{"689800":{"#nid":"689800","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Inside RBI\u2019s Labs: John Xu Advances More Efficient, Sustainable Papermaking","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/people\/hanjiang-john-xu\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EHanjiang (John) Xu\u003C\/a\u003E serves as director of the Multiphase Forming Lab at Georgia Tech\u2019s Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI), where he leads efforts to advance more efficient and sustainable approaches to paper formation.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/feature\/multiphase-forming-lab\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EMultiphase Forming Lab\u003C\/a\u003E is the only system of its kind in North America, designed to significantly reduce the amount of water required in the papermaking process. 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For the first time, RBI has selected faculty from the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/arch.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Architecture (ARCH)\u003C\/a\u003E in the College of Design and the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Biological Sciences (BIOS)\u003C\/a\u003E in the College of Science, continuing to broaden participation beyond its traditional base in chemistry and engineering.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe projects themselves reflect that shift. This year\u2019s projects work on topics ranging from microbial approaches to strengthening forest health to developing next-generation packaging materials, including high-performance barrier coatings and cellulose-derived materials.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe projects also advance the use of AI and machine learning in bioproducts development, the physics of fiber networks, and converting biomass into pharmaceuticals and synthetic leather.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMany of these efforts align closely with industry priorities, particularly in packaging, papermaking, and sustainable materials\u2014areas where demand for scalable, sustainable solutions continues to grow.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETogether, the 2026 cohort points to a program that is expanding its reach across disciplines while staying focused on real-world applications of bioproduct 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He joined Georgia Tech in 2000 and has since taken on increasing leadership roles across RBI\u2019s lab operations.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EYang\u2019s work sits at the intersection of research and industry. His team provides research, chemical testing and analysis for manufacturers working with biomass\u2014everything from pulp and paper mills to research groups developing new bio-based products. The goal is straightforward: understand what\u2019s in the material, how it behaves, and how to make processes more efficient and reliable.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EToday, he oversees research and testing services that support both industry partners and academic communities. These services range from chemical composition analysis to process troubleshooting, helping companies better understand materials derived from biomass and optimize their operations.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to leading lab operations, Yang also teaches the Pulp \u0026amp; Bleaching Lab course at Georgia Tech, giving students hands-on experience with the same analytical techniques used in industry. 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But in recent years, mill closures and shifting markets have put pressure on landowners, workers, and entire communities, particularly in south Georgia. A recently approved $8.9 million \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Forestry-Task-Force-Report-FINAL.pdf\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGeorgia Forestry Innovation Initiative\u003C\/a\u003E will help chart a new path forward, creating more value from Georgia\u2019s abundant forest resources and expanding opportunities for the people and regions depending on them.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech is pleased to partner with the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatrees.org\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGeorgia Forestry Commission\u003C\/a\u003E on the approved $8.9 million Georgia Forestry Innovation Initiative included in Gov. Brian Kemp\u2019s amended FY 2026 budget. This effort aims to transform low-value wood and mill byproducts into high-value materials, strengthening Georgia\u2019s forest-based economy and supporting new commercial opportunities across the state. The initiative will establish pilot facilities and accelerate technology to business transfer in partnership with industry, with the long-term goal of enabling multiple manufacturing sites across Georgia.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe appreciate the state\u2019s investment in helping move these innovations from the lab to Georgia businesses,\u201d said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/people.research.gatech.edu\/node\/2863\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ECarson Meredith\u003C\/a\u003E, executive director of Tech\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/renewablebioproducts.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ERenewable Bioproducts Institute\u003C\/a\u003E (RBI). \u201cWe also acknowledge the critical support of industry collaborators and partners like the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gfagrow.org\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGeorgia Forestry Association\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gffgrow.org\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGeorgia Forestry Foundation\u003C\/a\u003E.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe work builds on collaborative interdisciplinary research at Georgia Tech involving \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chbe.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E Professors \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/people\/andreas-bommarius\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EAndreas Bommarius\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.chbe.gatech.edu\/directory\/person\/christopher-luettgen\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EChris Luettgen\u003C\/a\u003E and Meredith; \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/a\u003E Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/people\/stefan-france\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EStefan France\u003C\/a\u003E and Professor of the Practice \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/people\/anthony-j-bo-arduengo\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EA.J. \u201cBo\u201d Arduengo\u003C\/a\u003E; and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/isye.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EH. Milton Stewart School of Industrial Systems and Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/users\/valerie-thomas\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EValerie Thomas\u003C\/a\u003E. Gary Black, RBI program manager, has also contributed to this effort. It is led by RBI\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/rbi1.gatech.edu\/research\/center-for-renewables-based-economy-from-wood\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ECenter for a Renewables-Based Economy from Wood\u003C\/a\u003E (ReWOOD.) The effort reflects years of cross-disciplinary collaboration among faculty and staff committed to advancing sustainable, wood-based technologies.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech is pleased to partner with the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatrees.org\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGeorgia Forestry Commission\u003C\/a\u003E on the approved $8.9 million Georgia Forestry Innovation Initiative included in Gov. Brian Kemp\u2019s amended FY 2026 budget. 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His initiative leverages microbiology and microbiome engineering in a systems approach to address woody biomass utilization, biorefining, microbial contamination in pulp and paper processing, and the development of forest and plant feedstocks.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe effort complements RBI\u2019s existing strengths in chemistry and engineering, including initiatives such as the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/renewablebioproducts.gatech.edu\/research\/center-for-renewables-based-economy-from-wood\u0022\u003ECenter for a Renewables-Based Economy from Wood (ReWOOD)\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/renewablebioproducts.gatech.edu\/research\/center-for-renewables-based-economy-from-wood\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E,\u003C\/a\u003E by bringing cutting-edge microbial science into the modernization of the forest industry.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe initiative centers on two core areas: improving biomass deconstruction and bioconversion, and engineering plant and soil microbiomes to support the development of climate-resilient biomass feedstocks.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cNatural microbiomes, those microbes that are intimately associated with plants and soils, already drive the natural cycles that break down organic matter, recycle nutrients, and help plants to grow better,\u201d said Kostka. \u201cIf we understand and engineer those systems more intentionally, we can unlock more efficient bioconversion pathways and help build a forest bioeconomy that is both productive and climate resilient.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EKostka\u2019s research studies the role of microbes in the functioning of ecosystems ranging from oceans to terrestrial subsurface environments. Through this initiative, he aims to connect that foundational microbial science to use-inspired solutions in renewable bioproducts.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBridging Business and Bioproducts\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/renewablebioproducts.gatech.edu\/people\/titiksha-fernandes\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ETitiksha Fernandes\u003C\/a\u003E will lead RBI\u2019s initiative to develop structured collaboration with the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.scheller.gatech.edu\/index.html\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EScheller College of Business\u003C\/a\u003E. Her effort will establish a strategic framework for exploring deeper RBI\u2013Scheller engagement across research, education, and entrepreneurship.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe initiative will explore integrating business training into RBI fellowship programs, engaging business graduate students in RBI research, strengthening industry partnerships, and advancing joint entrepreneurship activities that translate scientific discoveries into ventures.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cScientific innovation alone doesn\u2019t create impact,\u201d said Fernandes. \u201cWe need the strategy, entrepreneurship, and systems thinking that allow discoveries to move from the lab into markets and communities. This initiative is about building those pathways intentionally.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFernandes currently serves as extension professional for the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.scheller.gatech.edu\/centers-and-initiatives\/ray-c-anderson-center-for-sustainable-business\/drawdown\/index.html\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EDrawdown Georgia Business Compact,\u003C\/a\u003E an initiative of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.scheller.gatech.edu\/centers-and-initiatives\/ray-c-anderson-center-for-sustainable-business\/index.html\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ERay C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business\u003C\/a\u003E. In this role, she advances initiatives in materials circularity and food and agriculture. 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The truth is far less dramatic and far more manageable. In fact, all the civilian nuclear waste produced by U.S. power plants so far could fit on a single football field stacked just 10 yards high. Managed under strict safety protocols, this byproduct of nuclear energy poses manageable risk compared to the billions of tons of greenhouse gases from fossil fuels. Today, researchers at Georgia Tech and around the world are working on safer reactor designs, advanced monitoring, and innovative recycling methods to turn nuclear waste into new opportunities \u2014 from clean energy to ultra-long-lasting batteries and even power for space missions.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/node\/44646\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERead more \u00bb\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWhen people hear \u201cnuclear waste,\u201d they often imagine glowing green sludge leaking into the ground \u2014 a scene straight out of science fiction. The truth is far less dramatic and far more manageable. In fact, all the civilian nuclear waste produced by U.S. power plants so far could fit on a single football field stacked just 10 yards high. Managed under strict safety protocols, this byproduct of nuclear energy poses manageable risk compared to the billions of tons of greenhouse gases from fossil fuels. Today, researchers at Georgia Tech and around the world are working on safer reactor designs, advanced monitoring, and innovative recycling methods to turn nuclear waste into new opportunities \u2014 from clean energy to ultra-long-lasting batteries and even power for space missions.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Nuclear waste can be managed safely with proper safety protocols. 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My initiative aims to build connections among multidisciplinary experts from chemical engineering, environmental engineering, agricultural engineering, industrial and systems engineering, and other fields. Polymer chemistry, nanotechnology, and data science all play roles in achieving our goal. My research topic aligns very well with RBI\u2019s central strategic research areas, including the development of a bioeconomy, industrial decarbonization, and sustainable development goals.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat are the broader global and social benefits of the research you and your team conduct on waste valorization in food-energy-water \u0026nbsp;initiative?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWe work on increasing the value of bio-based waste for bioproducts to provide clean water, improve food security, and minimize energy input. 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He and a multidisciplinary team of Georgia Tech researchers will design next-generation polymer-based packaging materials that can easily be recycled or biodegraded at the end of their use.\u0026nbsp;The project addresses one of the most pressing challenges in global sustainability: plastic waste.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.mse.gatech.edu\/news\/rampi-ramprasad-awarded-2-million-grant-pioneer-ai-driven-recyclable-packaging-materials\u0022\u003ERead more on the Georgia Tech Materials Science and Engineering Newspage\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENational Science Foundation (NSF)\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E has awarded \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.mse.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESchool of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE)\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E Professor \u0026amp; Regents\u2019 Entrepreneur \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.mse.gatech.edu\/people\/rampi-ramprasad\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERampi Ramprasad\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E a $2 million grant to advance research at the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and polymer science. 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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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The event, hosted by the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/rbi\u0022\u003ERenewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI\u003C\/a\u003E), marked the official launch of a pioneering system that promises to revolutionize the papermaking industry.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Multiphase Forming System, the only one of its kind in North America, dramatically reduces the amount of water needed in the paper production process. By using up to 70% less water, the system also significantly cuts down on the energy required for drying \u2014 traditionally one of the most energy-intensive steps in papermaking. This innovation, developed by principal investigator\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/faculty\/aidun\u0022\u003ECyrus Aidun\u003C\/a\u003E, not only enhances efficiency but also supports broader sustainability goals by lowering greenhouse gas emissions.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe grand opening event featured remarks from Georgia Tech President \u00c1ngel Cabrera, Executive Vice President for Research Tim Lieuwen, and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.chbe.gatech.edu\/directory\/person\/j-carson-meredith\u0022\u003ECarson Meredith\u003C\/a\u003E, executive director of RBI, among others. Attendees included industry leaders, researchers, and students, all eager to witness the unveiling of a technology that has been five years in the making.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Multiphase Forming project has garnered widespread interest from the paper and packaging industries. A recent extension of the research, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy\u2019s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (DOE-EERE), integrates this forming system with cutting-edge refining and drying technologies. Led by Meredith, this initiative aims to further reduce energy consumption and environmental impact in paper manufacturing. John Xu has been appointed to run the facility.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMeredith said, \u201cToday is milestone in RBI\u2019s history, as we continue to partner and innovate with the paper and pulp industry.\u0026nbsp; We\u2019d like to share our gratitude with our researchers, students and industry sponsors International Paper, Kimberly Clark and Solenis.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Multiphase Forming System, the only one of its kind in North America, dramatically reduces the amount of water needed in the paper production process. By using up to 70% less water, the system also significantly cuts down on the energy required for drying \u2014 traditionally one of the most energy-intensive steps in papermaking. This innovation, developed by principal investigator\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/faculty\/aidun\u0022\u003ECyrus Aidun\u003C\/a\u003E, not only enhances efficiency but also supports broader sustainability goals by lowering greenhouse gas emissions.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"New Multiphase Forming Lab Conserves Energy, Water"}],"uid":"36695","created_gmt":"2025-06-04 15:05:04","changed_gmt":"2025-06-04 16:16:09","author":"jmartin482","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2025-05-13T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2025-05-13T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"372221","name":"Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI)"}],"categories":[{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"125211","name":"paper making"},{"id":"2106","name":"Paper"},{"id":"67581","name":"pulp"},{"id":"194538","name":"conserve energy"},{"id":"788","name":"Water"},{"id":"188020","name":"go-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":["jennifer.martin@research.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"682650":{"#nid":"682650","#data":{"type":"news","title":" Cyrus K. Aidun: A Pioneering Force in Engineering Innovation at Georgia Tech","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/faculty\/aidun\u0022\u003ECyrus Aidun\u003C\/a\u003E has been a distinguished professor at Georgia Tech\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorge W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E since 2003. His career is marked by groundbreaking research and significant contributions to fluid mechanics and bioengineering, establishing him as a leading figure in these fields.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn particular, Aidun has focused on industrial competitiveness. His efforts to reduce energy and water consumption in fiber composite products have attracted significant attention and funding. This research is critical for developing sustainable and cost-effective manufacturing processes while reducing environmental impact.