{"412681":{"#nid":"412681","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Sandeep Mora to Receive PhD","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESandeep Mora expects to receive his degree in December 2013, and he hopes his research at IPST-Georgia Tech will contribute to cost reductions in pulp and paper mill sludge management.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESandeep\u2019s PhD research focused on enhancing the production of biofuels from cornstarch and cellulose\u2014in bleached fiber, brown pulp, wheat straw and sludge.\u0026nbsp; In his work, he used cationic polymers to accelerate the enzymatic hydrolysis of feedstock to glucose.\u0026nbsp; Sandeep was able to show that by using cationic polymers enzyme dosage can be reduced by half.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESandeep performed several studies to determine how cationic polymers affect enzymatic hydrolysis.\u0026nbsp; Enzymes are very expensive and often determine the process economics of the entire plant so a reduction in enzyme usage of this magnitude is very attractive for paper mills and other sources of biomass.\u0026nbsp; Through his research he was able to show that conversion of sludge through enzymatic hydrolysis to glucose at mills is economically viable not just in the laboratory but in a mill environment.\u0026nbsp; Sandeep shared his research and conclusions at the April 2013 Executive Conference in a presentation titled\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EResiduals Management in a Landfill-Limited Environment\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESandeep credits his thesis advisor, a business advisor, and organizations in achieving the PhD milestone.\u0026nbsp; His primary thanks go to his advisor Dr. Sujit Banerjee.\u0026nbsp; \u201cI have benefited a lot from my advisor Dr. Sujit Banerjee,\u201d Sandeep says.\u0026nbsp; He notes that Dr. Banerjee\u2019s \u201cwork is very industrial-oriented and he guided me throughout my PhD on how to perform research with a good balance between basic fundamental science and technological applications.\u201d\u0026nbsp; Dr. Banerjee was also a sound advisor on conducting a successful job search and helped Sandeep with his interviewing skills.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDanny Haynes, Senior Technical Coordinator at Akzo Nobel Pulp and Performance Chemicals, also contributed to Sandeep\u2019s success.\u0026nbsp; Haynes attended all of Sandeep\u2019s presentations at IPST.\u0026nbsp; This was mutually beneficial to AkzoNobel and IPST because it established a personal relationship between the researcher and a potential user of the work.\u0026nbsp; Sandeep found that Haynes\u2019 constructive feedback helped him to better shape his project.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELikewise, Haynes found the relationship beneficial.\u0026nbsp; In particular, Haynes notes that Sandeep adjusted some of his research to address some particular questions related to lignin.\u0026nbsp; Haynes says that \u201cAkzoNobel has a long history\u201d of helping IPST students on research projects, and he has interacted with several students in Dr. Banerjee\u2019s group and with other professors.\u0026nbsp; As to Sandeep\u2019s work, Haynes says that AkzoNobel has licensed the technology and intends to commercialize it.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAdditionally, Sandeep includes active participation in TAPPI as an important facet of his education.\u0026nbsp; Sandeep assisted Mr. Haynes, along with Dr. Banerjee, on a presentation for the 2012 TAPPI International Bioenergy and Bioproducts Conference.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs Sandeep prepares to leave IPST for an anticipated career in industry, he has praise for IPST.\u0026nbsp; Put simply, \u201cIPST is a great place for a student to work.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe presentation at the April 2013 Executive Conference, co-authored by Dr. Banerjee, can be found at\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ipst.gatech.edu\/exec_conf\/2013\/Presentations\/6-5%20Sandeep%20Mora%20-%20Residuals.pdf\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/ipst.gatech.edu\/exec_conf\/2013\/Presentations\/6-5 Sandeep Mora - Residuals.pdf\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe TAPPI presentation can be found at\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.tappi.org\/Hide\/Events\/12IBBC\/Papers\/73.aspx\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.tappi.org\/Hide\/Events\/12IBBC\/Papers\/73.aspx\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Mora to receive degree in December and plans to continue research at IPST"}],"uid":"27178","created_gmt":"2015-06-09 13:09:59","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:18:33","author":"Amna Jamshad","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2013-06-01T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2013-06-01T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"412671":{"id":"412671","type":"image","title":"Sandeep Mora","body":null,"created":"1449254211","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 18:36:51","changed":"1475895145","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:52:25","alt":"Sandeep Mora","file":{"fid":"202352","name":"130826_sandeep_mora.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/130826_sandeep_mora_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/130826_sandeep_mora_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":341958,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/130826_sandeep_mora_0.jpg?itok=fzNA4Jau"}}},"media_ids":["412671"],"groups":[{"id":"372221","name":"Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI)"}],"categories":[{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"},{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"146","name":"Life Sciences and Biology"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"128361","name":"biofules"},{"id":"356","name":"degree"},{"id":"4754","name":"IPST"},{"id":"9133","name":"papermaking"},{"id":"93811","name":"RBI"},{"id":"4174","name":"renewable"},{"id":"365","name":"Research"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39441","name":"Bioengineering and Bioscience"},{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"},{"id":"39491","name":"Renewable Bioproducts"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EKelly B. 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