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Tuesday, August 22, 2023 Wells Conference Center<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

4:30 \u2013 6:30 PM           Welcome Reception & Poster Preview<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wednesday, August 23, 2023        Wells Conference Center, Room 100<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

8:00 \u2013 8:30 AM           Continental Breakfast & Coffee<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

8:30 \u2013 8:32 AM           Welcome to Nanocellulose Valley, Forum Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

8:32 \u2013 9:05 AM Opening Keynote:<\/strong> \u201cFrom Trees to Tires: Development and Scale-up of the Nanocellulose Dispersion Composite\u2122\u201d<\/strong> – Kim Nelson, Ph.D., Ph.D., CTO<\/strong>, GranBio Technologies<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9:05 \u2013 9:20 AM \u201cSustainable, High-Performance, Cellulose-Based Thermal Insulation\u201d<\/strong> – Mark Fokema<\/strong>, VP R&D Aspen Products Group<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9:20 \u2013 9:35 AM \u201cCNF for Fire-fighting Applications\u201d<\/strong> – James Anderson<\/strong>, Sr. R&D Program Manager II, Advanced Structures and Composites Center, University of Maine<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9:35 \u2013 10:00 AM      \u201cPath forward \u2013 Valmet\u00b4s MFC technology development\u201d<\/strong> – Heli Kangas<\/strong>, Valmet<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10:00 \u2013 10:30 AM     <\/strong>Break<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

10:30 \u2013 11:00 AM      \u201cProduction of microfibrillated cellulose using stirred media mills and selected applications\u201d<\/strong> – David Skuse<\/strong>, FiberLean Technologies Limited, UK<\/p>\n\n\n\n

11:00 \u2013 11:30 PM      \u201cCellulose Nanomaterial Production at the Forest Products Laboratory\u201d<\/strong> – Richard Reiner, <\/strong>USDA Forest Products Laboratory<\/p>\n\n\n\n

11:30 \u2013 12:00 PM        \u201cIntroduction to Technical Collaborations within the Oak Ridge National Laboratory and University of Maine’s Hub and Spoke Program\u201d<\/strong> – Greg Simms<\/strong>, University of Maine<\/p>\n\n\n\n

12:00 \u2013 1:00 PM        <\/strong>Lunch<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1:00 \u2013 2:00 PM Student Rapid Fire Poster Presentations<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2:00 \u2013 2:30 PM \u201cPrinTimber\u201d<\/strong> – Soledad Peresin<\/strong>, Auburn University<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2:30 \u2013 3:00 PM        Break<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

3:00 \u20133:30 PM  \u201cWaterborne modifications to cellulose nanofibrils for biomaterials, coatings, and composites\u201d<\/strong> – Will Gramlich, Ph.D.<\/strong>, <\/strong>Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Maine<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3:30 \u2013 4:00 PM \u201cP3Nano:\u00a0 Removing Barriers to Cellulose Nanomaterials Utilization\u201d<\/strong> – Robert Moon, Ph.D.<\/strong>,\u00a0 Forest Products Laboratory, USDA Forest Service<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4:00 \u2013 4:30 PM Pilot-Scale Preparation of a Surface Modified Cellulose Nanofibrils (CNF) Composite Feedstock<\/strong> – Meghan Lamm, Ph.D.<\/strong>, R&D Associate Staff Member, Sustainable Manufacturing Technologies Group \u2013 Manufacturing Science Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4:30 \u2013 6:30 PM      Students Poster Competition  and  <\/strong>ART EXHIBITION:  Refined Intersections: Collaborations With Nanocellulose<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thursday, August 24, 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

8:00 \u2013 8:30 AM           Continental Breakfast, Coffee<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

8:30 \u2013 9:15 AM Opening Keynote:<\/strong> \u201cSafety and Regulatory Aspects of Cellulose Nanomaterials: Challenges and Needs\u201d<\/strong> – Jo Anne Shatkin<\/strong>, Ph.D.<\/strong>, President, Vireo Advisors<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9:15 \u2013 9:45 AM \u201cPlants sustain plants: Multiple applications of nanocellulose in agriculture\u201d<\/strong> – YongJiang Zhang, Ph.D.<\/strong>, Assistant Professor of Plant Physiology, School of Biology and Ecology, University of Maine<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9:45 \u2013 10: 15 AM         \u201cWhat is happening at UMaine’s Laboratory of Renewable Nanomaterials\u201d<\/strong> – Mehdi Tajvidi, Ph.D.,<\/strong> Associate Professor of Renewable Nanomaterials, School of Forest Resources, University of Maine<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10:15 \u2013 10:30 AM     Break<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

10:30 \u2013 11:00 AM       \u201cNanocellulose can reduce carbon emissions in food Packaging and construction<\/strong>\u201d – Jeff Youngblood, Ph.D., <\/strong>Professor, School of Materials Engineering, Purdue University<\/p>\n\n\n\n

11:00 \u2013 11:30 AM      \u201cCellulose Nanocrystals (CNCs) as additives in polymeric membranes for water vapor and air separation\u201d<\/strong> – Ling Li, Ph.D., <\/strong>Assistant Professor of Sustainable Bioenergy Systems, School of Forest Resources, University of Maine<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTechno-economic analysis and life cycle assessment of manufacturing a cellulose nanocrystal\u2013based hybrid membrane\u201d<\/strong> – Naveenkumar Rajendiran<\/strong>, Research Associate, University of Wisconsin<\/p>\n\n\n\n

11:30 \u2013 12:00 PM         \u201cHybrid Natural Fiber\/CNF Thermoplastic Composites\u201d<\/strong> – Katie Copenhaver, Ph.D., <\/strong>R&D Associate Staff, Manufacturing Science Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory<\/p>\n\n\n\n

12:00 \u2013 1:00 PM        Lunch<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1:00 \u2013 2:00 PM           Tour of PDC<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2:00 \u2013 3:00 PM           Tour of ASCC<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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