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs principal investigator, Aidun has received funding for major projects from the Department of Energy\u2019s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (DOE-EERE, with Devesh Ranjan as co-principal investigator), the DOE\u2019s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (with Art Rangauskas at the University of Tennessee). These projects are affiliated with Aidun\u2019s development of the Multiphase Forming Lab at Georgia Tech\u2019s\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/rbi\u0022\u003ERenewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI)\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe only one of its kind in North America, this innovative system significantly reduces the amount of water required to process paper. As a result, the heat and energy needed to dry the paper \u2014 typically an energy-intensive process \u2014 are also reduced. The Multiphase Former uses up to 70% less water, which substantially lowers the energy required for drying. This research, which began about five years ago, has drawn broad interest from industry. A more recent project, funded by DOE-EERE and led by\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.chbe.gatech.edu\/directory\/person\/j-carson-meredith\u0022\u003ECarson Meredith\u003C\/a\u003E, combines Multiphase Forming with the latest technologies in refining and drying.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAidun earned his bachelor\u2019s and master\u2019s degrees from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and completed his Ph.D. at Clarkson University in 1985. He joined the Woodruff School in 2003 after serving two years as a program director at the National Science Foundation. He began at Georgia Tech in 1988 as an assistant professor at the Institute of Paper Science and Technology. Previously, he was a research scientist at Battelle Research Laboratories, a postdoctoral associate at Cornell University, and a senior research consultant at the National Science Foundation\u2019s Supercomputer Center at Cornell.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAidun has received several national and international honors, including the National Science Foundation Presidential Investigator Award, the Gunnar Nicholson Fellowship, and the L.E. Scriven Award from the International Society of Coating Science and Technology.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/faculty\/aidun\u0022\u003ECyrus Aidun\u003C\/a\u003E has been a distinguished professor at Georgia Tech\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorge W. 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This strategic selection leverages Xu\u0027s extensive experience in papermaking, new product and process development, fluid mechanics, and project management.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe only one of its kind in North America, this innovative system significantly reduces the amount of water required to process paper. As a result, the heat and energy needed to dry the paper\u2014typically an energy-intensive process\u2014are also reduced. The Multiphase Forming Lab uses up to 70% less water, which substantially lowers the energy required for drying.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EXu brings over 20 years of experience in managing laboratory paper machines and pilot testing equipment, along with a robust background in fluid mechanics, material science, and instrumentation development. His professional experience includes significant roles at International Paper,\u0026nbsp;AstenJohnson, and Georgia Tech\u2019s\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorge W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022We are thrilled to have John lead the establishment and operation of this new facility,\u0022 said\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.chbe.gatech.edu\/directory\/person\/j-carson-meredith\u0022\u003ECarson Meredith\u003C\/a\u003E, RBI executive director. \u0022His extensive knowledge and industry experience make him the ideal leader to partner with both RBI members and non-members to drive reduced energy consumption and costs.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EXu\u0027s career is marked by innovative research and successful commercialization of new products and processes. At AstenJohnson, he served as a senior research scientist, specializing in forming and press fabrics used in the paper industry. His work led to the commercialization of several new forming and press products, and he managed pilot press stand at AstenJohnson and participated in papermaking trials at different pilot facilities to evaluate the performance of these fabrics.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPrior to AstenJohnson, Xu held positions at International Paper\u0027s Corporate Technology Center, where he managed the Microfinishing Lab and Humidity Resistant Liner Lab. His research provided critical insights that influenced the company\u2019s major business decisions. He also developed various unique instruments for different paper mills at International Paper.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EXu earned his Ph.D. in paper science and mechanical engineering from\u0026nbsp;Georgia Tech\u2019s\u0026nbsp;Institute of Paper Science and Technology. His doctoral research focused on the measurement of fiber suspension flow and forming jet velocity profile using Pulsed Ultrasonic Doppler Velocimetry (PUDV). 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Share your feedback with Executive Director \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.chbe.gatech.edu\/directory\/person\/j-carson-meredith\u0022\u003ECarson Meredith\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Georgia Tech\u2019s RBI Explores Biomass integration with Traditional Refineries"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA discussion around the challenges and solutions for biomass integration with traditional refineries\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"A discussion around the challenges and solutions for biomass integration with traditional refineries"}],"uid":"36695","created_gmt":"2025-05-13 17:58:18","changed_gmt":"2025-05-14 22:43:16","author":"jmartin482","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2025-04-18T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2025-04-18T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"372221","name":"Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI)"}],"categories":[{"id":"144","name":"Energy"}],"keywords":[{"id":"93321","name":"biorefinery"},{"id":"119271","name":"biorefineries"},{"id":"3023","name":"biomass"},{"id":"185312","name":"oil refining"},{"id":"127601","name":"refining"},{"id":"188020","name":"go-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\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:matthew.realff@chbe.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ematthew.realff@chbe.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["matthew.realff@chbe.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"678527":{"#nid":"678527","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Renewable Bioproducts Institute Hosts APPTI\u2019s Workshop on Decarbonizing the Pulp and Paper Sector","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.research.gatech.edu\/rbi\u0022\u003ERenewable Bioproducts Institute\u003C\/a\u003E (RBI) hosted the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.appti.org\/\u0022\u003EAPPTI\u003C\/a\u003E Net Zero Workshop on Decarbonizing the Pulp \u0026amp; Paper Sector during the second week of August.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOver 40 participants from more than 20 organizations participated in the event aimed to educate the pulp, paper, and tissue manufacturing community on current decarbonization technologies ready for immediate deployment, while also exploring the investments needed for future breakthrough innovations.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe workshop kicked off with an overview of APPTI by \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/people\/chris-luettgen\u0022\u003EChris Luettgen\u003C\/a\u003E, managing director of APPTI and RBI\u0027s lead for process efficiency and intensification of pulp paper packaging \u0026amp; tissue manufacturing. 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Meredith presented his research on felt design to prevent re-wet, while Thomas\u2019 talk was on the topic, life cycle assessment:\u0026nbsp;meeting policy benchmarks for decarbonization, and Aidun presented his work on multi-phase forming. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe workshop concluded with the net zero committee discussing key takeaways from the workshop and potential for a life cycle assessment on the paper industry.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe outcome of this two-day workshop is a strong feeling about the work RBI and APPTI are doing for the industry. 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With nearly 100 students in attendance, the event provided an excellent opportunity for students as well as professionals in the pulp and paper industry, to connect, network, and explore career opportunities. The fair attracted 45 representatives from 15 leading companies in the industry who offered internships, full-time and co-ops for both graduates and undergraduates.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe TAPPI Student Chapter Career Fair was an incredible opportunity for students to engage directly with industry leaders, explore diverse career paths, and secure valuable internships and job offers. The enthusiasm and participation from both students and companies truly highlighted the strength and potential of our future workforce,\u201d said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/people\/chris-luettgen\u0022\u003EChris Luettgen\u003C\/a\u003E, faculty advisor of the TAPPI Student Chapter and the initiative lead for process efficiency \u0026amp; intensification of pulp, paper packaging, and tissue manufacturing at the Renewable Bioproducts Institute.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe TAPPI Student Chapter hosted a career fair on\u0026nbsp;Thursday, September 12 at the\u0026nbsp;Renewable Bioproducts Institute.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The TAPPI Student Chapter hosted a career fair on Thursday, September 12 at the Renewable Bioproducts Institute. 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The magazine brings together writers and leaders from the Georgia Forestry Association, Georgia Forestry Commission, and Georgia Sustainable Forestry Initiative. The magazine\u2019s dynamic content is focused on keeping its audience connected to resources and empowered to make good decisions about their forestland asset.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn the Summer 2024 \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.georgiaforestrymagazine.com\/\u0022\u003Eissue\u003C\/a\u003E, the magazine has featured the Georgia Tech Renewable Bioproducts Institute and its faculty researchers \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/people\/anthony-j-arduengo\u0022\u003EAnthony J. \u201cBo\u201d Arduengo\u003C\/a\u003E, professor of practice in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.mse.gatech.edu\/people\/matthew-mcdowell\u0022\u003EMatt McDowell\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;Carter N. 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Carson Meredith, a professor in Georgia Tech\u2019s School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, is the 2024 recipient of the Andrew Chase Award from the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Forest and Plant Bioproducts Division.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sites.gatech.edu\/meredith\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMeredith\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E will receive the award at the Annual AIChE Meeting in San Diego California,\u0026nbsp; later this month.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe award recognizes Meredith\u2019s research in nanocellulose chemical modification, composites, and cellulose-based renewable barrier coatings, which has resulted in seven patent applications, one commercial license, and ongoing research projects with six companies, reflecting the impact these advancements are making. His group recently reported the first successful recycling and reuse of nanocellulose gas barrier films and achieved one of the lowest water vapor barrier coatings derived from cellulose to date.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMeredith, ChBE\u2019s James Preston Harris Faculty Fellow,\u003Cem\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003E is executive director of Georgia Tech\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/rbi\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERenewable Bioproducts Institute\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, which\u0026nbsp;aims for future where plant biomass will enable a carbon neutral society and manufacturing infrastructure through traditional and emerging products.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chbe.gatech.edu\/news\/2024\/10\/meredith-receives-aiches-andrew-chase-award\u0022\u003ERead Full Story on the ChBE Website\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJ. 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I am grateful for the support from Georgia Tech\u2019s College of Engineering that made this opportunity possible and especially support from Dean Raheem Beyah, Associate Dean Kim Kurtis, and MSE School Chair Natalie Stingelin. I am looking forward to learning from this amazing community of women leaders in higher education,\u201d Shofner said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI was drawn to the ELATES program because of its focus on developing the skills needed to lead university initiatives with an operational focus, and I will be putting that knowledge into practice as I develop an institutional action project as part of the program.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.mse.gatech.edu\/news\/meisha-shofner-selected-elates-national-leadership-program\u0022\u003ERead Full Story on the MSE Webpage\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMeisha Shofner, professor in the School of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE), has been selected for the 2024-2025 class of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/drexel.edu\/provost\/priorities\/elates\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDrexel University\u2019s Executive Leadership in Academic Technology, Engineering and Science (ELATES) program\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Meisha Shofner, professor in the School of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE), has been selected for the 2024-2025 class of Drexel University\u2019s Executive Leadership in Academic Technology, Engineering and Science (ELATES) program."}],"uid":"36413","created_gmt":"2024-09-13 14:07:11","changed_gmt":"2024-09-13 14:09:52","author":"pdevarajan3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2024-08-28T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2024-08-28T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"674965":{"id":"674965","type":"image","title":"meisha-aug2024.jpg","body":"\u003Cp\u003EMeisha Shofner ELATES Fellow 2024-2025\u003C\/p\u003E","created":"1726236442","gmt_created":"2024-09-13 14:07:22","changed":"1726236442","gmt_changed":"2024-09-13 14:07:22","alt":"Meisha Shofner ELATES Fellow 2024-2025","file":{"fid":"258539","name":"meisha-aug2024.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/09\/13\/meisha-aug2024.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/09\/13\/meisha-aug2024.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":40775,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2024\/09\/13\/meisha-aug2024.jpg?itok=k47sI56M"}}},"media_ids":["674965"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.mse.gatech.edu\/news\/meisha-shofner-selected-elates-national-leadership-program","title":"Read Full Story on the MSE Webpage"}],"groups":[{"id":"372221","name":"Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI)"},{"id":"367481","name":"SEI Energy"}],"categories":[{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"188020","name":"go-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":""}},"676678":{"#nid":"676678","#data":{"type":"news","title":"2023 RBI Spring Workshop Experience From a Student\u0027s Perspective - Part 4","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThis is part four of the student experiences \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/2023-rbi-spring-workshop-experience-students-perspective\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Eseries\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E. William Berkey, a Ph.D. candidate in chemistry shares his experience from the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/spring-workshop-explores-innovations-packaging-industry-and-circular-economy\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E2023 RBI Spring Workshop\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;on \u0022Innovations in Packaging and Circular Economy.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETell us about yourself.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMy name is William Berkey. I got my undergraduate degree in chemistry from Davidson College in North Carolina. I am getting my Ph.D. in chemistry at Georgia Tech. I am co-advised by Stefan France and Christopher Jones. I work on the upcycling\u0026nbsp;of carbohydrates to yield furan-containing building blocks as platforms chemicals and precursors to value-added fuels, materials, and products. Specifically, I work with the Garcia Gonzalez reaction and the Achmatowicz reaction.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1021\/acs.joc.3c00675\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Epaper\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E I just published as the second author with my mentor Caria Evans (first author) is about converting amino acids \u2014 a renewable feedstock \u2014 to functionalities pyrroles that can be used for drug molecule development or other bio-active compounds.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHow was your experience at the RBI workshop?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EI really enjoyed the RBI workshop. It was interesting to see other people\u2019s research and talk with fellow researchers on solving problems and potentially collaborating. 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Virginia Howell, director of the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/paper.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERoberts C. Williams Museum of Paper Making\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E said, \u201cthe paper museum is delighted to be part of the Georgia Tech Science and Engineering Day. It\u0027s a great opportunity for people to learn more about the paper museum and get hands-on experience in making a sheet of paper to take home. We offer workshops, classes, and tours to students across the state of Georgia. Kids have been lined up all day to participate at our tables today.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWith a mission to collect, preserve, increase, and disseminate knowledge about papermaking - past, present and future, the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/paper.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Emuseum\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, located in the Paper\u0026nbsp;Tricentennial\u0026nbsp;Building of Georgia Tech houses the most comprehensive collection of paper and paper-related artifacts in the world including over 100,000 artifacts of manuscripts, rare books, prints, hand and industrial paper making tools and equipment and paper samples. 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With faculty members \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.research.gatech.edu\/j-carson-meredith\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECarson Meredith\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.research.gatech.edu\/chris-luettgen\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EChris Luettgen\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, who teach the course, the visiting group consisted of both undergraduate and graduate students from the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, George W. 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The automation systems and flow control solutions offered by the company serve a wide base of process industries and was the focus area of the field trip.