“Forest-based Biorefinery to Renewable Packaging Initiative at Forest Products Laboratory” – Dr. Nicole Stark, Supervisory Research Chemical Engineer, USDA Forest Products Laboratory
“An Update on the Safety and Regulatory Status of MFC” – Jo Anne Shatkin, Vireo Advisors
Rapid Fire Student Presentations – Part 2 – Graduate students give short presentations on their posters
“Raising all ships: Sustainable Economic and Social Benefits of Food Preservation” – Sean Ireland, CEO and Co-Founder, CapaTec
“Growable Coatings: Combining CNFs and Mycelium for a New Approach to Plastic Replacements” – Dr. Caitlin Howell, Professor, Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, University of Maine
Thursday, August 28, 2025
“Shrinkage Reduction and Internal Curing in Concrete using Cellulose Nanofibrils” – Dr. Eric Landis, Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Maine
“Aqueous modification of pulp and cellulose nanofibrils for functional materials”– Dr. Will Gramlich, Associate Professor, Chemistry, University of Maine
“CNF in Firefighting Foams” – James Anderson, University of Maine
“Cellulose Nanofibrils: Image Analysis Shenanigans” – Dr. Robert Moon, Materials Research Engineer, USDA Forest Products Laboratory
“Enhancing Water and Oil Resistance in Molded Fiber Products Using Metal Ions and Cellulose Nanofibers” – Dr. Xuefeng Zhang, Associate Professor of Sustainable Materials & Technology, Advanced Structures & Composites Center, School of Forest Resources, University of Maine
