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DIMITRIS S. ARGYROPOULOS Finland Distinguished Professor of Chemistry

Department of Forest Biomaterials Campus Box 8005

North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC 27695-8005

Phone: 919.515.7708 Fax: 919.515.6302

[email protected] Education/Training University of the South Bank, London, England Chemical & Polymer Tech. B.Sc. (Hon) 1980 Brunel University, Uxbridge, England Philosophy M. Phil. 1981 McGill University, Montreal, Canada Chemistry Ph.D 1985

Advisor: Dr. H. Bolker, Retired 2000

Positions and Employment • PAPRICAN Professor, Department of Chemistry, McGill University 1985-2003 • Senior Scientist, Pulp and Paper Research Institute of Canada, Pointe Claire, Québec 1988-2000 • Principal Scientist, Pulp and Paper Research Institute of Canada, Pointe Claire, Québec 2001-2002 • Professor of Chemistry, Department of Wood & Paper Science, North Carolina State 2002-Present

University, Raleigh, NC

Other Relevant Experiences and Professional Memberships • Fellow International Academy of Wood Science, Vancouver, BC. Elected 1998. • Visiting Professor, Dept.of Chemistry, University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France. Elected, July 1998. • Fellow Chemical Institute of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario. Elected, March 2000. • Chair (2002), American Chemical Society, Washington, DC. Cellulose and Renewable Materials Division. • Editor, Journal of Engineered Fibers & Fabrics (JEFF), • Editorial Board, New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science • Advisory Board, EWT Holdings Corp., • Editorial Board, Holzforschung an International Journal • Editorial Board, Wood Sci. and Technol. an International Journal • Editorial Board , Cellulose Chem. and Technol. • Board of Directors, National Network Centre of Excellence on Wood Pulps, Montreal Canada, • Expert Scientific Advisor for European Community, Directorate General XII, Agric. and Fisheries, • National Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs, Athens ,Greece, Review panel member, since 1998. • National Secreteriat for Research and Development, Athens Greece, Review panel member, since 1998. • National Science Foundation, Washington DC Review Panel Member.

Honors • High Impact Paper Scholarship Award. 2nd Prize. Technical Association of the Pulp & Paper Industry (TAPPI) for

the best paper presented during the 1998 Pulping Conference, Atlanta, GA, July 1999. • Finland Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, Dept. of Chemistry, University of Helsinki, 2006-2010 • Visiting Distinguished Professor, Center for Advanced Materials Research & Dept of Chemistry, King AbdulAziz

University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Selected Peer-Reviewed Publications (Last 5 Years) (out of 173) • S. Sen, J. Martin, D. S. Argyropoulos, “ Review of Cellulose Non-Derivatizing Solvent Interactions with Emphasis

on Activity in Inorganic Molten Salt Hydrates’, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, May 2013, DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/sc400085a.

• Wenhua Gao, Yiqun Li, Zhouyang Xiang, Kefu Chen, Rendang Yang, and Dimitris S. Argyropoulos; “Efficient One-Pot Synthesis of 5-Chloromethylfurfural (CMF) from Carbohydrates in Mild Biphasic Systems”, Molecules 2013, 18, 7675-7685; doi:10.3390/molecules18077675.

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• Sanghamitra Sen , Hasan Sadeghifar, and D. S. Argyropoulos, " Toward Thermplastic Lignin Polymers; Part III, Kraft Lignin Chain Extension Chemistry via Propargylation, Oxidative Coupling & Claisen Rearrengment, Biomacromolecules dx.doi.org/10.1021/bm4010172 (2013)

• Argyropoulos, D. S., H. Sadeghifar, Cui, C, S. Sen, “Synthesis & Characterization of Poly(arylene ether sulfone) Kraft Lignin Heat Stable Copolymers’, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, October 2013, DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/sc400085a

• Dimitris S. Argyropoulos; Journal of Biotechnology & Biomaterials;; “Towards Thermoplastic Lignin Polymers; Progress in the Utilization of Kraft Lignin for the Synthesis of Heat Stable Polymer Melts” ;2013, 3, 3 ; doi: 10.4172/2155-952X.1000e123

Courses Taught (Last 5 Years)

• WPS 332, Wood Chemistry • WPS 721, Carbohydrate Chemistry • WPS595 B, Fundamentals of Biomaterials • WPS 595B, Biomaterials Characterization

Recent Graduate Training Experience • Timo Leskine (PhD), (2010-); Daniel Peters (PhD) (2010-) , Ilari Filpponen (PhD) (2005,-2010) Quirong Fu (PhD)

(2002-2007);N. J. Sharma (PhD) (2003-2006);C. Moriarty (MSc) (2002-2005), H. Kim (PhD) (2002-2004);Jeong Chang Woo (PhD ) (2003-2005); Labrini Adamopoulos;(MSc) (2004-2006);Wang Yun (MSc) (2004-2006);Junlong Song (PhD) (2004-),Keitaro Seto (PhD Chemistry Dept. ) (2004-2007); Ibrahim Danlami Bori (PhD Chemistry Dept.);Takao Sezaki (MSc) (2002-2003);Jung Myoung (PhD) (2002-2005);J. T. Wallace (MSc) (2003-2005); Ali Abdulkhani, PhD (2005-2010) University of Tehran, Iran

Recent Collaborators: Raphaelle Saladino and Claudia Crestini, (Italy) Ilka Kilpelainen, Tarja Tamminen, Liisa Vikari ( Finland), Orlado J. Rojas, Lucian Lucia, Martin Hubbe, Joel Pawlak, Bruce Novak, Peter Kilpatrick, Ruben Carbonell (USA). Post-Doctoral/Doctoral Research Associates Dr. K. Coda; Dr. Hongyang Li; Dr. Armindo Gaspar; Dr. Xingwu Wang; Dr. J. Soriano; Dr. Andeson, Guerra; Dr. Carl Saquing, Dr. Haio Xie, Dr. B. Li.Dr. Luca Zoia. Dr. H. Sadheghifar, Dr. C. Cui, Dr. S. Sen,

http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/sc400085a

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MEDWICK VAUGHAN BYRD JR.

Teaching Associate Professor Director of Undergraduate Programs

Campus Box 8005 North Carolina State University

Raleigh, NC 27695-8005 Phone 919-515-5790

Fax 919-515-6302 [email protected]

Education/Training

• North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC o Chemical Engineering B.S. 1980 - 1984 o Pulp and Paper Technology B.S. 1980 – 1984 o Wood and Paper Science M.S. 1984 - 1986 o Wood and Paper Science Ph.D. 1992 – 2000

Positions and Employment

• Technical Process Support Engineer, Procter & Gamble Cellulose, Memphis, Tennessee 1986 - 1989 • Process Engineer, Black & Veatch Engineers and Consultants, Raleigh, NC 1989 - 1990 • Project Engineer, Department of Wood & Paper Science, North Carolina State University,

Raleigh, North Carolina 1990 - 1992 • Director of Applied Research, Department of Wood & Paper Science, North Carolina

State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 1992 - 2002 • Teaching Associate Professor/Director of Undergraduate Programs, Paper Science and

Engineering, Department of Forest Biomaterials, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 2002-present

Other Relevant Experiences and Professional Memberships • TAPPI (Technical Association of the Pulp & Paper Industry) -- Nonwood Plant Fibers Pulping Committee

(Vice Chair); Student Summit Planning Committee • PIMA (Paper Industry Management Association) – Member of: Program Committee; Executive Council • Academy of Outstanding Teachers

Honors • College of Natural Resources Outstanding Adviser Award 2005 • Alumni Outstanding Teaching Award, NC State 2007 • Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor Award 2011

Select Peer-Reviewed Publications (Last 5 Years) None. Research Support (Last 3 Years)

• Production of MCC-Quality Dissolving Pulp from Tobacco Stalk, $80,000, 2010-2012 • The Use of Banana Stem Fiber and Other Materials in the Manufacture of Absorbent 2012-2013

Devices, $62,000 • Manufacture of Pulp Suitable for Paperboard and Packaging from Tobacco-Based Fiber, 2012

$82,000, • Production of Paperboard Pulp from Tobacco-Based Materials, $85,000 2012

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• PSE 201, Introduction to Pulp & Paper Technology (3 credit hours) • PSE 211, Pulp & Paper Internship Reports (1 credit hour) • PSE 415, Senior Research Problem/Paper Industry Strategic Business Processes (3 credit hours) • PSE 416, Senior Design Project (3 credit hours) • PSE 465 Paper Physics and Product Design (3 credit hours) • E 101, Introduction to Engineering and Problem-Solving (1 credit hour)

Recent Graduate Training Experience (Last 5 Years) None.

VINCENT L. CHIANG The Jordan Family Distinguished Professor for Natural Resources Innovation

Forest Biotechnology Group Campus Box 7247


Tel: 919-513-0098 Fax: 919-515-7801 [email protected]

Education/Training: College of Chinese Culture, Taiwan Chem. Engr. Pulp and Paper B.S. 1976 University of Washington Lignin Chemistry M.S. 1980 University of Washington Lignin Chemistry and Biochemistry Ph.D. 1983


• Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 1983-1984 • Assistant Professor, School of Forestry and Wood Products, Michigan Technological University 1985-1988 • Adjunct Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Michigan Technological University 1987-Present • Associate Professor, School of Forestry and Wood Products, Michigan Technological University 1988-1992 • Professor, School of Forestry and Wood Products, Michigan Technological University 1992-2002 • Director, Plant Biotechnology Research Center, School of Forestry and Wood Products, Michigan Technological

University 1995-2002 • Co-Director, Forest Biotechnology Group, College of Nature Resources 2002-Present • Department of Forestry, North Carolina State University • The Jordan Family Distinguished Professor for Natural Resources Innovation 2008-Present

Other Relevant Experiences and Professional Memberships

• Plenary and Keynote Lectures: 23 since 2002

Honors • Fellow of International Academy of Wood Science (since 1995) • Panelist, USDA National Research Initiative Competitive Grants Programs • Michigan Technological University Distinguished Faculty Research Award (1995) • Distinguished Faculty Member Award of the Michigan Association of Governing Boards of State Universities

(1996) • Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science Distinguished Visiting Scientist (2001)

Selected Peer-Reviewed Publications (Last 5 Years) • Lu, S., Sun, Y-H., and Chiang, V.L. (2008). Stress-Responsive MicroRNAs in Populus. Plant J. 55:131-151. • Lu, S., Sun, Y-H., and Chiang, V.L. (2009). Adenylation of plant miRNAs. Nucleic Acids Res. 37:1878-1885. • Shi, R., Sun, Y-H., Li, Q., Heber, S., Sederoff, R., and Chiang, V.L. (2010). Towards a systems approach for lignin

biosynthesis in Populus trichocarpa: Transcript abundance and specificity of the monolignol biosynthetic genes. Plant Cell Physiol. 51: 144-163.

• Hsi-Chuan Chen, Quanzi Li, Christopher M. Shuford, Jie Liu, David C. Muddiman, Ronald R. Sederoff, and Vincent L. Chiang (2011) Membrane protein complexes catalyze both 4- and 3-hydroxylation of cinnamic acid derivatives in monolignol biosynthesis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA. 108: 21253-21258.

• Shuford CM, Sederoff RR, Chiang VL, Muddiman DC (2012) Peptide production and decay rates affect the quantitative accuracy of protein cleavage isotope dilution mass spectrometry (PC-IDMS). Mol Cell Proteomics 11:814-823.

• Shuford, C.; Li, Q.; Sun, Y-H.; Chen, H-C.; Wang, J.; Shi, R.; Sederoff, R.; Chiang, V.; Muddiman, D. (2012) Comprehensive Quantification of Monolignol-pathway Enzymes in Populus trichocarpa by Protein Cleavage Isotope Dilution Mass Spectrometry. J Proteome Res 11:3390-3404.

• Quanzi Li, Ying-Chung Lin, Ying-Hsuan Sun, Jian Song, Hao Chen, Xing-Hai Zhang, Ronald R. Sederoff, and Vincent L. Chiang (2012) Splice variant of the SND1 transcription factor is a dominant negative of SND1 members and their regulation in Populus trichocarpa. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA. 109: 14699-14704.

• Shi R, Shuford CM, Wang JP, Sun YH, Yang Z, Chen HC, Tunlaya-Anukit S, Li Q, Liu J, Muddiman DC, Sederoff RR, Chiang VL. (2013). Regulation of phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (PAL) gene family in wood forming tissue of Populus trichocarpa. Planta 238:487-97.

• Hsi-Chuan Chen, Jina Song, Cranos M. Williams, Christopher M. Shuford, Jie Liu, Jack P. Wang, Quanzi Li, Rui Shi, Emine Gokce, Joel Ducoste, David C. Muddiman, Ronald R. Sederoff, and Vincent L. Chiang. (2013). Monolignol Pathway 4-Coumaric Acid:Coenzyme A Ligases in Populus. trichocarpa: Novel Specificity, Metabolic Regulation, and Simulation of Coenzyme A Ligation Fluxes. Plant Physiol. 161:1501-1516.

• Shanfa Lu, Quanzi Li, Hairong Wei, Mao-Ju Chang, Sermsawat Tunlaya-Anukit, Hoon Kim, Jie Liu, Jingyuan Song, Ying-Hsuan Sun, Lichai Yuan, Ting-Feng Yeh, John Ralph, Ronald R. Sederoff, and Vincent L. Chiang. (2013). Ptr-miR397a is a master negative regulator of laccase genes affecting lignin polymerization in Populus trichocarpa. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA. 110: 10848-10853.