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Emerging Technologies for Forest Bioproducts course is a required course for RBI Fellowship students and part of the Georgia Tech Pulp \u0026amp; Paper Foundation \u0026amp; Certificate \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.chbe.gatech.edu\/pulp-and-paper-certificate-program\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EProgram\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E. The course focuses on the future of the bioproducts industries so that students may see where the bioeconomy is headed. 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The session also provides a chance for new students to share their project scope, goals and receive useful feedback.\u0026nbsp;This is the first of a series of Q\u0026amp;As from PSE students who share their experience at the 2023 RBI Spring Workshop on \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.research.gatech.edu\/rbi\/spring2023-workshop-packaging-innovation-circular-economy\u0022 rel=\u0022 noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPackaging Innovation and the Circular Economy\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;Elyssa Ferguson, a Mechanical Engineering graduate student shares her experience below.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETell us about yourself\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMy name is\u0026nbsp;Elyssa\u0026nbsp;Ferguson. I earned my B.S. in mechanical engineering at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). I am pursuing my M.S. in mechanical engineering at Georgia Tech. I am an RBI Fellow, GEM Fellow, and Women of Woodruff (WoW) Fellow, and I work in the Water-Energy Research (WERL) Lab, under the direction of Akanksha K. Menon, assistant professor in the School of Mechanical Engineering. My research focuses on developing sustainably sourced natural fibers for thermal insulation in buildings. My project is a part of the Carbon-Negative Building Materials based on Engineered Wood for Structural and Thermal Insulation Applications project. Menon and I collaborate with Kyriaki Kalaitzidou, Rae S. and Frank H. Neely Professor in the School of Mechanical Engineering and Joe F. Bozeman III, assistant professor in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Public Policy. I also work with graduate students, Elnaz Jamshidi from the School of Materials Science and Engineering and Arjun Thangaraj Ramshankar from the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering on this project.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHow was your experience at the RBI workshop?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAttending the RBI workshop was a valuable learning experience. I learned about the variety of exciting work in the renewable packaging realm that is going on at Georgia Tech and other organizations. This work is driving sustainable innovation, yet there are challenges. The discussions regarding the barriers to innovation and areas for growth were very thought-provoking and motivating.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat was your main takeaway from the poster session?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDuring the poster session, I shared information about my research and had the privilege to talk to many people in the industry. There is much interest in thermally insulating natural fibers for building applications and for other applications like cold-chain packaging and textiles. Speaking with the workshop participants during the poster session broadened my mind to the potential myriad of applications for natural-fiber-based thermal insulation on a global scale. I also learned more about the existing challenges researchers and industrial peers are facing \u2013 one being the lack of standardization of nomenclature and methodology. Receiving positive feedback on the design of my poster was also helpful. I deliberately designed a poster that incorporated aesthetics to convey my ongoing research. I plan to apply the helpful information and feedback that I received during the RBI workshop to my future work.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat more would you like to see in future events at the Renewable Bioproducts Institute?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EI am very interested in seeing more seminars related to sustainable building materials, especially insulating materials, and textiles, as these topics are closely related to my research project. Fascinating work is happening at other universities and at companies in Georgia and around the world. 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Issue 18, Summer 2023\u0026nbsp;and was written by Jan Kohzer, Patritsia Stathatou, \u0026amp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/finder.oldendorff.com\/files\/pdf\/offices\/germany_administration_public-relations.pdf\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022https:\/\/finder.oldendorff.com\/files\/pdf\/offices\/germany_administration_public-relations.pdf\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EScott Jones\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.oldendorff.com\/\u0022 rel=\u0022 noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOldendorff Carriers\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E is one\u0026nbsp;of the world\u0027s largest dry bulk shipping companies, shipping and transhipping over to 300 million tons of bulk cargo every year and operating\u0026nbsp;around 700 ships.\u0026nbsp;Since 2018, Oldendorff vessels have been equipped with exhaust gas cleaning systems, commonly known as \u2018scrubbers\u2019.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThese devices remove sulfur and particular matter from the exhaust gas stream in the funnel and enable the use of HFO while fully complying with the MARPOL Annex VI.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESince their implementation, concerns have been raised by several parties, mostly NGOs and environmental advocates, about the potential impact of scrubbers\u2019 operation on marine life and water quality.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAlthough some research papers had been written on the topic, we realized that none drew clear\u0026nbsp;conclusions and none were based on a full lifecycle assessment. There was a gap in the science that needed to be filled with high-quality data taken from independent in-situ testing.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIt was therefore decided in July 2021 to run our own study to measure all air and water emissions generated by an Oldendorff vessel when operating a scrubber. This would enable us to compare these emissions with those resulting from other fuels used by the same vessel, and enabling an apples-to-apples comparison based on actual, onboard data.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWe were very lucky to get \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/patrisia-stathatou\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDr. Patritsia Stathatou\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E onboard for this project, currently with Research Faculty at the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.research.gatech.edu\/rbi\u0022 rel=\u0022 noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERenewable Bioproducts Institute\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E at \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022 noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Tech\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, who at that time was a postdoctoral researcher at the MIT Center for Bits and Atoms (CBA).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOur \u201cHedwig Oldendorff\u201d was selected as the guinea pig. Before any samples could be taken, several measuring instruments and sensors had to be installed onboard.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAdditionally, we had to organize logistics and travel arrangements for Patritsia and for Ievgenii Petrunia, Senior Technical Manager from our Fleet Department who is collaborating with Patritsia on this project, so they could get onboard and perform the required research activities.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe entire preparation process spanned more than a year, given the multitude of factors that had to be taken into consideration, including:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u2013 Ensuring that the monitoring equipment onboard was properly installed and fully operational.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u2013 The vessel had to be at a suitable position to enable testing under different conditions and speeds without affecting our obligations towards our charterers. Also, it was important that Patritsia and Ievgenii could disembark from the vessel within a maximum of six days, together with several boxes of water and oil samples. The testing of these samples was time-critical, as they had to be sent to a laboratory in Greece for relevant analyses within a specific and narrow timeframe.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u2013 Very low sulfur fuel oil (VLSFO) had to be bunkered at a convenient location, shortly before the commencement of the study, as its quality could deteriorate if left unused for a couple of weeks. In parallel, enough time had to be allowed for the timely availability of the laboratory test results. Before that, the crew had to prepare and clean one of the heavy fuel oil (HFO) tanks onboard.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u2013 Research personnel had to obtain visas and needed to be available at short notice.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u2013 Last but not least, there were a lot of auxiliary equipment and supplies which had to be shipped to the vessel on time.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEventually, the chance to send Patritsia and Ievgenii came along. Patritsia has kindly shared her experience with us:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u201cAfter two years of preparing and organizing this study, here I am, finding myself in China for the very first time, standing aboard the huge bulk carrier vessel, \u201cHedwig Oldendorff\u201d, with its awe-inspiring length overall of 299.95 meters! Hedwig was about to start her six-day journey from Taicang to the bustling port of Hong Kong with me onboard. During these six days my mission was to measure gas and particulate matter emissions both below and above the scrubber, at different engine modes and speeds, while the vessel was operating with HFO, and at the same time collect and prepare seawater and wash water samples from the scrubber operation. I also had to measure similar emissions under the same engine modes, while the vessel was burning marine gas oil (MGO) and VLSFO and collect samples for subsequent analysis from all the fuels, lubricants and cylinder oils used during the trip, to enable the renowned apples-to-apples comparison mentioned above.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EI was so excited at the beginning! We have spent two whole years\u0026nbsp;organizing this study and coordinating all the different components involved to make it happen, including identifying a suitable vessel, sourcing, shipping, and installing onboard the proper equipment, arranging a voyage of specific duration and conditions, synchronizing people\u2019s schedules, and much more. The prospect of embarking on this thrilling adventure seemed both intriguing and exhilarating in theory. I had convinced myself that I knew exactly what lay ahead, confident in my understanding of the tasks that awaited me. However, when reality kicked in, my initial enthusiasm swiftly transformed into daunting fear. As I navigated through the enormous vessel, enveloped in a world of massive roaring engines and intricate machinery, I started being overwhelmed by the complexity and scale of the operation. As I beheld the towering 20-meter vertical ladder, a crucial component of my mission to ascend and descend in order to reach the \u201cabove the scrubber\u201d sampling point and collect data under various conditions, I felt a wave of panic washing over me. The scorching heat, exceeding a blistering 45\u00b0C, made me sweat profusely, with my protective uniform and gear adding to my discomfort. The deafening roar of the engines filled the air, further amplifying my unease. Moreover, the vessel\u2019s constant swaying, as it gracefully rode the turbulent waves, was a detail that had completely eluded my imagination until that very moment. It was in that moment of intense apprehension that I realized the harsh truth: I was utterly ignorant of the true implications behind the phrases \u201cmeasuring emissions onboard\u201d and \u201ccollecting our own, actual data\u201d.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThankfully, five extraordinary individuals emerged like superheroes, summoned to alleviate my distress: Lengenii Petrunia, Senior Technical Manager at Oldendorff whose expertise was invaluable; Konfederatov Evgeni, the Master, and the core technical team of the vessel whose support and contributions were priceless: Liashko Igor, the Chief Officer, Omelyanenko Ivan, the Chief Engineer, and Zaytsev Serhiy, the Second Engineer.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EIt was through the tremendous support of this extraordinary team aboard, that my fear and discomfort gradually dissipated. Their wisdom, respect, and expertise helped me not only to successfully perform the required tests and collect the samples needed, but also to embrace the entire experience with joy. Surpassing my initial trepidation, I conquered my fears of climbing ladders, acclimated myself to the loud sounds of roaring engines, and grew accustomed to the high temperatures. I meticulously set up my own floating laboratory, where I enjoyed preparing and storing my water samples, and begun to like working at the sweating conditions close to the engine and the funnel. After the day\u2019s obligations were fulfilled, we continued our scientific endeavors well into the night. Together, under the dim glow of the vessel\u2019s lights, we toiled tirelessly, undeterred by the hardships that beset us. Though weariness occasionally led to inadvertent errors and moments of frustration, the satisfaction of pushing past our limits and advancing our understanding propelled us forward. As the days unfolded, Hedwig, transformed into a place I could call home.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EUpon our arrival at Hong Kong, I felt a mixture of satisfaction and pride for our collective efforts, accompanied by a subtle tinge of sadness that our journey had come to an end.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003ELooking back, I am immensely grateful for this transformative experience that pushed me beyond my comfort zone and allowed me to witness first-hand the intricacies of measuring onboard emissions and collecting actual data. This voyage was not simply a physical journey across the sea nor just another field trip for me; it symbolizes a remarkable chapter in my scientific endeavors, further shaping me as a researcher. I am looking forward to analyzing the results and sharing the outcomes of this unforgettable journey. Thank you Oldendorff!\u201d\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhile we are now waiting for the results of our study, we would like to thank everyone involved.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe whole project really became a team exercise and without the help of our various colleagues from departments including Bunker Desk, Procurement, Chartering, Fleet, Crewing, IT, Ops and of course our crew onboard nothing would have been achieved.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThis story originally appeared in Waterline, News from Oldendorff Carrier. 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For example, his research has made significant contributions to the field of sustainable materials for packaging and plastic alternatives.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn service, Meredith has contributed actively to planning AIChE and Materials Research Society meetings. 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He also serves as Director of Industry Strategic Partnerships in the Georgia Tech Professional Education Division.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHis areas of interest include: Recycled fiber, renewable cellulosic feedstocks, tissue manufacturing and converting and manufacturing leadership \/ operations excellence.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/chris-luettgen\u0022 rel=\u0022 noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EChristopher Luettgen\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;professor of the practice at the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=b90abb4bcc0fb2b4d24d9cb5d\u0026amp;id=4348ebe002\u0026amp;e=4c94adb1e1\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=b90abb4bcc0fb2b4d24d9cb5d\u0026amp;id=4348ebe002\u0026amp;e=4c94adb1e1\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESchool of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and associate director of the Renewable Bioproducts Institute\u0026nbsp;(\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=b90abb4bcc0fb2b4d24d9cb5d\u0026amp;id=dfbaf83713\u0026amp;e=4c94adb1e1\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=b90abb4bcc0fb2b4d24d9cb5d\u0026amp;id=dfbaf83713\u0026amp;e=4c94adb1e1\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERBI\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E)\u0026nbsp;has been named as the new Executive Director of the Alliance for Pulp \u0026amp;\u0026nbsp;Paper\u0026nbsp;Technology Innovation (\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=b90abb4bcc0fb2b4d24d9cb5d\u0026amp;id=3bf89d1e32\u0026amp;e=4c94adb1e1\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=b90abb4bcc0fb2b4d24d9cb5d\u0026amp;id=3bf89d1e32\u0026amp;e=4c94adb1e1\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAPPTI\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E), effective April 1, 2023.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Christopher Luettgen, professor of the practice at the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and associate director of the Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI) has been named as the new Executive Director of the Alliance for Pulp \u0026 Paper Techno"}],"uid":"36413","created_gmt":"2024-09-09 21:08:52","changed_gmt":"2024-09-09 21:11:46","author":"pdevarajan3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2023-04-09T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2023-04-09T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"674915":{"id":"674915","type":"image","title":"chrisluettgen.jpeg","body":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EPortrait of Chris Luettgen\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","created":"1725916139","gmt_created":"2024-09-09 21:08:59","changed":"1725916139","gmt_changed":"2024-09-09 21:08:59","alt":"Portrait of Chris Luettgen","file":{"fid":"258483","name":"chrisluettgen.jpeg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/09\/09\/chrisluettgen.jpeg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/09\/09\/chrisluettgen.jpeg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":42738,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2024\/09\/09\/chrisluettgen.jpeg?itok=WMyk7uZ8"}}},"media_ids":["674915"],"groups":[{"id":"372221","name":"Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI)"}],"categories":[{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"188020","name":"go-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\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:priya.devarajan@research.gatech.edu\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPriya Devarajan\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E || RBI Communications Manager\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["priya.devarajan@research.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"676670":{"#nid":"676670","#data":{"type":"news","title":"2023 RBI Spring Workshop Experience From a Student\u0027s Perspective - Part 2","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThis is part two of the student experiences \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/2023-rbi-spring-workshop-experience-students-perspective\u0022 rel=\u0022 noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Eseries\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E. Tanner Hickman, fourth-year Ph.D. candidate in chemical and biomolecular engineering shares his experience from the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/spring-workshop-explores-innovations-packaging-industry-and-circular-economy\u0022 rel=\u0022 noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E2023 RBI Spring Workshop\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;on \u0022\u003Cem\u003EInnovations in Packaging and Circular Economy\u003C\/em\u003E.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETell us about yourself.