{"415271":{"#nid":"415271","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Eight New PSE Fellowship Awards Announced","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Paper Science and Engineering Faculty Committee is granting eight new PSE fellowship awards beginning this fall, in addition to the four announced previously. The committee reviewed a total of 27 applications. Proposals were required to align with the strategic priorities of the forest bioproducts industry. Of the 12 awards this year, two are in Chemistry, four in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, four in Material Sciences Engineering and two in Mechanical Engineering. All of this year\u2019s awards are for doctorate work.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI thank everyone who submitted a proposal and wish that we could support all of the excellent research projects submitted,\u201d said IPST Director Norman Marsolan. \u201cThese fellowship awards represent a wide variety of topics, all of which are relevant to our forest bioproducts industry.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe newly announced fellowships include:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EDirect Analysis and Tracking of Crystal Formation in Black Liquor Evaporators \u2013 Dr. Cyrus Aidun, ME\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ENovel Liquid-Phase Plasma Technology for Fatty Acids and Microstickies Removal in Waste Water Treatment and Deinking of Inkjet Printed Paper \u2013 Dr. Jeff Hsieh, ChBE\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EOptimal Resource Balancing and Factory Loading for Energy Cost Reduction in the Pulp and Paper Industry \u2013 Dr. Roger Jiao, ME\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ECarbon Fibers from Lignin\/Carbon Nanotube (CNT) Composites \u2013 Dr. Satish Kumar, MSE\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EEnhancing Cellulose Reactivity for Dissolving Grade Pulps via Pulping \u2013 Dr. Art Ragauskas, Chem\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EMechanisms and Control of Erosion Corrosion in Evaporators and Concentrators \u2013 Dr. Preet Singh, MSE\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ELow-Cost Carbide-Derived Carbons for Absorptive Removal of VOCs from Air Streams \u2013 Dr. Krista Walton, ChBE\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ENear-dry Forming of Paper\/Pulp Products with a Viscoelastic Aqueous Polymer Solution \u2013 Dr. Donggang Yao, MSE, Dr. Yulin Deng, ChBE.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"8 new fellowships awards announced"}],"uid":"27178","created_gmt":"2015-06-16 10:52:09","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:18:37","author":"Amna Jamshad","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-06-01T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2012-06-01T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"372221","name":"Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI)"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"42911","name":"Education"},{"id":"42921","name":"Exhibitions"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"276","name":"Awards"},{"id":"89","name":"chemistry"},{"id":"516","name":"engineering"},{"id":"368","name":"Fellowship"},{"id":"4754","name":"IPST"},{"id":"93811","name":"RBI"},{"id":"4174","name":"renewable"}],"core_research_areas":[{"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. Smith, Marketing \u0026amp; Communication\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["kelly.smith@ipst.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}