• Ying-Chung Lin, Wei Li, Ying-Hsuan Sun, Sapna Kumari, Hairong Wei, Quanzi Li, Sermsawat Tunlaya-Anukit, Ronald R. Sederoff, and Vincent L. Chiang (2013) SND1 Transcription Factor-Directed Quantitative Functional Hierarchical Genetic Regulatory Network in Wood Formation in Populus trichocarpa. Plant Cell (in press).

• Albert, V.A. et al. (~30 authors) (2013) The Amborella genome and the evolution of flowering plants. Science (in press). Research Support As the PI: $30,190,168 since 1985 Recent Graduate Training Experience (Last 5 Years) Post-docs and graduate students supervised since 1985: 25 Post-docs, 12 PhD and 15 MS graduated; currently Research Assistant Professor, 1 Lab Manager, 4 Senior Research Associates, 5 Post-docs and 7 PhD candidates.

SUDIPTA DASMOHAPATRA Associate Professor of Marketing Department of Forest Biomaterials


Raleigh, NC 27695-8005 Phone: 919.513.4076

Fax: 919.515.6302 [email protected]

Education/Training Regional Institute of Education Physics (Hons.) B.S. 1996

Education B.Ed. 1996 Indian Institute of Forest Management Forest Management M.S. 1998 The Pennsylvania State University Forestry Ph.D. 2005

Positions and Employment • Project Consultant, Forestry and Forest Products Economics and Marketing, People’s

Science Institute (Under CAPART, Ministry of Environment and Forests), Dehradun, India 1998-2000 • Graduate Research Assistant, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 2000-2004 • Marketing Associate, BBC Research & Consulting, Denver, CO 2004-2005 • Senior Quantitative Analyst, The Segmentation Group, Yankelovich, Inc.

(The Future’s Company), Chapel Hill, NC 2005-2007 Associate Professor (Joint Appt.), Forest Products Marketing, Department of Forest Biomaterials, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 2007-Present

• Associate Professor (Joint Appt.), Marketing Analytics, Institute for Advanced Analytics, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 2007-Present

Honors and Professional Memberships • Ministry of Environment and Forests Scholarship 1996-1998 • Ministry of Environment and Forests Scholarship 1996-1998 • Gifford Pinchot Scholar 2000-2001 • The Pennsylvania State University Departmental Scholarship 2000-2004 • Certificate of Appreciation for Outstanding Presentation at International Wood Composite 2005

Conference, Washington State University • Employee of the Quarter (consecutively April-June 2006, July-Sept.2006), Yankelovich, Inc. 2006 • Highest commendation for distinguished teaching and service to Institute of Advanced Analytics, NCSU • Outstanding Paper Award Winner (Literati Network Awards for Excellence) 2013

A concept for a performance-based rating system for home resilience: ReScU, 2013, International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment.

• Director, Society for Wood Science and Technology 2013-2015 • Chair, Forest Products Society, Carolina-Chesapeake Section, 2008, 2009 • USDA NIFA, Washington DC Review Panel Member 2012, 2013 • Faculty Steering Committee officer for the Institute of Advanced Analytics 2009

Selected Peer-Reviewed Publications (Last 2 Years)

• Dasmohapatra, Sudipta. 2010. Future Marketing Drivers in the Forest Products Industry. Bioresources. 4(4): 1263-1266. (Invited Editorial)

• Dasmohapatra, Sudipta and R. Gonzalez. 2011. Hardwood Lumber Buyers Purchase Attributes and Relationship with Suppliers. Forest Prod. J. 60(3):266-273.

• Orsolya, Bencze, D. Tilotta, and Sudipta Dasmohapatra. 2012. A Performance-Based Rating System for Home Resilience: ReScU. International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment. 3(2): 1-18.

• Strayhorn, Tyler, Sudipta Dasmohapatra, Dave Tilotta and Philip Mitchell. 2012. Evaluating the Effectiveness of Educational Tools for Home Resilience during Natural Disasters. Journal of Disaster Management and Prevention. 21(4):1-13.

• Pires, Steven, Sudipta Dasmohapatra, A. Costanza, and Susan McCord. Social Perceptions of Bioenergy and Biofuels in SE U.S. (Acceoted Bioresources Journal 2013)

Courses Taught (Last 5 Years) • WPS 295/104 (Core Course), Introduction to Wood Products • WPS 346 (Core Course), Forest Products Business and Marketing • WPS 483 (Capstone Course), Senior Design Project in Wood Products • WPS 746 (Core Course), Wood Products Manufacturing and Business Processes • IAA 591A/B/C. Marketing and Customer Analytics

Recent Graduate Training Experience • Robert Radics (PhD) (2012-); Nathan Irby (PhD) (2008-); Priscilla Morris (M.S.) (2012-); Hanna Lotto Heikkonen

(M.S.) (2010-2012); Priscilla Morris (M.S.) (2012-); Orsi Bencze (Ph.D.) (2008-2011); Jonathan Ackock (M.S.) (2010-2012); Tyler Strayhorn (M.S.) (2009-2011); Steven Pires (M.S.) (2009-2011); Javon Carter (M.S.) (2008-2010); Ronalds Gonzalez (M.S.) (2007-2009)

JOHN A. HEITMANN, JR.

Professor Department of Forest Biomaterials


Raleigh NC 27695-8005 Phone: 919-757-8418 Fax: 919-515-6302 [email protected]

Education/Training • North Carolina State University, Raleigh NC Pulp and Paper Science and Technology. B.S. 1966

Magna Cum Laude. • Institute of Paper Chemistry, Appleton, WI, Paper Physics. M.S. 1968 • Institute of Paper Chemistry, Appleton, WI, Molecular Structure Determination by X-ray Diffraction PhD 1972

Positions and Employment • North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 1987 - Present

o 1994 – present Professor - Department of Wood and Paper Science (now Forest Biomaterials) o 1987 - 1994 Associate Professor - Dept. of Wood and Paper Science

• Southern Management Services, Savannah, GA Consultant 1986 - 1987 • Interstate Paper Corporation, Riceboro, GA Mill Manager 1979 – 1985 • Owens-Illinois, Tomahawk, WI Pulp Mill Superintendent 1975 – 1979 • Owens-Illinois, Toledo, OH Mill Analyst/Process Engineer 1972 - 1974

Other Relevant Experiences and Professional Memberships:

• ACS – American Chemical Society • MENSA -- International Honor Society • Phi Kappa Phi Honor Fraternity, Alumni Member • Sigma Xi Research Society -- Research awards committee 1992-1994

Honors • Faculty Appreciation Apple, NCSU Student Alumni Associatio n 1994 • College of Forest Resources Outstanding Teacher, 1994 • Member of University Academy of Outstanding Teachers 1994 - Present • Selected university Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor 2002-2003 • Outstanding teacher for College of Natural Resources 2009 • Alumni Association Outstanding Teacher Award 2009

Selected Publications:

• Heitmann, John A. “The Path Forward—Evolving Science and Engineering Education to Meet the New Challenges,” Invited Keynote Presentation, 4th International Symposium on Emergine technologies of Pulping and Papermaking, Guangzhou, P. R. China. 8-10 Nov., 2010.

• Hu, G., Heitmann, J. A., Pawlak, J. J., and Argyropoulos, D. S. “Monitoring cellulase isozyme adsorption and recovery using SDS-PAGE”, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 49 (18): 8333-8338. 15 Sept. 2010. Electronic web version 9 Aug. 2010.

• Hu, G.; Heitmann, J. A.; Rojas, O. J. (2009). In Situ Monitoring of Cellulase Activity by Microgravimetry with a Quartz Crystal Microbalance. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 113 (44), 14761-14768.

• Hu, G., Heitmann, J. A., Rojas, O. J., Pawlak, J. J., Dimitris S. Argyropoulos (2009) “Cellulase isozyme adsorption and recovery studied by SDS-PAGE”, submitted to Biresource Technology.

• Jung Myoung Lee, Joel J. Pawlak, and John A. Heitmann, Longitudinal contraction and its concurrent dimensional changes of cellulose microfibrils during sorption stages, Submitted to Biomacromolecules Sept., 2008.

• Gang Hu, John A. Heitmann, Jr, Orlando J. Rojas, “Quantification of Cellulase Activity Using the Quartz Crystal Microbalance technique,” J. Analytical Chemistry, 81 (5): 1872-1880. Feb. 2009.

• Cedric A. Cole, Martin A. Hubbe, and John A. Heitmann “Water Release from Fractionated Stock Suspensions. 2. Effects of Consistency, Flocculants, Shear, and Order of Mixing,” TAPPI Journal, 7(8):14-19. 2008.

• Cedric A. Cole, Martin A. Hubbe, and John A. Heitmann “Water Release from Fractionated Stock Suspensions. 1. Effects of the Amounts and Types of Fiber Fines,” Submitted to TAPPI Journal.

• Hu, G., Heitmann, J. A., and Rojas, O. J., “Feedstock Pretreatment Strategies for Producing Ethanol from Wood, Bark, and Forest Residues,” BioResources, 3(1): 270-294. Feb. 2008.

• Juan C. Bastidas, Joel J. Pawlak, Richard A. Venditti, John A Heitmann, Martin A. Hubbe, and John F. Kadla, “A Colloidal Probe Microscopy Study of Cellulose/Gypsum Interactions,” Materials Characterization, 59(2): 144-150. Feb. 2008

• Jung Myoung Lee, John A. Heitmann, and Joel J. Pawlak, “Technique for the measurement of dimensional changes of natural microfibril materials under variable humidity environments,” Materials science and engineering A, 445-446:632-640, 2007.

• Jung Myoung Lee, Joel J. Pawlak, and John A. Heitmann, Local Morphological and Dimensional changes of enzyme-degraded Cellulose Materials measured by atomic force microscopy, Cellulose, 14:643-653. 2007.

• Lambrini Adamopoulos, Jason Montegna, Greg Hampikian, Dimitris S. Argyropoulos, John A. Heitmann and Lucian A. Lucia, “A Simple Method to Tune the Gross Antibacterial Activity of Cellulosic Biomaterials,” Carbohydrate Polymers, doi:10.1016/j.carbpol.2007.02.019.

• J.-M. Brault, P. Medellin Milan, M. Picon-Nunez, M. El-Halwagi, J. Heitmann, J. Thibault, and P. Stuart, “Web-Based Teaching of Open-ended Multidisciplinary Engineering Design Problems,” Trans IChemE, Part D,_Education for Chemical Engineers, 2:1-13, 2007.

Courses Taught (Last 5 Years) • PSE 472 Paper Process Analysis (2008-2013) • PSE 355 Ulp and Paper Unit Processes I (2012-2013) • WPS 501/701 Research Methods (2010-2013)

Recent Graduate Training Experience (Last 5 Years) Chair or Co-Chair – Hao Chen (PhD - 2010), Zhoscher Pike (MWPS - 2010), Gang Hu (PhD – 2009), Jung Myong Lee (PhD – 2007)

MARTIN A. HUBBE Professor



Phone: 919.513.3022 Fax: 919.515.6302 [email protected]

Education/Training

• Colby College Chemistry B.A. 1972-76 • Thomas Watson Foundation Corrosion in paper industry Independent Study 1976-77 • Institute of Paper Chemistry Paper science and technology M.S. 1977-79 • Clarkson University Physical and colloidal chemistry PhD 1980-83

(particle adhesion)


• American Cyanamid Co. Corporate Research Center, Research Scientist 1983-1986 • International Paper Co. Corporate Research Center, Principal Scientist 1986-1998 • North Carolina State Univ. Professor 1998-present

Other Relevant Experiences and Professional Memberships

• Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry (TAPPI) • Director of annual short-course “Introduction to Wet-End Chemistry” • Participant, session chair, presenter, etc. at TAPPI events, other courses • Founding co-editor of the leading peer-reviewed journal BioResources, impact factor 1.3 • University committees: University Library Committee (including chair of), Common Reading, Copyright,

Undergraduate Coordinating Committee, Information Technology

Honors • Thomas J. Watson Fellowhip (year of independent research awarded, corrosion science) 1976 • Buckman Distinguished Scientist (2010: as University Faculty of Distinction) 1998 • Outstanding Advisor Award (College of Natural Resources) 2003 • Oscar May Prize for Leadership (TAPPI) 2006 • TAPPI Fellow (Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry) 2010 • Outstanding Teacher (North Carolina State University) 2011-2012


• Hubbe, M. A., and King, K. (2009). Cost-Saving Strategies in Papermaking Chemistry, TAPPI Press, Atlanta, 237 pp.

• Hubbe, M. A., Nanko, H., and McNeal, M. R. (2009). “Retention aid polymer interactions with cellulosic surfaces and suspensions: A Review,” BioResources 4(2), 850-906.

• Silva, D. J., Rojas, O. J., Hubbe, M. A., Park, S. W., Yamaguchi, T., and Song, J. (2009). “Polyampholytes: Their use in papermaking and their solution and adsorption behaviors,” O Papel 70(9), 40-50.

• Wu, N., Hubbe, M. A., Rojas, O. J., and Park, S. (2009). "Permeation of polyelectrolytes and other solutes into the pore spaces of water-swollen cellulose: A review," BioResources 4(3), 1222-1262.

Chen, H., Park, A., Heitmann, J. A., and Hubbe, M. A. (2009). "Importance of cellulosic fines relative to the dewatering rates of fiber suspensions," Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 48(20), 9106-9112.

Baty, J. W., Maitland, C. L., Minter, W., Hubbe, M. A., and Jordan-Mowery, S. K. (2010). "Deacidification for the conservation and preservation of paper-based works: A review," BioResources 5(3), 1955-2023.

