Our Team

Principal Investigator

EDUCATION

  • Ph.D. Bioproducts Engineering, University of Maine, Orono, ME USA

PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS

  • 2023-date – Assistant Professor, CRC, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA
  • 2022-2023 – R&D Scientist (v), ASCC, the University of Maine, Orono, ME, USA
  • 2020-2022 – Assistant Research Professor, ASCC, the University of Maine, USA
  • 2018-2020 – Postdoctoral Research Associate, ASCC, the University of Maine, USA
  • 2013-2017 – Graduate Research Assistant, ASCC, the University of Maine, USA

HONORS & AWARDS

  • 2018 Fred Griffee Memorial Award – The University of Maine, College of Nature Sciences, Forestry and Agriculture
  • 2017 – Ph.D. Dissertation Award – The International Academy of Wood Science
  • 2016 – Graduate Scholarship Award – SPE Automotive Composites Conference & Exhibition (ACCE)
  • 2016 – 1st poster competition award – American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (Northeast Section)
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Lu Wang
Assistant Professor, School of Natural Resources
Responsible Area(s)
Agriculture and Natural Resources

Ph.D. Students

Kehao Ren

M.S. in Polymer Science, University of Akron, Ohio USA

B.Eng. in Polymer Materials and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu China

Research interest: High-performance natural-fiber reinforced plastic (NFRP) composites

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Kehao Ren
Grad Research Assistant, School of Natural Resources

Xuan Li

M.Eng. in Chemical Engineering, Hangzhou Normal University, Zhejiang China

B.Eng. in Polymer Materials and Engineering, Hangzhou Normal University, Zhejiang China

Research Interest: Multifunctional applications of polysaccharide nanofibers

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Xuan Li
Grad Research Assistant, Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science

Xiangyu Li

M. Eng. in Material Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangdong China

B. Eng. in Polymer Materials and Engineering, Jianghan University, Hubei China

Research Interest: Superior cellulose textile fibers and advanced applications.

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Xiangyu Li
Graduate Research Assistant, Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science

Master Students


Undergraduate Research Assistants

Elizabeth Zucker

Junior in Chemical Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

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Elizabeth Zucker
Undergraduate Student Research Assistant, Center for Renewable Carbon


Alumni

Griffin Miller

Ph.D. Forest Biomaterials, NCSU

B.S. Biochemistry, NCSU

Research Interest: Interface chemistry in biocomposites, Life Cycle Assessment

Email: agmille4@ncsu.edu

Current: Senior specialist of life cycle assessment, Noblis

Griffin Miller