specific color or color intensity of the patterns could indicate the presence of a disease. Because the droplets adhere tightly to the printed lines or dots, the samples can be sent to a laboratory for additional testing.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe have shown that we can do the operations necessary for a microfluidic device,\u201d Hess said. \u201cWe can move the droplet along a pattern, split the droplet and transfer the droplet from one piece of paper to another. We can do all of these operations on a two-dimensional surface.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor Hess, Li and Breedveld, creating a superhydrophobic suface was relatively straightforward because water has a high surface tension. For oils, which have a low surface tension, the key to creating the repellent surface is to create re-entrant \u2013 or undercut \u2013 angles between the droplets and the surface.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPrevious examples of superamphiphobic surfaces have been made on rigid surfaces through lithographic techniques. 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Life-cycle analysis of the impact on water and carbon cycles, including GHGs, was agreed to be an important contribution toward assessing environmental impact and policy debate.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELed by Dr. Valerie Thomas of ISyE and Dr. Norman Marsolan of IPST, the workshop took place Aug. 28, 2012, in Atlanta. Twenty-four representatives from four companies, two NGOs, three Federal and State organizations, and four universities discussed the challenges and opportunities of sourcing paper and tissue from non-forest fiber. Georgia Tech\u2019s core industry research center of the Institute of Paper Science and Technology hosted this gathering of thought leaders to provide new and valuable insights for those involved in the production of alternative fiber-based products.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe workshop supports IPST\u2019s mission of providing world class research and knowledge to the fiber-based industry. Kimberly-Clark supported and participated in the workshop to further its understanding of alternative-fiber sustainability as part of a commitment to achieve a 50% reduction in its use of wood fiber from natural forests by the year 2025 (\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/investor.kimberly-clark.com\/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=683471\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/investor.kimberly-clark.com\/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=683471\u003C\/a\u003E).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor more details on Workshop outcomes, see \u201cOpportunities and Challenges in the Utilization of Alternative Fibers:\u003Cbr \/\u003EA Sourcing, Environmental, Economic and Policy Discussion\u201d at\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ipst.gatech.edu\/kcc\u0022\u003Ewww.ipst.gatech.edu\/kcc\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"IPST collaborates with Kimberly-Clark Corporation to host workshop"}],"uid":"27178","created_gmt":"2015-06-17 09:41:09","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:18:37","author":"Amna Jamshad","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-06-01T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2012-06-01T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"415581":{"id":"415581","type":"image","title":"IPST Collaborates with Kimberly-Clark Corporation","body":null,"created":"1449254245","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 18:37:25","changed":"1475895152","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:52:32","alt":"IPST Collaborates with Kimberly-Clark Corporation","file":{"fid":"202506","name":"v7_kcc_1.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/v7_kcc_1_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/v7_kcc_1_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":83689,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/v7_kcc_1_0.jpg?itok=DcK7B7k9"}},"415571":{"id":"415571","type":"image","title":"Norman Marsolan and Valerie Thomas","body":null,"created":"1449254245","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 18:37:25","changed":"1475895152","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:52:32","alt":"Norman Marsolan and Valerie Thomas","file":{"fid":"202505","name":"v7_valerie_thomas.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/v7_valerie_thomas_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/v7_valerie_thomas_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":69488,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/v7_valerie_thomas_0.jpg?itok=s1yXSmGr"}}},"media_ids":["415581","415571"],"groups":[{"id":"372221","name":"Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI)"}],"categories":[{"id":"42901","name":"Community"},{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"42911","name":"Education"},{"id":"132","name":"Institute Leadership"},{"id":"133","name":"Special Events and Guest Speakers"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"},{"id":"144","name":"Energy"},{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"213","name":"energy"},{"id":"4754","name":"IPST"},{"id":"2106","name":"Paper"},{"id":"93811","name":"RBI"},{"id":"4174","name":"renewable"},{"id":"533","name":"tissue"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39491","name":"Renewable Bioproducts"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EKelly B. 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The theme of the scientific event was \u201cEfficient Fibre Utilization\u2014A Response to the Global Wood Supply Situation.\u201d Laureate Viljanmaa presented his research. Other reviews included \u201cForest Sector Transformation: Maximizing Value from Canada\u2019s Forest Resource,\u201d by Forest Products Association of Canada executive vice president Catherine Cobden; \u201cMulti-Layer technology in Paper-Making,\u201d by Daniel S\u00f6derberg of Innventia; and several others. Videos of the events can be accessed at\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/mwp.fabrik618.se\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/mwp.fabrik618.se\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(click on Symposium 2012).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn reflecting on the meeting, Marsolan mentioned speakers\u2019 repeated references during the course of the sessions to the forest products industry\u2019s conservatism. 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To help explain the intricacies of the scientific research areas, former IPST faculty member Dr. Gary Baum provided valuable content to explain high-level concepts, simplified for easy understanding.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EBreaking New Ground\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;will be open through the summer. The Robert C. Williams Papermaking Museum is open from Monday through Friday from 9-5. Admission is free, donations are accepted. 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Tyrone Wells, a Georgia Tech PhD candidate directed by Professor Art Ragauskas, will be spending a year in Sweden through the Gunnar Nicholson Fellowship Program to further study this very possibility of more optimal carbon fiber derivatization from forest bioproducts.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECarbon fibers are composed of aligned crystal atoms of carbon and are virtually five-fold stronger than steel, with only 20% to 30% of the weight consequence.\u0026nbsp; Carbon fibers also possess a tensile strength greater than titanium, a thermal expansion lower than today\u2019s most commonly used alloys, and can even be spun into strands thinner than a human hair or molded into rigid shapes suitable for next-generation spacecraft.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETyrone sees lignin-derived carbon fibers as a material with the potential to easily revolutionize the future of civil, energy and automotive engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cCarbon fiber also might be used in the future as a replacement for steel in the manufacture of cars, reducing weight significantly without sacrificing strength,\u201d Tyrone explained. \u201cFuel efficiencies could be realized even without changes to standard engines or electric and hybrid engines in use today.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHis vision is that while the mass production of carbon fibers for many consumer applications is too costly today, alternative methods that can generate carbon fibers from highly abundant precursors, such as lignin, may result in a more cost-effective production strategy in the future.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECurrently, 98% of Kraft lignin is burned as low-value fuel in pulp mill recovery boilers. 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The technology is published in the journal Scientific Reports, the latest open-access journal from the Nature Publishing Group.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech College of Engineering Professor Bernard Kippelen led the study and says his team\u2019s project opens the door for a truly recyclable, sustainable and renewable solar cell technology.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers report that the organic solar cells reach a power conversion efficiency of 2.7 percent, an unprecedented figure for cells on substrates derived from renewable raw materials. The CNC substrates on which the solar cells are fabricated are optically transparent, enabling light to pass through them before being absorbed by a very thin layer of an organic semiconductor. During the recycling process, the solar cells are simply immersed in water at room temperature. Within minutes, the CNC substrate dissolves and the solar cell can be separated easily into its major components.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe development and performance of organic substrates in solar technology continues to improve, providing engineers with a good indication of future applications,\u201d said Kippelen, who is also the director of Georgia Tech\u2019s Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics (COPE). \u201cBut organic solar cells must be recyclable. Otherwise we are simply solving one problem \u2013 less dependence on fossil fuels \u2013 while creating another \u2013 a technology that produces energy from renewable sources but is not disposable at the end of its lifecycle.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo date, organic solar cells have been typically fabricated on glass or plastic. Neither is easily recyclable, and petroleum-based substrates are not very eco-friendly. For instance, if cells fabricated on glass were to break during manufacturing or installation, the useless materials would be difficult to dispose of. Paper substrates are better for the environment, but have shown limited performance because of high surface roughness or porosity. However, cellulose nanomaterials made from wood are green, renewable and sustainable. The substrates have a low surface roughness of only about two nanometers.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cOur next steps will be to work toward improving the power conversion efficiency over 10 percent, levels similar to solar cells fabricated on glass or petroleum-based substrates,\u201d said Kippelen. The group plans to achieve this by optimizing the optical properties of the solar cell\u2019s electrode.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPurdue School of Materials Engineering associate professor Jeffrey Youngblood collaborated with Kippelen on the research. A provisional patent on the technology has been filed with the U.S. Patent Office.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThere is another positive impact of using natural products to create cellulose nanomaterials. The nation\u2019s forest product industry projects that tens of millions of tons of them could be produced once large-scale production begins, potentially in the next five years.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe research is the latest project by COPE, which studies the use and development of printed electronics. 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His project is entitled, \u201cComparison of Changes in Cellulose Ultrastructure During Different Pretreatments of Poplar.\u201d Qining\u2019s advisor is Professor Art Ragauskas, Chemistry and Biochemistry. Further information about Qining and his research will appear soon on the IPST website.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETwo George W. Mead Awards of $5,000 each were presented to Lester Li and Jie Wu, for their entries in the GTRIC poster competition, which had more than 300 graduate student competitors this year. Lester and Jie were selected based on work that represents innovations in forest bioproducts research. Lester\u2019s project is entitled, \u201cSuperoleophobic and Superhydrophobic Surfaces on Paper.\u201d His advisor is Associate Professor Victor Breedveld, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. 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Serving as resources to the review team were IPST director Norman Marsolan and his staff, especially IPST business operations manager Lloyd Williams, administrative manager Lavon Harper, and consultant Kathleen Bennett.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EJohn Hanby and his team designed a process to gather input from industry representation, from team members and from twenty stakeholder interviews.\u0026nbsp; The team also elicited considerable input from Georgia Tech academic and research leadership and faculty.\u0026nbsp; Executive Vice President-Research Steve Cross, Georgia Tech, attended throughout.\u0026nbsp; An afternoon session considering IPST\u2019s profile as an Interdisciplinary Research Institute and its opportunities was attended by Vice-Provost Susan Cozzens and the Chairs of IPST\u2019s four participating schools\u2014Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Materials Science and Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering.\u0026nbsp; These four school chairs are highlighted later in this edition of the IPST News.\u0026nbsp; Twenty faculty members joined in a discussion of \u201cThe Future Promise of IPST.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; For the closing session, IPC Foundation president George Lanier and vice president Jim Ferris joined the team and the deans and associate deans of the Colleges of Engineering and Science, along with Vice-Provost Cozzens.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESeveral Georgia Tech leaders commented that IPST is a model for other interdisciplinary research institutes on campus for its outreach and close ties to the industry, its interdisciplinary research, and its graduate education program.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"IPST celebrates 10 years of accomplishments at GA Tech"}],"uid":"27178","created_gmt":"2015-06-09 09:47:26","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:18:33","author":"Amna Jamshad","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2013-06-01T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2013-06-01T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"412341":{"id":"412341","type":"image","title":"IPST Members","body":null,"created":"1449254211","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 18:36:51","changed":"1475895142","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:52:22","alt":"IPST Members","file":{"fid":"202343","name":"130826_review_team.