Hubbe, M. A., Wu, N., Rojas, O. J., and Park, S. (2011). “Permeation of a cationic polyelectrolyte into mesoporous silica. Part 3. Using adsorption isotherms to elucidate streaming potential results,” Colloids Surf. A 381(1-3), 1-6.

Salas, C., Rojas, O. J., Lucia, L. A., Hubbe, M. A., and Genzer, J. (2012). “Adsorption of glycinin and beta-conglycinin on silica and cellulose: Surface interactions as a function of denaturation, pH, and electrolytes,” Biomacromolecules 13(2), 387-396.

Hubbe, M. A., Sundberg, A., Mocchiutti, P., Ni, Y., and Pelton, R. (2012). “Dissolved and colloidal substances (DCS) and the charge demand of papermaking process waters and suspensions: A review,” BioResources 7(4), 6109-6193.

Payne, K. C., Jackson, C. D., Aizpurua, C. E., Rojas, O. J., and Hubbe, M. A. (2012). “Oil spills abatement: Factors affecting oil uptake by cellulosic fibers,” Environ. Sci. Technol. 46(14), 7725-7730.

Jin, H. Y., Lucia, L. A., Rojas, O. J., Hubbe, M. A., and Pawlak, J. J. (2012). “Survey of soy protein flour as a novel dry strength agent for papermaking furnishes,” J. Agric. Food Chem. 60(39), 9828-9833.

Hubbe, M. A., Rojas, O. J., Fingas, M., and Gupta, B. S. (2013). "Cellulosic substrates for removal of pollutants from aqueous systems: A Review. 3. Spilled oil and emulsified organic liquids," BioResources 8(2), 3038-3097.

Hubbe, M. A. (2013). Ten-year Forecast of Disruptive Technologies in the Pulp and Paper Supply Chain, Smithers-Pira, Leatherhead, UK.

Salas, C., Rojas, O. J., Lucia, L. A., Hubbe, M. A., and Genzer, J. (2013). “On the surface interactions of proteins with lignin,” ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 5(1), 199-206.

Song, X., and Hubbe, M. A. (2013). “TEMPO-mediated oxidation of oat β-D-glucan and its influences on paper properties,” Carbohydrate Polymers 99, 617-623.

Research Support (Last 3 Years) Paper Fiber Mat Wet End Agent, United Soybean Board, $98,000 2010-2011 Testing of Coating Materials for Deposition, Celanese Corp., $20,000 2010 Paper Fiber Mat Wet End Agent, United Soybean Board, $96,000 2011-2012 Celanese White Pitch Study, Celanese Corp., $50,000 2011-2012 Paper Fiber Mat Wet End Agent, United Soybean Board, $93,000 2012-2013 Soy Protein Lipoxygenases for Control of Tacking Deposits and Increased Brightness in Papermaking, United

Soybean Board, $67,000 2012-2013

Courses Taught (Last 5 Years) PSE 322, Wet End & Polymer Chemistry (Each fall) WPS 522, Chemistry Principles for the Paper Process Engineer (Each fall, distance) WPS 516, Forest Products Colloids & Surface (Spring, even years) WPS 527, Wet End & Colloidal Chemistry (Spring, odd years) WPS 595-601, Pulp and Paper Technology (Each fall, distance)

Recent Graduate Training Experience (Last 5 Years) Currently serve on the graduate committees of the following students: Lalita Kohprasert (MS – on campus), Elizabeth Erb (MR – off campus), Jeffrey Ewers (MR – off campus), John Fertig (MR – off campus), Keith Kirkman (MR – off campus), and Scott Stamey (MR – off campus). Supervised students completed over last 5 years: Anthony Atamimi (MR – 2013), Xiaomeng Liu (PhD - 2011), Maria Soledad Peresin (PhD – 2011), Norris Pike (MR- 2012), Edward Pomeroy (MR – 2013), James Ronning (MR – 2009), Scott Schnelle (MR – 2012), Kelley Lynn Spence (PhD – 2011), Vivek V. (MR – 2013), Scott Weikert (MR – 2012), Robert Zschocher (MR – 2012)

HASAN JAMEEL Department of Forest Biomaterials


[email protected] 919-515-7739

Education/Training

• Texas A & M University Chemical Engineering, B.S. 1975 • Princeton University, Chemical Engineering PhD 1980

Positions and Employment • International Paper Company 1979-1985

o Group Leader, Shift Supervisor, Pulp & Paper Mill, Ticonderoga, NY (1985 – 1987) o Senior Research Associate, Corporate Research Center, Tuxedo Park, NY (1979 to 1985)

• University of Tokyo o Visiting Professor 2007 o Professor 1993- 2001 o Associate Professor 1987-1993

• Packaging Corporation of America, Chicago, IL Board of Directors 2008- Present • NC State University, Forest Biomaterials, Raleigh, NC Ellis Signe Olsson Professor 2001-Present

Other Relevant Experiences and Professional Memberships • TAPPI • IAWS

Honors • NC State Outstanding Teacher 1990, 2005 • Alumni Distinguished Professor 1999 • NC State Outstanding Advisor 2006 • TAPPI Fellow 2007 • TAPPI Johan Richter Prize Winner 2005 • CNR Board of Governors Recipient 2003, 2010 • International Academy of Wood Science Fellow 2000 • TAPPI Wetherhorn Award 1994, 2013

Selected Peer-Reviewed Publications (Last 5 Years) • "Economics of Cellulosic Ethanol Production: Green liquor Pretreatment for Softwood and Hardwood, Greenfield

and Repurpose Scenarios," Gonzalez, R., Treasure, T., Phillips, R., Jameel, H., and Saloni, D., Bioresources, 6(3), 2551-2567, 2011.

• "Thermo-mechanical Pulping as a Pretreatment for Agricultural Biomass as Biochemical Conversion", Gonzalez, R., Jameel, H., Chang, H.-M., Treasure, T., Pirraglia, A., and Saloni, D. Bioresources, 6(2), 1599-1614, 2011.

• “Economics of Cellulosic Ethanol Production in a Thermochemical Pathway for Softwood, Hardwood, Corn Stover and Switchgrass”, Ronalds Gonzalez, Jesse Daystar, Mike Jett, Richard Venditti, Hasan Jameel, Richard Phillips and Daniel Saloni, Fuel Processing Technology 94(1), 113-122, 2011.

• “Quantitative Molecular Structure – Pyrolytic Energy Correlation for Hardwood Lignins”, Teresa Cristina Silva, Ricardo Santos, Hasan Jameel, Jorge Colodette and Lucian Lucia, Energy and Fuels, 17:29, 2012.

• “Evaluation of the Factors Affecting Avicel Reactivity Using Multi-stage Enzymatic Hydrolysis”. Yu, Z., Jameel, H., Chang, H.-m., Philips, R., Park, S., Biotechnology and Bioengineering, DOI:10.1002/bit.24386, 2012.

• “Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Recovered Office Printing Paper with Low Enzyme Dosages to Produce Fermentable Sugars”, Chen, H., Venditti, R. A., Jameel, H. & Park, S. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Volume 166, Issue 5 (2012), Page 1121-1136, 2012.


Research Support (Last 5 Years)

• Wood to Ethanol Research Consortium: Consortium members include Arborgen, Shell, Andritz, APTI, API, Catchlight, International Paper, Nalco, KBR, AMEC, Nippon Paper, Novozyme, Genencor, Air Liquide, Bioenercel, Eastman Chemicals, VTT ($950,000)

• Economics and Feasibility of Biomass Conversion of NC Biomass: North Carolina BioFuels Center. ($252,554) • Extraction of Hemicelluloses Prior to Combustion: North Carolina BioFuels Center.($198,178) • Advanced Technology for Low Cost Ethanol from Engineered Cellulosic Biomass: USDA/DOE. ($999,889) • Advanced Pretreatment and Processing Technologies for the Low Cost Conversion of Industrial Sludges to Ethanol:

Biofuels Center of North Carolina. ($183,802) • Integrated, Low-cost Torrefaction-Gasification for Production of Biofuels from Forest Resources: Biofuels Center of

North Carolina. ($199,128) • Demonstration Biorefinery at Plymouth Mill for Rural Revitalization: US Department of Agriculture. ($962,000) • Building a Biofuels Industry: A Southeastern Partnership for Integrated Biomass Supply Systems. Agricultural and

Food Research Initiative.($430,000) • Characterization of Lignin in Non-woody Biomass to Improve Enzymatic Hydrolysis: Novozymes and North

Carolina Biotechnology Center. ($145,000) • Life Cycle Analysis of Biochemical and Thermochemical processing Technologies to Produce Biofuels from Forest

Resources: CORRIM and North Carolina Biofuels. ($90,000) • Technical and Economic Impact of Multiple Biomass Feeds on Ethanol Production at a Repurposed Kraft Pulp:

Sungrant. ($249,766). Courses Taught (Last 5 Years)

• PSE 360: Pulp & Paper Unit Processes • PSE 371: Pulping Process Analysis.

Recent Graduate Training Experience • Ronalds Gonzalez “Biomass Supply for Bioenergy Opeartions” 2011 • Duyong Min “Pretreatments for Transgenic Trees for Ethanol” 2011 • Ricardo Santos “ Pulping Kinetics and Correlation with Lignin Structure” 2011Emmy Yu “Recalcitrance of

Softwoods to Enzymatic Hydrolysis for the Production of Ethanol” 2012 • Xue Ling “Recycling of Enzymes to Improve Enzymatic Hydrolysis” 2012 • Yan Pu “Value Prior to Combustion from Biomass” 2012 • Trevor Treasure “Financial Analysis of Bioenergy Operations” Current • Laura Chen “ Ethanol from Industrial Sludges” Current • Li Xiao “Torrefaction of Wood for Gasification” Current • Quiong Han “Pretreatments for Non-woody Biomass” Current • Carlos Azipura “Electron Beam Treatment and Steam Explosion for the Production of Energy and Chemicals”

Current • Vanessa Silva “Post Treatments to Improve Enzymatic Hydrolysis” Current

STEPHEN S. KELLEY

Professor and Department Head Department of Forest Biomaterials


Raleigh, NC 27695-8005 Phone: 919.515.5321

Fax. 919.515.6302 Email: [email protected]

Education/Training

• Oregon State University Wood Science B.S. 1979 • University of Wisconsin Wood Chemistry M.S. 1981 • Virginia Polytechnic Institute and Chemistry Ph.D. 1986 • State University

Positions/Employment

• Eastman Chemicals, Eastman Kodak Senior Research Chemist 1986-1990 • Bend Research Inc. Senior Research Chemist 1990-1991 • National Renewable Energy Laboratory Senior Research Chemist 1992-2001

Senior Research Chemist II • National Renewable Energy Laboratory Principal Scientist 2001-2005 • National Renewable Energy Laboratory Area Lead- Thermochemical Program 2003-2005 • North Carolina State University Professor and Department 2005-present

Department of Forest Biomaterials

Other Relevant Experiences and Professional Memberships • East Tennessee State University, Department of Chemistry Adjunct Assistant Professor 1987-1989 • Panel Member or Manager for more than 15 technical review panels for DOE, USDA, NSF and DOC related to

bioenergy and biomaterials 1995-2012 • Oregon State University, Department of Forest Products, Adjunct Associate Professor 1997-2005 • University of Tennessee, Center for Renewable Carbon Adjunct Professor 2001-present • EPA Science Advisory Board, Biogenic Carbon 2011 • Fellow – International Academy of Wood Science • On Editorial Boards for the Journal of Wood Science and Technology and BioResources • International Advisory Board of the Journal of Wood Science • American Chemical Society, Cellulose and Renewable Materials Div.

o 2011; Divisional Fellow o 2006-2003; Awards Chair of CELL division o 2002-2000; Chair-elect and Chair of CELL division. o 1999-1996; Program Chair for CELL division

Honors • NREL Chairman’s Award for Exceptional Performance 1998 • NREL,Award for Technology Transfer 2003 Selected Peer-Reviewed Publications (Last 5 Years) • Arantes, V.; Qian, Y.; Kelley, S. S.; Milagres, A. M.; Filley, T. R.; Jellison, J.; Goodell, B.. Biomimetic Oxidative

Treatment of Spruce Wood Studied by Pyrolysis-MBMS Coupled with Multivariate Analysis and 13C-labeled TMAH Thermochemolysis: Implications for Fungal Degradation of Wood. Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry, Vol. 14, No. 8. (1253-1263), 2009

• Horvath, L.; Peszlen, I.; Peralta, P.; Kasal, B.; Li, L.; Kelley, S. S.. Effect of Lignin Content and Structure on the Mechanical Properties of Transgenic Aspen. Holzforschung. 2010.


• Habibi, Y.; Hoeger, I.; Kelley, S. S.; Rojas, O. J.. Development of Langmuir-Schaeffer Cellulose Nanocrystal Monolayers and Their Interfacial Behaviors. Langmuir, Vol. 26, No. 2. (990-1001), 2010.

