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)
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 composites
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: Applications of plant nanofibers for plant biology
Shivani Lodha
M.Eng. in Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta USA
B.Eng. (Hons.) in Chemical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani India
Research interest: Advanced manufacturing of biocomposites.
Alireza Talebi
M. Eng. in Material Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan Iran
B. Eng. in Material Engineering, Yazd University, Yazd Iran
Research Interest: Nanocellulose-based functional materials.
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: Sustainable textile and advanced applications.
Master Students
Undergraduate Research Assistants
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
