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Advances in Biochemical Production • Pages 2 - 4 • Sireesha Aluri, “Pyrolysis and gasification of municipal solid waste,” ChBEPage 2 • Alex Brittain, “Mechanocatalytic conversion of lignin,” ChBEPage 2 • Mason Chilmonczyk, “Micro/nanotechnology-enabled biochemical imaging in complex environments relevant to renewable bioproduct processing,” MEPage 2 • Xu Du, “POM as catalyst for valorization of lignin to reduce chemicals,” ChBEPage 2 • Michael Dutzer, “Partial etching of titanium carbide-derived carbon for VOC adsorption,” ChBEPage 3 • Thomas Tai-Min Kwok, “Promising chemical pretreatment method delignifies and accelerates bioconversion of renewable feedstocks,” ChBEPage 3 • Gautami Newalkar, “High-pressure gasification of biomass,” ChBEPage 3 • Jungseob So, “In-situ spectroscopic study on formation of intermediates in aqueous phase reformation over Pt/g-Al2O3,” ChBEPage 3 • Taylor Sulmonetti, “Vapor phase hydrogenation of furfural utilizing nickel catalysts derived from hydrotalcite materials,” ChBEPage 4 • Akil Syed, “Understanding gasification reactivity of different biomass derived chars,” ChBEPage 4 • Tyrone Wells, “Trees into fat: The bioconversion of lignocellulosic pretreatment effluent via oleaginous Rhodococcus opacus DSM 1069,” ChBE

Biocomposites and Nanocellulose • Pages 4 - 7Page 4 • Brian Beatty, “Impact of paper substrates on physical and electronic structurre of MoS2,” Page 4 • Huibin Chang, “Polyacrylonitrile (PAN/cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs)) composite fibers,” MSEPage 4 • Timi Fadiran, “Exploring the effect of pollen surface microstructures on adhesion and composite properties,” ChBEPage 5 • Vincent Li, “High performance barrier coating by 3D printed cellulose nanocrystal composites,” ChBEPage 5 • Hsiang-Hao (Clive) Liu, “Processing, structure and properties of lignin and CNT incorporated PAN based carbon fibers,” MSEPage 5 • Cait Meree, “Processing-property characterization of cellulosic nanocomposite films and hydrogels produced via water-based processing methods,” MSEPage 5 • Karthik Nayani, “Chiral nematics under confinement,” MSEPage 6 • Parisa Pooyan, “Biomimetic design of full bio-based nanocomposites with cellulose nanocrystals as the particulate phase,” MSEPage 6 • Nikolay Semenikhin, “Rapid, reliable optical analysis of cellulose nanocrystal morphology/size,” MSEPage 6 • Sudhir Sharma, “Cross linked cellulose nanofiber composite barriers,” ChBEPage 6 • Linkun Xie, “Creation of highly water-repellent wood surfaces by plasma etching and deposition,” ChBEPage 7 • Zhe Zhang, “Lignin/polymer composites via miniemulsion polymerization with chemical modified lignin,” ChBEPage 7 • Yi Zhang, “Capillary foams: A small amount of oil makes a big difference,” ChBE

Advanced Pulp, Paper and Packaging • Pages 7 - 9Page 7 • Bedi Aydin Baykal, “Flow effects on corrosion in Alkaline Media,” MSEPage 7 • Won Tae Choi, “Water repellency of stainless steel surfaces by evolution of intrinsic grain structures,” ChBEPage 7 • Xiaotang Du, “Absorption deinking and electric treatment for microstickies/inks agglomeration,” ChBEPage 8 • Liang He, “Influence of heat-treatment on the corrosion behavior of DSS 2205,” MSEPage 8 • Chad Hume, “Design and analysis of press fabric structures for improved dewatering,” MEPage 8 • Lu Jiang, “Fabrication of amphiphobic paper with improved mechanical strength,” ChBEPage 8 • Nikita Kevlich, “Carbon molecular sieve membranes for black liquor concentration,” ChBE, MSEPage 9 • Na Collins, MSE, and Yoon Joo James, MSE, “Strain localization in copy paper during uniaxial tensile testing,” MSEPage 9 • Bailey Risteen, ChBE, and Cornelia Rosu, MSE, Renewable biomaterials to encapsulate and align synthetic semiconducting polymers”Page 9 • Prateek Verma, “Auxetic behavior in some fiber network structures,” MSEPage 9 • Yushu Wang, “Effect of thiosulfate on pitting behavior of duplex stainless steels,” MSE

GA TECHRENEWABLE BIOPRODUCTS INSTITUTEAnnual Executive Conference • March 10-11, 2015

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Group CAdvanced

Pulp, Paper & Packaging

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Group BBiocomposites

& Nanocellulose(14)

Group AAdvances inBiochemicalProduction

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