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/130826_review_team_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/130826_review_team_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":164890,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/130826_review_team_0.jpg?itok=LnQE8P3p"}},"412351":{"id":"412351","type":"image","title":"Jim Ferris talks with George Lanier","body":null,"created":"1449254211","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 18:36:51","changed":"1475895142","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:52:22","alt":"Jim Ferris talks with George Lanier","file":{"fid":"202344","name":"130826_ferris_lanier.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/130826_ferris_lanier_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/130826_ferris_lanier_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":72032,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/130826_ferris_lanier_0.jpg?itok=EJ63q1Qq"}},"412361":{"id":"412361","type":"image","title":"John Hanby","body":null,"created":"1449254211","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 18:36:51","changed":"1475895142","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:52:22","alt":"John Hanby","file":{"fid":"202345","name":"130826_john_hanby.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/130826_john_hanby_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/130826_john_hanby_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":88989,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/130826_john_hanby_0.jpg?itok=8gV2ZENi"}}},"media_ids":["412341","412351","412361"],"groups":[{"id":"372221","name":"Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI)"}],"categories":[{"id":"130","name":"Alumni"},{"id":"42901","name":"Community"},{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"3781","name":"celebrate"},{"id":"3726","name":"ga tech"},{"id":"4754","name":"IPST"},{"id":"128321","name":"merger"},{"id":"93811","name":"RBI"},{"id":"4174","name":"renewable"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"},{"id":"39491","name":"Renewable Bioproducts"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EKelly B. 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There are perhaps ten similar reactors world-wide, owned by universities or government research laboratories, and IPST\u2019s is by far the largest allowing long fuel particle residence times\u2014on the order of 30 seconds.\u0026nbsp; Initially the PEFR was used to study pyrolysis and gasification of black liquor (after being dried and ground into a powder).\u0026nbsp; Years later its use was expanded into research on a variety of agricultural and forest biomasses, mill sludge, and coal.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESince 2001, Dr. Sinquefield has been the principal investigator overseeing the PEFR, and a smaller atmospheric pressure Laminar Entrained Flow Reactor (LEFR).\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; These reactors are ideally suited for taking reaction rate data to build kinetic models as well as other parametric studies.\u0026nbsp; Considerable work was done to develop kinetic models for pressurized black liquor gasification.\u0026nbsp; The PEFR was also used to study and develop titanate and borate direct causticizing chemistries to perform the causticizing process simultaneously during black liquor gasification.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Current PEFR research includes fundamental studies of pyrolysis and gasification of loblolly pine, switchgrass, bagasse, corn stover, and lignite coal.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDr. Sinquefield\u2019s other past and present research projects include:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EDevelopment of a sulfur-tolerant CO\u003Csub\u003E2\u003C\/sub\u003E\u0026nbsp;sorbent (patent pending) that works at gasifier temperatures.\u0026nbsp; It is central to a process that allows high yields of hydrogen to be produced without the need for expensive water-gas-shift catalysts and for CO\u003Csub\u003E2\u003C\/sub\u003E\u0026nbsp;to be captured for sequestration.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ECreation of a computer model for predicting precipitate (salt) species from concentrated non-ideal electrolyte solutions.\u0026nbsp; The primary application was to predict black liquor evaporator scale composition.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EDesign of a portable apparatus for evaluating commercial anti-scaling additives on site in the mill (United States Patent 6,978,663).\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; The impetus was to test and benchmark additives used in black liquor heaters and evaporators, and do so in a matter of hours or days.\u0026nbsp; Currently, such mill trials take several weeks to perform.\u0026nbsp; The device can be used in any hot liquid process stream that is subject to scale formation related to heat transfer.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDr Sinquefield completed his PhD in Chemical Engineering in 1998 at Oregon State University.\u0026nbsp; He spent three years working with the Multi-Fuel Combustion Group at the Combustion Research Facility at Sandia National Labs (Livermore) where he performed the experimental portion of his thesis research.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Dr. Sinquefeild uses unique Laminar Entrained Flow Reactor"}],"uid":"27178","created_gmt":"2015-06-08 11:18:33","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:18:33","author":"Amna Jamshad","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-06-01T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2014-06-01T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"411741":{"id":"411741","type":"image","title":"Scott Sinquefield","body":null,"created":"1449254211","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 18:36:51","changed":"1475895142","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:52:22","alt":"Scott Sinquefield","file":{"fid":"202320","name":"131209_sinquefield.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/131209_sinquefield_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/131209_sinquefield_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":19359,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/131209_sinquefield_0.jpg?itok=SqhKEV6y"}},"411751":{"id":"411751","type":"image","title":"Laminar Entrained Flow Reactor (LEFR)","body":null,"created":"1449254211","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 18:36:51","changed":"1475895142","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:52:22","alt":"Laminar Entrained Flow Reactor (LEFR)","file":{"fid":"202321","name":"131209_sinquefield_2.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/131209_sinquefield_2_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/131209_sinquefield_2_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":160591,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/131209_sinquefield_2_0.jpg?itok=W8B-6-Gt"}}},"media_ids":["411741","411751"],"groups":[{"id":"372221","name":"Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI)"}],"categories":[{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"516","name":"engineering"},{"id":"4754","name":"IPST"},{"id":"93811","name":"RBI"},{"id":"4253","name":"reactor"},{"id":"4174","name":"renewable"},{"id":"365","name":"Research"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"},{"id":"39491","name":"Renewable Bioproducts"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EKelly B. 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The plaque recognizes Dr. Hsieh \u201cfor his leadership, dedication, enthusiasm and outstanding distinguished service for the past 30 years.\u201d Board Chairman Harry Levengood observed, \u201cJeff has always worked tirelessly to promote the program to students and to the pulp and paper industry.\u0026nbsp; He is dedicated to teaching engineering students and to the advancement of the pulp and paper program at Georgia Tech.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Teaching our pulp and paper students is more than just having their bodies and minds in the classroom,\u201d Dr. Hsieh commented. \u0026nbsp;\u201cThe most important thing to help their learning about pulp manufacturing is to develop their interests and their passion and soul in the technology. The goal of our program is to provide students knowledge of the pulp and paper process, so that they might make an informed decision when pursuing careers within the paper industry and allied businesses.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Dr. Hsieh honored at GTPPF meeting by Board of Directors"}],"uid":"27178","created_gmt":"2015-06-08 11:21:52","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:18:33","author":"Amna Jamshad","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-06-01T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2014-06-01T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"411771":{"id":"411771","type":"image","title":"David Sholl (left) presenting plaque to Jeff Hsieh","body":null,"created":"1449254211","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 18:36:51","changed":"1475895142","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:52:22","alt":"David Sholl (left) presenting plaque to Jeff Hsieh","file":{"fid":"202322","name":"131209_hsieh.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/131209_hsieh_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/131209_hsieh_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":193319,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/131209_hsieh_0.jpg?itok=tqRVMzuE"}}},"media_ids":["411771"],"groups":[{"id":"372221","name":"Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI)"}],"categories":[{"id":"42901","name":"Community"},{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"133","name":"Special Events and Guest Speakers"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"101","name":"Award"},{"id":"516","name":"engineering"},{"id":"4754","name":"IPST"},{"id":"2106","name":"Paper"},{"id":"93811","name":"RBI"},{"id":"4174","name":"renewable"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EKelly B. 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(Dr. Yulin Deng)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EXiaodan Zhang:\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003E\u201c\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/aiche.confex.com\/aiche\/2013\/webprogram\/Paper326994.html\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EFabrication of Electronic Devices Using Highly Flexible Microfibrillated Cellulos\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cem\u003Ee\u201d\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;(Dr. Yulin Deng)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETwo students received financial assistance to attend and to present papers at the September TAPPI PEERS conference in Green Bay:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EDaniel Lee:\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003E\u201cAdsorption Deinking for Inkjet and Flexographic Ink\u201d\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;(Dr. Jeff Hsieh)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003ETony Du:\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003E\u201cQuantitative Measurement of Microstickies by Model Surfaces\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003E(Dr. Jeff Hsieh)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe proceedings of the AIChE conference can be found at\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/aiche.confex.com\/aiche\/2013\/webprogram\/ataglance.html\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/aiche.confex.com\/aiche\/2013\/webprogram\/ataglance.html\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe 2013 TAPPI PEERS brochure is at\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.tappipeers.org\/pdf\/brochure.pdf\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.tappipeers.org\/pdf\/brochure.pdf\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Students attend American Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual Meeting"}],"uid":"27178","created_gmt":"2015-06-08 11:24:07","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:18:33","author":"Amna Jamshad","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-06-01T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2014-06-01T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"411791":{"id":"411791","type":"image","title":"TAPPI","body":null,"created":"1449254211","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 18:36:51","changed":"1475895142","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:52:22","alt":"TAPPI","file":{"fid":"202323","name":"131209_aiche.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/131209_aiche_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/131209_aiche_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":40184,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/131209_aiche_0.jpg?itok=RwQRBf5D"}}},"media_ids":["411791"],"groups":[{"id":"372221","name":"Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI)"}],"categories":[{"id":"42901","name":"Community"},{"id":"133","name":"Special Events and Guest Speakers"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"128231","name":"aciche"},{"id":"93811","name":"RBI"},{"id":"4174","name":"renewable"},{"id":"365","name":"Research"},{"id":"166847","name":"students"},{"id":"125221","name":"TAPPI"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"},{"id":"39491","name":"Renewable Bioproducts"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EKelly B. 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Like lignin, pseudo-lignin is also a barrier to the availability of ethanol necessary for satisfactory biofuel use. His thesis work was aimed at characterizing pseudo-lignin extracted from pretreated biomass polysaccharides such as cellulose and hemicellulose; proposing possible mechanisms accounting for pseudo-lignin formation; and providing the reaction conditions to reduce pseudo-lignin formation without significantly lowering pretreatment severities. In addition, Fan revealed that the formation of pseudo-lignin spherical droplets on the surface of pretreated carbohydrates can occlude biomass pore structure and block enzyme accessibility or even non-productive bind to enzymes. Therefore, his research is important to understand and to optimize pretreatment conditions to increase the breakdown of cellulose by enzymes as well as reduce the carbohydrate degradation and inhibitor formation during pretreatment process.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFan commented, \u201cI enjoy my time at IPST very much.\u0026nbsp; Not only I have gained world-class research knowledge and experience, but I have also have had the opportunity to make an impact on the industry.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAfter receiving his degree, Fan will seek a position in research and development in the biorefining industry.\u0026nbsp; Fan began his studies at Georgia Tech in 2009.\u0026nbsp; He received a BSc in Chemistry from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.\u0026nbsp; Details on Fan\u2019s research can be found at:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/bioenergycenter.org\/besc\/publications\/hu_pseudo_lignin_yr5_final.pdf\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/bioenergycenter.org\/besc\/publications\/hu_pseudo_lignin_yr5_final.pdf\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ipst.gatech.edu\/students\/posters\/2013\/hu_fan.pdf\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/ipst.gatech.edu\/students\/posters\/2013\/hu_fan.pdf\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Hu to receive PhD in Chemistry with a minor in Paper Science Engineering"}],"uid":"27178","created_gmt":"2015-06-08 11:27:08","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:18:33","author":"Amna Jamshad","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-06-01T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2014-06-01T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"411811":{"id":"411811","type":"image","title":"Fan Hu","body":null,"created":"1449254211","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 18:36:51","changed":"1475895142","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:52:22","alt":"Fan Hu","file":{"fid":"202324","name":"131209_hu.