{"409241":{"#nid":"409241","#data":{"type":"news","title":"RBI selects 10 new PSE Fellowship projects","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETen new Paper Science \u0026amp; Engineering (PSE) Fellowship projects have been selected for PhD students beginning fall 2015.\u0026nbsp; These 10 will join the continuing 33 fellowships for the fall through spring 2019.\u0026nbsp; In all, including the 10 new awards, there will be a total of 33 academic faculty supervising 43 PSE Fellowship recipients.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis is always an exciting time because it gives us a glimpse at the future \u2013 what they see as the next frontier in research, what they are excited about,\u201d said Norman Marsolan, RBI executive director. \u201cAdd to that the energy new students bring to the table, it really allows us to celebrate this convergence of established, successful researchers with the brightest young minds in the field. Our entire RBI team congratulates all those whose projects were selected.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe following faculty received new PSE Fellowships:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EChBE:\u0026nbsp; Yulin Deng, Ryan Lively, Carson Meredith, Sankar Nair\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EMSE:\u0026nbsp; Satish Kumar, Meisha Shofner, Preet Singh\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EME:\u0026nbsp; Cyrus Aidun, Karl Jacob, Kyriaki Kalaitzidou\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EChem:\u0026nbsp; John R. Reynolds, Pamela Peralta-Yahya\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003EData on PSE Fellowships for the fall 2015:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003ENew Student Awards: ChBE, 3; MSE, 3; ME, 2; Chem, 2\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ECarry Over Awards*: ChBE, 13; MSE, 11; ME, 6; Chem, 3\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EFaculty New to PSE Program: ChBE, 1; MSE, 0; ME, 1; Chem, 2\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ECurrent Faculty: ChBE, 14; MSE, 8; ME, 6; Chem 1\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENew PSE Fellowship awards for fall 2015 are:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EYulin Deng, Carson Meredith, Meisha Shofner, \u201cDesign of Natural Nanofiber Composites: An Integrated Approach to Control Barrier and Mechanical Properties of Cellulose- and Chitin-Based Nanomaterials\u201d\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EKarl I. Jacob, Kyriaki Kalaitzidou, \u201cNanocellulose-Based Bio-nanocomposites\u201d\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ESatish Kumar, \u201cBi-component, functional and eco-friendly textile fibers with synthetic polymers as the sheath and lignin as the core\u201d\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ESankar Nair, \u2028Ryan Lively, \u201cAdvanced Porous Materials and Processes for Biorefinery Separations\u201d\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EPamela Peralta-Yahya, \u201cUpgrading lignin-derived aromatic monomers into value-added chemicals via pterin-based monooxygenases\u201d\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EJohn Reynolds, Robert Moon, \u201cElectrofunctional Paper: Highly Conductive and Switchable Displays\u201d\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EPreet Singh, \u201cCorrosion Control in Superheaters to Increase Kraft Recovery Boiler Efficiency\u201d\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ECyrus Aidun, \u201cMultiphase forming technology for Papermachine Headboxes\u201d\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003EStudents participating in the PSE program as of May 1, 2015, include the following: Hannah O. 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