{"677890":{"#nid":"677890","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Meredith Receives AIChE\u2019s Andrew Chase Award","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJ. 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. 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","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"J. 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."}],"uid":"36413","created_gmt":"2024-10-24 14:24:19","changed_gmt":"2024-10-24 14:28:12","author":"pdevarajan3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2024-10-23T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2024-10-23T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"675424":{"id":"675424","type":"image","title":"Carson Standing lab arms crossed closer in.jpg","body":"\u003Cp\u003EJ. Carson Meredith, Executive Director of the Renewable Bioproducts Institute and Professor in Georgia Tech\u0027s School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E","created":"1729779872","gmt_created":"2024-10-24 14:24:32","changed":"1729779872","gmt_changed":"2024-10-24 14:24:32","alt":"J. Carson Meredith, Executive Director of Renewable Bioproducts Institute and Professor in Georgia Tech\u0027s School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering","file":{"fid":"259046","name":"Carson Standing lab arms crossed closer in.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/10\/24\/Carson%20Standing%20lab%20arms%20crossed%20closer%20in.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/10\/24\/Carson%20Standing%20lab%20arms%20crossed%20closer%20in.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":8015403,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2024\/10\/24\/Carson%20Standing%20lab%20arms%20crossed%20closer%20in.jpg?itok=nzpSzq4d"}}},"media_ids":["675424"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/chbe.gatech.edu\/news\/2024\/10\/meredith-receives-aiches-andrew-chase-award","title":"Read Full Story on ChBE Newspage"}],"groups":[{"id":"372221","name":"Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI)"},{"id":"367481","name":"SEI Energy"}],"categories":[{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[],"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\u003EBrad Dixon || \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:braddixon@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ebraddixon@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}