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/131209_hu_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/131209_hu_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":436527,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/131209_hu_0.jpg?itok=mZEX2wy9"}}},"media_ids":["411811"],"groups":[{"id":"372221","name":"Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI)"}],"categories":[{"id":"133","name":"Special Events and Guest Speakers"},{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"89","name":"chemistry"},{"id":"356","name":"degree"},{"id":"516","name":"engineering"},{"id":"2106","name":"Paper"},{"id":"913","name":"PhD"},{"id":"93811","name":"RBI"},{"id":"4174","name":"renewable"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"},{"id":"39491","name":"Renewable Bioproducts"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EKelly B. 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Wei plans to graduate with his PhD in December 2013.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWei\u2019s research employs a two-step conversion of lignin into a liquid transportation fuel. The first step is pyrolysis, which decomposes lignin into smaller molecules. Step two is upgrading, which increases the hydrogen amount and partially removes oxygen. The upgrading step requires robust and active catalysts. His research focuses on the catalyst synthesis step and reaction kinetics modeling.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWei received his MS in Paper Science and Chemical Engineering at Miami University (Ohio). He has industry experience with the Hercules Paper Division and Hercules Paper Technologies and Ventures in China, prior to earning his master\u2019s degree and coming to Georgia Tech for his PhD.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMore detail on Wei\u2019s work and its recognition can be found at\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ipst.gatech.edu\/news\/current\/121221_mu.html\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/ipst.gatech.edu\/news\/current\/121221_mu.html\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Mu to receive PhD in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering"}],"uid":"27178","created_gmt":"2015-06-08 11:39:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:18:33","author":"Amna Jamshad","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-06-01T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2014-06-01T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"411841":{"id":"411841","type":"image","title":"Wei Mu","body":null,"created":"1449254211","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 18:36:51","changed":"1475895142","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:52:22","alt":"Wei Mu","file":{"fid":"202326","name":"131209_mu.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/131209_mu_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/131209_mu_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":56398,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/131209_mu_0.jpg?itok=d1KTwd1I"}}},"media_ids":["411841"],"groups":[{"id":"372221","name":"Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI)"}],"categories":[{"id":"42911","name":"Education"},{"id":"133","name":"Special Events and Guest Speakers"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"89","name":"chemistry"},{"id":"356","name":"degree"},{"id":"516","name":"engineering"},{"id":"4754","name":"IPST"},{"id":"913","name":"PhD"},{"id":"93811","name":"RBI"},{"id":"4174","name":"renewable"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"},{"id":"39491","name":"Renewable Bioproducts"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EKelly B. 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Li\u2019s research on superamphiphobic paper surfaces has received some notable recognition already\u2014during his time at IPST, Lester has presented at several TAPPI and IPST conferences, and his work has been mentioned in the Wall Street Journal.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAlong with his advisors, Dr. Victor Breedveld and Dr. Dennis Hess, Lester\u2019s research is aimed at\u0026nbsp; modifying the wetting properties\u2014by both water and oil\u2014of\u0026nbsp; paper through the use of plasma processes so that the paper can repel liquids without the use of plastic or wax coatings. These superamphiphobic paper surfaces have many potential applications including packaging technology and biomedicine.These surfaces are of substantial interest due to their ability to control fluid-surface interactions.\u0026nbsp; Development of superamphiphobic surfaces for paper is also attractive from an economic standpoint because paper is biodegradable,\u0026nbsp;inexpensive, and is available worldwide.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe ability of paper to repel water or oil is related to the surface structure and chemistry of the paper.\u0026nbsp; Paper, composed of cellulose fibers, has inherent roughness on the micron length scale making it an appropriate substrate for investigation.\u0026nbsp; Superhydrophobic surfaces have been achieved on a wide variety of substrates using many different processes, but superoleophobicity is more difficult due to the lower surface tension of non-polar liquids and the more stringent requirements on surface properties. The oleophobicity of a surface is strongly reliant on the spacing between the surface structures\u2014in this case, the fibers.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThrough the use of plasma etching and deposition, Li and his advisors generated the first reported paper surfaces that are both superhydrophobic and superoleophobic. The refining process used by Li created smaller diameter fibers that are more closely packed together, resulting in a substrate more amenable to superamphiphobic and superoleophobic properties.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDr. Breedveld says Lester Li was \u201can extremely creative and good student.\u0026nbsp; He was driven and organized and had new, good ideas for research.\u0026nbsp; He left our team as a confident, independent researcher.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELester now works for SAPPI at its Westbrook, Maine North America Technology Center Research and Development facility.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELester has also won awards in graduate school including a George W. 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Since 2004, the Forest Service-Forest Products Laboratory (FPL) and the Agenda 2020 Technology Alliance have been working collaboratively with university and other key partners to advance the commercial production and use of nanocellulosic materials from wood-based materials.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENanocellulosic materials have the potential to become the basis of renewable, recyclable, sustainable materials in a host of applications including films, coatings, packaging, sensors and biosensors, communications, energy generation \u0026amp; storage, flexible electronics, batteries, automotive and aerospace, composite building materials, and much more.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EExamples of the types of research and activities reported at the Oak Ridge session included:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EDevelopment of advanced techniques using light and infrared chemical imaging to examine behavior of the materials at the nanoscale that could lead to highly sophisticated separation and material construction techniques.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EIncorporation of nanocellulose in various types of composites to improve fiber-polymer interactions--such insights will facilitate development of commercial applications.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EThere are potential applications such as barrier packaging, various types of composites, aerogel insulation, shock absorbers, photovoltaics, and additive manufacturing.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EFPL and the University of Maine-Orono reported growing experience in manufacturing optimization at their small-scale nanocellulose pre-prototype production facilities. 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The forest product industries include forestry, derived products, their process technology, and their applications.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDr. Art Ragauskas has spent his career immersed in two passions\u2014wood chemistry and green chemistry.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDr. Ragauskas\u2019 group focuses on the green chemistry of biopolymers including cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin. Through the use of green chemistry, biotechnology, and cold plasma, his research looks at new ways to synthesize novel biomaterials, biocomposites, and biofuels from nature\u0027s renewable biopolymers.\u0026nbsp; A particularly exciting aspect of this research is the development of new nano-cellulose-based and hemicellulose-based materials. Such innovative research approaches may allow researchers to synthesize new biomaterials for applications in health care, security, and packaging.\u0026nbsp; An important piece of the Ragauskas group\u2019s work is the study of lignin and pseudo-lignin chemistry.\u0026nbsp; Understanding this complex chemistry will advance the use of cellulose-based materials in biofuels.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOn his web site, Dr. Ragauskas posts his three goals for his research and for his mentoring of students:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul type=\u0022disc\u0022\u003E\u003Cli\u003EDevelop a challenging and enriching undergraduate educational and research experience that facilitates intellectual development of the students and supports the mission of the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ERecruit, educate, and develop the next generation of scientists that will be nationally\/internationally recognized leaders in green chemistry of biomaterials, biochemicals, biopower, biofuels and biological systems\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EDevelop a nationally\/internationally recognized research center for sustainable green chemistry of biopolymers and their conversion to innovative biomaterials, biochemicals, biopower, biofuels and biological systems\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003EProfessor Ragauskas says \u201cIPST and Georgia Tech is a wonderful environment to find and to develop young scientists.\u0026nbsp; I have fine physical facilities and worthy colleagues here.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECurrently, 8 students are studying under Dr. Ragauskas including Fan Hu who will receive his PhD next spring. Currently, Dr. Ragauskas manages a research group of 25 graduate students, postdoctoral research fellows, a research scientist, and visiting scientists.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPrior to being awarded the Nicholson Gold Medal, Professor Ragauskas had previously been recognized nationally and internationally as a leader in the paper industry and in alternative energy applications.\u0026nbsp; He held the first Fulbright Chair in Alternative Energy and is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the International Academy of Wood Science, and TAPPI. His research has been sponsored by NSF, USDA, DOE, the Georgia Traditional Industry Program, and several fellowship programs. His Fulbright-sponsored activities at the Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden were focused on the forest biorefinery and new biofuel conversion technologies for lignocellulosics.\u0026nbsp; He was also nominated to the National Commission on Energy Policy and has won many prizes and awards from national and international organizations.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERagauskas has served on several advisory boards and review panels in North America including the J. Paul Getty Trust, National Science Foundation, USDA, USDOE, Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003ENatural Sciences and Engineering-Research Council\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;of Canada,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EBiofuel Advanced Research\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EDevelopment\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E,\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;TAPPI Research Management Committee, and in numerous countries including Austria, China, France, Finland, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Sweden, and Switzerland.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAfter receiving his PhD from the University of Western Ontario, Professor Ragauskas accepted two postdoctoral fellowships, first at the University of Alberta and then at Colorado State University.\u0026nbsp; After two years as a research scientist at the National Research Council of Canada, Dr. Ragauskas joined IPST in 1989.\u0026nbsp; Since then, he has advanced the academic ladder becoming a Professor in the Georgia Tech School of Chemistry and Biochemistry in 2007.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor a complete curriculum vitae, see\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ipst.gatech.edu\/faculty\/ragauskas_art\/art_cv.pdf\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.ipst.gatech.edu\/faculty\/ragauskas_art\/art_cv.pdf\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor more information on research by the Ragauskas group, see\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ipst.gatech.edu\/faculty\/ragauskas_art\/ragauskas_research_studies.html\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.ipst.gatech.edu\/faculty\/ragauskas_art\/ragauskas_research_studies.html\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"TAPPI announces Art Ragauskas as the 2014 Gunnar Nicholson Gold Medal recipient"}],"uid":"27178","created_gmt":"2015-06-05 16:08:43","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:18:29","author":"Amna Jamshad","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2013-06-01T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2013-06-01T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"411421":{"id":"411421","type":"image","title":"Art Ragauskas","body":null,"created":"1449254204","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 18:36:44","changed":"1475895142","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:52:22","alt":"Art Ragauskas","file":{"fid":"202304","name":"130201_art_0.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/130201_art_0_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/130201_art_0_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":22284,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/130201_art_0_0.jpg?itok=IAaf3t3d"}}},"media_ids":["411421"],"groups":[{"id":"372221","name":"Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI)"}],"categories":[{"id":"130","name":"Alumni"},{"id":"42901","name":"Community"},{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"42911","name":"Education"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"3437","name":"gold medal"},{"id":"4754","name":"IPST"},{"id":"93811","name":"RBI"},{"id":"4174","name":"renewable"},{"id":"125221","name":"TAPPI"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"},{"id":"39491","name":"Renewable Bioproducts"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EKelly B. 