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EI am Tanner Hickman and I completed my bachelor\u2019s degree in chemical and biomolecular engineering at the University of South Alabama. Here at Georgia Tech, I am a fourth-year Ph.D. candidate in chemical and biomolecular engineering, advised by Carson Meredith and Natalie Stingelin. My research focuses on exploring different ways to control the properties of natural polymers to make them useful for new applications.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHow was your experience at the RBI workshop?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe RBI workshop provided incredibly valuable insights. I gained a comprehensive understanding of the persistent challenges within sustainable packaging, as well as the ongoing research endeavors aimed at tackling them. A key lesson I extracted from the workshop underscores the imperative of a circular economy within the packaging sector. However, it\u0027s crucial to note that our focus shouldn\u0027t solely revolve around product research; we must also direct attention toward addressing social concerns and broader issues.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat was your main takeaway from the poster session?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOne of the best parts of RBI workshops is the opportunities to talk with people from different technical backgrounds, and poster sessions are one of the best ways to get the exchange of ideas flowing. I talked with several people from industry, who all had valuable advice on what it takes to bring benchtop research to application on a larger scale. At the same time, discussions with other researchers in academia are vital for brainstorming new projects, forming collaborations, etc.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat more would you like to see in future events at the Renewable Bioproducts Institute?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EI would like to see a workshop that incorporates more interactive elements (in addition to the poster session) to engage participants. 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Williams Museum of Papermaking houses hand papermaking artifacts from around the world. Dard Hunter, a renowned paper historian and founder of the museum, collected many of these objects throughout the early 1900s as he sought to gain more knowledge about this craft. Nearly 100 years later, the museum continues its mission to collect, preserve, increase, and disseminate knowledge about papermaking to the general public. By collaborating with Georgia Tech researchers, and the larger Atlanta community, by using scientific tools, we can unlock hidden information held within the objects, both from a historical and scientific perspective. Recently, two Georgia Tech Postdoctoral Fellows, Nasreen Khan (Paper Museum\/RBI) and Daniel Vallejo (School of Chemistry and Biochemistry) sought to uncover more about a loom in the museum\u2019s collection, connected with the history of the Indian subcontinent and Gandhi.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch5\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDard Hunter and Background of the Loom\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h5\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn the 1930s, Dard Hunter traveled to Asia and the Indian subcontinent (I.e., India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Kashmir) to document hand papermaking techniques and collect tools and paper samples.\u0026nbsp;At that time many people, including Mahatma Gandhi, aimed to revitalize the Indian hand papermaking tradition by supporting and creating schools to teach the craft [1-3]. Dard Hunter visited several papermaking villages and schools, including those helped founded by Gandhi. Hunter brought a loom back to America that was used to weave a chapri (paper-mold cover or screen), but the information of the specific origins of this loom was lost.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch5\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat\u2019s Missing?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h5\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhile Hunter and other researchers documented and studied hand papermaking tools and materials of this region and time, it was primarily from a historical and cultural perspective [1-5]. Much of their focus has been on the plant materials used to make the paper and molds [1-5]. However, some parts of the handmade molds in Asia were known to also use biological materials sourced from animals, such as silk and animal hair [1-4]. Since the exact origin of the loom and the fibers used to construct the paper mold was not known, the museum was interested in learning more about this object.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWith scientific tools, the study aimed to understand more about the fibers commonly used in traditional handmade paper-mold covers in the 1930s Indian subcontinent by using scientific tools. With the availability of high-resolution microscopy technologies and historical documentation at Georgia Tech and the Museum, researchers aimed to either prove or disprove whether the origin of preserved fibers on the loom was from an animal and determine with historical context where the loom was acquired.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat we did and what we discovered\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Ch5\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAre the Fibers Really Horsehair?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h5\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn forensic analysis, typically the first step to identify unknown fiber or hair samples is to conduct microscopy. Microscopy, or the science of using microscopes to view samples \u0026amp; objects that cannot be seen with the naked eye, is the gold standard for analyzing and identifying unknown fibers by comparison to a library of known reference materials. This is possible because hair from different sources or animals have different \u201cmorphologies\u201d, or physical features, that help identify their origin. Thanks to\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/mill.mse.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Ethe Materials Innovation and Learning Laboratory (MILL)\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, a hub of scientific equipment for hands-on scientific training of undergraduates at Georgia Tech, the researchers were able to use two different microscope techniques: Light microscopy and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). Thanks to\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/littlecreekfarmconservancy.org\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELittle Creek Farm Conservancy\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;in Decatur and Kristine Parson, the researchers were able to obtain reference materials for tail and mane horsehair from two horses: Angus and Lightening.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EClick the link below to continue reading the story.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Robert C. Williams Museum of Papermaking houses hand papermaking artifacts from around the world. Dard Hunter, a renowned paper historian and founder of the museum, collected many of these objects throughout the early 1900s as he sought to gain more knowledge about this craft.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Robert C. 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Each year, the Executive Vice President for Research (EVPR) presents awards to recognize the achievements of faculty and staff as partners, mentors, and outstanding researchers across the many facets of the enterprise.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cCongratulations to all the exceptional nominees and to the individuals who were selected to receive this year\u0027s Institute Research Awards,\u201d said Chaouki Abdallah, executive vice president for Research at Georgia Tech. \u201cThese outstanding researchers were nominated by their peers for their diligent research efforts, and we are proud to acknowledge them for their commitment to advance science and technology and to improve the human condition.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAwardees were selected in nine areas, from achievements in innovation to engagement and outreach. Two of the awards were given to groups of researchers who are making an impact collectively. 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Below are a few highlights of Doll\u2019s projects.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMuseum Tours\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EDoll\u2019s daily activities include \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/paper.gatech.edu\/guided-tours\u0022\u003Eeducational tours\u003C\/a\u003E of the papermaking museum for groups of all ages. The tours range from introducing the papermaking process to elementary and middle school students to sharing the history and heritage of papermaking with adults. In addition, she conducts virtual programs for groups interested in the history of paper and the technological advances of the papermaking process since its invention many centuries ago.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWorkshops\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EDoll is the point of contact for public and private workshop bookings. She also develops the concepts for these sessions, catering to groups with various interests (e.g., Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, people with disabilities, teachers, artists, college students, and public groups). This spring, Doll\u2019s workshops included Suminagashi, Production Papermaking, Petal Fold Book, Paper Casting, and Magic Box: Jacob\u2019s Ladder.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to conceptualizing and conducting tours and workshops, she designs curricula and other \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/paper.gatech.edu\/teachers-handbook\u0022\u003Eresources\u003C\/a\u003E involving paper art and science for K-12 teachers to integrate into their art classes.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBig Paper Workshop \u2013 Convening Artists, Educators, and Community Members for a Transformative Experience in Papermaking\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThis spring, Doll and her colleague \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/jerushia-graham\u0022\u003EJerushia Graham\u003C\/a\u003E created a communal workshop called \u201cBig Paper.\u201d Offered on multiple days, this project included five college groups from Georgia and Alabama and community groups from metro Atlanta who got to create a large sheet of paper from pulp. Participants beat plant material by hand to prepare the fiber and worked with \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.balbogalleries.com\/\u0022\u003ETom Balbo\u003C\/a\u003E, founding director of the Morgan Conservatory, to create a huge 4\u2019x6\u2019 sheet of paper that was mailed back to them once it was dry.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThrough her work at the museum, Doll has cultivated relationships with \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/paper.gatech.edu\/instructors\u0022\u003Evarious artists\u003C\/a\u003E, all of whom collaborate with the museum to conduct workshops and create and showcase art exhibits.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAdditional Collaborations Across Campus\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EDoll partners with other units on campus to create programs. She collaborated with the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.library.gatech.edu\/research-help-support\/instruction\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Library\u003C\/a\u003E on a program called \u201c\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/paper.gatech.edu\/taxonomy\/term\/21\u0022\u003ETech\u0027s Tactile Thursdays.\u003C\/a\u003E\u201d Hosted on the first Thursday of each month, it allows students, faculty, and staff to work on hands-on projects related to paper and provides an opportunity for the largely technology-focused participants to take a break from their routine, relax, and explore their creative side and enhance their well-being.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDoll also has been an active educator at \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/paper-museum-teaches-papermaking-georgia-tech-science-and-engineering-day\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Science and Engineering Day\u003C\/a\u003E, which is part of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/ATLScienceFestival\u0022\u003EAtlanta Science Festival\u003C\/a\u003E. This \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/science-and-engineering-day-georgia-tech\u0022\u003Eyear\u003C\/a\u003E, more than 3,000 K-12 students and parents visited Georgia Tech\u2019s campus to engage in hands-on STEAM activities. Representing the museum, Doll worked with families to make prints on a clamshell printing press featuring a custom-designed Buzz image (designed by Doll) on a postcard for the kids to take home. The activity showcased the rich history of the printing press and modern technology with a photopolymer printing plate.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThrough these diverse projects and initiatives at the museum, Doll continues to make a difference in the world of papermaking. Looking ahead, she hopes to expand the museum\u2019s educational initiatives as well as the education team and its resources, and she envisions broadening the museum\u2019s reach and impact by offering free programs to schools through grants. She is also working with Georgia Tech faculty and researchers on museum research into the art of nano cellulose and plans to establish a paper and natural dye garden for teaching.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/anna-doll\u0022\u003EAnna Doll\u003C\/a\u003E is the education curator at the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/paper.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ERobert C. Williams Museum of Papermaking\u003C\/a\u003E, located in Georgia Tech\u2019s\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.research.gatech.edu\/rbi\u0022\u003ERenewable Bioproducts Institute\u003C\/a\u003E. 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This led me to pursue postdoctoral research in polymer chemistry, which has been a source of inspiration ever since.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat questions or challenges sparked your current renewable bioproducts research? What are the big issues facing your research area right now?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMy first project in this space was initiated shortly after I arrived at Georgia Tech through RBI funding opportunities, and it has continued to be a theme ever since. One of the critical problems in my research is identifying monomers that can polymerize and depolymerize on command. This involves balancing the driving force of polymerization (enthalpy) with the unfavorable process of confining multiple monomers to a single chain (entropy). While we are making considerable progress in engineering appropriate polymerization enthalpies into monomers, the entropic side of the problem remains a significant challenge.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat interests you the most in leading the research initiative on the interface of polymer science and wood-based materials? Why is your initiative important to the development of Georgia Tech\u2019s renewable bioproducts research strategy?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe most exciting aspect of the initiative is the ability to bring together multiple strengths of Georgia Tech to work on a central goal. Solving problems at this interface involves the collaborative efforts of researchers in chemistry, processing, separations, and even data science. 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Bark paper has existed within a centuries-long genealogy of craft in places like Uganda, Indonesia, Mexico, Hawaii, and a variety of Polynesian and Pacific-Islander cultures. Somewhat attributed to the Global South, it is no wonder why this alternative\u0026nbsp;production\u0026nbsp;of\u0026nbsp;natural\u0026nbsp;matrix\u0026nbsp;does\u0026nbsp;not\u0026nbsp;exist\u0026nbsp;within\u0026nbsp;the\u0026nbsp;Western\u0026nbsp;hegemonic\u0026nbsp;history\u0026nbsp;of writing and visual culture at large.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe\u0026nbsp;exhibit\u2019s\u0026nbsp;contemporary\u0026nbsp;innovations\u0026nbsp;utilize\u0026nbsp;the\u0026nbsp;signifiers\u0026nbsp;of\u0026nbsp;civilizations\u2019\u0026nbsp;papermaking pasts. Through timeless pattern-making practices and the further development of a shared semiotic\u0026nbsp;language,\u0026nbsp;both\u0026nbsp;representational\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;abstract;\u0026nbsp;the\u0026nbsp;artists\u0026nbsp;transcend\u0026nbsp;temporal\u0026nbsp;obstacles through\u0026nbsp;artistic\u0026nbsp;creation.\u0026nbsp;Repetition\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;the\u0026nbsp;meditative\u0026nbsp;beating\u0026nbsp;of\u0026nbsp;pulp\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;cellulose\u0026nbsp;are\u0026nbsp;central to the ancestral language of symbols and techniques of meaning-making.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESome\u0026nbsp;of\u0026nbsp;the\u0026nbsp;topics\u0026nbsp;broached\u0026nbsp;by\u0026nbsp;these\u0026nbsp;contemporary\u0026nbsp;interpretations\u0026nbsp;include\u0026nbsp;immigration, tradition, community, and issues of belonging in a post-colonial present. These themes bubble to the surface of Enrique Chagoy\u2019s \u003Cem\u003EIllegal Alien\u2019s Meditations on el Ser y la Nada\u003C\/em\u003E. The accordion-style artist\u0027s book unfolds into a colorful comic-like narrative throughout its ten lithographic prints on handmade Amate (Nahuatl for \u201cbark paper\u201d). The illustrations are stylized, suggesting its inspiration from pre-colonial Nahuatl codices. This reference informs the viewer\u2019s reading, meant to be traditionally read from right to left. The dots and slashes at the corner of each\u0026nbsp;page\u0026nbsp;share\u0026nbsp;the\u0026nbsp;number\/date\u0026nbsp;system\u0026nbsp;used\u0026nbsp;by\u0026nbsp;civilizations\u0026nbsp;under\u0026nbsp;the\u0026nbsp;Aztec\u0026nbsp;empire.\u0026nbsp;The\u0026nbsp;title page\u0026nbsp;pictures\u0026nbsp;the\u0026nbsp;protagonist\u0026nbsp;as\u0026nbsp;an\u0026nbsp;Aztec\u0026nbsp;sculpture\u0026nbsp;head\u0026nbsp;attached\u0026nbsp;to\u0026nbsp;a\u0026nbsp;classicized\u0026nbsp;female\u0026nbsp;body. The head reoccurs in the corner of another page with the subtitled \u201cHern\u00e1n Cort\u00e9s\u201d after the man behind the atrocities of the Spanish Conquest of New Spain. Other similar sculptural elements are littered throughout the book, often written over and struck through by other symbols in a red wash. Additional scenes are composited from comic and mass cultural depictions\u0026nbsp;of\u0026nbsp;white\u0026nbsp;people\u0026nbsp;interacting,\u0026nbsp;often\u0026nbsp;derogatorily,\u0026nbsp;with\u0026nbsp;a\u0026nbsp;cast\u0026nbsp;of\u0026nbsp;unnamed\u0026nbsp;indigenous\u0026nbsp;and stereotyped characters. These interactions are especially evident on a page with a series of 12 comic vignettes. Some of these vignettes have been altered with superimposed images. The overall effect is reminiscent of the Spanish casta paintings, which promoted a newly invented racial hierarchy to scientifically and culturally justify the systematic extermination of the New World\u2019s inhabitants. The original ephemera from which Chagoya takes inspiration is virtually nonexistent today, though its practices and techniques have miraculously survived generations and centuries after the Spanish Inquisition. Bark paper production and Nahuatl writing practices were effectively banned by the conquistadors\u2013 burned, denigrated, and rewritten histories. The title of the work refers to its contemporary take on the Mexican-American experience and how it might comically parallel a seemingly distant colonial past. Further, the title evokes Jean-Paul Sartre\u2019s \u003Cem\u003EBeing and Nothingness\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003Eas an acknowledgment of the existentialist center of the\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMexican-American ontological experience. The meditative processes associated with the making of the artist\u0027s book itself are an active forging of a connection to the past and an upholding\u0026nbsp;of\u0026nbsp;that\u0026nbsp;legacy,\u0026nbsp;but\u0026nbsp;also\u0026nbsp;a\u0026nbsp;history\u0026nbsp;lesson\u0026nbsp;that\u0026nbsp;might\u0026nbsp;allow\u0026nbsp;the\u0026nbsp;viewer\u0026nbsp;to\u0026nbsp;make\u0026nbsp;space\u0026nbsp;for a new reality long silenced.