• Horvath, L.; Peszlen, I.; Peralta, P.; Kelley, S.. Use of Transmittance Near-Infrared Spectroscopy to Predict the Mechanical Properties of One- and Two-Year-Old Transgenic Aspen. Wood Science and Technology, Vol. 45, No. 2. (303-314), 2011

• Hoeger, I.; Rojas, O. J.; Efimenko, K.; Velev, O. D.; Kelley, S. S.. Ultrathin Film Coatings of Aligned Cellulose Nanocrystals from a Convective-Shear Assembly System and Their Surface Mechanical Properties. Soft Matter, Vol. 7, No. 5. (1957-1967), 2011

• Hosseinaei, O.; Wang, S.; Rials, T. G.; Xing, C.; Taylor, A. M.; Kelley, S. S.. Effect of Hemicellulose Extraction on Physical and Mechanical Properties and Mold Susceptibility of Flakeboard. Forest Products Journal, Vol. 61, No. 1. (31-37), 2011

• Hoeger, I. C.; Filpponen, I.; Martin-Sampedro, R.; Johansson, L-S.; Osterberg, M.; Laine, J.; Kelley, S.; Rojas, O. J.. Bicomponent Lignocellulose Thin Films to Study the Role of Surface Lignin in Cellulolytic Reactions. Biomacromolecules, Vol. 13, No. 10. (3228-3240), 2012

• Treasure, T.; Gonzalez, R.; Venditti, R.; Pu, Y.; Jameel, H.; Kelley, S.; Prestemon, J., Co-production of Electricity and Ethanol, Process Economics of Value Prior Combustion, Energy Conversion and Management, 62, 141, 2012

• Horvath, L.; Peszlen, I.; Gierlinger, N.; Peralta, P.; Kelley, S.; Csoka, L.. Distribution of Wood Polymers within the Cell Wall of Transgenic Aspen Imaged by Raman Microscopy. Holzforschung, Vol. 66, No. 6. (717-725), 2012.

Research Support (Total $10.82 million, Last 3 Years) • Advanced Technology for Low Cost Ethanol from Engineered Cellulosic Biomass, USDA, 05/2008-05/2012, $999,900 • Integrated Biomass Refining Institute at North Carolina State University, DOE, 07/2008-07/2013, $2,192,000 • I/UCRC Center for Bioprocessing Research and Development - NCSU site, NSF-IUCRC, 07/2008-07/2012, $191,000 • Integrated, Low-cost Torrefaction-gasification for Production of Biofuels from Forest Resources, Biofuels Center of NC,

05/2009-05/2012, $198,000 • Low Energy Biofuel Production from Wood, BioOil AS, 03/2010-03/2013, $350,000 • Modeling Low Energy Biofuel Production from Wood, BioOil AS, 03/2010-03/2013, $75,000 • Southeast Parnership for Integrated Biomass Supply Systems, USDA-AFRI, 7/2011 ~ 6/2016, $4,000,000 Courses Taught (last 5 years)

• WPS 301 - Wood Chemistry, 3 and 4 cr, 2005-2009 • WPS 444 (1/3) - Wood Composites, 3 cr, 2005-2013 • WPS 202 - Sustainable Materials for Green Housing, 2 cr, 2010,2011

Recent Graduate Training Experiences (last 5 years) • Co-chair - Ingrid Hoeger (PhD, 2011), Mike Jett (MS, 2011), Vivek Arcot (MS, 2011), Li Xiao (PhD, anticipated

2014), Timo Leskinen (PhD, anticipated 2014), Carlos Aizpurua (PhD, anticipated 2014), Carter Reeb (PhD, anticipated 2016), Robert Radics (PhD, anticipated 2015)

• Committee Member - Jaijai Meng (PhD, 2013), Justin Zappe (PhD, 2011), Maria Peresin (PhD, 2011), Kathryn Brown (PhD, CBE, 2011), Eugene Douglas (PhD in Textiles, 2010), Balazs Horvath (PhD, 2009)

ADRIANNA G. KIRKMAN

Professor and Assoc. Dean for Academic Affair College of Natural Resources


Raleigh, NC 27695 Phone: 919 513-7617 Fax: 919 515-6302

[email protected]

Education/Training • B. Sc. Applied Mathematics, N. C. State University 1970 • M. S. Wood and Paper Science, N. C. State University 1980 • Ph.D. Wood and Paper Science, N. C. State University 1996

Position and Employment: • Instructor, Wood and Paper Science Department 1984 – 1996 • Associate Professor, Wood and Paper Science Department 1996 - 2001 • Professor, Wood and Paper Science Department 2001 - present • Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, College of Natural Resources 2002 - present

Current Status in FB Graduate Program: Upon accepting the Associate Dean position with the college, I curtailed my research program in the department. I continue to consult with the FB graduate students who request help in my area of expertise, modeling and simulation, but do not currently serve on committees, although I am still on the Graduate School Faculty. I continue to participate in departmental meetings and discussions that involve the graduate program to contribute to the decision-making process. I also have an occasional graduate student who takes my simulation course through a special topics course registration.

RICHARD L. LEMASTER Research Professor



Phone: 919.515.1549 Fax: 919.515.6302

[email protected] Education/Training

• Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma Forestry B.S. 1977 • Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, Colorado Wood Science M.S. 1979 • North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina Wood Science PhD 2004


• Assistant Specialist, Forest Products Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, California. 1980-1986 • Program Leader, Forest Products Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, California 1986-1988 • Acting Head and Head, Wood Machining Research Center, Forest Products Laboratory, University of California,

Berkeley, California 1988-1993

• Research Director and Director (1996), Wood Machining & Tooling Research Program, Department of Wood and Paper Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina. 1993-Present:

• Research Professor, North Carolina State University 2005 Other Relevant Experiences and Professional Memberships

• Method and apparatus for determining vertical density profiles in wood composites, using acoustic emission. U.S. Patent # 4,831,880, May 23, 1989.

• The use of acoustic emission and ultrasonics to evaluate brazing and grinding of cutting tools, Patent Pending, July 2012.

Graduate Students Supervised (RESEARCH SUPERVISION) • NCSU: 30 M.S. Students, 4 Ph.D. Students • University of California, Berkeley: 5 M.S. Students


• Pirraglia, A., R. Gonzalez and D. Saloni. 2010. Techno-economical analysis of wood pellets production for U.S. Manufacturers. BioResources. 5(4): 2374-2390.

• Saloni, D., R. Lemaster and S. Jackson. 2010 Process monitoring evaluation and implementation for the abrasive machining process on wood. Sensors. 10(11), 10401-10412

• Saloni D., U. Buehlmann, and R. Lemaster. 2011. Tool wear when cutting wood-fiber plastic composite materials. Forest Prod. J. 61(2):1-6

• Saloni D., R. Lemaster and S. Jackson. 2011. Control system evaluation and implementation for the abrasive machining process on wood. BioResources. 6(3): 2763-2775

• Lemaster, R. L., 2011, The Use of the Wavelet Transform to Extract Additional Information on Surface Quality from Optical Profilometers, book chapter in Wavelet Transform, Book 2, Intech Open Access Publishers, (ISBN 979-953-307-385-8)

• Arrieche, R., H. van Dyk, D. Saloni and R. Lemaster. 2011. Evaluation of the Energy Balance for the Production of Briquettes from Biomass. Forest Prod. J. 61(4):302-309

Research Support (Last 3 Years) (Principle Investigator) Over $4,450,000 in federal grants and over $150,000 in industrial grants

• Wood with Extruded Plastic Coating for Furniture: Research, Assessment, and Development, Eastman Chemical Co, $75,000

• Sustainable Wood Housing Innovations Program, USDA, $202,000 (2010) • Sustainable Wood Housing Innovations Program, USDA, $183,000 (2009) • Sustainable Wood Housing Innovations Program, USDA, $200,000 (2008)



• Developed and taught –Wood Processing II and Advanced Wood Processing II (2007, 2008, 2009) • Developed and taught – Sustainable materials for green housing (2012) • Developed and taught – Sustainable manufacturing (2012)

Recent Graduate Training Experience (Last 5 Years)

• NCSU: 30 M.S. Students, 4 Ph.D. Students • University of California, Berkeley: 5 M.S. Students

LUCIAN A. LUCIA Associate Professor



Phone: 919. 515 .7707 Fax: 919.515.6302

[email protected] Education/Training • University of Florida Chemistry B.S. 1990 • University of Florida Organic Chemistry PhD 1996 Positions and Employment • Postdoctoral Fellow at University of Rochester NSF Science & Technology Center for Photoinduced Electron Transfer

Advisor: Professor David G. Whitten 1996-1997 • Adjunct Professor, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Hachioji-shi, Japan, 1997-1997 • Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Institute of Paper Science and Technology; Adjunct Faculty, Georgia Institute of

Technology 1997 2002 • Associate Professor, Institute of Paper Science and Technology, Georgia Institute of Technology

2002 -2004 • Associate Professor, Department of Forest Biomaterials, College of Natural Resources, North Carolina State University • Co-Editor, BioResources

Appointments: • Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, North Carolina State University • Associate Professor, Fiber and Polymer Science Program, College of Textiles, North Carolina State University • Associate Professor, Faculty of Technology, Federal University of the Amazon, Manaus, Brazil • Adjunct Professor, South China University of Technology (Guangzhou, China) • Adjunct Professor, Shandong Institute of Light Industry (Jinan, China) • Adjunct Professor, South China University of Technology, 2009 – Present • Associate Professor, Federal University of the Amazon (Brazil) 2009 – Present • Adjunct Professor, Dalian Institute of Light Industry, Dalian, China 2002 – Present • Adjunct Professor, Tianjian University of Science and Technology, Tianjian, China, October 2002 – Present Other Relevant Experiences and Professional Memberships • Use of ToF-SIMS, SEM, TEM, and X-ray Fluorescence Microscopy for the micro- and nano- analysis of lignocellulosic

samples prepared from various chemical modifications, including high alkaline hydrosulfide treatment, hydrogen peroxide oxidation, and singlet oxygen oxidation

• Development of biomaterial and biopolymer course materials for NCSU Selected Peer-Reviewed Publications (Last 5 Years) • Salas, C.; Rojas, O.; Lucia, L.A.; Hubbe, M.A.; Genzer, J. “Adsorption of glycinin and ß-conglycinin on silica and

cellulose: surface interactions as a function of denaturation, pH, and electrolytes.” BioMac. 2012, 13, 387-396. • Santos, R.B.; Lee, J.M.; Jameel, H.; Chang, H.-m.; Lucia, L.A. “Effects of Hardwood Structural and Chemical

Characteristics on Enzymatic Hydrolysis for Biofuel Production.” BioRes. Technol. 2012, 110, 232-238 . • Lin, C.-x.; Zhan, H.y.; Liu, M.-h.; Habibi, Y.; Fu, S.-y.; Lucia. L.A. “RAFT Synthesis of Cellulose-g-

Polymethylmethacrylate Copolymer in an Ionic Liquid.” J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2012, 127, 4840-4849. • Jin, H.-y.; Lucia, L.A.; Rojas, O.J.; Hubbe, M.A.; Pawlak, J.J. “A Survey of Soy Protein Flour as a Novel Dry Strength

Additive for Papermaking Furnishes.” J. Ag. Food Chem. 2012, 60, 9828-9833. • Chen, J. C.; Yang, G. H.; Kong, F. G.; Lucia, L. A.; Liu, Y. “Influence of Xylanase Pretreatment on Refining Energy and

Brightness of P-RC APMP Pulp of Italian Black Poplar Branches.” Cell. Chem. Technol. 2012, 46, 283-290.


• Min, D.-y.; Li, Quanzi; Jameel, H.; Chiang, V.; Chang, H.-m.; Lucia, L.A. “The Influence of Lignin-Carbohydrate

Complexes on the Cellulase-Mediated Saccharification by Transgenic P. Trichocarpa.” Energy & Environmental Science 2013, submitted.

• Arboleda, J.C.; Hughes, M.; Lucia, L.A.; Laine, J.; Ekman, K.; Rojas, O.J. “Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Soy Protein-Nanocellulose Composite Aerogels.” Soft Matter 2013, submitted.

• Salas, C.; Lucia, L.A.; Hubbe, M.A.; Genzer, J.; Rojas, O.J. “On the Surface Interactions of Proteins with Lignin.” ACS Appl. Mat. Interfac. 2013, 5, 199-206..

PHILIP H. MITCHELL Associate Professor and Wood Products Extension Specialist



Phone: 919.515.5581 Fax: 919-515.6302

[email protected] Education/ Training:

• NC State University, Raleigh, NC Forestry B.S. 1977 • NC State University, Raleigh, NC Wood Science and Technology B.S. 1977 • VPI & SU, Blacksburg, VA Forest Products M.S. 1979 • VPI & SU, Blacksburg, VA Forest Products Ph.D. 1981

Positions and Employment:

• Assistant Professor, Miss. State University, Miss. Forest Product Laboratory, Mississippi State, MS 1982 - 1987 • Research Scientist, Weyerhaeuser Company, Lumber Research & Development, Tacoma, WA 1987 - 1991 • Environmental Engineer, Weyerhaeuser Company, Corporate Research & Development, Tacoma, WA 1991 - 1996 • Assistant Professor and Wood Products Extension Specialist 1996– 2002 • Associate Professor and Wood Products Extension Specialist, 2002-Present • NC State University, Department of Forest Biomaterials, Raleigh, NC • NC State University, Department of Wood and Paper Science, Raleigh, NC

Selected Peer-Reviewed Publications (Last 5 Years): • Wiedenbeck, Jan, Philip H. Mitchell, Bobby Ammerman, and Daniel Saloni. 2009. Guia del Operado del Molino

Preliminar. Departamento de Agricultura de los Estados Unidos Servicio Forestal. Reporte Tecnico NRS-41. 55 pages.

• Mitchell, Phil and Robert Russell Hurst III. 2009. Technology Assessment of Automation Trends in the Modular Home Industry. General Technical Report FPL-GTR-188. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory. 51 p.

• Mitchell, Phil and Harry Watt. 2009. Strategy for the New Furniture Industry. NC State Cooperative Extension Publication, Raleigh, NC. AG-712W. 15 pages.

• Strayhorn,T.; Dasmohapatra, S.; Tilotta, D.C.; and Mitchell, P. 2012. “Effectiveness of Educational Tools for Hurricane Resilience in Homes,” Disaster Prevention and Management. 21(4): 433-444.