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If successful, this research will lead to the development of new materials with the special attributes of paper and reduced environmental impact.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EDr. Shofner\u2019s paper, \u201cCrystallization of Cellulose Nanocrystal \/ Polyhydroxybutyrate Nanocomposites,\u201d presented at the 2012 TAPPI International Conference on Renewable Nanomaterials and co-authored by Stephanie Lin, describes studies focused on understanding how interactions of crystalline nanocellulose with polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) can modify the crystal structure of PHB and toughen the matrix and, as a result, yield improved mechanical properties.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EDr. Shofner\u2019s and Dr. Carson Meredith\u2019s work with cellulose nanocrystals was recognized by the USFS\/Agenda 2020\/University Collaboration with the award of a grant to study the incorporation of cellulose nanocrystals into matrices for high performance materials in the aerospace industry.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EHer research group, along with Dr. Eric Vogel\u2019s team, seeks to identify and create different cellulose-based substrates aimed at developing flexible and robust electronic devices.\u0026nbsp; In particular, they are investigating the dry transfer of graphene\u2014a two-dimensional monolayer of carbon atoms\u2014on substrates.\u0026nbsp; Graphene has high strength and offers much promise in electronic applications and paper is a promising substrate for graphene applications.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EIn addition to the nanotechnology research, Dr. Shofner has collaborated in investigations led by Dr. Sankar Nair in the School of Chemical and Biological Engineering to develop a robust membrane to concentrate black liquor by water removal.\u0026nbsp; This has substantial energy savings potential but is challenging because the membrane must be able to survive in the harsh environment of black liquor.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDr. Shofner received her BS in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin and her PhD in Materials Science from Rice University.\u0026nbsp; After receiving her PhD, Dr. Shofner was a postdoctoral fellow at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Prior to beginning graduate school, she was employed as a design engineer at FMC in the Subsea Engineering Division, working at two plant locations in Houston, Texas and the Republic of Singapore.\u0026nbsp; Dr. Shofner is a registered Professional Engineer in Georgia.\u0026nbsp; She was promoted to the rank of Associate Professor at Georgia Tech and awarded tenure effective July 1, 2013.\u0026nbsp; Dr. Shofner currently supports 6 graduate students and one post-doctoral researcher.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBelow is a link to papers and presentations by Dr. Shofner:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ipst.gatech.edu\/meeting\/2012\/2012_presentations\/15-Shofner%20-Cellulose%20Nanocrystal%20Polymer%20Composites%20Processing%20Strategies%20Impacts%20on%20Polymer%20Crystallization.pdf\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.ipst.gatech.edu\/meeting\/2012\/2012_presentations\/15-Shofner%20-Cellulose%20Nanocrystal%20Polymer%20Composites%20Processing%20Strategies%20Impacts%20on%20Polymer%20Crystallization.pdf\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Dr. Shofner explores paper\u0027s structure to create new uses for commercial applications"}],"uid":"27178","created_gmt":"2015-06-08 11:06:27","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:18:29","author":"Amna Jamshad","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-06-01T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2014-06-01T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"411681":{"id":"411681","type":"image","title":"Meisha Shofner","body":null,"created":"1449254211","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 18:36:51","changed":"1475895142","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:52:22","alt":"Meisha Shofner","file":{"fid":"202317","name":"131209_shofner.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/131209_shofner_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/131209_shofner_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":7110,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/131209_shofner_0.jpg?itok=-IZbe7oN"}}},"media_ids":["411681"],"groups":[{"id":"372221","name":"Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI)"}],"categories":[{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"},{"id":"149","name":"Nanotechnology and Nanoscience"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"128221","name":"boitechnology"},{"id":"2396","name":"nanotech"},{"id":"93811","name":"RBI"},{"id":"4174","name":"renewable"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39451","name":"Electronics and Nanotechnology"},{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"},{"id":"39491","name":"Renewable Bioproducts"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EKelly B. Smith, Marketing \u0026amp; Communication\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["kelly.smith@ipst.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"410381":{"#nid":"410381","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Sarah McNew Schimming to Receive PhD in 2014","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESarah McNew Schimming is a 2014 candidate for a PhD in Chemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering with a minor in Paper Science and Engineering.\u0026nbsp; Her research is aimed at improving catalysts that will allow organic feedstocks, including wastes from the pulp and paper industry, to be converted to more reliable alternative fuels.\u0026nbsp; Sarah\u0027s research is motivated by concerns about the supply of petroleum and the promise of biomass as an alternative energy-producing feedstock.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPyrolysis oils can be produced from any kind of organic feedstock including waste streams from the forest products and agricultural industries.\u0026nbsp; But many compounds in these pyrolysis oil mixtures are not stable enough to be transported and the resulting mixture contains chemicals that will impede direct use of the mixture as a fuel.\u0026nbsp; Many of these unfavorable characteristics can be eliminated or mitigated using hydrodeoxygenation (HDO).\u0026nbsp; Sarah\u0027s work focuses on developing and optimizing catalysts to promote HDO.\u0026nbsp; HDO catalysts must have oxygen defect sites that will bind oxygenates and must be able to absorb and dissociate hydrogen.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Her research investigates a method of synthesis and the composition of the catalysts to maximize effectiveness.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Exploration of the method of synthesis and the composition is accomplished using a variety of physico-chemical techniques.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHer advisor, Dr. Carsten Sievers, praised Sarah for her work in his lab:\u0026nbsp; \u0022Sarah is a great, self-motivated, and detail-oriented graduate student. She is highly resourceful and does not shy away from solving problems that are outside of areas she previously worked in. These attributes made her an incredible asset for our young research group. She certainly did a great job in setting up our laboratory and establishing our research group.\u0026nbsp; Presentations that she or I have given about her work are consistently very well received.\u0026nbsp; In particular, we receive a lot of positive comments on the level of detail in her work.\u0026nbsp; Her research is very thorough with a lot of attention to understanding the fundamentals of catalytic processes.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESarah also received her MS in Chemical Engineering and her BS in Chemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering from Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo see a poster of Sarah\u2019s work, see\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ipst.gatech.edu\/students\/posters\/2013\/mcnew_sarah.pdf\u0022\u003Eipst.gatech.edu\/students\/posters\/2013\/mcnew_sarah.pdf\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Schimming to receive PhD in Chemical \u0026 Biomolecular Engineering with minor in Paper Science and Engineering"}],"uid":"27178","created_gmt":"2015-06-04 09:12:51","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:18:29","author":"Amna Jamshad","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-06-01T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2014-06-01T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"410371":{"id":"410371","type":"image","title":"Sarah McNew Schimming","body":null,"created":"1449254195","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 18:36:35","changed":"1475895139","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:52:19","alt":"Sarah McNew Schimming","file":{"fid":"202257","name":"140328_mcnew.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/140328_mcnew_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/140328_mcnew_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":88405,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/140328_mcnew_0.jpg?itok=03yv6iYd"}}},"media_ids":["410371"],"groups":[{"id":"372221","name":"Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI)"}],"categories":[{"id":"130","name":"Alumni"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"},{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"516","name":"engineering"},{"id":"127951","name":"graduating"},{"id":"913","name":"PhD"},{"id":"93811","name":"RBI"},{"id":"4174","name":"renewable"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39441","name":"Bioengineering and Bioscience"},{"id":"39471","name":"Materials"},{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"},{"id":"39491","name":"Renewable Bioproducts"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EKelly B. 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I anticipate the paper will be read primarily by researchers in the photoelectrochemistry, bio-energy, fuel cell, and photocatalysis communities, but may also attract even wider attention. Rapid dissemination is warranted. The paper may be one of the most cited papers in at least one of these fields this year.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDr. Deng\u2019s Georgia Tech team includes Wei Liu, Wei Mu, Mengjie Liu, Xiaodan Zhang and Hongli Cai, all from the School of Chemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering or the Institute of Paper Science and Technology at Georgia Tech.\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe paper can be found at:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.nature.com\/ncomms\/2014\/140207\/ncomms4208\/full\/ncomms4208.html\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ewww.nature.com\/ncomms\/2014\/140207\/ncomms4208\/full\/ncomms4208.html\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Dr. Deng publishes novel research that directly converts biomass to electricity"}],"uid":"27178","created_gmt":"2015-06-04 09:15:46","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:18:29","author":"Amna Jamshad","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-06-01T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2014-06-01T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"410391":{"id":"410391","type":"image","title":"Dr. Yulin Deng","body":null,"created":"1449254195","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 18:36:35","changed":"1475895139","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:52:19","alt":"Dr. Yulin Deng","file":{"fid":"202258","name":"140328_deng.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/140328_deng_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/140328_deng_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":32992,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/140328_deng_0.jpg?itok=JLsiFps8"}}},"media_ids":["410391"],"groups":[{"id":"372221","name":"Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI)"}],"categories":[{"id":"130","name":"Alumni"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"},{"id":"144","name":"Energy"},{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"3023","name":"biomass"},{"id":"436","name":"electricity"},{"id":"213","name":"energy"},{"id":"516","name":"engineering"},{"id":"93811","name":"RBI"},{"id":"4174","name":"renewable"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39441","name":"Bioengineering and Bioscience"},{"id":"39431","name":"Data Engineering and Science"},{"id":"39531","name":"Energy and Sustainable Infrastructure"},{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"},{"id":"39491","name":"Renewable Bioproducts"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EKelly B. 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He will serve in the US Energy and Environmental Sciences Directorate, Biosciences Division, at ORNL and as a member of the Department of Energy\u0027s BioEnergy Science Center (BESC).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHe begins at UT on June 1.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESee more at:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.noodls.com\/view\/308CE6611D19B79453822BA91F13E37C8A6A8A9B?9193xxx1392757441#sthash.znDuzyu2.dpuf\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.noodls.com\/view\/308CE6611D19B79453822BA91F13E37C8A6A8A9B?9193xxx1392757441#sthash.znDuzyu2.dpuf\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAlso,\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/oakridgetoday.com\/2014\/02\/19\/ut-names-bioenergy-expert-14th-ut-ornl-governors-chair\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/oakridgetoday.com\/2014\/02\/19\/ut-names-bioenergy-expert-14th-ut-ornl-governors-chair\/\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.360oakridge.com\/ut-names-bioenergy-expert-as-14th-ut-ornl-governors-chair-oak-ridge-today\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.360oakridge.com\/ut-names-bioenergy-expert-as-14th-ut-ornl-governors-chair-oak-ridge-today\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Ragauskas appointed as Governor\u0027s Chair for Biorefining in Tennesee"}],"uid":"27178","created_gmt":"2015-06-04 09:19:45","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:18:29","author":"Amna Jamshad","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-06-01T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2014-06-01T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"410411":{"id":"410411","type":"image","title":"Arthur Ragauskas","body":null,"created":"1449254195","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 18:36:35","changed":"1475895139","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:52:19","alt":"Arthur Ragauskas","file":{"fid":"202259","name":"130201_art.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/130201_art_1.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/130201_art_1.