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESeveral works in the exhibition are spiritually oriented such as the Otom\u00ed \u201cSpirit Figures\u201d or the Hawaiian \u003Cem\u003Elananu \u2018u mamao\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003Eor \u201cOracle Tower\u201d entitled \u003Cem\u003EPa \u2018aikalani\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003E(Grounded to the Heavens)\u0026nbsp;by\u0026nbsp;Dalani\u0026nbsp;Tanahy.\u0026nbsp;The\u0026nbsp;wispy\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;ethereal\u0026nbsp;materiality\u0026nbsp;of\u0026nbsp;bark\u0026nbsp;paper\u0026nbsp;lends\u0026nbsp;itself\u0026nbsp;well\u0026nbsp;to the\u0026nbsp;art\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;expression\u0026nbsp;of\u0026nbsp;fleeting\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;translucent\u0026nbsp;light\u0026nbsp;that\u0026nbsp;of\u0026nbsp;a\u0026nbsp;specter.\u0026nbsp;The\u0026nbsp;resulting\u0026nbsp;exhibit\u0026nbsp;is\u0026nbsp;a diverse spectrum of these innumerable qualities: delicate and hardened, narrative-driven or abstract, and encaustic, coptic, or chemically treated.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEcologically, the mutuality of bark paper\u2019s production is clear to see. UNESCO\u2019s 2005 decree of bark cloth as a \u201cMasterpiece of Oral and Intangible Cultural Heritage\u201d is a testament\u0026nbsp;to its reemergence in contemporary artistic practices. Artists across time are called to action, creating a renewed awareness of the need for emphatic preservation of marginalized cultural practices previously destroyed. Artists are reclaiming and preserving marginalized cultural traditions, using sustainable methods to transform terrestrial resources into mediums for memory and ritual. Bark paper isn\u2019t just historical; it\u2019s social, cultural, and political. It has endured\u0026nbsp;colonization,\u0026nbsp;intellectual\u0026nbsp;suppression,\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;mass\u0026nbsp;re-education\u0026nbsp;efforts\u0026nbsp;throughout\u0026nbsp;history, making its preservation crucial for understanding our collective past.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EBark Rhythms: Contemporary Innovations \u0026amp; Ancestral Traditions\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003Eserves as a profound testament to the enduring significance of bark paper within global cultural heritage. By bridging past\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;present,\u0026nbsp;the\u0026nbsp;artists\u0026nbsp;not\u0026nbsp;only\u0026nbsp;showcase\u0026nbsp;the\u0026nbsp;beauty\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;versatility\u0026nbsp;of\u0026nbsp;this\u0026nbsp;ancient\u0026nbsp;practice but also provoke reflection on its ecological, social, and political implications. As we marvel at the intricate works on display, we are reminded of the resilience of marginalized traditions and the\u0026nbsp;imperative\u0026nbsp;of\u0026nbsp;their\u0026nbsp;preservation\u0026nbsp;in\u0026nbsp;shaping\u0026nbsp;a\u0026nbsp;more\u0026nbsp;inclusive\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;enlightened\u0026nbsp;future.\u0026nbsp;Through the medium of bark paper, we glimpse not only history but also the potential for transformative dialogue and mutual understanding across cultures and generations.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThis thoughtfully curated exhibition was brought to life by curators Jill Powers and Lisa Miles\u0026nbsp;of\u0026nbsp;the\u0026nbsp;North\u0026nbsp;American\u0026nbsp;Hand\u0026nbsp;Papermakers\u0026nbsp;for\u0026nbsp;the\u0026nbsp;organization\u2019s\u0026nbsp;Guest\u0026nbsp;Curated\u0026nbsp;Exhibition Triennial.\u0026nbsp;With\u0026nbsp;collaboration\u0026nbsp;between\u0026nbsp;the\u0026nbsp;guest\u0026nbsp;curators\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;the\u0026nbsp;Robert\u0026nbsp;C.\u0026nbsp;Williams\u0026nbsp;Museum\u0026nbsp;of Papermaking, the resulting deep dive has produced an insightful perspective on an often-forgotten ancient practice. Bark paper has existed within a centuries-long genealogy of craft in places like Uganda, Indonesia, Mexico, Hawaii, and a variety of Polynesian and Pacific-Islander cultures. Somewhat attributed to the Global South, it is no wonder why this alternative\u0026nbsp;production\u0026nbsp;of\u0026nbsp;natural\u0026nbsp;matrix\u0026nbsp;does\u0026nbsp;not\u0026nbsp;exist\u0026nbsp;within\u0026nbsp;the\u0026nbsp;Western\u0026nbsp;hegemonic\u0026nbsp;history\u0026nbsp;of writing and visual culture at large.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Exhibit review and analysis by Isabella Tallman-Jones"}],"uid":"30829","created_gmt":"2024-06-04 18:52:03","changed_gmt":"2024-06-18 15:44:57","author":"Virginia Howell","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2024-06-04T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2024-06-04T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"674204":{"id":"674204","type":"image","title":"RCW Chagoy","body":null,"created":"1718725267","gmt_created":"2024-06-18 15:41:07","changed":"1718725440","gmt_changed":"2024-06-18 15:44:00","alt":"Enrique Chagoy:  \u0022Illegal Alien\u2019s Meditations on el Ser y la Nada\u0022","file":{"fid":"257689","name":"Chagoy 1 small.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/06\/18\/Chagoy%201%20small.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/06\/18\/Chagoy%201%20small.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":2984213,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2024\/06\/18\/Chagoy%201%20small.jpg?itok=DV26knWQ"}}},"media_ids":["674204"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/paper.gatech.edu","title":"Museum website"},{"url":"https:\/\/art.stanford.edu\/people\/enrique-chagoya","title":"Enrique Chagoya"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.kapahawaii.com\/","title":"Dalani Tanahy"}],"groups":[{"id":"372221","name":"Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI)"},{"id":"508641","name":"Robert C. Williams Museum of Papermaking"}],"categories":[{"id":"42921","name":"Exhibitions"},{"id":"42891","name":"Georgia Tech Arts"}],"keywords":[{"id":"188363","name":"rcw-news"}],"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\u003EVirginia Howell\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E404-894-5726\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:virginia.howell@rbi.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Evirginia.howell@rbi.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["virginia.howell@rbi.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"674862":{"#nid":"674862","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Undergraduates Venture on Field Trips for Real-World Experiences","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EStudents in the Pulp and Paper Certification Program at Georgia Tech had real-world experiences outside the classroom this spring. Over 30 students taking the \u003Cem\u003EEmerging Technologies in the Manufacture of Forest Bioproducts\u003C\/em\u003E course (CHBE\/ME 4730\/8803) took field trips to \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.greif.com\/locations\/austell-ga-tube-plant\/\u0022\u003EGreif\u2019s\u003C\/a\u003E Austell location and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.granbio.com.br\/en\/\u0022 title=\u0022https:\/\/www.granbio.com.br\/en\/\u0022\u003EGranBio\u2019s\u003C\/a\u003E Thomaston facility in Georgia. The course is taught by \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/chris-luettgen\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EChris Luettgen\u003C\/a\u003E, professor of the practice and initiative lead for the process efficiency \u0026amp; intensification of pulp paper packaging \u0026amp; tissue manufacturing initiative at Georgia Tech\u0027s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.research.gatech.edu\/rbi\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ERenewable Bioproducts Institute\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAt the Sweetwater Mill, one of Greif\u2019s three paper mills in Austell, students saw the pressure cylinder machine, a pre-coater that smoothens the board for printability, and a curtain coater that makes value-added products such as one-sided chipboard packaging for retail displays. The mill runs 100% recycled fiber into stock cores, gypsum board liners, and chipboard packaging. The tour included converting the machine roll (called a parent roll) into smaller rolls that will be further converted at downstream customers\u2019 locations.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAt the GranBio\u2019s facility in Thomaston, Tech students were able to see a biorefinery at work where a wide variety of lignocellulosic feedstocks, including wood chips, were getting converted into multiple bioproducts. They had a firsthand look at the SEW (sulfur dioxide, ethanol, and water) process, which was quite different from the traditional kraft pulping process. It creates a highly acidic mush, with a high pH, instead of fiber, which could then be used to make biofuels and other value-added products. In addition, they were able to discuss the recent DOE award to scale their process to a 100 ton\/day biomass to Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF).\u0026nbsp; The company explained that they were still in site selection and would be hiring engineers in the near future.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout the Pulp and Paper Certification\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/coe.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECollege of Engineering \u003C\/a\u003Eat Georgia Tech offers a certificate program in pulp and paper. The certificate consists of 12 credit hours focused on forest bioproduct topics, including lecture- and laboratory-based courses. Since its inception in 1990, more than 100 students have completed their certification.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe foundational course in the program introduces students to the history of pulp and paper manufacturing from its origins and covers the forest bioeconomy, wood structure, chemistry, and fiber morphology, and goes through the unit operations utilized to transform lignocellulosic feedstocks into value-added products, including chemical and mechanical pulping, recycled fiber operations, chemical recovery, bleaching, stock preparation, and papermaking.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe emerging technologies course focuses on the future of bioproducts industries. Case studies on the use of biomass in the production of value-added products are covered. Included are fluff pulp and dissolving pulps, alternative fibers, specialty papers, packaging, and printed electronics, biorefining technologies, nanocellulose and bio composites, and renewable polymers.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe pulp and paper laboratory course introduces students to pulping operations, bleaching, hand sheet formation, pulp and paper physical properties, and recycled fiber. The final course allows students to pursue research on special problems under supervision from an RBI-affiliated faculty.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EStudents in the program can demonstrate their proficiency in pulp and paper science and engineering and are in high demand for their expertise.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EStudents in the Pulp and Paper Certification Program at Georgia Tech had real-world experiences outside the classroom this spring. Over 30 students taking the \u003Cem\u003EEmerging Technologies in the Manufacture of Forest Bioproducts\u003C\/em\u003E course (CHBE\/ME 4730\/8803) took field trips to \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.greif.com\/locations\/austell-ga-tube-plant\/\u0022\u003EGreif\u2019s\u003C\/a\u003E Austell location and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.granbio.com.br\/en\/\u0022 title=\u0022https:\/\/www.granbio.com.br\/en\/\u0022\u003EGranBio\u2019s\u003C\/a\u003E Thomaston facility in Georgia.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Over 30 students taking the Emerging Technologies in the Manufacture of Forest Bioproducts course (CHBE\/ME 4730\/8803) took field trips to Greif\u2019s Austell location and GranBio\u2019s Thomaston facility in Georgia."}],"uid":"36413","created_gmt":"2024-05-22 20:36:20","changed_gmt":"2024-05-22 20:50:37","author":"pdevarajan3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2024-05-22T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2024-05-22T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"372221","name":"Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI)"}],"categories":[{"id":"141","name":"Chemistry and Chemical Engineering"},{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"188020","name":"go-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\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto: priya.devarajan@research.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EPriya Devarajan\u003C\/a\u003E || \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.research.gatech.edu\/rbi\u0022\u003ERBI\u003C\/a\u003E Communications Program Manager\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["priya.devarajan@research.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"674858":{"#nid":"674858","#data":{"type":"news","title":"RBI Initiative Lead Profile: Blair Brettmann","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBlair Brettmann, associate professor, Solvay Faculty Fellow, and Raymond and Stephanie Myers Faculty Fellow in the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, co-leads the interface of polymer science and wood-based materials initiative with\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/will-gutekunst\u0022\u003EWill Gutekunst\u003C\/a\u003E at Georgia Tech\u2019s\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/rbi\u0022\u003ERenewable Bioproducts Institute\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBrettmann\u2019s current research focuses on developing technologies that enable multicomponent, rapidly customizable product design, with a specific focus on polymer systems.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBrettmann received her Ph.D. in chemical engineering at MIT in 2012 working with the Novartis-MIT Center for Continuous Manufacturing under Bernhardt Trout. Later, she worked on polymer-based wet coatings and dispersions for various applications at Saint-Gobain Ceramics and Plastics. She went on to serve as a postdoctoral researcher in the Institute for Molecular Engineering at the University of Chicago with Matthew Tirrell. Below is a brief Q\u0026amp;A with Brettmann in which she discusses her research focus areas and how they influence the interface of polymer science and wood-based materials research at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat is your field of expertise and at what point in your life did you first become interested in this area?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMy expertise is in polymer science and materials design for manufacturability. I got excited about this area after my Ph.D. when I worked for Saint-Gobain and saw firsthand the challenges of bringing new products to market, especially those made of complex mixtures of materials.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat questions or challenges sparked your current renewable bioproducts research? What are the big issues facing your research area right now?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESustainability of materials and process is a top priority right now across many industries, and renewable bioproducts research is helping to improve this. But it is still tough to design and scale up products made with these materials because of the heterogeneity of the raw bio-based materials and recycled materials that now serve as the raw materials. Engineers are essential to design systems that can be robust despite the heterogeneities and still produce consistent, high-quality products.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat interests you the most in leading the research initiative on the interface of polymer science and wood-based materials? Why is your initiative important to the development of Georgia Tech\u2019s Renewable Bioproducts research strategy?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOne of the most promising directions to decrease the impact of plastics on the environment is to replace some of the synthetic plastic materials with natural products, such as cellulose from wood. My initiative aims to build better connections between polymer scientists working to design improved plastics and experts in bio-based materials to seed research that can work toward this goal. Polymers also serve as important tools to improve the properties of cellulose and wood-based products and can enable new materials with increased functionality that still have sustainable materials at their core.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat are the broader global and social benefits of the research you and your team conduct on the interface of polymer science and wood-based materials?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWe work to improve the sustainability of material products while addressing specific challenges related to manufacturing and scale-up, which can speed up the adoption of these more sustainable products in industry. We take a wide view of the problem and have even worked on a project to understand consumer choices in recycling: If people don\u2019t recycle the material, our efforts to make recyclable products will not have an impact!\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat are your plans for engaging a wider Georgia Tech faculty pool with the broader renewable bioproducts community?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003EUsing symposia, social events, and student-centered networking, I will bring the broad Georgia Tech Polymer Network community together with the RBI community.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat are your hobbies?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWater polo and swimming. I train with the Atlanta Rainbow Trout, who practice at the Georgia Tech pool.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWho has influenced you the most?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;I\u2019m constantly learning from people around me!\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBlair Brettmann, \u0026nbsp;co-leads the interface of polymer science and wood-based materials initiative with\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/will-gutekunst\u0022\u003EWill Gutekunst\u003C\/a\u003E at Georgia Tech\u2019s\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/rbi\u0022\u003ERenewable Bioproducts Institute\u003C\/a\u003E. 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The goal was to create an exhibit that showcased the ongoing practices of barkcloth and bark papers. Powers and Miles connected with artists around the world to develop an exhibit that is interesting and engaging, especially for people who have no experience with these materials. \u201cOne of the aspects emphasized by \u003Cem\u003EBark Rhythms\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003Eis that these practices are living\u2014 that the people who make bark paper and barkcloth are producing something that is important and relevant to the communities they are part of. That element really spoke to us as important to emphasize in an exhibit. Lisa and Jill wanted to ensure \u003Cem\u003EBark Rhythms\u003C\/em\u003E was as comprehensive as our space allowed,\u201d says museum director Virginia Howell. The exhibit features contemporary artwork, but there are historic examples included throughout. In addition to artwork, the tools \u2013beaters\u2014used in production are prominently featured. This includes about a dozen wood beaters acquired by Dard Hunter in the first quarter of the 20th century.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn the world of handmade paper, the definition of paper has long venerated European and Asian traditions, which employ moulds to form sheets with macerated pulp. Bark paper and bark cloth are created by hand-beating the cooked or fermented inner bark of certain trees with a shaped stone, wood, or metal beating implement. \u003Cem\u003EBark Rhythms\u003C\/em\u003E seeks to elevate and honor Indigenous beaten bark fiber traditions that have been undervalued or excluded from exhibitions and scholarship within the field of papermaking and beyond. Highlighting the manifestation of ancient traditions into distinctive, contemporary art practices, this exhibition connects the dots between bark paper and barkcloth, and it shines a light on makers who maintain a deep respect for their materials, techniques, tools, and cultural origins. Although not comprehensive worldwide, \u003Cem\u003EBark Rhythms\u003C\/em\u003E focuses on bark paper and bark cloth traditions from Mexico, Hawaii, the Polynesian Islands, Indonesia, and Uganda, and marks the first time many of these artists have exhibited work in the United States.