2023 Cellulose Nanomaterials Researchers Forum
Tuesday, August 22, 2023 Wells Conference Center
4:30 – 6:30 PM Welcome Reception & Poster Preview
Wednesday, August 23, 2023 Wells Conference Center, Room 100
8:00 – 8:30 AM Continental Breakfast & Coffee
8:30 – 8:32 AM Welcome to Nanocellulose Valley, Forum Overview
8:32 – 9:05 AM Opening Keynote: “From Trees to Tires: Development and Scale-up of the Nanocellulose Dispersion Composite™” – Kim Nelson, Ph.D., Ph.D., CTO, GranBio Technologies
9:05 – 9:20 AM “Sustainable, High-Performance, Cellulose-Based Thermal Insulation” – Mark Fokema, VP R&D Aspen Products Group
9:20 – 9:35 AM “CNF for Fire-fighting Applications” – James Anderson, Sr. R&D Program Manager II, Advanced Structures and Composites Center, University of Maine
9:35 – 10:00 AM “Path forward – Valmet´s MFC technology development” – Heli Kangas, Valmet
10:00 – 10:30 AM Break
10:30 – 11:00 AM “Production of microfibrillated cellulose using stirred media mills and selected applications” – David Skuse, FiberLean Technologies Limited, UK
11:00 – 11:30 PM “Cellulose Nanomaterial Production at the Forest Products Laboratory” – Richard Reiner, USDA Forest Products Laboratory
11:30 – 12:00 PM “Introduction to Technical Collaborations within the Oak Ridge National Laboratory and University of Maine’s Hub and Spoke Program” – Greg Simms, University of Maine
12:00 – 1:00 PM Lunch
1:00 – 2:00 PM Student Rapid Fire Poster Presentations
2:00 – 2:30 PM “Pվ” – Soledad Peresin, Auburn University
2:30 – 3:00 PM Break
3:00 –3:30 PM “Waterborne modifications to cellulose nanofibrils for biomaterials, coatings, and composites” – Will Gramlich, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Maine
3:30 – 4:00 PM “P3Nano: Removing Barriers to Cellulose Nanomaterials Utilization” – Robert Moon, Ph.D., Forest Products Laboratory, USDA Forest Service
4:00 – 4:30 PM Pilot-Scale Preparation of a Surface Modified Cellulose Nanofibrils (CNF) Composite Feedstock – Meghan Lamm, Ph.D., R&D Associate Staff Member, Sustainable Manufacturing Technologies Group – Manufacturing Science Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
4:30 – 6:30 PM Students Poster Competition and ART EXHIBITION: Refined Intersections: Collaborations With Nanocellulose
Thursday, August 24, 2023
8:00 – 8:30 AM Continental Breakfast, Coffee
8:30 – 9:15 AM Opening Keynote: “Safety and Regulatory Aspects of Cellulose Nanomaterials: Challenges and Needs” – Jo Anne Shatkin, Ph.D., President, Vireo Advisors
9:15 – 9:45 AM “Plants sustain plants: Multiple applications of nanocellulose in agriculture” – YongJiang Zhang, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Plant Physiology, School of Biology and Ecology, University of Maine
9:45 – 10: 15 AM “What is happening at 91’s Laboratory of Renewable Nanomaterials” – Mehdi Tajvidi, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Renewable Nanomaterials, School of Forest Resources, University of Maine
10:15 – 10:30 AM Break
10:30 – 11:00 AM “Nanocellulose can reduce carbon emissions in food Packaging and construction” – Jeff Youngblood, Ph.D., Professor, School of Materials Engineering, Purdue University
11:00 – 11:30 AM “Cellulose Nanocrystals (CNCs) as additives in polymeric membranes for water vapor and air separation” – Ling Li, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Sustainable Bioenergy Systems, School of Forest Resources, University of Maine
“Techno-economic analysis and life cycle assessment of manufacturing a cellulose nanocrystal–based hybrid membrane” – Naveenkumar Rajendiran, Research Associate, University of Wisconsin
11:30 – 12:00 PM “Hybrid Natural Fiber/CNF Thermoplastic Composites” – Katie Copenhaver, Ph.D., R&D Associate Staff, Manufacturing Science Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
12:00 – 1:00 PM Lunch
1:00 – 2:00 PM Tour of PDC
2:00 – 3:00 PM Tour of ASCC