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":22284,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/130201_art_1.jpg?itok=aZYpYDls"}}},"media_ids":["410411"],"groups":[{"id":"372221","name":"Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI)"}],"categories":[{"id":"130","name":"Alumni"},{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"132","name":"Institute Leadership"},{"id":"133","name":"Special Events and Guest Speakers"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"4754","name":"IPST"},{"id":"93811","name":"RBI"},{"id":"4174","name":"renewable"},{"id":"9980","name":"tennessee"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39441","name":"Bioengineering and Bioscience"},{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"},{"id":"39491","name":"Renewable Bioproducts"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EKelly B. 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This work has applications in renewable and clean energy, carbon capture, advanced separation, and nanoscale sensors.\u0026nbsp; A common thread uniting his research topics is manipulating the unique properties resulting from the reduction of a material\u0027s dimensions to the nanometer scale or from the nanostructuring of a material.\u0026nbsp; Professor Nair also credits substantial collaborations with other research groups at Georgia Tech and other institutions and particularly notes his work with Professor Christopher Jones, also of the School of Chemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EProfessor Nair points to three major areas of this current research focus:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EScalable molecular sieving membranes\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EProduction of tailored nanoscale materials\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EPorous hybrid materials and membranes\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EMolecular Sieving Materials and Membranes\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMolecular sieving materials and membrane processing holds promise in the advancement of olefin-paraffin separation for the production of petrochemicals. Dr. Nair\u0027s group has made significant contributions in discovering and developing innovative strategies in this area.\u0026nbsp; Key advances in this work include: (1) Functional and finely tunable porous materials through \u0026nbsp;synthesis of mixed-linker Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework materials; (2) Gas-phase separations using low-temperature growth of high-quality ZIF membranes on polymeric hollow fibers; and (3) Liquid-phase separations via functionalized mesoporous silica membranes on polymeric hollow fibers.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003ETailored Nanoscale Materials\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENanotubes and other nanoscopic objects are highly desirable materials because of their unique shape, size, porosity, and potential for new and diverse functionalities. Dr. Nair\u2019s research at Georgia Tech has laid a foundation of mechanistic and molecular-level engineering principles for the assembly of inorganic nanoscopic objects with ultra-small dimensions. His group has focused on single-walled metal-oxide nanotubes; this work has elucidated key aspects of the kinetics and energetics of formation and growth of these materials, and the factors underlying sub-nanometer control of their dimensions. His group has shown how subtle control over interatomic forces can be used to shape nanotube objects with precisely controlled dimensions.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFurther, this understanding has potential applications in organic\/water and ethanol water separations.\u0026nbsp; Dr. Nair\u2019s research has explored synthesis of tailored nanotube materials with organic-functionalized interiors (with Dr. C. W. 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Another recent discovery was that of hybrid zeolitic materials consisting of epitaxially grown layered zeolites on bulk zeolite surfaces. In a related area, Drs. Nair and Jones have made substantial contributions in the engineering of hybrid materials and membranes important in a number of separations applications in the energy and petrochemical industries, combining zeolite molecular sieves with metal oxide surface nanostructures and polymeric matrices.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDr. Sankar Nair is Professor and James F. Simmons Faculty Fellow in the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering.\u0026nbsp; Dr. Nair received hisB. 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This major grant, one of the single largest gifts in Georgia Tech\u2019s history, affirms the Institute\u2019s position as a leading driver of the future of the forest bioproducts industry.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe are extremely grateful to the Institute of Paper Chemistry Foundation for entrusting us with this generous gift,\u201d said Georgia Tech President G.P. \u201cBud\u201d Peterson. \u201cThrough the Renewable Bioproducts Institute, we will maximize Georgia Tech\u2019s and the state of Georgia\u2019s strengths in sustainability and innovation to develop real-world applications as well as educate the next generation of leadership in the forest and bioproducts industry.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Institute of Paper Chemistry Foundation represents the legacy of the Institute of Paper Chemistry (IPC), founded in Appleton, Wisconsin, in 1929 to provide scientific research and future leaders for the paper industry. IPC became the Institute of Paper Science and Technology (IPST) when it relocated to Atlanta in 1989. It subsequently merged with Georgia Tech in 2004.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELast week, Georgia Tech announced that the Institute would be renamed the Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI) to reflect its expanding engagement with a broader range of biomaterials processing industries. Like the university\u2019s other nine interdisciplinary research institutes representing Georgia Tech\u2019s core research areas, RBI brings together a multidisciplinary capability to identify opportunities and address the complex challenges of its industry and government research partners.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe believe the relaunching of the Institute as the Renewable Bioproducts Institute is a natural development in its evolution and an important advance in its progress,\u201d said IPCF board chair George Lanier. \u201cGeorgia Tech is demonstrating its commitment to this industry, which is so important to Georgia and the nation. The industry\u2019s emerging opportunities can be effectively developed there.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAll interdisciplinary research institutes at Georgia Tech are designed to facilitate research collaborations with industries and other partners to develop opportunities in strategic market areas, emphasizing economic development and applied technology.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe deeply appreciate the confidence IPCF has placed in us,\u201d said RBI executive director Norman Marsolan, \u201cand we will continue its legacy of growth in bioproducts research and industry leadership development. We are on the threshold of a new era of development of this renewable, sustainable natural resource, and we pledge our efforts to justify IPCF\u2019s faith in us by contributing to the full realization of its potential.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Renewable Bioproducts Institute benefits from a significant endowment originating with the Institute of Paper Chemistry. That endowment has contributed to the support of more than 1,500 graduate alumni through the years and currently supports more than 50 paper science and engineering students who advance the research mission of IPST\/RBI through their faculty-directed research. 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The new name reflects this broader research scope designed to better serve the global development of new forest-based economies.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAccording to Institute Director Norman Marsolan, the new RBI will continue to develop value for the paper industry while growing its engagements with new industry partners to create future opportunities.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u201cAs the industry\u2019s needs have changed, so has our approach,\u201d said Marsolan. \u201cOur longstanding commitment to education and research in papermaking carries forward to the expanded area of bioproducts. And, as the Renewable Bioproducts Institute, we will help a broader set of companies create economic opportunity through access to Georgia Tech\u2019s world-class experts in materials science, chemistry and engineering as well as through access to talented engineering graduates familiar with bioproducts technologies and opportunities.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAll interdisciplinary research institutes at Georgia Tech bring together a blend of innovative faculty and staff \u2013 spanning colleges, departments and individual labs \u2013 to work with interested companies to develop technologies and solutions that create new market opportunities in strategically important areas. Such work can include pairing applied research and economic development support to focus on challenges and opportunities in that market area.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cGeorgia Tech is known for its interdisciplinary strength, sustainability leadership and collaboration with business and industry.\u0026nbsp;The Renewable Bioproducts Institute will build on this legacy of excellence as it focuses on research, innovation, partnerships and education,\u201d said Georgia Tech President G.P. \u201cBud\u201d Peterson.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERBI\u2019s strategic initiatives are rooted in and expand upon nearly 85 years of expertise in pulp- and paper-focused research and will now be concentrated on advancing the use of renewable raw materials in expanding markets such as biochemicals, specialty paper products, food and beverage packaging, biofuels, health and hygiene, pharmaceuticals, automotive, electronics and advanced materials.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo further support the future growth of RBI, Georgia Tech has committed to the following actions:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003ERecruit at least one new tenure track professor in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry with relevant bioproducts experience to join more than 40 Georgia Tech faculty now working with RBI.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ERecruit a new tenure track professor in the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering to contribute to the educational and research mission of the RBI.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ERecruit a professor of the practice with relevant industrial experience to work at the academic and research interface between industry and the RBI.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EInvest significant capital funds to expand and repurpose core lab facilities in the existing IPST building to better align with the expanded research focus areas of biorefining, biopolymers and new materials.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EDraw on the full range of Georgia Tech\u2019s many industrial and political relationships to help promote and capture the opportunities in the bioproducts area.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIPST was created as the Institute of Paper Chemistry [IPC] in 1929 in Appleton, Wisconsin, to support the growing paper industry through education and research. In 1989, IPC began its affiliation with Georgia Tech, where it operated as the Institute of Paper Science and Technology (IPST) until merging with Georgia Tech in 2003.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWorking closely with industry over those years, researchers at IPC\/IPST developed the technologies and fundamental scientific understanding that helped make the U.S. paper industry efficient, competitive and profitable. In addition, the faculty of IPST\/IPC trained generations of industry leaders, many of whom became CEOs of their companies.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Renewable Bioproducts Institute benefits from a significant endowment originating with the Institute of Paper Chemistry. That endowment currently supports more than 50 students who advance the research mission of IPST\/RBI through their faculty-directed research. The research institute will continue to build on that legacy by working closely with industrial partners to understand the science, build the technology and train future leaders to ultimately create an efficient, competitive and profitable bioproducts industry from forest raw materials. 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The old adage in the pulp industry has been that one can make anything from lignin except money.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EProfessor Arthur Ragauskas prepares samples containing cellulose, lignin and hemicellulose for analysis using advanced nuclear magnetic resonance techniques,\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA new review article in the journal\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EScience\u003C\/em\u003Epoints the way toward a future where lignin is transformed from a waste product into valuable materials such as low-cost carbon fiber for cars or bio-based plastics. Using lignin in this way would create new markets for the forest products industry and make ethanol-to-fuel conversion more cost-effective.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe\u2019ve developed a roadmap for integrating genetic engineering with analytical chemistry tools to tailor the structure of lignin and its isolation so it can be used for materials, chemicals and fuels,\u201d said\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.chemistry.gatech.edu\/faculty\/Ragauskas\/\u0022\u003EArthur Ragauskas\u003C\/a\u003E, a professor in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Ragauskas is also part of the Institute for Paper Science and Technology at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe roadmap was published May 15 in the journal\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.sciencemag.org\/content\/344\/6185\/1246843.abstract\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EScience\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E. Co-authors of the review included scientists from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and Oak Ridge National Laboratory.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe growth of the cellulosic fuel industry has created a stream of lignin that the industry needs to find valuable ways to use. At the same time, federal agencies and industry are funding research to simplify the process of taking biomass to fuels.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cOne of the very promising approaches to doing that is to genetically engineer plants so they have more reactive polysaccharides suitable for commercial applications, but also to change lignin\u2019s structural features so that it\u2019ll become more attractive for materials applications, chemicals and fuels.\u201d Ragauskas said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EResearch highlighted in the review has shown it\u2019s theoretically possible to genetically alter lignin pathways to reduce undesirable byproducts and more efficiently capture the desired polysaccharides \u2013 which are sugars that can be converted to other products \u2013 and enhance lignin\u2019s commercial value.