Research Support (Last 3 Years) • Three Educational Workshops for Supporting Profitability for Firewood Processors, Small Sawmill Operations, and

Profitable Drying Small Quantities of Lumber. Phil Mitchell and Harry Watt. June 2013. USDA Forest Service. Award. $30,000.

• North Carolina Secondary Wood Products Regional Directory Data Collection. Phil Mitchell and Harry Watt. June 2013. North Carolina Forest Service. Award. $40,000.

• Development of Solid and Hollow-Core Cross-Laminated Timber Systems for Low- and Mid-Rise Construction. August 2012. USDA – NIFA. Award. $372,101.

• Economic Growth for North Carolina Rural Wood Products Shops Via Retail Stores. Phil Mitchell and Harry Watt. December 2012. Golden Leaf Foundation. Award. $99,890.

• Institutional Orders for Local Wood Products from Local and State Governments. Phil Mitchell and Harry Watt. August 2012. USDA Forest Service. Award. $45,000.

• Reinventing Hardwood Marketing for a Challenging Decade: Using Local Market Channels to Survive and Prosper (Phase II). Joe Denig, Harry Watt, and Phil Mitchell. February 2011. WERC-USDA-FS. Award. $78,149


• Educational Outreach In Processing, Marketing and Business Skills for Emerging Small Scale Wood Products Businesses. Joe Denig, Harry Watt, and Phil Mitchell. February 2011. WERC-USDA-FS. Award. $28,975.

• Promoting Natural Resource Awareness. Robert Bardon, Dennis Hazel, Phil Mitchell, and Stacy Tomas. February 2010. Renewable Resource Extension Act. Award. $50,000.

• Reinventing Hardwood Marketing for a Challenging Decade: Using Local Market Channels to Survive and Prosper. Joseph Denig, Harry Watt, and Phil Mitchell. February 2010. US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service. Award. $79,699.

Courses Taught (Last 5 Years) • WPS 491 Advanced) Computer Controlled Wood Processing. Fall 2008 • WPS 491 Advanced) Computer Controlled Wood Processing. Fall 2010 • WPS 595 Wood Products Manufacturing Excellence. Spring 2011 • WPS 232 Recycling to Build a Sustainable Environment, Spring 2012 • WPS 232 Recycling to Build a Sustainable Environment, Spring 2013

Recent Graduate Training Experience (Last 5 Years) Currently have one graduate student which I serve as Co-Chair, though this Ph.D. student (N. Irby) has left campus without completing his dissertation.

SUNKYU PARK Assistant Professor



Phone: 919-515-0473 Fax: 919-515-6302

[email protected]

Education/Training

• Seoul National University, Korea Forest Products B.S. 1997 • Seoul National University, Korea Forest Products M.S. 2001 • North Carolina State University, NC Wood and Paper Science Ph.D. 2006 • University of Tennessee at Knoxville,

TN Biomass/Bioenergy Postdoc 2006-2007

• National Renewable Energy Laboratory, CO

Biomass/Bioenergy Postdoc 2007-2008


• Assistant Professor, North Carolina State University 2009 - present • Assistant Adjunct Professor, Seoul National University 2011 - present

Other Relevant Experiences and Professional Memberships • Professional service and activity in research community: (1) Vice president, Korean Scientists and Engineers Association

in North Carolina, since 2011, (2) Chair, AIChE, Biorefinery: Thermochemical conversion, since 2010, (3) Chair, 33rd Symposium on Biotechnology, Biomass pretreatment and fractionation, 2011, (4) Nomination committee, ACS-CELL division, since 2010, (5) Participant, ACS-CELL strategic planning meeting, 2010, (6) Program organizer, ACS-CELL division, 2013, (7) Memberships: Active member of related society including American Chemical Society (ACS), Society for Industrial Microbiology (SIM), and AIChE

• Grant proposal reviewer: NSF-CBET, DOE Biomass Program, USDA Biomass Program, DOE Graduate Fellowship, and others (state, domestic, international proposal)

Honors • Tappi Journal Outstanding Research Paper, Journal Editorial Board 2007 Selected Peer-Reviewed Publications (Last 5 Years) (Out of 35 published/accepted, 5 submitted) • S. Park, R.A. Venditti*, H. Jameel, and J.J. Pawlak, Changes in pore size distribution during drying of cellulose fibers as

measured by differential scanning calorimetry, Carbohydrate Polymers, 66 (1): 97-103 (2006) • S. Park, M.E. Himmel, J.O. Baker, and D.K. Johnson*, Cellulose crystallinity index: Measurement techniques and their

impact on interpreting cellulase performance, Biotechnology for Biofuels, 3: 1-10 (2010), The most accessed paper (rank #1 in 2010, rank #2 overall)

• A.L. Barnette, C. Lee, L.C. Bradley, B.D. Y.B. Park, H. Shin, D.J. Cosgrove, S. Park*, S.H. Kim*, Quantification of Crystalline Cellulose in Lignocellulosic Biomass Using Sum Frequency Generation (SFG) Vibration Spectroscopy and Comparison with Other Analytical Methods, Carbohydrate Polymers, 89 (3): 802-809 (2012)

• X. Chen, L. Tao, J. Shekiro, A. Mohaghaghi, S. Decker, W. Wang, S. Park, M. Tucker*, Improved ethanol yield and reduced Minimum Ethanol Selling Price (MESP) by modifying low severity dilute acid pretreatment with deacetylation and mechanical refining: 1) Experimental, Biotechnology for Biofuels, 5: 60 (2012)

• Z. Yu, H. Jameel, H. Chang, R. Philips, and S. Park*, Evaluation of the factors affecting Avicel reactivity by the multi-stage enzymatic hydrolysis, Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 109 (5): 1131-1139 (2012)

• B. Koo, T.H. Treasure, H. Jameel, R.B. Phillips, H. Chang, and S. Park*, Reduction of enzyme dosage by oxygen delignification and mechanical refining for enzymatic hydrolysis of green liquor-pretreated hardwood, Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 165 (3-4): 832-844 (2011)

• Z. Yu, H. Jameel, H. Chang, R. Philips, and S. Park*, Quantification of Bound and Free Enzymes during Enzymatic Hydrolysis and Their Reactivities on Cellulose and Lignocellulose, Accepted in Bioresource Technology (2013)

• S. Park, D.K. Johnson, C.I. Ishizawa, P. Parilla, and M.F. Davis*, Measuring the Crystallinity of Cellulose by Solid State 13C Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Cellulose, 16: 641-647 (2009)

• B. Koo and S. Park*, A method to evaluate biomass accessibility in wet state based on thermoporometry, Methods in Molecular Biology, Accepted (2012)

• J. Park, J. Meng, K.H. Lim, O.J. Rojas, and S. Park*, Transformation of lignocellulosic biomass during torrefaction, Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, 100: 199-206 (2013)

Research Support (Last 3 Years) PI and co-PI • Cellulose crystalline structure by mechanical refining, DOE/NREL($120,000) • Hydrocarbons from catalytic fast pyrolysis, DOT/SunGrant ($100,000) • Fast pyrolysis of torrefied wood, NSF/IUCRC ($67,600) • Cellulose degree of polymerization, FORBRIC, ($20,000) • Cellulose allomorphs and their digestibility, NSF, CBET ($50,000) • IBSS Bioenergy Center, USDA-AFRI ($4,000,000) • Multidisciplinary doctoral education grant, USDA-NIFA ($234,000) • Wood to Ethanol Research Consortium, more than 20 companies, ($250,000) Courses Taught (Last 5 Years) • PSE 425 Bioenergy and Biomaterials Engineering 2009-2013 • WPS 760 Engineering Unit Operations for Biomass Conversion 2009-2013

Recent Graduate Training Experiences (Last 5 Years) • Current Co-chair 6 (Ph. D.) • Current Committee 10 (Ph. D.) • Past Co-chair 2 (Ph. D.) • Past Committee 6 (Ph. D.) and 2 (Master)

JOEL J. PAWLAK Associate Professor/Interim Associate Dean for Research


North Carolina State University Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-8005

Phone: 919.513.0103 Fax: 919.515.6302

E-mail: [email protected] Education/Training

• State University of New York Paper Engineering B.S. 1992-1996 College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, New York

• State University of New York Paper Engineering PhD 1997-2001 College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, New York

Positions and Employment • North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC. 2001-2012

o Assistant Professor (2001-2007) o Associate Professor, (2007-Present) o Interim Associate Dean for Research (2012-Present) - Developed a research program surrounding three main

focus areas: (1) Novel Materials from Forest Resources, and (2) Biologically Produced Polymers for Advanced Functionality, and (3) Traditional Research and Support of the Pulp and Paper Industry.

• Empire State Paper Research Institute, Syracuse, NY 1997 – 2001

o Research Assistant - Performed novel research in the fid of paper physics. Activities included: investigations into novel wet strength agents, implementation of advanced calculation techniques for the evaluation of paper formation, designing and implementing a novel formation measurement instrument, designing and implementing a novel micro-indentation technique for the evaluation of thin polymer films, and the development of a computational model of fiber network compression.

Other Relevant Experiences and Professional Memberships • Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry since 1992 • Member of the Tappi International Paper Physics Committee • American Chemical Society • Paper Industry Management Association • Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society – Chief Advisor NC Alpha ’02-‘05 • Editorial Board of Bioresources • Advisory Board of O Papel Magazine • Reviewer for Carbohydrate Polymers, US Department of Agriculture, US Department of Energy, National

o Research Council of Canada, Journal of Pulp and Paper Science, Tappi Journal

• Co-Chair of 2013 Piedmont South Atlantic Cooperative Ecosystems Studies Unit Annual Meeting • Chair of 2014 Progress in Paper Physics Seminar

Honors

• The John Clark Memorial Scholarship • The Syracuse Pulp and Paper Foundation Scholarship and Academic Incentive • The Edwin C. Jahn Graduate Fellowship 1998 • Syracuse University Scholar 1997 • State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry Class of 1997 Salutatorian • The 2000 Renata Marton Fellowship • Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society Eminent Engineer/Alumnus Member 2002 • Best Oral Presentation – Progress in Paper Physics Conference Trondheim, Norway 2004 • Best Oral Presentation – Progress in Paper Physics Conference Oxford, Ohio 2006

• Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry Outstanding Research Paper 2007

Selected Peer-Reviewed Publications (Last 5 Years) • Spence, K.L., Venditti, R.A., Rojas, O.J., Pawlak, J.J., Hubbe, M.A., “Water vapor barriers properties of coated and

filled microfibrillated cellulose composite films”, BioResources 6:4 (2011). • Salam, A., Pawlak, J.J., Venditti, R.A., El-tahlawy, K., “Incorporation of carboxyl groups into xylan for improved

absorbency,” Cellulose, 18:1033-1041 (2011). • Spence, K.L., Venditti, R.A., Rojas, O.J., Habibi, Y., Pawlak, J.J., “A comparative study of energy consumption and

physical properties of microfibrillated cellulose produced by different processing methods,” Cellulose, 18:1097-1111 (2011).

• Sen, S.K., Baheti, V.K., Venditti, R.A., Park, S., Bansal, M.C., “Cellulose microfibril-water interactions as characterized by isothermal thermogravitmetric analysis and scanning electron microscopy”, Bioresources, 7:4 (2012).

• Jin, H., Lucia, L.A., Rojas, O.J., Hubbe, M.A., Pawlak, J.J., “Survey of soy protein flour as a novel dry strength agent for papermaking furnishes”, J. Agric. Food Chem., 60(39)9828-9833 (2012).

• Csoka, L., Hoegert, I.C., Rojas, O.J., Peszlen, I., Pawlak, J.J., Perry, P., “Piezoelectric effect of cellulose nanocrystals thin films, ACS Marco. Lett. 1(7):867-870 (2012).

• Mathews, S.L., Ayoub, A., Pawlak, J.J., Grunden, A.M., “Methods for Facilitating Microbial Growth on Waste Pulp Mill Sources and Characterization of the Biodegradation Potential of Cultured Microbes”, Accepted to Jove 2013.

• Graham, W.D., Moore, A., Mathews, S.L., Stolarchuk, C., Park, S., Pawlak, J.J., Grunden, A., “The influence of mechanical and chemical pretreatments on cellulose structure”, Submitted to ChemSusChem 2013.

• Graham, W.D., Stolarchuk, C., Moore, A., Park, S., Pawlak, J.J., Grunden, A., “Investigation into the structural and thermal behavior of bacterial cellulose fibers after biologically relevant purification”, 14th Fundamental Research Conference, Cambridge, UK, 2013.

• Ayoub, A., Venditti, R., Pawlak, J., Salam, A., Hubbe, M., “Novel hemicellulose-chitosan biosorbent for water desalination and heavy metal removal”, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, accepted for publication.

• Ayoub, A., Venditti, R.A., Pawlak, J.J., Hasan, S., Salam, A., “Development of an acetylation reaction of switchgrass hemicellulose in ionic liquid without catalyst”, Industrial Crops and Products, 44:306-314 (2013).