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EBark Rhythms\u003C\/em\u003E opened at the Robert C. Williams Museum of Papermaking in Atlanta, Georgia, on May 6, 2024. A celebratory reception will be held on Thursday, July 11 from 4-7pm. Sponsored by North American Hand Papermakers and the Robert C. Williams Museum of Papermaking, \u003Cem\u003EBark Rhythms\u003C\/em\u003E is curated by papermakers Jill Powers and Lisa Miles as part of NAHP\u0027s second Guest Curated Exhibition Triennial.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EEvents\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWednesday, May 29 \u2022 Virtual talk: Sheila Nakitende \u0026amp; Tedi Permadi: Ugandan barkcloth, Indonesian Duluang bark paper\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETuesday, June 18 \u2022 Virtual talk: \u0026nbsp;James Ojascastro \u0026amp; Cekouat Elim Le\u00f3n Peralta : \u0026nbsp;Bast fibers for bark paper \u0026amp; cloth, Papel amate from Mexico\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThursday, July 11 \u2022 Exhibit Reception 4-7pm\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWednesday, Aug 7 \u2022 Virtual talk: \u0026nbsp;Lehuauakea, Dalani Tanahy, \u0026amp; Cora-Allan Lafaiki Twiss: Kapa bark cloth from Hawai\u2018i, Hiapo bark cloth from Niue\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAll events are free and open to the public. The virutal talks are held on Zoom. To register, visit the museum website (\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.paper.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ewww.paper.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E) or email\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:Anna.Doll@rbi.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EAnna.Doll@rbi.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EExhibiting Artists\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAdnan Rusdi, Bobby Britnell, Cekouat Peralta, Cora-Allan Twiss, Dalani Tanahy, Enrique Chagoya, Faris Wibisono, Fred Mubuti, Gaal Cohen, Jennie Frederick, Lehuauakea, Maria Monta\u00f1o Guerrero, Maribel Portela, Mufid Sururi, Sheila Nakitende, Tedi Permadi\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EAbout the Curators\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJill Powers\u003C\/strong\u003E is a paper and book artist, primarily working with hand cast and beaten bark fiber. Her art takes the form of sculpture, installation art, and book arts, and focuses on environmental themes. Powers has a graduate degree from Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia. She lives in Boulder Colorado, where she taught at Naropa University for 20 years, founding courses in 3D Ephemeral Media and Eco Art. Her work is in the Lieberman Collection and the RCW Museum of Papermaking, and many private and public collections. She has taught bark fiber courses at many places, including the Sitka Center for Art and Ecology in Oregon, the Honolulu Museum of Art in Hawaii, the Denver Botanical Gardens, and the Museo de las Americas.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELisa Miles\u003C\/strong\u003E is a papermaker and book artist who creates one-of-a-kind, hand-beaten bark paperworks. Originally from New England, Miles is based in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She holds an MFA in Book Arts from the University of Iowa Center for the Book, a BFA in Graphic Design from the New England School of Art \u0026amp; Design, and an AA in Printmaking from the Santa Fe Community College. In 2016, she researched\u0026nbsp; \u003Cem\u003Epapel amate\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003Ein Mexico, with the support of a University of Iowa Stanley Graduate Award for International Research. In 2017\u20132018, she received a Fulbright Arts Research grant for her project, \u201cBark Paper, Plant Dyes, and the Book Arts in Indonesia,\u201d where she studied \u003Cem\u003Edaluang\u003C\/em\u003E bark paper in Java and \u003Cem\u003Efuya\u003C\/em\u003E bark cloth in Sulawesi. In 2018, Miles was awarded the Holle Award for Excellence in Book Arts from the University of Alabama. 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Although such technologies aim to minimize environmental impacts of modern societies, without considering issues of environmental justice and energy equity, these solutions can inadvertently perpetuate disparities by disproportionately benefiting certain communities while harming others. Bridging the gap between technological advancements and community benefits is paramount to creating an equitable energy future for all.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThis program provides a unique opportunity to explore these interconnections, enhancing my knowledge in integrating community values and concerns into my research on alternative fuels and renewable energy sources. I am particularly excited about the hands-on approach of the program, which emphasizes listening sessions and workshops, allowing fellows to gain direct insights from various stakeholders. I hope that, through active participation in these sessions, I can further my understanding of the challenges faced by local communities and incorporate these insights into actionable solutions in my research.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EIn my project, I\u0027m in a group crafting a reflective essay about our experiences with Community Engaged Research training. Our goal is to translate the insights gained from this pilot program into a publishable piece. 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I never imagined how much I would learn from this program about properly engaging with communities. As researchers, we might think we want to hear the needs that communities face to provide them with solutions. That is different than the way community-driven research should work. I\u2019ve learned that researchers need to gain the communities\u2019 trust, be present and participate in their events, and, more importantly, work at their pace and for their interests rather than push our research agendas for our professional benefit. I know there is still a lot more I must continue learning, but what I\u2019ve learned so far has been an eye-opener that is making me rethink how to approach my research and its social aspect.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EMy project focuses on the social performance of supply chains, and I am seeking to put more emphasis on the \u201csocial\u201d part of my research by making it more community-driven. That is why I applied for the fellowship. I am advancing two current projects as part of the fellowship. One relates to increasing food accessibility to vulnerable populations via community-driven freight transportation solutions. I want to bring food closer to people and do it by co-designing solutions with the communities. The second project relates to forming a team to pursue research on enhancing community resilience to extreme weather events for the mobility of people and goods. The fellowship and a Sustainability Next seed grant from BBISS are helping me move forward with this project.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe Center for Sustainable Communities Research and Education (\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/scre.research.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESCoRE\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E \u2014 formerly SLS), in collaboration with the Strategic Energy Institute (\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Ca 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nation\u2019s goals to net zero well underway and the world moving toward sustainable production methods, \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ebiorefineries play a crucial role in our transition to a greener future. These multifaceted facilities convert biomass into biofuels, biochemicals, and bioproducts; foster a circular economy; and reduce reliance on fossil fuels \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ewhile promoting environmentally friendly industrial practices.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe Renewable Bioproducts Institute (\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.research.gatech.edu\/rbi\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ERBI\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E) at Georgia Tech recently hosted a workshop on the Emerging Bioeconomy and the Future of Biorefining. The event cultivated new partnerships as more than 75 attendees from academia, national laboratories, and industry shared and learned about the cutting-edge developments in the emerging field.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/j-carson-meredith\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ECarson Meredith\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, executive director of RBI, said, \u201cT\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ehe workshop provided an immersive experience for the attendees with access to knowledge, opportunities to network, and a platform for collaboration to positively impact their understanding and involvement in this rapidly evolving field. I saw a lot of human connections being made, a lot of people shaking hands, and having conversations off to the side. That\u2019s exactly why we hold such workshops \u2014 to exchange ideas within the Institute as well as between researchers in universities, industry, and national labs.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe program started with a keynote by \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/egr.vcu.edu\/directory\/b.frank.gupton\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EB. Frank Gupton\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, professor of chemical and life science engineering at Virginia Commonwealth University, on creating resilient national supply chains for essential medicines and the need for waste reduction through process chemistry improvements to reduce the carbon footprint in the pharmaceutical industry. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EVarious presentations from RBI\u2019s research faculty demonstrated the depth of research in the field of bioeconomy and biorefineries. Topics included integrated biorefining processes by multicomponent separations and catalytic conversion, lignin-derived phenol as the new platform of biorefineries, catalytic conversion of organic acids, data-driven biorefinery process control, hot topics in lifecycle assessment, and more. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EA highlight of the annual workshop was the student poster session that showcased the diversity of research happening in the renewable bioproducts field. Over 25 \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/rbi\/students\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ERBI Fellows\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E,\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E spanning chemical and biomolecular engineering, mechanical engineering, materials science and engineering, civil and environmental engineering, and chemistry and biochemistry presented their research to a highly engaged audience. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAndreas Villegas, president of the Georgia Forestry Association and the dinner keynote speaker, addressed the need for educating the community about working forests and their potential to create carbon-neutral products and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Working forests in the state of Georgia are managed with a growth-over-harvest-rate of 50% and are a natural solution to the major challenges in sustainable forests and communities. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EBlake Simmons, keynote speaker from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, discussed the importance of intellectual property models and licensing technology models that will allow companies to access new processes emerging in the field.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EMi Li, assistant professor of biorefinery and sustainable materials from the University of Tennessee, presented his research on the modification of plant cell walls, while \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/warnell.uga.edu\/directory\/people\/dr-bronson-p-bullock\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EBronson P. 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Nelson presented GranBio\u2019s patented AVAP technology that uses woody biomass to produce SAF, renewable diesel, electricity, and other byproducts like BioPlus nanocellulose for tires in the process. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cAt this moment, there is a tremendous federal, state, and industrial focus on developing the U.S. bioeconomy,\u201d Meredith said. \u201cRBI\u0027s vision is that pulp producers and users of wood extractives and byproducts have an opportunity to develop higher margin products from woody biomass residues, including plastics, pharmaceuticals, and fuels, without disrupting current paper and lumber markets. Traditional petrochemical producers of these products have an\u0026nbsp;opportunity to substitute more carbon-neutral sources as feedstocks. 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research, development, and pilot-scale technology validation and demonstration projects that will reduce energy usage and greenhouse gas emissions in conjunction with cross-sector industrial decarbonization approaches.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe Georgia Tech funding includes a project, in the topic area of Decarbonizing Forest Products, on innovative refining, paper forming, and drying to eliminate CO2 emissions from paper machines. Funded at $3.1 million, the project is led by \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/j-carson-meredith\u0022\u003ECarson Meredith\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, professor and James Harris Faculty Fellow in the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and executive director of the Renewable Bioproducts Institute (\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.research.gatech.edu\/rbi\u0022\u003ERBI\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E). Collaborators include co-PI \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/cyrus-aidun\u0022\u003ECyrus Aidun\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, professor of mechanical engineering; \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/patritsia-stathatou\u0022\u003EPatritsia Stathatou\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, research scientist at RBI; and Aruna Weerasakura, senior research engineer. External collaborators include Fort Valley State University, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, and several RBI member companies. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EMeredith\u2019s project focuses on decarbonization in energy-intensive drying, paper forming, and pulping processes and will combine recent deflocculation breakthroughs in fiber refining with low-water, multiphase paper forming. The innovations will facilitate the cost-effective implementation of advanced electrical drying technologies in the paper industry. By taking advantage of the increasing fraction of non-fossil electricity in the U.S., electrified drying, if implemented partially (50%), has the potential to reduce the generation of non-biogenic emissions by over 10 million metric tons of CO2e annually.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0022I am excited because the new project will utilize the multiphase forming laboratory that is under construction in the \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/rbi\/location-directions\u0022\u003EPaper Tricentennial Building\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, representing the first major \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eexpansion in lab space there since the 1990s,\u201d said Meredith. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/valerie-thomas\u0022\u003EValerie Thomas\u003C\/a\u003E, the Anderson-Interface Chair of Natural Systems and professor of industrial and systems engineering and public policy, is a co-PI in a $1.45 million project titled \u201cMild Co-Solvent Pulping to Decarbonize the Paper and Forest Products Sector,\u201c led by the University of California, Riverside. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThomas\u2019 project, also under the topic area of Decarbonizing Forest Products, aims to enhance Co-solvent Enhanced Lignocellulosic Fractionation (CELF) technology into a more environmentally sustainable alternative to traditional kraft pulping. CELF technology will be applied to optimize the production of dissolving pulp used in the manufacturing of extruded textile fibers and will also produce dissolving lignin as a by-product that can serve as a natural resin binder or a renewable ingredient for producing industrial adhesives and binders. This technology has the potential to reduce carbon intensity by 50 \u2013 75% and operating costs by 10 \u2013 20%.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/timothy-charles-lieuwen\u0022\u003ETim Lieuwen\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EDavid S. Lewis Jr. Chair and professor in aerospace engineering and executive director of the \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/energy\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EStrategic Energy Institute\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E,\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E is co-PI along with Vishal Acharya, principal research engineer and Benjamin Emerson, principal research engineer at Georgia Tech in a $3.25 million project titled \u201cOmnivore Combustion System,\u201d led by GTI Energy, \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ean Illinois-based technology company. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ELieuwen\u2019s project, under the topic area of Low-Carbon Fuels Utilization R\u0026amp;D, \u003C\/span\u003Ewill design and demonstrate a scaled, adaptable omnivore combustion system (OCS) that can accommodate a continuously varying blend of low-carbon fuels with ultra-low nitrous oxide emissions, including natural gas-hydrogen blends, syngas, and biogas. The project will demonstrate a full-scale OCS for at least 100 hours and will focus on three aspects \u2014 improving performance, operation stability and safety, and fuel flexibility \u2014 and can potentially be used for industrial furnace applications in high carbon-emitting industries.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cThe industrial sector is large in both its significance for our economy and its negative climate impacts, and each of these projects addresses significant challenges for the decarbonization of this critical sector,\u201d Lieuwen said.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe projects are part of DOE\u2019s Technologies for Industrial Emissions Reduction Development (\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.energy.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/2023-03\/Decarbonizing%20America%27s%20Industrial%20Sector%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf\u0022\u003ETIEReD\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E) Program, which invests in fundamental science, research, development, and initial pilot-scale demonstrations projects to decarbonize the industrial sector \u2014 currently responsible for a third of the nation\u2019s greenhouse gas emissions. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIn January, Georgia Tech researchers were awarded three grants as a part of the Department of Energy\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.energy.gov\/eere\/iedo\/funding-selections-fy23-industrial-efficiency-and-decarbonization-multi-topic-foa\u0022\u003EIndustrial Efficiency and Decarbonization multi-topic funding\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"In January, Georgia Tech researchers were awarded three grants as a part of the Department of Energy\u2019s Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization multi-topic funding"}],"uid":"36413","created_gmt":"2024-03-14 13:21:28","changed_gmt":"2024-03-14 15:15:59","author":"pdevarajan3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2024-03-14T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2024-03-14T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"673386":{"id":"673386","type":"image","title":"Industrial Decarbonization Grants - Researchers","body":"\u003Cp\u003EFrom Left to Right: Carson Meredith, Valerie Thomas, Tim Lieuwen\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","created":"1710421325","gmt_created":"2024-03-14 13:02:05","changed":"1710421358","gmt_changed":"2024-03-14 13:02:38","alt":"Carson Meredith, Valerie Thomas, Tim Lieuwen","file":{"fid":"256775","name":"carsonvalerietim.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/03\/14\/carsonvalerietim.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/03\/14\/carsonvalerietim.