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThere are sufficient publications and data points out there to say that say, \u2018Yes, we can do this,\u2019\u201d Ragauskas said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThrough work on transgenic plants and wild plants that naturally have fewer undesirable constituents, biologists, engineers and chemists have recently improved the biorefinery field\u2019s understanding of the chemistry and structure of lignin, which provides a better idea of the theoretical chemistry that lignin can do, Ragauskas said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe should be able to alter the structure of lignin and isolate it in such a manner that we can use it for green-based materials or use it in a blend for a variety of synthetic polymers,\u201d Ragauskas said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDoing so would create a stream of polysaccharides for use as ethanol fuels, with lignin waste that has structural features that would make it attractive for commercial applications such as polymers or carbon fibers.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe science could be applied to a variety of plants currently used for cellulosic biofuel production, such as switchgrass and poplar.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EToday, lignin is mostly burned for energy to fulfill a small amount of the power requirements of the ethanol biorefineries. 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All materials and requests for information should be submitted electronically, as per the instructions found at:\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/academicjobsonline.org\/ajo\/jobs\/4045\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003Ehttps:\/\/academicjobsonline.org\/ajo\/jobs\/4045\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; The application deadline is September 15, 2014, with application review continuing until the position is filled. Georgia Tech is an equal education\/employment opportunity institution.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EProfessor of the Practice\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe School of Chemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering and the Renewable Bioproducts Institute of Georgia Tech announce they will hire a Professor of the Practice to teach and research in a field affiliated with pulp and paper manufacturing. 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Here at Georgia Tech, he won recognition at the Georgia Tech Research and Innovation Poster Competition in March of this year for \u201cHigh-Performance Green Barrier Films from Thermal Treatment of Cellulose Nanofibrils.\u201d This award came with a cash prize funded by the Institute of Paper Chemistry Foundation. Sudhir also won the 2013 forest products division award from the American Institute of Chemical Engineers.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESudhir is a believer in the power of co-curricular activities. While at Aukland, he helped start a chapter of the Petroleum Engineering student association which now has over 100 members. 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All of these dynamic projects resulted in published scientific articles and a wealth of laboratory experience.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOverall, I had a wonderful experience in Sweden, which would not have been possible without the generosity of many folks at school and in my general neighborhood. Thank you to the shopping clerk (Morgan) who patiently endured my first conversation in Swedish. Thanks also to Suss who taught me how to use \u0022behoove\u0022 and \u0022traduce\u0022 correctly in a sentence and kept pushing me to eat exotic Swedish delicacies\u2014against my better judgment. My thanks to all\u2014it was an academic and cultural pleasure.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003ETyrone Wells, Jr is a PhD Graduate Researcher at Georgia Institute of Technology\u0027s Renewable Bioproducts Institute. 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We are continually looking for ways to widen the scope of experience, not only for our students, but for our faculty, as we see what a benefit it has on research direction and development.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EChris Luettgen, associate director of RBI and also TAPPI chairman of the board, added, \u201cThis visit is another way for us to show our commitment to the existing links and yet gain broader insight into each other\u2019s research, including challenges and opportunities we face now and in the future.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMid Sweden University has three campuses in northern Sweden with the largest percentage of students studying programs in natural science and technology.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"RBI representatives host discussion around research and biorenewables."}],"field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"RBI representatives host discussion around research and biorenewables."}],"uid":"27673","created_gmt":"2015-04-28 15:00:36","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:18:08","author":"Bob Davies","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2015-04-27T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2015-04-27T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"400151":{"id":"400151","type":"image","title":"Mid Sweden University","body":null,"created":"1449246388","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 16:26:28","changed":"1475895117","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:51:57","alt":"Mid Sweden University","file":{"fid":"75792","name":"dsc_0033.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/dsc_0033.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/dsc_0033.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":3007987,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/dsc_0033.jpg?itok=y4LEC2gR"}}},"media_ids":["400151"],"groups":[{"id":"372221","name":"Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI)"}],"categories":[{"id":"133","name":"Special Events and Guest Speakers"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"93811","name":"RBI"},{"id":"124931","name":"Renewables"},{"id":"167933","name":"sweden"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39491","name":"Renewable Bioproducts"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":["kelly.smith@rbi.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"400831":{"#nid":"400831","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Dr. Robert Moon discusses cellulose-base particles","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDr. Robert Moon, an engineer with the Forest Products Laboratory and affiliate with the Renewable Bioproducts Institute, said there is a new family of cellulose-based particles with new functionality and performance being developed to further expand the use of renewable materials in the ever-widening consumer products base.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMoon addressed a group of faculty and students in April with a lecture entitled \u201cCellulose Nanomaterials: Plant-based Nanoparticles Growing a Sustainable Future.\u201d The event was sponsored by the Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn his abstract, Moon points out that cellulose based materials (wood, cotton, etc.) have been used by our society as engineering materials for thousands of years and their use continues today as verified by the enormity of the world wide industries in forest products, paper, textiles, packaging, etc.\u0026nbsp; But today, this new family of particles has a unique combination of characteristics: high mechanical properties, low coefficient of thermal expansion, high aspect ratio, and low density.\u0026nbsp; The exposed \u2013OH side groups on CN surfaces can be readily modified to achieve different surface properties, and have been used to adjust CN self-assembly and dispersion within a wide range of suspensions and matrix polymers, and to control interfacial properties in composites (e.g. CN-CN and CN-matrix).\u0026nbsp; Also, CNs can potentially be produced at industrial size quantities and at low costs, and preliminary tests have shown low environmental, health and safety issues.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAccording to Moon, research in CNs has grown rapidly in the last few years in an ever growing application space, including but not limited to: reinforcing fillers for polymers, cements, fibers, transparent films, flexible transparent displays, biomedical implants, drug delivery, barrier films, separation membranes, batteries, supercapacitors, sensors, etc.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo hear Dr. Moon\u2019s lecture in its entirety, click \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/smartech.gatech.edu\/handle\/1853\/53312\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBio:Dr. Robert J. 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This major grant, one of the single largest gifts in Georgia Tech\u2019s history, affirms the Institute\u2019s position as a leading driver of the future of the forest bioproducts industry.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003E\u201cWe are extremely grateful to the Institute of Paper Chemistry Foundation for entrusting us with this generous gift,\u201d said Georgia Tech President G.P. \u201cBud\u201d Peterson. \u201cThrough the Renewable Bioproducts Institute, we will maximize Georgia Tech\u2019s and the state of Georgia\u2019s strengths in sustainability and innovation to develop real-world applications as well as educate the next generation of leadership in the forest and bioproducts industry.\u201d \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003EThe Institute of Paper Chemistry Foundation represents the legacy of the Institute of Paper Chemistry (IPC), founded in Appleton, Wisconsin, in 1929 to provide scientific research and future leaders for the paper industry. IPC became the Institute of Paper Science and Technology (IPST) when it relocated to Atlanta in 1989. It subsequently merged with Georgia Tech in 2004.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003ELast week, Georgia Tech announced that the Institute would be renamed the Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI) to reflect its expanding engagement with a broader range of biomaterials processing industries. Like the university\u2019s other nine interdisciplinary research institutes representing Georgia Tech\u2019s core research areas, RBI brings together a multidisciplinary capability to identify opportunities and address the complex challenges of its industry and government research partners.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003E\u201cWe believe the relaunching of the Institute as the Renewable Bioproducts Institute is a natural development in its evolution and an important advance in its progress,\u201d said IPCF board chair George Lanier. \u201cGeorgia Tech is demonstrating its commitment to this industry, which is so important to Georgia and the nation. The industry\u2019s emerging opportunities can be effectively developed there.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003EAll interdisciplinary research institutes at Georgia Tech are designed to facilitate research collaborations with industries and other partners to develop opportunities in strategic market areas, emphasizing economic development and applied technology.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003E\u201cWe deeply appreciate the confidence IPCF has placed in us,\u201d said RBI executive director Norman Marsolan, \u201cand we will continue its legacy of growth in bioproducts research and industry leadership development. We are on the threshold of a new era of development of this renewable, sustainable natural resource, and we pledge our efforts to justify IPCF\u2019s faith in us by contributing to the full realization of its potential.\u201d\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003EThe Renewable Bioproducts Institute benefits from a significant endowment originating with the Institute of Paper Chemistry. That endowment has contributed to the support of more than 1,500 graduate alumni through the years and currently supports more than 50 paper science and engineering students who advance the research mission of IPST\/RBI through their faculty-directed research. RBI will continue to build on that legacy by working closely with industrial partners to foster an innovative, competitive and profitable bioproducts industry, while the endowment will continue to support graduate studies in paper science and engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003EFor more information on RBI, please visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.news.gatech.edu\/features\/renewable-bioproducts-institute\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.news.gatech.edu\/features\/renewable-bioproducts-institute\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Paper Chemistry Foundation Gift Supports Future of Forest Bioproducts Research and Education"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Institute of Technology has received a $43.6 million gift from the Institute of Paper Chemistry Foundation (IPCF).\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Georgia Institute of Technology has received a $43.6 million gift from the Institute of Paper Chemistry Foundation (IPCF)."}],"uid":"27304","created_gmt":"2014-06-09 13:19:28","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:16:33","author":"Matthew Nagel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-06-10T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2014-06-10T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"299211":{"id":"299211","type":"image","title":"Renewable Bioproducts Institute","body":null,"created":"1449244552","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:55:52","changed":"1475895000","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:50:00","alt":"Renewable Bioproducts Institute","file":{"fid":"199489","name":"14c10769-p1-001.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/14c10769-p1-001_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/14c10769-p1-001_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":3166611,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/14c10769-p1-001_0.jpg?itok=-gQQ2cGR"}}},"media_ids":["299211"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.news.gatech.edu\/features\/renewable-bioproducts-institute.","title":"Additional information:"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"42941","name":"Art Research"},{"id":"141","name":"Chemistry and Chemical Engineering"},{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"146","name":"Life Sciences and Biology"},{"id":"149","name":"Nanotechnology and Nanoscience"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"93791","name":"Renewable Bioproducts Institute"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39441","name":"Bioengineering and Bioscience"},{"id":"39471","name":"Materials"},{"id":"39491","name":"Renewable Bioproducts"}],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71881","name":"Science and Technology"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Tech Media Relations\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELaura Diamond\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:laura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Elaura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-894-6016\u003Cbr \/\u003EJason Maderer\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:maderer@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Emaderer@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-660-2926\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["Nagel@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"299201":{"#nid":"299201","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Institute of Paper Science and Technology Renamed Renewable Bioproducts Institute","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech is pleased to announce a broader research mission, additional resources and a new name for the Institute of Paper Science and Technology (IPST), one of Georgia Tech\u2019s 10 interdisciplinary research institutes. IPST is being renamed the Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI) effective June 1, 2014.