Research Support (Last 5 Years) A Graduate Program of Study in Biological Processing of Forest Materials, USDA, ($234,000) Low Cost Conversion of Industrial Papermaking Sludges to Ethanol, CPBR-DOE ($52,688) Sustainable Wood-Based Barrier Films for Liquid Packaging Applications, CPBR-DOE ($61,898) The Production And Characterization Of Inexpensive Renewable Hydrogel Based Material For Water Desalination And Heavy Metal Removal Applications, DOI, ($118,648) Improvement Of Carbohydrate Citrate Chitosan Performance: Phase I, Tethis ($25,000) Courses Taugh (Last 5 Years):

• WPS 415 Senior Research Project – Group Advisor • WPS 565 Paper Physics Distance Education – Instructor - 4 Students • WPS 595 Paper Characterization Distance Education – Instructor - 1 Students • PSE 465 Paper Physics and Product Design – Instructor – 15 Students • WPS 595 AFM Analysis – Instructor – 8 Students • WPS 595B – Biomaterials Characterization – co-Instructor – 14 Students • WPS 565 Forest Biomaterials Physics – Instructor - 19 Students • PSE 212 Paper Properties – Instructor – 38 Students • PSE 212L Paper Properties Laboratory – Instructor – 38 Students

Graduate Student Training (Last 5 Years) Kristin Koenig (MS, 2008), Susan Stewart (MWPS, 2006),Sameer Patel (MS, 2009), Maria Peresin (PhD, 2011), Rachel Ernest (MS, 2011), James Ronning (PhD, 2010), Libin Yuan (MS, 2010), William Darnell Graham (PhD, 2013), Stephanie Mathews Lambeth (PhD, in progress), Jason Witham (PhD, in progress)

PERRY PERALTA Associate Professor


North Carolina State University Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-8005

Phone: 919-515-5731 Fax: 919-513-3496


• University of the Philippines, Forest Products Engineering B.S. 1976-1980 • University of the Philippines, Wood Science and Technology M.S. 1981-1985 • Virginia Tech, Wood Science and Forest Products Ph.D. 1986-1990

Positions and Employment • Instructor, Dept. of Wood Science and Technology, Univ. of the Philippines 1981 – 1986 • Graduate Research Assistant, Dept. of Wood Science and Forest Products, Virginia Tech 1986 – 1990 • Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Dept. of Forest Products, Oregon State University 1990 – 1991 • Assistant Professor, Dept. of Forest Resources, Clemson University 1991 – 1996 • Assistant Professor, Dept. of Wood and Paper Science, NC State University 1996 - 2002 • Associate Professor, Dept. of Forest Biomaterials, NC State University 2002 - present • Director of Undergraduate Wood Products Program, Dept. of Forest Biomaterials, 2006-present

NC State University Honors

• Member, Gamma Sigma Delta Honor Society of Agriculture, 1985 • Member, The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi 1988 • First Place, Wood Award (Forest Products Research Society) 1990 • Member, Xi Sigma Pi 2000 • First Place, George G. Marra Award for Excellence in Research and Writing 2000 • (Society of Wood Science and Technology) • Outstanding Teacher Award and Member of the Academy of Outstanding Teachers, 2003 • NC State University • First Place, George G. Marra Award for Excellence in Research and Writing 2012

(Society of Wood Science and Technology),

Selected Peer-Reviewed Publications (Last 5 years) • Saralde, T.C., P.N. Peralta, I. Peszlen, & B. Kasal, B. 2008. Mechanical properties of lumber from partially CAD-

Deficient Loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.). Wood and Fiber Science 40(4):657-662. • van Dyk, H., P.N. Peralta, I. Peszlen, and P. Banks-Lee. 2009. An innovative wood-fiber composite incorporating

nonwoven textile technologies. Forest Products Journal 59(11/12):11-17. • Saralde, T.C., P.N. Peralta, I. Peszlen, & B. Horvath. 2010. Shrinkage properties of partially CAD-deficient loblolly pine

lumber. Wood and Fiber Science 42(1):117-119. • Horvath, B., I. Peszlen, P. Peralta, B. Kasal, & L. Li. 2010. Effect of lignin genetic modification on wood anatomy of

aspen trees. IAWA Journal 31(1):29-38. • Horvath, B., P. Peralta, I. Peszlen, F. Divos, B. Kasal, & L. Li. 2010. Elastic modulus of transgenic aspen. Wood

Research 55(1):1-10. • Horvath, L., I. Peszlen, P. Peralta, B. Kasal, L. Li. 2010. Mechanical properties of genetically engineered young aspen

with modified lignin content and/or structure. Wood and Fiber Science 42(3):310-317. • Horvath, B., I. Peszlen, P. Peralta, L. Horvath, B. Kasal, & L. Li. 2010. Elastic modulus determination of transgenic

aspen using a dynamical mechanical analyzer in static bending mode. Forest Products Journal 60(3):296-300.

• Horvath, L., I. Peszlen, P. Peralta, S. Kelley. 2011. Use of Near Infrared Spectroscopy to Predict the Mechanical Properties of One- and Two-Year-Old Transgenic Aspen. Wood Science and Technology 45(2):303-314.

• Pasztory, Z., P. Peralta, I. Peszlen. 2011. Multi-layer heat insulation system for frame construction buildings. Energy and Building 43: 713–717.

• Horvath, B., P. Peralta, C. Frazier, & I. Peszlen. 2011. Thermal softening of transgenic aspen. BioResources 6(2), 2125-2134.

• Csoka, L., I.C. Hoeger, P. Peralta, I. Peszlen, O.J. Rojas. 2011. Dielectrophoresis of cellulose nanocrystals and alignment in ultrathin films by electric field-assisted shear assembly. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 363(1): 206-212.

• Giles, R., I. Peszlen, P. Peralta, H.M. Chang, R. Farrell, L. Grand, & B. Horvath. 2012. Fungal biodegradation of genetically modified and lignin-altered quaking aspen. Holzforschung 66(1):105-110.

• Xiang, Z., P. Peralta, I. Peszlen. 2012. Lumber drying stresses and mitigation of cross-sectional deformation. Wood and Fiber Science 44(1):94-102.

• Horvath, L., P. Peralta, I. Peszlen, L. Csoka, B. Horvath, & J. Jakes. 2012. Modeling hygroelastic properties of genetically modified aspen. Wood and Fiber Science 44(1):22-35.

• Pasztory, Z., P.N. Peralta, S. Molnar, and I. Peszlen. 2012. Modeling the hygrothermal performance of selected North American and comparable European wood-frame house walls. Energy and Buildings 49:142-147 .

• Horvath, L., I. Peszlen, N. Gierlinger, P. Peralta, S. Kelley, & L. Csoka. 2012. Distribution of wood polymers within the cell wall of transgenic aspen imaged by Raman microscopy. Holzforschung 66(6): 717-725.

• Csoka, L., I.C. Hoeger, O.J. Rojas, I. Peszlen, J.J. Pawlak, and P.N. Peralta. 2012. Piezoelectric Effect of Cellulose Nanocrystals Thin Films. ACS Macro Letters 1: 867-870.

• van Dyk, H., P. Peralta, and I. Peszlen. 2013. Modeling of the mechanical properties of a wood-fiber/bicomponent-fiber composite. BioResources 8(3), 3672-3684.

• Dick, B.M., R. Hey, P. Peralta, I. Jewell, P. Simon, and I. Peszlen. 2013. Estimating annual riverbank erosion rates – A dendrogeomorphic method. River Research and Applications (accepted for publication; Published online in Wiley Online Library)

Research Support (Last 3 years) • Development of solid and hollow-core cross-laminated timber systems for low- and mid-rise construction. Co-

investigators: Phil Mitchell, Scott Schiff, Weichiang Pang, Robert White. Funding Agency: USDA – Forest Products Research Grants Program.

• Bridging forest biomaterials engineering and forest biotechnology. Co-investigators: Ilona Peszlen and Vincent Chiang. Funding Agency: USDA - National Needs Graduate Research Grant Program.

• Property evaluation of genetically engineered wood from aspen with down-regulated lignin enzymes. Co-investigators: Bo Kasal, Ilona Peszlen and Laigeng Li. Funding agency: USDA National Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program.

• Distribution of Syringyl and Guaiacyl type of lignin within the cell wall of transgenic aspen using Raman imaging microscopy. Co-investigators: Laszlo Horvath, Ilona Peszlen, Perry Peralta. Funding agency: COST Action FP0802.

Courses Taught (last 5 years)

• WPS 203 (Wood Physical Properties), 4 credits • WPS 210 (Forest Products Internship), 1 credit • WPS 301 (Wood Processing I), 4 credits, taught 1/6th of the course • WPS 441 (Wood Mechanics), 4 credits • WPS 504 (Physical and Mechanical Properties of Wood), 3 credits • WPS 565 (Forest Biomaterials Physics), 3 credits

Recent Graduate Training Experience (last 5 years) Students currently supervised: Currently supervise 3 Ph.D. students (C. Edmunds, Z. Miller, and B. Dick) in transgenic wood research, and 1 MWPS student (M. Selak) in wood composite research. Supervised over last 5 years: Delwiche, A. (2009, MWPS); Horvath, B. (2009, Ph.D.); Horvath, L. (2010, Ph.D.); Lawson, E. (2009, MWPS); Miller, Z. (2013, MS); Pongor, M. (2013, MS); Tolar, J. (2009, MWPS); Xiang, Z. (2011, MS)

ILONA PESZLEN

Associate Professor Director of Graduate Programs



Phone: 919.513.1265 Fax: 919.515.6302

E-mail: [email protected] Education/Training

• University of Sopron, Sopron, Hungary, Wood Technology B.S. 1973-1976 • University of Sopron, Sopron, 1977-1979, Wood Engineering) (Hons) M.S. 1977-1979 • Gödöllő University, Gödöllő, Hungary Higher Education M.S. 1982-1984, • Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, , Wood Science and Forest Products Ph.D. 1989-1993

Positions and Employment • Junior Researcher, University of Sopron, Dept. of Wood Technology, Sopron, Hungary 1979 – 1981 • Research Associate, Research Institute of Furniture Industry /BIFI/, Budapest/Sopron, Hun. 1981-1985 • Education Officer, University of Sopron, Sopron, Hungary 1985-1986 • Research Associate, University of Sopron, Dept. Botany, Sopron, Hungary 1986-1988 • Professor, University of West Hungary, Institute of Wood Science, Sopron, Hungary 1988-2000 • Fulbright Scholar, Research Assistant, Virginia Tech, Dept. of Wood Science and

Forest Products, Blacksburg, VA 1989-1993 • Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Canterbury, Dept. of Plant & Microbial Sciences,

Christchurch, New Zealand Sept. 1994 – Dec. 1994 • Postdoctoral Fellow, NC State University, Dept. of Wood and Paper Science, NC January 1995-June 1995 • Assistant Professor, Iowa State University, Department of Forestry, IA 2000- 2001Director of

Forest Biomaterials Graduate Programs, 2011-present • Associate Professor, NC State University, Department of Forest Biomaterials, NC 2001-present

Honors • Hungarian State Academic Scholarship, University of Sopron, Hungary • National Contest of Student Research, 2nd prize, Hungary 1978 • Outstanding Student Award 1979 • Fulbright Fellowship, Hungary 1989 • Széchenyi István Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Hungary 1994 • Hungarian State Eötvös Award, Hungary 1995 • Outstanding Academic Award, University of West Hungary 1998 • Best Textbook of the Year, Molnár, Peszlen, Paukó: Faanatómia, Hungary 2009 • First Place, George G. Marra Award for Excellence in Research and Writing (Society of Wood Science and

Technology), 2012

Selected Peer-Reviewed Publications (Last 5 years) • Saralde, T.C., P.N. Peralta, I. Peszlen, & B. Kasal, B. 2008. Mechanical properties of lumber from partially CAD-

Deficient Loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.). Wood and Fiber Science 40(4):657-662. • van Dyk, H., P.N. Peralta, I. Peszlen, and P. Banks-Lee. 2009. An innovative wood-fiber composite incorporating

nonwoven textile technologies. Forest Products Journal 59(11/12):11-17. • Saralde, T.C., P.N. Peralta, I. Peszlen, & B. Horvath. 2010. Shrinkage properties of partially CAD-deficient loblolly pine

lumber. Wood and Fiber Science 42(1):117-119. • Horvath, B., I. Peszlen, P. Peralta, B. Kasal, & L. Li. (2010): Effect of Lignin Genetic Modification on the Wood

Anatomy of Aspen Trees. IAWA Journal Vol. 31 (1), pp. 29-38


• Horvath, L., I. Peszlen, P. Peralta, B. Kasal, & L. Li. (2010): Mechanical properties of genetically engineered aspen with modified lignin content and structure. Wood & Fiber Sci 42(3), 2010, pp. 1-8.

• Horvath, L., Peszlen, I., Peralta, P., Kelley, S. (2011): Use of Near Infrared Spectroscopy to Predict the Mechanical Properties of One- and Two-Year-Old Transgenic Aspen. Wood Science and Technology, 45 (2): 303-314.

• Li, Q., Min, D., Wang, J., Peszlen, I., Horvath, L., Horvath, B., Nishimura, Y., Jameel, H., Chang, H-M., Chiang, V. (2011): Down-regulation of glycosyltransferase 8D genes in Populus trichocarpa caused reduced mechanical strength and xylan content in wood. Tree Physiology 31(2): p. 226-236.

• Csoka, L., Hoeger, I., Peralta, P., Peszlen, I., & Rojas, O.J. (2011): Dielectrophoresis of cellulose nanocrystals and their alignment in ultrathin films by electric field-assisted shear assembly. Journal of Colloid Interface Science 363: 206–212.

• Pasztory, Z., Peralta, P. Molnar, S. & Peszlen, I. (2012): Modeling the Hygrothermal Performance of Selected North American and ComparableEuropean Wood-Frame House Walls. Energy & Buildings 49(1): 142-147.

• Giles, R., Peszlen, I., Peralta, P., Chang, H., Farrell, R., Grand, L., & Horvath, B. (2012): Fungal biodegradation of genetically modified and lignin-altered quaking aspen. Holzforschung 66(1): 105-110.