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":165574,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2024\/03\/14\/carsonvalerietim.jpg?itok=AGf3Kual"}}},"media_ids":["673386"],"groups":[{"id":"372221","name":"Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI)"},{"id":"367481","name":"SEI Energy"}],"categories":[{"id":"136","name":"Aerospace"},{"id":"141","name":"Chemistry and Chemical Engineering"},{"id":"144","name":"Energy"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"186858","name":"go-sei"},{"id":"188020","name":"go-rbi"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39531","name":"Energy and Sustainable Infrastructure"},{"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\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:priya.devarajan@research.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EPriya Devarajan\u003C\/a\u003E || Research Programs Communications Manager || \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.research.gatech.edu\/rbi\u0022\u003ERBI\u003C\/a\u003E || \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.research.gatech.edu\/energy\u0022\u003ESEI\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["priya.devarajan@research.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"672702":{"#nid":"672702","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Museum Receives Award","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EOver 200 museum professionals recently descended \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eupon Athens, Georgia, for the annual meeting of the Georgia Association of Museums (GAM).\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; They arrived from all regions of the state, from Rome to Thomasville to Savannah.\u0026nbsp; The theme of the 2024 conference was \u201cFinding the Right Frequency: Museums and Communities in Harmony.\u201d\u0026nbsp; Attendees participated in a variety of sessions and workshops ranging from developing education programs to designing \u0026nbsp;eye-catching exhibits and visiting with vendors whose products and services target the field.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Many Athens-Clarke County museums and cultural institutions opened their doors to attendees for tours and events. 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From preparing fiber by hand beating plant material to working together to fill a papermaking mold, students worked together to create something huge! The inaugural event was in April, 2023, and had participants from the University of Georgia, Spelman College, Kennesaw State University, and the Georgia State University Art Club. The event returns in 2024 with noted papermaker Tom Balbo, founding director of the Morgan Conservatory, leading the communal event. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EMuseum Director Virginia Howell says, \u201cThe Paper Museum is honored to receive this award. 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Williams Museum of Papermaking"}],"categories":[{"id":"42901","name":"Community"},{"id":"42921","name":"Exhibitions"},{"id":"42891","name":"Georgia Tech Arts"}],"keywords":[{"id":"188363","name":"rcw-news"}],"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\u003EVirginia Howell\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003Evirginia.howell@rbi.gatech.edu\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E404-894-5726\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["virginia.howell@rbi.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"671559":{"#nid":"671559","#data":{"type":"news","title":"SEI Initiative Lead Profile: Matthew Realff","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMatthew Realff, professor and David Wang Sr. Fellow in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chbe.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E, leads the Circular Carbon Economy Research Initiative in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/energy\u0022\u003EStrategic Energy Institute\u003C\/a\u003E and the Next Generation Refineries Research Initiative in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/rbi\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ERenewable Bioproducts Institute\u003C\/a\u003E at Georgia Tech. Realff co-directs the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sites.gatech.edu\/dac-center\/\u0022\u003EDirect Air Capture Center\u003C\/a\u003E (DirACC), which coordinates research across the Institute aimed at the removal of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere. Realff\u2019s broad research interests are in the areas of process design, simulation, and scheduling. His current research is focused on the design and operation of processes that minimize waste production by recovery of useful products from waste streams, and the design of processes based on biomass inputs. In particular, he is interested in carbon capture processes both from flue gas and dilute capture from air as well as the analysis and design of processes that use biomass.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2022 What is your field of expertise and at what point in your life did you first become interested in this area?\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMy background is in chemical engineering with a focus on process design and simulation, which is part of the field of process systems engineering. I have been interested in this general topic since first setting foot on the campus of Imperial College London in 1982, and subsequently pursued it as my Ph.D. topic. I first started thinking about direct air capture of CO2 in 2011 and about circular carbon from CO2 in 2016.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2022 What questions or challenges sparked your current energy research? What are the big issues facing your research area right now?\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI believe that managing CO2 emissions will be the biggest challenge of the next 50 to 100 years. We will need to have negative emissions, as we are emitting too much, and pulling CO2 directly out of the atmosphere will be required because we are going to continue to emit. Creating technological solutions to provide negative emissions is one of the biggest challenges, as they need to be cost-effective and environmentally and socially less damaging than the emissions they capture. The biggest issue facing my research is understanding the phenomena that are involved in direct air capture and translating that understanding into engineered systems that are low-cost, have low environmental impact, and are socially beneficial.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2022 What interests you the most leading the research initiative on circular carbon economy? Why is your initiative important to the development of Georgia Tech\u2019s energy research strategy?\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe circular carbon economy is a systems problem in the broadest sense. This means that we must embrace a multidisciplinary approach to synthesize effective solutions. I want to emphasize the word \u201ceffective\u201d here \u2014 we must embrace a wide range of measures of performance from energy efficiency to social justice because without improving along many dimensions we will be unlikely to be successful. It is this multidimensional, multidisciplinary research effort that interests me, as I love to find ways to bring people together to synthesize different knowledge into effective solutions. Georgia Tech is a world leader in direct air capture technology \u2014 as demonstrated by our new Direct Air Capture Center (DirACC). Our advances in this topic area can provide a base from which to develop approaches to carbon utilization, and other research efforts in electro, bio, and thermo chemical technologies can enable closed pathways using carbon as an energy carrier.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2022 What are the broader global and social benefits of the research you and your team conduct on circular carbon economy?\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOne vision for our energy and material systems is to have a much greater local production and consumption of energy using renewable resources. A circular carbon economy based on CO2 from the air; water from local sources including the air; and solar, wind, or biomass-based energy could be local and would have many transactions between local parties. This could serve to not only reduce global emissions but also to provide more opportunities for communities to benefit from the production of energy as opposed to having many transactions that transfer money outside of the community.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2022 What are your plans for engaging a wider Georgia Tech faculty pool with the broader energy community?\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDirACC is one way we hope to connect faculty to the ecosystem of companies that are developing and deploying DAC technology. We hope that the challenges that these companies are articulating can be translated into research topics for the faculty affiliated with the center. The Department of Energy\u2019s efforts to establish the DAC Hubs provides us with other opportunities to engage faculty around social and environmental justice issues associated with deploying energy technologies such as direct air capture. I hope that faculty will see themselves participating in these efforts and reach out to be included in the network of researchers on these topics.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2022 What are your hobbies?\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMy main hobby is playing a card game called Magic: The Gathering. I have played this since 1994 and have enjoyed many friendships formed as a dueling wizard. I also enjoy reading, particularly science fiction and steampunk literature, as well as history.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2022 Who has influenced you the most?\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EProfessor Roger Sargent at Imperial College was one of the founders of the field of process systems engineering. His speech on elevation to the position of professor at Imperial in 1963 has had a profound impact on the direction of my research and educational activities.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Profile on Matthew Realff SEI Lead: Circular Carbon Economy"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThis is a profile on Matthew Realff, Professor in the School of Chemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering. Realff leads the Circular Carbon Economy research initiative for the Strategic Energy Institute \u0026amp; the Renewable Bioproducts Institute at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"This is a profile on Matthew Realff, Professor in the School of Chemical \u0026 Biomolecular Engineering. Realff leads the Circular Carbon Economy research initiative for the Strategic Energy Institute \u0026 the Renewable Bioproducts Institute at Georgia Tech."}],"uid":"36413","created_gmt":"2023-12-13 17:36:15","changed_gmt":"2023-12-13 19:03:41","author":"pdevarajan3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2023-12-13T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2023-12-13T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"672571":{"id":"672571","type":"image","title":"Realff M 2022-LR.jpg","body":"\u003Cp\u003EPortrait of Matthew Realff\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","created":"1702489035","gmt_created":"2023-12-13 17:37:15","changed":"1702489035","gmt_changed":"2023-12-13 17:37:15","alt":"Portrait of Matthew Realff, Professor at Georgia Tech","file":{"fid":"255839","name":"Realff M 2022-LR.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/12\/13\/Realff%20M%202022-LR.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/12\/13\/Realff%20M%202022-LR.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1325114,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2023\/12\/13\/Realff%20M%202022-LR.jpg?itok=zYnjDKn4"}}},"media_ids":["672571"],"groups":[{"id":"372221","name":"Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI)"},{"id":"367481","name":"SEI Energy"}],"categories":[{"id":"144","name":"Energy"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"186858","name":"go-sei"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39531","name":"Energy and Sustainable Infrastructure"},{"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\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:priya.devarajan@research.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EPriya Devarajan\u003C\/a\u003E || Research Communications Program Manager SEI || RBI\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["priya.devarajan@research.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"671221":{"#nid":"671221","#data":{"type":"news","title":"RBI Releases 2024-25 Fellowship Request for Proposals","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI) at Georgia Tech benefits from a substantial endowment that is invested to advance the evolving science and technology needs of the bioproducts industry and emerging bioeconomy through graduate research. The endowment over the years has supported more than 1,500 engineers and scientists and a leading body of scientific research. RBI has released the Request For Proposals (RFP) for the annual year 2024-25 fellowships. Proposals are\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003Edue on Feb. 1, 2024\u003C\/strong\u003E.\u0026nbsp;The RFP document describing the application process and several important changes for this year can be found at \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/rbi\/endowed-fellowships\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E2024-25 RFP Proposals\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe principal mission of RBI is to incubate and develop interdisciplinary teams of researchers that can establish thought leadership through new bioproduct research directions. Our focus is on pre-competitive, use-inspired research with a technical, economic, or policy focus.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EAll supported work needs to address an aspect of bioproducts and the developing bioeconomy\u003C\/strong\u003E. The RBI Fellowship supports this mission by promoting two objectives: \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E(1)\u0026nbsp; Helping teams of faculty to establish new concepts, publish early results, and develop competitive federal, industry, or foundation proposals in the future. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E(2) Training a diverse group of graduate-level professionals who can support the evolving bioproducts R\u0026amp;D workforce.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002***NEW PROGRAM CHANGES***\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EAlong with Graduate Research Assistant (GRA) stipend and tuition support, RBI will provide $1,000 of materials and supplies funding or a $1,000 credit toward the use of RBI\u2019s\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/rbi\/services-overview\u0022 title=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/rbi\/services-overview\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eanalytical facilities\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EThe fellowship was formerly called the PSE (Paper Science and Engineering Fellowship). It has been renamed as the RBI Fellowship.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EThe fellowship minor requirement has been changed from 12 hours to nine hours. The minor will consist of two core courses and one elective, described\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/rbi\/rbi-phd-minor\u0022 title=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/rbi\/rbi-phd-minor\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E. For students outside of the College of Sciences or College of Engineering, an alternative set of courses can be considered.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EAwards can support GRAs from any school within Georgia Tech and can be advised by teams consisting of faculty from any Georgia Tech school, although the relevance of the disciplines included must be clear.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"RBI Releases 2024-25 Fellowship Request for Proposals"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ERBI has released the Request For Proposals (RFP) for the annual year 2024-25 fellowships. Proposals are\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003Edue on Feb. 1, 2024\u003C\/strong\u003E.\u0026nbsp;The RFP document describing the application process and several important changes for this year can be found at \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/rbi\/endowed-fellowships\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E2024-25 RFP Proposals\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"RBI has released the Request For Proposals (RFP) for the annual year 2024-25 fellowships. 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These services include chemical analysis; corrosion; paper, board and box testing; pulp analysis; and pulp recovery analysis. Established over 25 years ago, RBI\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/rbi\/services-overview\u0022\u003Etesting services\u003C\/a\u003E are well-known in the industry for their quality and customer service. RBI is one of the ten interdisciplinary research institutes at Georgia Tech that champions innovation in converting biomass into value-added products, developing advanced chemical and bio-based refining technologies, and advancing excellence in manufacturing processes.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe RBI research testing services is a team of professional scientists and engineers who work together to provide information and offer solutions required by a manufacturers and users of biomass products, as well as Georgia Tech faculty and students engaged in research on campus. The multidisciplinary capabilities of the team make them uniquely qualified to address customers\u0027 technical needs in the areas of process and product development, and quality control. Where appropriate, the team involves RBI faculty and other staff experts to arrive at the best possible solution for their customers and users.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nIn this article, we will focus on a day\u2019s work with the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/rbi\/chemical-analysis\u0022\u003Echemical analysis team\u003C\/a\u003E.Headed by \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/rbi\/rallming-yang\u0022\u003ERallming Yang\u003C\/a\u003E, senior research scientist in RBI, the team is equipped to follow the Technical Association of the Paper and Pulp industry (TAPPI) standard of testing, which only a small number of labs in the country can do, and has also developed some of its own internal protocols. Yang leads two specific characterization programs within RBI: (1) the pulping and bleaching analysis, paper recycling, and recovery lab, and (2) the chemical analysis lab.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe chemical analysis team is busy year-round with research projects and testing services. In addition, during the Spring semester, the team also provides support to a paper science laboratory course for undergraduate and graduate students. In the recent times, chemical analysis of black liquor from pulp mills has kept the team busy with more than 30 projects completed by the team over three months for various industry customers. Currently, black liquor analysis continues to account for over 50% of the workload of the lab.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nBlack liquor (BL) is a byproduct of a wood pulping and is released when cellulose fibers are separated from wood chips. BL contains lignin, which is used as a biofuel within the mill, and several other chemicals that are recovered and reused. In most pulp mills, nearly 50-70% of BL is converted into a convenient source of fuel or energy. Due to the important role played by black liquor in a paper mill, it needs to be tested regularly to ensure consistency in composition. The RBI chemical analysis lab gets BL samples from a pulp mill, who contact the lab by email to get their testing request into the queue. The process involved in the testing is very intense and has multiple steps that need to be carefully administered.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nIn the first step, inorganic elements in BL are identified by digesting it in a precise mixture of acids and filtering the mixture. The filtrate is introduced into an Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP) Emission Spectrometer that can identify more than 70 different inorganic elements and compounds like sulfur, potassium, sodium, iron, calcium, etc. The next step involves identifying the proportion of anions like sulfate, chloride, thiosulfate. In this step, BL is diluted to a specific level and analyzed using a method called Capillary Ion Electrophoresis (CIE).