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOver the past decade, the research mission of IPST has broadened beyond papermaking to include technologies that produce chemicals, biofuels and new material products from forest raw materials. The new name reflects this broader research scope designed to better serve the global development of new forest-based economies.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAccording to Institute Director Norman Marsolan, the new RBI will continue to develop value for the paper industry while growing its engagements with new industry partners to create future opportunities.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cAs the industry\u2019s needs have changed, so has our approach,\u201d said Marsolan. \u201cOur longstanding commitment to education and research in papermaking carries forward to the expanded area of bioproducts. And, as the\u0026nbsp;Renewable Bioproducts Institute, we will help a broader set of companies create economic opportunity through access to Georgia Tech\u2019s world-class experts in materials science, chemistry and engineering as well as through access to talented engineering graduates familiar with bioproducts technologies and opportunities.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAll interdisciplinary research institutes at Georgia Tech\u0026nbsp;bring together a blend of innovative faculty and staff \u2013 spanning colleges, departments and individual labs \u2013 to work with interested companies to develop technologies and solutions that create new market opportunities in strategically important areas. Such work can include pairing applied research and economic development support to focus on challenges and opportunities in that market area.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cGeorgia Tech is known for its interdisciplinary strength, sustainability leadership and collaboration with business and industry.\u0026nbsp;The Renewable Bioproducts Institute will build on this legacy of excellence as it focuses on research, innovation, partnerships and education,\u201d said Georgia Tech President G.P. \u201cBud\u201d Peterson.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERBI\u2019s strategic initiatives are rooted in and expand upon nearly 85 years of expertise in pulp- and paper-focused research and will now be\u0026nbsp;concentrated on advancing the use of renewable raw materials in expanding markets such as biochemicals, specialty paper products, food and beverage packaging, biofuels, health and hygiene, pharmaceuticals, automotive, electronics and advanced materials.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo further support the future growth of RBI, Georgia Tech has committed to the following actions:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003ERecruit at least one new tenure track professor in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry with relevant bioproducts experience to join more than 40 Georgia Tech faculty now working with RBI.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ERecruit a new tenure track professor in the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering to contribute to the educational and research mission of the RBI.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ERecruit a professor of the practice with relevant industrial experience to work at the academic and research interface between industry and the RBI.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EInvest significant capital funds to expand and repurpose core lab facilities in the existing IPST building to better align with the expanded research focus areas of biorefining, biopolymers and new materials.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EDraw on the full range of Georgia Tech\u2019s many industrial and political relationships to help promote and capture the opportunities in the bioproducts area.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIPST was created as the Institute of Paper Chemistry (IPC) in 1929 in Appleton, Wisconsin, to support the growing paper industry through education and research.\u0026nbsp;In 1989, IPC began its affiliation with Georgia Tech, where it operated as the Institute of Paper Science and Technology (IPST) until merging with Georgia Tech in 2003.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWorking closely with industry over those years, researchers at IPC\/IPST developed the technologies and fundamental scientific understanding that helped make the U.S. paper industry efficient, competitive and profitable. In addition, the faculty of IPST\/IPC trained generations of industry leaders, many of whom became CEOs of their companies.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Renewable Bioproducts Institute benefits from a significant endowment originating with the Institute of Paper Chemistry. That endowment currently supports more than 50 students who advance the research mission of IPST\/RBI through their faculty-directed research. The research institute will continue to build on that legacy by working closely with industrial partners to understand the science, build the technology and train future leaders to ultimately create an efficient, competitive and profitable bioproducts industry from forest raw materials. For more information on RBI, please visit\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Ewww.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Research Center Moves to Next Level Expanding Scope, Opportunity and Commitment"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech is pleased to announce a broader research mission, additional resources and a new name for the Institute of Paper Science and Technology (IPST), one of Georgia Tech\u2019s 10 interdisciplinary research institutes.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech Introduces the Renewable Bioproducts Institute"}],"uid":"27281","created_gmt":"2014-05-22 09:52:51","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:16:29","author":"Lisa Grovenstein","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-05-22T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2014-05-22T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"299211":{"id":"299211","type":"image","title":"Renewable Bioproducts Institute","body":null,"created":"1449244552","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:55:52","changed":"1475895000","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:50:00","alt":"Renewable Bioproducts Institute","file":{"fid":"199489","name":"14c10769-p1-001.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/14c10769-p1-001_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/14c10769-p1-001_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":3166611,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/14c10769-p1-001_0.jpg?itok=-gQQ2cGR"}}},"media_ids":["299211"],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"93801","name":"bioproducts"},{"id":"4755","name":"forestry"},{"id":"479","name":"Green Buzz"},{"id":"4754","name":"IPST"},{"id":"57441","name":"IRI"},{"id":"6712","name":"paper science"},{"id":"93791","name":"Renewable Bioproducts Institute"},{"id":"365","name":"Research"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39451","name":"Electronics and Nanotechnology"},{"id":"39471","name":"Materials"},{"id":"39491","name":"Renewable Bioproducts"}],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71911","name":"Earth and Environment"},{"id":"71881","name":"Science and Technology"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Tech Media Relations\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELaura Diamond\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:laura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Elaura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-894-6016\u003Cbr \/\u003EJason Maderer\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:maderer@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Emaderer@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-660-2926\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["mattnagel@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"380521":{"#nid":"380521","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Luettgen joins RBI as Associate Director","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Renewable Bioproducts Institute is pleased to welcome onboard Chris Luettgen as associate director. Chris has also accepted an appointment as a professor of the practice in Georgia Tech\u2019s School of Chemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering and director of the Georgia Tech Professional Education Industry Strategic Partnerships\/Professional Masters in Manufacturing Leadership.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELuettgen has 25 years of industry experience, including 19 years at Kimberly-Clark Corp., where he most recently served as senior research and engineering manager for the Kimberly-Clark Professional business sector. He has held positions in product development and innovation as well as in capital project management and manufacturing facility leadership.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe are extremely fortunate to have someone of Chris\u2019 caliber join our team,\u201d said Norman Marsolan, executive director of RBI. \u201cHe has a deep understanding of the paper and pulp industries, as well as the challenges and opportunities that lay ahead. Chris will play a key role as we continue to develop our strategic plan and chart the course for RBI.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor several years, Luettgen has served on the RBI Industry Board of Advisors, and he is the current vice chairman of the Technical Association of the Pulp \u0026amp; Paper Industry. He earned his master\u2019s degree at the Institute of Paper Chemistry and his Ph.D. at the Institute of Paper Science and Technology.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Accepts roles with ChBE, professional education"}],"uid":"28159","created_gmt":"2015-02-20 15:22:36","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:01:58","author":"Kelly Smith","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-11-03T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2014-11-03T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"380531":{"id":"380531","type":"image","title":"RBI luettgen, chris","body":null,"created":"1449246214","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 16:23:34","changed":"1475894352","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:39:12","alt":"RBI luettgen, chris","file":{"fid":"75259","name":"rbi_luettgen_chris.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/rbi_luettgen_chris.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/rbi_luettgen_chris.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":40377,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/rbi_luettgen_chris.jpg?itok=6fnP83Tj"}}},"media_ids":["380531"],"groups":[{"id":"372221","name":"Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI)"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"132","name":"Institute Leadership"}],"keywords":[{"id":"1303","name":"chbe"},{"id":"119291","name":"luettgen"},{"id":"93811","name":"RBI"},{"id":"4174","name":"renewable"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39491","name":"Renewable Bioproducts"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EKelly Smith, Communications Manager, \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:kelly.smith@rbi.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ekelly.smith@rbi.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["chris.luettgen@rbi.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"380541":{"#nid":"380541","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Industry, researchers share knowledge, needs during symposium","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EPrivate industry leaders, researchers, engineers and other technical experts converged on the Georgia Tech Global Learning Center Oct. 1-2 to exchange ideas on solving the challenges in the renewable bioproducts arena.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EUnited States Senator Johnny Isakson led off the event.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis Institute is a premier institution recognized around the world for its contributions to science and technology,\u201d said Sen. Isakson (R-GA). \u201cThis state also possesses a wealth of natural resources that we can use to make great strides in the area of renewable bioproducts. Bringing together the cutting-edge research of Georgia Tech and the industry leaders who face new challenges in their businesses every day in this global economy brings huge opportunities to both sides.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMore than 80 individuals attended the event, Renewable Bioproducts: Advances in Lignocellulosic Processes and Products, hosted by the Renewable Bioproducts Institute. Companies such as Coca-Cola, Algenol, Renmatix and Michelin among others joined many representatives from a number of pulp and paper companies to participate in two days of panels and networking.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe all have a part in creating a new era of development of renewable, sustainable products that meet the needs of an expanding global marketplace,\u201d commented Marsolan, \u201cThat can only be achieved when both industry and research institutions come to the table together and share ideas, knowledge and needs.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEarlier this year, Georgia Tech announced a broader research mission, additional resources and a new name for the Institute of Paper Science and Technology (IPST), the Renewable Bioproducts Institute. Over the last several years, the Institute\u2019s mission has broadened beyond papermaking to include technologies that produce chemicals, biofuels and new materials from forest raw materials. The expanded scope and new name reflect that emerging reality, and position RBI to engage with broader industry partners to create opportunities for industrial and manufacturing arenas, according to Marsolan.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis event is the first of many that can showcase the economic opportunities that exist through companies\u2019 access to Georgia Tech\u2019s world-class experts in materials science, chemistry and engineering, as well as through access to talented engineering graduates familiar with bioproducts technologies and opportunities,\u201d he observed.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDuring the two-day session, panels consisted of industry representatives and Georgia Tech leaders. Topics included technology insights and emerging research and opportunities in chemicals and fuels, as well as materials. Experts also shared their insights into multiple areas of cutting-edge research, such as biopolymers, transportation, electronics, biofuels, plastics and specialty products.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech Provost Rafael Bras also addressed the group, emphasizing the important role both Georgia Tech and RBI play in the future of industry as it evolves. \u201cIt\u2019s a dynamic institute (RBI) that is moving onward. It fits our quality enhancement program, our accreditation process, our economic development and industrial strategy,\u201d Bras said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThere are many exciting things going on with the research being done inside this institute. Biofuels? This will come. No doubt about it. Pharmaceuticals, agriculture, forestry, energy, biology and human health \u2013 all of these will be based on renewable bioproducts.