• Csoka, L., Hoeger, I., Rojas, O.J., Peszlen, I., Pawlak, J.J., and Peralta, P. (2012): Ultrathin piezoelectric films of cellulose nanocrystals prepared by electric field-assisted shear assembly. ACS Macro Letters 1: 867-870

• Horvath, L., Peszlen, I., Peralta, P., Notburga Gierlinger, Kelley, S. & Csoka, L. (2012): Distribution of major wood polymers within the cell wall of transgenic aspen using Vis Raman Imaging Microscopy. Holzforschung 66(6):717-724.

• Horvath, L., Peralta, P., Peszlen, I., Csoka, L., Horvath, B., & Jakes, J. (2012): Modeling hygroelastic properties of genetically modified aspen. Wood and Fiber Science 44(1): 22-35.

• Domec, J-C., Rivera, L.N., King, J.S., Peszlen, I., Hain, F., Smith, B., Frampton, J. (2013) Hemlock woolly adelgid (Adelges tsugae) infestation affects water and carbon relations of eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) and Carolina hemlock (Tsuga caroliniana). New Phytologist, Vol 199, Issue 2: 452-463

• Lu, S., Li, Q., Wei, H., Chang, M-J., Tunlaya-Anukit, S., Kim, H., Liu, J, Song, J., Sun, Y-H., Yuan, L., Yeh, T-F., Peszlen, I., Ralph, J., Sederoff, R., Chiang, V. (2013): Ptr-miR397a is a negative regulator of laccase genes affecting lignin content in Populus trichocarpa. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS), 110 (26): 10848-10853.

• Dick, B., Hey, R., Peralta, P., Jewell, I., & Peszlen, I. (2013) Hindcasting and forecasting annual river bank erosion rates – A dendrogeomorphic method. River Research and Applications (in print).

Research Support (Last 3 years)

• Investigating wood properties of genetically modified loblolly pine – PI, Sponsor: Arbogen • Bridging forest biomaterials engineering and forest biotechnology. Co-PIs: Peralta, P. and Chiang, V., Funding

Agency: USDA - National Needs Graduate Research Grant Program. • Legacy Sediments and Stream Water Quality: Estimating Volume, Nutrient Content, and Stream Bank Erosion in

303(d) - Impaired Waterways of the North Carolina Piedmont. Co-PI, Sponsor: WRRI • Distribution of Syringyl and Guaiacyl type of lignin within the cell wall of transgenic aspen using Raman imaging

microscopy. Co-PIs: Horvath, L., Peralta, P., Sponsor: EU COST Action FP0802 • Property evaluation of genetically engineered wood from aspen with down-regulated lignin enzymes. Co-PIs: Kasal,

B., Peralta, P., and Li, L. Sponsor: USDA National Research Initiative Competitive Grants • Rescuing Fraser Fir from an Exotic Insect: Understanding the Mechanisms of Host/Pest Interactions. Co-PI. Funding

Agency: NC Biotechnology Center

Courses Taught (last 5 years) • WPS 202 (Wood Anatomy and Properties), 3 credits • WPS 350 Wood Products Literature, 2 credits • WPS 482/W483 Senior Projects 2/3credits • WPS 702 Advanced Wood Anatomy & Chemistry, 3 credits (1/2nd of the course)

Recent Graduate Training Experience (last 5 years) Students currently supervised: Currently supervise 3 Ph.D. students (C. Edmunds, Z. Miller, and B. Dick) in transgenic

wood research, and 1 MWPS student (M. Selak) in wood composite research. Supervised over last 5 years: Delwiche, A. (2009, MWPS); Horvath, B. (2009, Ph.D.); Horvath, L. (2010, Ph.D.); Lawson,

E. (2009, MWPS); Miller, Z. (2013, MS); Pongor, M. (2013, MS); Tolar, J. (2009, MWPS); Xiang, Z. (2011, MS)

ORLANDO J. ROJAS

Professor Forest Biomaterials and Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering

Campus Box 8005 NC State University

Raleigh, NC 27695-8005, Phone: 919. 513.7494

Fax: 919.515.6302 [email protected]

Education/Training

• Universidad de Los Andes, Venezuela Chemical Engineering B.S., 1985 • Universitat Politecnica Catalunya, Spain, Paper Engineering M.S., 1986 • Universidad de Los Andes, Venezuela, Chemical Engineering M.S., 1993 • Auburn University, AL, Chemical Engineering Ph.D., 1998 • Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden Surface Chemistry Postdoctoral, 2001-2003

Positions and Employment • Visiting Scientist, Institute for Surface Chemistry, Stockholm, Sweden 1996 - 1997 • Adjunct Professor, Pulp and Paper Science, Universitè du Quèbec, Canada 2000 - 2001 • Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering, Universidad de Los Andes, Venezuela 1998 - 2001 • Senior Research Scientist of the Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden. 2001 - 2003

• Associate Professor of Forest Biomaterials, College Natural Resources, NC State 2006 - Present • Associate Professor of Fiber and Polymer Science, College of Textiles, NC State 2008 - Present • Associate Faculty of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, NC State 2012 - Present • Professor of Forest Biomaterials, College Natural Resources, NC State 2013 - Present

Other Relevant Experiences and Professional Memberships • Fellowships with the Swedish Science Foundation Fellowship, KTH, Stockholm, 2001-2003 and The Institute for

Iberoamerican Cooperation, UPC, Spain, 1985. • Finland Distinguish Professor, TEKEs and Academy of Finland • Chair American Chemical Society Division of “Cellulose and Renewable Materials” • Advisor to the NCSU Student Chapter of Hispanics Engineering Society, 2006- • Associate editor of the J. Surfactant and Detergents, American Oil Chemists’ Society, 2008- • Adjunct Professor Universidade Federal do Amazones, Facultad de Tecnologia, 2009- • Program Chair American Chemical Society Division of “Cellulose and Renewable Materials” 2007-2009 and

Chairperson for sessions in ACS’ Colloids and CELL divisions, Tappi, etc. • Guest Editor of journal Cellulose. • Member of the Research Councils of NC State University, 2010-2013 • ACS Councilor, Division of Cellulose and Renewable Materials Division, 2012-2014 • Fellow 2013, American Chemical Society • Faculty Scholar 2013-2017, NC State University Honors • NC State Mentor of The Society of Hispanic Engineers, 2006 • American Chemical Society, Divisional Service Award 2009 • Finland Distinguish Professor, Aalto University, Finland, 2009-2014 • NC State Faculty Scholar, 2012-2017 • Others: Faculty Research and Professional Development Award, NC State 2004;National Science Council Scholarship,

Auburn University, 1993-1996; Young Investigator Award, National Scientific and Technological Council, Venezuela, 1990-1993; Graduate Fellowship, ULA, Venezuela, 1991-1993; Outstanding Research Award from the College of Engineering ULA, Venezuela, 1992; Organization of American States Fellowship, UPC, Spain, 1985-86.

Selected Peer-Reviewed Publications (Last 5 Years) – out of 160 total • Orelma, H., Filpponen, I., Johansson, L-S., Österberg, M., Rojas, O.J., Laine, J. Surface functionalized nanofibrillar

cellulose (NFC) film as a platform for rapid immunoassays and diagnostics, Biointerphases, 7, 61 (2012). • Carrillo, C., Saloni, D., Rojas, O.J. Evaluation of O/W microemulsions to penetrate the capillary structure of woody

biomass: interplay between composition and formulation in green processing, Green Chemistry, DOI: 10.1039/C3GC41325J

• Hoeger, I.C., Filpponen, I., Martin-Sampedro, R., Johansson, L-S., Österberg, M., Laine, J., Kelley, S., Rojas, O.J. Bi-component lignocellulose thin films to study the role of surface lignin in cellulolytic reactions, Biomacromolecules, 13, 3228–3240 (2012).

• Orelma, H., Johansson, L-S., Filpponen, I., Rojas, O.J., Laine, J. Generic Method for Attaching Biomolecules via Avidin-Biotin Complexes Immobilized on Films of Regenerated and Nanofibrillar Cellulose, Biomacromolecules, 13, 2802−2810 (2012)

• Csoka, L., Hoeger, I.C., Peralta, P., Peszlen , I., Rojas, O.J. Piezoelectric Effect of Cellulose Nanocrystals Thin Films, ACS Macro Letters, 1, 867–870 (2012)

• Ago, M., Okajima, K., Jakes, J.E., Park, S., Rojas, O.J., Lignin-based biomimetic electrospun nanofibers reinforced with cellulose nanocrystals, Biomacromolecules, 13: 918–926 (2012)

• Salas, C.; Rojas, O.J.; Lucia, L.A.; Hubbe, M.A., Genzer, J., On the surface interactions of proteins with lignin, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 5: 199-206 (2013)

• Taajamaa, L., Rojas, O.J., Laine, J., Yliniemi, K., Kontturi, E. Protein-assisted 2D assembly of gold nanoparticles on a polysaccharide surface, Chemical Communications, 59: 1318-1320 (2013).

Collaborators and Co-Editors:

Bastardo, Luis (Nynas) Blomberg, Eva (KTH) Bullon, Johnny (ULA) Dedinaite, Andra (KTH) Emmert, Asa (KTH) Ernstsson, Marie (KTH) Forgiarini, Ana (ULA) Fröberg, Johan (KTH), Hinestroza, Juan (Cornell University) Israelachvili, Jacob (UC-SB), Jérôme, R. (Univ Liege) Kim, Jooyoun (ULA)

Macakova, Lubica (KTH) Montero, Gerardo (ULA) Pizzino, Aldo (ULA) Robert Tilton (Carnegie Mellon) Salager, Jean Louis (ULA) Schlarmann, Judith (Univ Cologne) Stubenrauch, Cosima (Univ Dublin) Tornqvist, Katarina (KTH) Turon, Xavier (ULA) Tyrode, Eric (KTH) Vangeyte, Patrick (Univ Liege) Ysambertt, Fredy (LUZ)

Graduate Training Experience (Last 5 Years)

Claesson, Per (KTH, Sweden) Neuman, Ronald (Auburn) Pastor, J. Colom (UPC, Spain) Salager, Jean-Louis (ULA, Venezuela) Thesis Advisor and Postgraduate-Scholar Sponsor: Junlong Song (Cornell University), Gang Hu (GT), Chang Woo Jeong (3-M, Korea), Xiaomeng Liu (Syngenta), Kelley Spence (EPA), Soledad Peresin (VTT, Finland), Just Zoppe (Clariant, Germany), Ingrid Hoeger (NCSU), Xiaomeng Liu (Syngenta), Mir Quddus (Whirlpool), Kiran Goli (Intel), Nafisa Islam (NCSU), Hongyi Li (Cornell), Katarina Tornqvist, Fermin Moncada (Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières), Bethsy Lezama Figuera (ULA). Total number students advised: Undergraduate: 20; Masters: 10; Ph.D.: 14; Postdoctoral: 9; Visiting Researchers: 25.

DANIEL SALONI Assistant Professor

Department of Forest Biomaterials College of Natural Resources


Tel. 919-513-0989 Fax. 919-515-6302

Email: [email protected]

Education/Training • Andres Bello Catholic University Engineering B.S. 1995 • Andres Bello Catholic University Project Management MBA 1998 • North Carolina State University IMSE M.E. 2003 • North Carolina State University Wood and Paper Science Ph.D. 2007

Positions and Employment • Andres Bello Catholic University Assistant Professor 1995-2000

Department of Industrial Engineering • North Carolina State University Visiting Scientist 2000-2001

Wood Machining and Tooling Program • North Carolina State University Research Assistant 2001-2005

Wood Machining and Tooling Program • North Carolina State University Laboratory Manager 2005-2007

Department of Forest Biomaterials • North Carolina State University Assistant Professor 2007-present

Department of Forest Biomaterials

Other Relevant Experiences and Professional Memberships • Developed and taught – WPS 491-004 Computer Controlled Wood Processing (2008, 2010) • Developed and taught – WPS 595 Advanced Computer Controlled Wood Processing (2008) • Developed two video seminars for the US Forest Service: Moulders and Cutting Tools / Sanders and

Abrasives • Division Coordinator: Technical Interest Group-Milling and Machining, Forest Products Society

Selected Peer-Reviewed Publications (Last 5 Years) • Velarde, G., A. Pirraglia, and D. Saloni. 2013. Capacity, Production and Consumption assessment

of the U.S. South Atlantic Wood Pellet Industry. BioResources. 8(4), 5908-5924 • Pirraglia, A., R. Gonzalez, D. Saloni and J. Denig. 2013. Technical and economic assessment for

the production of torrefied ligno-cellulosic biomass pellets in the U.S. Energy Conversion and Management; 66:153-164

• Pirraglia, A., R. Gonzalez, D. Saloni and J. Denig. 2013. Technical and Economic modeling for the production of torrefied ligno-cellulosic biomass for the U.S. densified fuel industry. BioEnergy Research. March 2013, Volume 6, Issue 1, pp 263-275

• Pirraglia, A., R. Gonzalez, J. Denig, D. Saloni and J. Wright. 2012. Assessment of the most adequate pre-treatments and woody biomasses intended for direct co-firing in the U.S. BioResources. 7(4), 4817-4842

• Gonzalez, R., R. Phillips, H. Jameel, R. Abt, A. Pirraglia, D. Saloni and J. Wright. 2011. Biomass to energy in the Southern United States: Supply chain and delivered cost. BioResources. 6(3), 2954-2976

• Arrieche, R., H. van Dyk, D. Saloni and R. Lemaster. 2011. Evaluation of the Energy Balance for

the Production of Briquettes from Biomass. Forest Prod. J. 61(4):302-309 • Saloni D., R. Lemaster and S. Jackson. 2011. Control system evaluation and implementation for

the abrasive machining process on wood. BioResources. 6(3): 2763-2775

Research Support (Last 3 Years) • Rojas, O. (Lead PI), Lucia, L., Habibi, Y. and Saloni, D. University of Tennessee (Prime--US

Dept. of Transportation (DOT)) “Microemulsions for Enhanced Biomass Pretreatment”. $250,000. 2010-2013.

