Materials Characterization and Processing Molecular Biophysics Pulp and Paper Manufacturing Sensor Development Spectroscopic Techniques Surfaces and Interfaces Transport and Separation Processes   Materials Characterization and Processing Biomass conversion: high performance anion exchange chromatograph (HPAEC), GPC with differential viscometer/light scattering/RI/UV-VIS detector, accelerated solvent extractor, thermo gravimetric analysis set-up. Inorganic membranes and nano-particles: atomic layer deposition reactor,