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDavid Constable, director of the Green Chemistry Institute, closed out the conference, discussing the depleting supply of critical elements and the evolution that must take place in chemistry to meet the needs of a complex market.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe must follow the sage advice of long ago \u2013 avoid the perfect uselessness of knowing the answer to the growing and wrong questions,\u201d he said. \u201cWe believe sustainable and green chemistry innovation hold the key to solving most environmental and human health issues facing our world today.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMarsolan said he looks forward to facilitating more of these roundtable discussions, providing a forum for both industry and academics to share challenges and solutions.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cMoving forward, it will be critical to bring both sides to the table, get to know one another\u2019s processes and practices, learn how best to work together,\u201d he said. \u201cThat starts with open dialogue. I believe this is the beginning of more and more exchanges that can bring real benefits to everyone.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;The Georgia Tech faculty and keynote speaker presentations are online at\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.rbi.gatech.edu\/news\/events\/2014_lc_symposium\/\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.rbi.gatech.edu\/news\/events\/2014_lc_symposium\/\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EPrivate industry leaders, researchers, engineers and other technical experts converged on the Georgia Tech Global Learning Center Oct. 1-2 to exchange ideas on solving the challenges in the renewable bioproducts arena.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Inaugural event focuses on finding areas of collaboration"}],"uid":"28159","created_gmt":"2015-02-20 15:39:43","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:01:58","author":"Kelly Smith","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-10-01T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2014-10-01T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"299211":{"id":"299211","type":"image","title":"Renewable Bioproducts Institute","body":null,"created":"1449244552","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:55:52","changed":"1475895000","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:50:00","alt":"Renewable Bioproducts Institute","file":{"fid":"199489","name":"14c10769-p1-001.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/14c10769-p1-001_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/14c10769-p1-001_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":3166611,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/14c10769-p1-001_0.jpg?itok=-gQQ2cGR"}}},"media_ids":["299211"],"groups":[{"id":"372221","name":"Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI)"}],"categories":[{"id":"133","name":"Special Events and Guest Speakers"}],"keywords":[{"id":"93801","name":"bioproducts"},{"id":"93811","name":"RBI"},{"id":"4174","name":"renewable"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39491","name":"Renewable Bioproducts"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EKelly B Smith, Communications Manager, (404) 894-6700\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["kelly.smith@rbi.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"380561":{"#nid":"380561","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Sen. Isakson: \u0027Peanuts to pine trees\u0027","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe state of Georgia has some of the most abundant resources in the world \u2013 everything from \u2018peanuts to pine trees\u2019 \u2013 and is using those resources to not only attract industry, but to develop and refine renewable energy technologies, according to Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-GA).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIsakson was on campus to attend Renewable Bioproducts Institute\u2019s inaugural symposium, \u201cRenewable Bioproducts: Advances in Lignocellulosic Processes and Products,\u201d Oct. 1-2.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe senator praised Georgia Tech\u2019s leadership and research faculty for their continued commitment to utilizing the state\u2019s natural resources in seeking out new cutting-edge technology in the energy arena.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cBiomass and renewable energy, both critical to not only the state, but the entire country in looking toward the future,\u201d he said. \u201cEverything is on the table when it comes to energy and this institution has been in the forefront of exploring options to make cleaner, sustainable energy.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIsakson said it is possible the United States could become a net exporter of energy, a goal the country\u2019s leaders should have in mind as they face the challenges of energy sourcing.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u201cThere is no good reason in the world why a country with such natural resources and brain power isn\u2019t in a better position energy-wise, both here at home and globally,\u201d he said. \u201cFrom existing methods like fracking and investing in the Keystone pipeline, to finding new technologies in the way we find and produce energy, there are endless possibilities\u2026. We are sitting on a ham sandwich starving to death. The answers are right in front of us and people like you are ready to take us to those levels, but politics is getting in the way.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAnother issue keeping companies from investing in more energy research and technologies is the U.S. tax code, according to Isakson. He\u2019ll be voting for tax extenders through 2015 because he said he believes they are directly tied to research and development.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cNo matter what we do, what kind of incentives we try to put on the table, what kind of top-notch institutes we have, companies will continue to look for inversions because of our backward tax code,\u201d he said. \u201cIt is an insult to your intelligence for Congress not to pass these tax extenders. It hits everyone\u2019s pocketbook in some way, including Georgia Tech\u2019s.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIf we don\u2019t do something soon, companies will continue to put their money in the bank and sit on it or they will put their money overseas. Either way, we all lose.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe state of Georgia has some of the most abundant resources in the world \u2013 everything from \u2018peanuts to pine trees\u2019 \u2013 and is using those resources to not only attract industry, but to develop and refine renewable energy technologies, according to Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-GA).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIsakson was on campus to attend Renewable Bioproducts Institute\u2019s inaugural symposium, \u201cRenewable Bioproducts: Advances in Lignocellulosic Processes and Products,\u201d Oct. 1-2.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"State translates resources into technology"}],"uid":"28159","created_gmt":"2015-02-20 15:46:32","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:01:58","author":"Kelly Smith","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-10-01T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2014-10-01T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"380551":{"id":"380551","type":"image","title":"RBI Isakson, Johnny","body":null,"created":"1449246214","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 16:23:34","changed":"1475894352","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:39:12","alt":"RBI Isakson, Johnny","file":{"fid":"75260","name":"isaakson_johnny_senator.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/isaakson_johnny_senator.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/isaakson_johnny_senator.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":50875,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/isaakson_johnny_senator.jpg?itok=2uKgsgYL"}}},"media_ids":["380551"],"groups":[{"id":"372221","name":"Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI)"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"131","name":"Economic Development and Policy"},{"id":"132","name":"Institute Leadership"},{"id":"133","name":"Special Events and Guest Speakers"}],"keywords":[{"id":"342","name":"Georgia"},{"id":"119311","name":"isakson"},{"id":"2106","name":"Paper"},{"id":"93811","name":"RBI"},{"id":"167995","name":"Senator"},{"id":"350","name":"trees"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39491","name":"Renewable Bioproducts"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EKelly B Smith, Communications Manager, (404) 894-6700\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["kelly.smith@rbi.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"71137":{"#nid":"71137","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Ragauskas Named to Fulbright Chair","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIn an effort to foster collaborative, international alternative energy research, the Fulbright Program named Professor Arthur J. Ragauskas the first recipient of the newly created Fulbright Distinguished Chair in Alternative Energy Technology. The position will be located at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EA professor of chemistry and biochemistry and a research faculty member of the Institute of Paper Science and Technology at Georgia Tech, Ragauskas has researched lignocellulosics since 1989 when his studies were primarily concerned with the conversion of woody material to pulp and paper. Events of recent years, however, have evolved the field to include alternative energy applications. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Starting in 2003, when the IPST merged into Georgia Tech, we dramatically broadened our research to include the conversion of woody materials to biomaterials, bioenergy, biofuels and biochemicals,\u0022 Ragauskas said. Through partnerships with Oak Ridge National Laboratories, Imperial College London and other Scandinavian institutions, Ragauskas, his colleagues and students have made significant strides. (He served as a visiting professor at Chalmers in 2001, and from 1997 to 1998 he taught at the Royal Institute of Technology\/STFi in Stockholm in 1998.)\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe professor\u0027s research efforts at Chalmers will center largely upon characterizing the changes in woody biomass structure during both the biological conversion of wood to ethanol and the gasification of wood and related materials to biofuels. The award provides a stipend of $125,000, one of the largest in the international exchange program\u0027s history. As Fulbright Chair, Ragauskas will address three key challenges:\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E- Development of new breakthroughs in green science and technologies, working to provide economically sustainable biofuels and bioenergy;\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E- Education of future leaders and society in general on the opportunities, challenges and benefits of sustainable biofuels and energy;\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E- Creating international partnerships that foster academic, economic and public policy development in the field of sustainable biofuels and energy development.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to sharing his lignocellulosic biofuels and biorefinery expertise with faculty, students and researchers in Sweden, the chair will aid Ragauskas in developing a new partnership in communicating the need for an international push in developing sustainable cellulosic biofuels. Conventional tools, including classroom instruction and industry workshops, along with podcasts and other Web-based resources, will be used to further entrench this collaborative effort.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022The conversion of wood to biofuels is entering a very exciting phase,\u0022 he said, adding that several demonstration plants are currently under construction, and more efficient technologies are rapidly mitigating costs. \u0022Our research team and others on the Tech campus are helping to bring about this \u0027green industrial revolution.\u0027\u0022 \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ECiting a kinship in how citizens of both the United States and Sweden relate to their natural forest resources, Ragauskas said positioning the Fulbright chair at Chalmers is a logical step, as it plays a significant role in the U.S. Embassy\u0027s initiative to foster collaborative alternative energy research between the United States and Sweden. \u0022Georgia has a large forest products industry, and so does Scandinavia,\u0022 he said. \u0022Many countries around the globe have established sustainable forestry practices and there is every reason to believe these practices will apply to cellulosic ethanol from wood. The solutions to sustainable biofuels are international solutions.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBeginning Aug. 1, Ragauskas will conduct his research from the Forest Products and Chemical Engineering department at Chalmers for a period of nine months over the next year. While at Chalmers he will continue to manage his group at Tech. \u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"The Fulbright Program named Professor Arthur J. Ragauskas the first recipient of the newly created Fulbright Distinguished Chair in Alternative Energy Technology, located at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Ragauskas named first Fulbright Chair in Alternative Energy"}],"uid":"27191","created_gmt":"2008-07-07 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:01:15","author":"Robert Nesmith","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2008-07-07T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2008-07-07T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"71138":{"id":"71138","type":"image","title":"Arthur J. Ragauskas","body":null,"created":"1449177348","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:15:48","changed":"1475894630","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:43:50"}},"media_ids":["71138"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.chemistry.gatech.edu\/faculty\/Ragauskas\/","title":"Arthur J. Ragauskas"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.ipst.gatech.edu\/","title":"Institute of Paper Science and Technology at Georgia Tech"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"141","name":"Chemistry and Chemical Engineering"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"2056","name":"biofuel"},{"id":"369","name":"Fulbright"},{"id":"2057","name":"lignocellulosics"},{"id":"2055","name":"Ragauskas"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Tech Media Relations\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELaura Diamond\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:laura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Elaura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-894-6016\u003Cbr \/\u003EJason Maderer\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:maderer@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Emaderer@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-660-2926\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["david.terraso@comm.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}