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe next step involves analyzing BL for organic substances using two methods \u2013 gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC\/MS) and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometry (FTIR). For organic substances with a lower molecular weight of less than 600 Daltons (Da), GC\/MS is employed where the gas chromatography separates the chemical mixture, and the mass spectrometry identifies each of the components.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe final step is to identify organic substances and polymers with higher molecular weights. For example, lignin is one of the main polymers in BL with a molecular weight higher than 600 Da. FTIR is used for testing during this step. Based on vibrations within each molecule, an FTIR spectrum allows identification of molecular groups within lignin. The equipment then uses a computer to identify the substances by comparing the sample spectrum with a built-in library. 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More than 90 attendees from academia, national labs, and industry convened and discussed the cutting-edge research and industry developments happening across the world and got an opportunity to network with leading researchers and peers.\u0026nbsp;This unique workshop featured speakers from the USDA Forest Products Laboratory, WestRock, Stora Enso, Georgia Tech, University of Maine, and many others. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe workshop started off with an introduction by \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.research.gatech.edu\/j-carson-meredith\u0022\u003ECarson Meredith\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, executive director of RBI, who gave a perspective on the institute\u2019s goals in promoting bioeconomy technology and innovation. Dr. Meredith emphasized RBI\u2019s role in \u201ccatalyzing a community of researchers who focus on solving challenges in packaging by investing in team building across interdisciplinary boundaries.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EResearch talks began with a presentation from \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/me.gatech.edu\/faculty\/harris\u0022\u003ETequila Harris\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, professor in the \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/me.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorge W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E. Harris shared her team\u2019s research on a continuous coating process of cellulose- and chitin-derived materials to create enhanced packaging barrier films. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.mse.gatech.edu\/people\/meisha-shofner\u0022\u003EMeisha Shofner\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, associate professor and Faculty Fellow in the \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.mse.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Material Science and Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E shared her work on mechanical and thermal properties of single use packaging materials and paths to improving circularity. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ECarson Meredith, professor in the School of Chemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering and executive director of RBI informed on renewable barriers from carbohydrates as viable alternatives to plastics and the research methods involved to get more promising results for circular functional barrier packaging materials. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ce.gatech.edu\/directory\/person\/joe-f-bozeman-iii\u0022\u003EJoe Bozeman\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eassistant professor in the \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ce.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESchool of Civil and Environmental Engineering\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E at Georgia Tech presented the Systemic Equity framework as it relates to circularity. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EMehdi Tajvidi, professor from the University of Maine, discussed his team\u2019s research to produce particle board and other packaging materials using nanocellulose and the audience got an opportunity to look and get a feel for his research team\u2019s samples. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EDiscussions from industry experts included material innovations to replace plastics, packaging requirements in the European Union and the United States and how brands drive innovation more than regulations, methods to optimize package size and packing speed for sustainability, paper-based packaging equipment and systems to replace plastics including plastic water bottles, dye choices and the influence of defect detection in waterborne barrier coated papers, and innovations in fiber-based cold chain packaging. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EKen Zwick from the U.S. Forest Products Laboratory discussed managing forests using methods like forest thinning such that the biomass prevents wildfires and what success looks like for his team \u2013 less plastic in packaging and less burning of wood. Their Madison building also houses the largest wood library in Wisconsin.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EParticipants had a chance to interact with Georgia Tech students and get to know their research at the student poster presentation. The dinner keynote was presented by researchers \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/people\/anthony-j-bo-arduengo\u0022\u003EBo Arduengo\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E and \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/people\/stefan-france\u0022\u003EStefan France\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E from the \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E at Georgia Tech. The keynote provided an overview of RBI\u2019s newly created \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ER\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EeWOOD\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E research center\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E. Abbreviated from \u201cRenewables-based Economy from WOOD,\u201d research at the center focuses on using sustainable plant-based raw materials to develop industrial products ranging from jet fuel to solvents to generic pharmaceutical additives and more. The presentation provided a glimpse on the expansion of ReWOOD since its launch through research affiliations from universities across the world. 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More than 90 attendees from academia, national labs, and industry convened and discussed the cutting-edge research and industry developments happening across the world and got an opportunity to network with leading researchers and peers.\u0026nbsp;This unique workshop featured speakers from the USDA Forest Products Laboratory, WestRock, Stora Enso, Georgia Tech, University of Maine, and many others. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"More than 90 attendees from academia, national labs, and industry convened and discussed the cutting-edge research and industry developments happening across the world and got an opportunity to network with leading researchers and peers. 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The speakers represented key thought leaders to connect with and build stronger teams for advancing this field.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"RBI and Student Polymer Network co-host the 9th Annual Symposium on Sustainable Polymers"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EIn early April\u003Cstrong\u003E,\u003C\/strong\u003E the Renewable Bioproducts Institute (\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.research.gatech.edu\/rbi\u0022\u003ERBI\u003C\/a\u003E) along with the Student Polymer Network (SPN) hosted the\u0026nbsp;ninth annual research symposium titled \u201cThe Visions for Sustainable Polymers.\u201d The symposium also included SPN\u0027s annnual poster session at the \u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EMolecular Science and Engineering\u0026nbsp;Atrium\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"In early April, the Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI) along with the Student Polymer Network (SPN) hosted the\u00a0ninth annual research symposium titled \u201cThe Visions for Sustainable Polymers.\u201d The symposium also included the annual SPN poster session at t"}],"uid":"36413","created_gmt":"2023-05-05 02:21:17","changed_gmt":"2023-05-05 02:31:21","author":"pdevarajan3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2023-05-03T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2023-05-03T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"670752":{"id":"670752","type":"image","title":"Speaker presenting at the Visions for Sustainable Polymers Symposium","body":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESpeaker presenting at the Visions for Sustainable Polymers Symposium\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","created":"1683253322","gmt_created":"2023-05-05 02:22:02","changed":"1683253483","gmt_changed":"2023-05-05 02:24:43","alt":"Speaker presenting at the Visions for Sustainable Polymers Symposium","file":{"fid":"253675","name":"April 6 2[75]_1.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/05\/04\/April%206%202%5B75%5D_1.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/05\/04\/April%206%202%5B75%5D_1.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":2086397,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2023\/05\/04\/April%206%202%5B75%5D_1.jpg?itok=QvdaoQHw"}}},"media_ids":["670752"],"groups":[{"id":"372221","name":"Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI)"}],"categories":[{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"188020","name":"go-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\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:priya.devarajan@research.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EPriya Devarajan\u003C\/a\u003E | RBI Communications Manager\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["priya.devarajan@research.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"667615":{"#nid":"667615","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Launches Wood-Based Renewables Research Center ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EGeorgia Tech Launches Wood-Based Renewables Research Center \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.research.gatech.edu\/rbi\u0022\u003ERenewable Bioproducts Institute\u003C\/a\u003E (RBI) at the Georgia Institute of Technology has launched a new science and technology research center called ReWOOD. The ReWOOD launch included a 2-day workshop involving faculty research partners from universities across the Southeast, as well as former Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Gary Black.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EReWOOD, abbreviated from \u201cRenewables-based Economy from WOOD\u201d will focus on a \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eburgeoning\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Efield of science called Xylochemistry. Xylochemistry makes use of sustainable plant-based raw materials to develop industrial products ranging from jet fuel to industrial solvents to generic pharmaceutical additives and more. Right now, most of the world production of such materials comes from non-renewable fossil resources or petroleum products. Moving to a renewable source will not only aid in reducing the dependence on fossil fuels but will also help with reducing the overall carbon footprint. ReWOOD is sponsored by RBI through its endowment-funded fellowships and is developing a corporate affiliate program.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cThe formation of this internal research center will drive regional momentum for producing carbon neutral chemicals and fuels from wood wastes deriving from the abundant and fast-growing wood in the Southeast,\u201d said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.research.gatech.edu\/j-carson-meredith\u0022\u003ECarson Meredith\u003C\/a\u003E, executive director of RBI. \u201cIn fact, the Southeast has a larger percentage of sustainably grown working forests than any other area in the U.S., and Georgia is the number one exporter of forest products in the nation.\u201d \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EResearch on chemical renewables via Xylochemistry has been ongoing at Georgia Tech under a consortium called \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/xylochemistry.com\/portal\/stance\u0022\u003EGT-STANCE\u003C\/a\u003E (Science \u0026amp; Technology for a \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003ENeutral\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E Chemical Economy). GT-STANCE\u2019s researchers have developed seed technologies that aid in the production of wood-based chemical intermediates with potential uses in consumer commodities like pharmaceuticals and plastics.\u0026nbsp;In addition, RBI has made a significant investment of nearly $3 million in building research teams in the related area of lignin conversion in the last five years. The formation of a research center that will coalesce regional thought leadership is the logical next step, as a renewables-based economy has become a national priority with the bioeconomy, climate, and clean energy goals set by the Inflation Reduction\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E Act and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ERaw materials for Xylochemistry could also be sourced from any kind of non-treated wood. For example, wood from demolished construction sites like old homes and wooden buildings provide an excellent opportunity for a circular economy, since this wooden construction waste ends up in landfills now. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ECurrently ReWOOD has 11 university affiliates that are joining Georgia Tech. In January 2023, faculty from Georgia Tech, the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa, and Alabama A\u0026amp;M University convened to discuss the plans for a research center on a renewables-based economy from wood to develop renewable biofuels, industrial solvents, pharmaceutical additives, and many other products that culminated in the formation of ReWOOD. Since then, the center has gained the interest of multiple other researchers from the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ufl.edu\/\u0022\u003EUniversity of Florida\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.kennesaw.edu\/\u0022\u003EKennesaw State University\u003C\/a\u003E, and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cau.edu\/\u0022\u003EClark Atlanta University\u003C\/a\u003E. In addition, the Mississippi State and Forestry Office and Sandia National Laboratory have become key collaborators within ReWOOD. This collection of expertise includes chemists, engineers, economists, and forest experts, covering a broad range of activities that will include technology, economic, and workforce development, as well as lifecycle and socio-economic analysis. This partnership list will continue to evolve and grow as ReWOOD focuses on specific target research areas and proposals for funding to develop technology and processes in the business sector.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAbout the \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ERenewable Bioproducts Institute at Georgia Tech\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ERenewable Bioproducts Institute\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;is one of ten campus interdisciplinary research institutes. RBI\u0026nbsp;champions innovation in converting biomass into value-added products, developing advanced chemical and bio-based refining technologies, and advancing excellence in manufacturing processes. 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The Center, with Georgia Tech as the lead participating institution, was first renewed for four years of funding in 2018.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The selection for a third phase of funding is unusual, and speaks to the impact of the research already reported by the center in its first two phases,\u0026rdquo; said Christopher Jones, the John F. Brock III School Chair in Chemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering. \u0026ldquo;I believe this is attributable to the strong leadership provided by our current and former directors, Ryan Lively and Krista Walton. An additional constant throughout all three phases of the center has been strong collaboration between Georgia Tech, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Lehigh University, and the University of Alabama.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn the next four-year phase, UNCAGE-ME will leverage capabilities developed over the last eight years to address basic science questions associated with the evolution of materials to be used in clean energy technologies, including systems designed to capture and convert\u0026nbsp;CO2\u0026nbsp;from the air into useful chemicals.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Two of the most basic commodity chemicals in the clean energy economy will be\u0026nbsp;H2\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;CO2. A special emphasis has been given to these two molecules with DOE\u0026rsquo;s Energy Earthshots that were announced in November 2021 \u0026ndash; the Hydrogen Shot and the Carbon Negative Shot\u0026rdquo; said Ryan Lively, a professor in Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and the director of UNCAGE-ME.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;These are all-hands-on-deck calls for innovations in technologies and approaches that will reduce the cost of clean hydrogen by 80% to $1 per 1 kg in one decade and remove\u0026nbsp;CO2\u0026nbsp;from the atmosphere and durably store it at meaningful scales for less than $100\/net metric ton of\u0026nbsp;CO2-equivalent,\u0026rdquo; said Krista Walton, professor in ChBE as well as the inaugural director of UNCAGE-ME. Walton is also a faculty member in the Renewable Bioproducts Institute at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo help reach these goals, UNCAGE-ME will employ an interdisciplinary, matrixed research structure that combines novel materials synthesis, in situ characterization techniques, molecular modeling, and data science approaches to achieve an unprecedented level of design, prediction, and control over (electro)catalysts, sorbents, and membranes.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFrom 2014 to 2022, the UNCAGE-ME\u0026rsquo;s research accomplishments (appearing in more than 200 publications) provided detailed descriptions of the impact of acid gas exposure on metal-oxides, metal-organic frameworks, carbons, supported amines, porous organic cages, and other materials. 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Mead II passed away on July 29, 2022, at the age of 94. He was a long-time supporter of the Robert C. Williams Museum of Papermaking and the Institute of Paper Chemistry (now the Renewable Bioproducts Institute). He graduated from the Institute of Paper Chemistry in 1952, and supported the Institute as a board member and advocate for the paper industry. Through the Mead Witter Foundation, led by George Mead, the Paper Museum was able to establish classroom space in the early 2000s for hands-on experiences, and the George Mead Education Center, which serves as additional exhibition space focused on the industrialization of paper. This support enabled the museum to provide more in-depth experiences for school groups, and develop more intensive programs.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn an interview for the 75\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E Anniversary of the Institute, Mead said, \u0026ldquo;I\u0026rsquo;ve enjoyed my relationship with the Institute tremendously. I\u0026rsquo;m proud of it and I hope to see it continue to thrive in its own way. It\u0026rsquo;s been a huge contributor to the industry and a huge contributor to my own success and, as such, I feel obligated to continue my support.\u0026rdquo; He went on to say, \u0026ldquo;Our industry was pretty technologically inept when the Institute was first formed. While I don\u0026rsquo;t think the Institute or its graduates can take the credit for having created the technolical upsurge that has taken place since 1928 or so, the fact is that it couldn\u0026rsquo;t have taken place without the Institute graduates out there to implement it, to help put it into place. The Institute\u0026rsquo;s influence on the industry is probably as great as any institution could have possibly had.\u0026rdquo; He served as Board Chair of the Institute in 1989 \u0026ndash; 1990, when the Institute moved to Atlanta from Appleton, Wisconsin. 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