• Venditti, R. (Lead PI), Jameel, H., Saloni, D., Kelley, S.CBERD Core Project, “Life Cycle Analysis Of Biofuels Production in North Carolina, CBERD Core Project”. $60,000. 2010-2013. The project goal is to quantify the environmental impacts of producing different biofuels in North Carolina, using science-based, peer-reviewed life cycle methodologies.

• Saloni, D. (Lead PI), International WoodFuels, “Assessment of torrefied pellet durability when subjected to various environmental conditions” $10,800. 2011-2012.

• Saloni, D. (Lead PI), Park, S. and Venditti R. University of Tennessee (Prime – US Dept. of Transportation (DOT), “Life Cycle and Techno-Financial Analysis of Biomass Pretreatment for Thermochemical Process”, $138,422. 2011-2013.

• Saloni, D. (Lead PI), US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service, “Workshop for Biofuels from U.S. Hardwoods”, $23,435. 2011-2013.

• Saloni, D. (Lead PI), Peeples Industries, “Assessment of Self-heating issues when storing wood pellets” $15,000. 2012-2013

• Saloni, D. (Lead PI), NCSU Faculty Research & Professional Development Fund. “U.S. biomass opportunities for value added biomass exports based on the European Union biofuels targets”. $4,000. 2012-2013.

• Saloni, D. (Lead PI), NCSU Faculty Research & Professional Development Fund. “Design, formulation and characterization of enhanced solid fuels for the heat and power generation industries”. $2,000. 2013-2014.

Courses Taught (Last 5 years) • WPS 308: Facilities Planning and Infrastructure, 2006-2013 • WPS 444: (2/3) Wood Composites, 2006-2013 • WPS 746: Wood Products Manufacturing and Business, 2007-2013 • WPS 595: Wood Products Manufacturing Excellence, 2011

Recent Graduate Training experiences (Last 5 Years) • PhD - Judith Gisip (Co-Chair), Guillermo Velarde (Co-Chair), Carlos Carrillo (Co-Chair), Adrian

Pirraglia (Co-Chair), 2012; Ronalds Gonzalez (Co-Chair), 2011 • MS - Ulises Lacoa (Chair), Cory Roberts (Chair),Guillermo Velarde (Chair), 2010; Rafael Arrieche

(Co-Chair), 2010; Matt Camarillo (Co-Chair), 2010; Aditya Ram (Co-Chair), 2010; Adrian Pirraglia (Chair), 2009; Natalia Barreto (Co-Chair), 2008; Adriana Cardenas (Co-Chair), 2007

DAVID C. TILOTTA Professor and Extension Specialist Department of Forest Biomaterials


Raleigh, NC 27695-8003 Phone: 919.515.5570 Fax: 919.515.6302


• University of Iowa Chemistry B.S. 1984 • Kansas State University Chemistry Ph.D. 1988

Dissertation: Liquid Crystal Spatial Light Modulator Hadamard Transform Spectrometry

Positions and Employment • Postdoctoral Research Associate, Baylor University, Department of Chemistry 1988-1990 • Assistant Professor, University of North Dakota, Department of Chemistry 1988-1996 • Associate Professor, University of North Dakota, Department of Chemistry 1996-2000 • Professor, University of North Dakota, Department of Chemistry 2000-2003 • EPA-EPSCoR Project Manager, North Dakota University System 2001-2003 • Associate Professor and Extension Specialist, Department of Wood and Paper Science, North

Carolina State University 2003-2011 • Professor and Extension Specialist, Department of Forest Biomaterials, North Carolina State

University 2011- present Honors

• American Chemical Society Undergraduate Award in Analytical Chemistry 1983 • William F. Meggers Award in Spectroscopy, Co-recipient with William G. Fateley and Robert D.

Freeman for the best paper in Applied Spectroscopy 1987 • Phillips Petroleum Fellow 1987-1988 • Co-Recipient (with Chemistry Department), UND Departmental Research Award, 1999 • Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers, Published by Educational Communications, Inc., Lake

Forest, IL, 6th Edition, 2000. • Sigma Xi Award for Outstanding Faculty Research, University of North Dakota 2000 • Outstanding Extension Service Award College of Natural Resources, NC State Office of

Extension, Engagement, and Economic Development April 2010 • Literati Award of Excellence for the 2012 Outstanding Paper in The International Journal of

Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment (for “A Performance-Based Rating System for Home Resilience: The ReScU Concept,” 3(2):148-165) 2013

Selected Peer Reviewed Publications (Last 5 Years)

• Fu, Q.; Argyropolous, D.S.; Tilotta, D.C.; and Lucia, L.A.;” Understanding the Pyrolysis of CCA-Treated Wood Part II: Effect of Phosphoric Acid,” Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, 2008, 32, 140-144.

• Fu, Q.; Argyropolous, D.S.; Lucia, L.A.; Tilotta, D.C.; and Lebow, S.T. “Chemical Yields from Low Temperature Pyrolysis of CCA Treated Wood,” USDA Forest Service Research Paper FPL-RP-652, 2009.

• Bencze, S. Dasmohapatra, and D. C. Tilotta, “A Performance-Based Rating System for Home Resilience: The ReScU Concept,” Journal of Natural Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment, 2012, 3(2), 3(2):148-165.

• T. Strayhorn, S. Dasmohapatra, D. C. Tilotta, and P.M. Mitchell “Effectiveness of Education Tools for Hurricane Resilience in Homes,” Journal of Disaster Resilience and Management, 2012, 21(4):433-444.

• Meng, J.; Park, J.; Tilotta, D.; and Park, S.,“The Effect of Torrefaction on the Chemistry of Fast-Pyrolysis Oil,” Bioresource Technology, 2012, 111, 439-446.


• Tilotta, D.C., Oak Ridge National Laboratory (DOE/DHS), “NC State Support for the Resilient Home Project,” $225,000, 2010-2011. Co-Pis: Phil Mitchell, Sudipta Dasmohapatra, and Richard Lemaster.

• Tilotta, D.C. and Dasmohapatra, S., Clemson University (Prime: DOE/DHS), “NC State Support for the Resilient Home Project,” $103,000, 2011-2012.

• Park, S. and Tilotta, D.C., Center for Bioenergy Research and Development, “Advanced sProduction of Wood-Based Bio-Oils,” 2010-2012, $60,000.

• Park, S. and Tilotta, D. C., University of Tennessee (Prime: US DOT), “Renewable Hydrocaron Fuels form Fast Pyrolysis of Lignocellulosic Biomass,” $100,000, 2011-2012.

• Tilotta, D.C. Lysartis Inc, TSA, “Testing of Paper Samples for NMP,” $20,000, 2011-2013. • Lemaster, R.L.,Tilotta, D.C., Lafitte, B.W. and Liu, T., Eastman Chemical Company, “Wood

with Extruded Plastic Coating for Furniture: Research, Assessment, and Development,” $120,000, 2013-2014.

Courses Taught (Last 5 years)

• WPS301 – Introduction to Wood Chemistry, 2009-2013; (co-taught with Drs. Kelley and Peralta in 2009, 2010).

• WPS702 – Wood Anatomy and Chemistry, 2012; (co-taught with Dr. Peszlen). Recent Graduate Training Experience (Last 5 Years)

• Currently co-supervise one Ph.D. student with Sunkyu Park (J. Meng) in bio-oil research. • Recent Graduates: Bencze, O., “The Development of a Certification Program for Natural

Disaster Resilient Homes,” 2011, Ph.D.; Aycock, J., “Evaluating the Resilience of Homes and Housing Materials,” 2013, M.S.; Strayhorn, T., “Resilience in Homes: Evaluation of Materials and Educational Tools for Natural Disasters,” 2011, M.S.;

RICHARD A. VENDITTI Professor

Department of Forest Biomaterials North Carolina State University

Campus Box 8005 Raleigh NC, 27695-8005

Phone: 919 515-6185 Fax: 919 515-6302

[email protected]

Education/Training • Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Princeton University 1994 • B. S. in Chemical Engineering, North Carolina State University 1988 • B. S. in Pulp and Paper Technology, North Carolina State University 1988

Positions and Employment North Carolina State University 1993 - Present

• Instructor (5/93-4/94 ) • Assistant Professor (5/94-6/99) • Associate Professor (6/99-7/09) • Director of Graduate Programs (7/05-12/10) • Professor (7/09-Present)

Other Relevant Experiences and Professional Memberships • Professional Service and activity in research community: (1) Reviewer for the USDA, (2) Journal

Reviewer, (3) Director of the TAPPI/NCSU Joint Hands-on Workshop for Pulp and Paper Basics, (3) Member: American Chemical Society, TAPPI, American Center for Life Cycle Analysis, (4)

Honors • Investigator of the Year Award, American Forest and Paper Association, Containerboard Group

Technical Division, 2000. • Best Paper Award, Passage of Particles through a Slot, Tappi Conference 2002. • Outstanding Advisor Award, 2002 and 2004. • Best Paper Award, Hard to Remove Water, Tappi Conference, 2007. College of Natural

Resources • Fulbright Senior Specialist, Environmental Sciences, South Africa, 2009. • Association for the Concerns of African American Graduate Students, Advocacy Award, 2010. • Honorary faculty of Chemical Engineering, University of Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa. • Tappi Fellow, 2012


• A comparative study of energy consumption and physical properties of microfibrillated cellulose produced by different processing methods, Kelley Spence, Richard A. Venditti, Orlando J. Rojas, Youssef Habibi, Joel. J. Pawlak, Cellulose, 18, 1097-1111, 2011.

• Autohydrolysis pretreatment of mixed hardwoods to extract value prior to combustion. Yan Pu, Trevor Treasure, Ronalds Gonzalez, Richard Venditti,*and Hasan Jameel, BioResources, 6(4), 4856-4870, 2011.

• Water Vapor Barrier Properties of Microfibrillated Cellulose Films, Kelley L. Spence, Richard A. Venditti, Orlando J. Rojas, Joel J. Pawlak and Martin A. Hubbe, BioResources 6(4), 4370-4388, 2011.

• Enzymatic hydrolysis of recovered office printing paper with low enzyme dosages to produce fermentable sugars, Hui Chen, Richard A. Venditti, Hasan Jameel, Sunkyu Park, Appl. Biochem. Biotechnol, 166, 1121-1136, 2012.

• Co-Production of Electricity and Ethanol, Economics of Value Prior to Combustion, T. Treasure, R. Gonzalez, R. Venditti, Y. Pu, H. Jameel, R. Phillips, S. Kelley and Jeff Prestemon, Energy Conversion and Management, 62, 141-153, 2012.

• Using Statistical Experimental Design Techniques to Determine the Most Effective Variables for the Control of the Flotation Deinking of Mixed Recycled Paper Grades, W. J. Pauck, R. A. Venditti, J. Pocock, J. E. Andrew, Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry of Southern Africa Journal, 2, 28-41, 2012.

• Life cycle assessment of bioethanol from pine residuals via biomass gasification to mixed alcohols. Jesse Daystar, Richard Venditti, Ronalds Gonzalez, Maureen Puettmann. Journal of Forest Products, 62(4), 314-325, 2012.

• Development of an Acetylation Reaction of Switchgrass Hemicellulose in Ionic Liquid without Catalyst, Ali Ayoub, Richard A Venditti*, Joel J Pawlak, Hasan Sadeghifar, Abdus Salam, Industrial Crops and Products, 44, 306-314, 2013.


• Improvement Of Carbohydrate Citrate Chitosan Performance: Phase I, Tethis, ($25,000) • Adding Value to Switchgrass Biofuel Production By Removal and Utilization of the Non-

Structural Compounds, UT/DOT ($19,997) • RFP 2: An Adaptable Supply Chain, Process Economics and LCA Model to Screen Feedstock

Production, Pretreatment and Conversion Technologies For Bio-Based Product Manufacturing, Eastman Cghemical Co ($122,636)

• Multidisciplinary Doctoral Education in Bio-based Materials Science & Engineering and Technology Management, USDA-NIFA ($238,500)

• Life Cycle and Techno-Financial Analysis of Biomass Pretreatment for Thermochemical Process, UT/DOT, ($138,422)

• Integrated Biorefinery at the Domtar Mill in Plymouth, Domtar, inc. ($905,204) • NCSU Subcontract - Southeast Partnership for Integrated Biomass Supply Systems, USDA-AFRI

($4,000,000) • Multidisciplinary Doctoral Education Program in Lignocellulosic Biofuels Science and

Engineering, USDA-NIFA ($234,000) • Low Cost Conversion of Industrial Papermaking Sludges to Ethanol,

CPBR,/DOE/MeadWestvaco ($72. 688) • Sustainable Wood-Based Barrier Films for Liquid Packaging Applications

CPBR,/DOE/MeadWestvaco, ($81,898) Courses Taught (Last 5 Years)

• PSE 475 Process Control • PSE 355 Unit Operations of Pulp and Paper • PSE 476 Environmental LCA

Recent Graduate Training Experience (Last 5 Years)

• Current Graduate Students: Laura Chen, Jesse Daystar, Carter Reeb, Yan Pu, Brandon Jones, Andrew Moore, Ryan Barton.

• Current Post Doctoral Associates:Abdus Salma, Suman Sen, Ali Ayoub

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