409491 news 1433241219 1475896705 Twelve new RBI PSE Fellowships have been awarded for fiscal year 2015.  They were selected from among 30 applications.  The awards will fund work from 17 faculty representing three engineering schools (Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering) through up to four years of graduate student fellowship support.  Four of the faculty are new entrants to the PSE program, reflecting continued progress in broadening our engagement and visibility on campus.  Half of the fellowships are in operational excellence, of which three are in cost reduction and three in product development; three are in biorefining; and three are in new materials, all nanocellulose. 

FY2015 PSE FELLOWSHIP PROPOSAL Proposal Title (short version of title)	Author Name of PI(s)
Fiber orientation in multiphase forming technology	Aidun, Cyrus
Advanced froth flotation for the separation of water-soluble and mildly hydrophobic contaminants from aqueous pulps and slurries	Behrens, Sven Meredith, Carson
Effect of Strain on Repassivation and Corrosion Behavior of Duplex Stainless Steels in Pulp and Paper Mill Environments	Singh, Preet
Strain Field Mining: The Key to Engineering the Strength and Fracture Toughness of Paper and Packaging Products	Muhlstein, Christopher
High Performance Barrier Coating Packages from Well Designed InkJet Printing Using Cellulose Nanocrystal-Polymer Composite	Qi, Jerry; Deng, Yulin
Protein-assisted functional active packaging for safety and security: the intersection of cellulosics and fungal hydrophobins with semiconducting polymers	Russo, Paul; Reichmanis, Elsa
Process systems engineering of novel mild chemical pretreatment options of lignocellulosics	Bommarius, Andreas Realff, Matthew
Nanocellulose based Biomimetic Chemocatalysts for Conversion of Furan Compounds to Fuels	Jones, Chris
Mechanocatalytic Depolymerization of Lignin over Kaolin-Based Catalysts	Sievers, Carsten
Bio-Inspired, Ultra-Strong Biopolymer-Based Nanocomposites	Jacob, Karl; Garmestani, Hamid
High Performance Cellulose Fibers Based on Cellulose Nano Crystals	Kumar, Satish Moon, Robert
Rapid, Reliable Optical Analysis of Cellulose Nanocrystal Morphology/Size	Sandhage, Ken Moon, Robert

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