USDA NNF

 

Developing Expertise in Risk Analysis and Risk Management for the Bioeconomy

Three Ph.D. students within the ConEcSus research group are sponsored by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, an agency within the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA NIFA) to develop analysis for the bioeconomy by using sophisticated risk analysis tools. These students are funded through the USDA National Needs Graduate and Postgraduate Fellowship (NNF).

The focus of these student’s research projects is on Developing Expertise in Risk Analysis and Risk Management for the Bioeconomy. The students and their contact information are listed below along with their area of research.

Jacob Zwilling

jzwilli@ncsu.edu

Nanomaterials and lignin-derived high-value applications

Ryen Frazier

rfrazie@ncsu.edu

Data analytics on sustainability

Nikki Hensley – MBA graduated

nahensle@ncsu.edu

Consumer perception of the sustainability for tissue products

Recent Publications:

Hensley, N., Brito, A., Zambrano, F., Jameel, H., Venditti, R., Kelley S., & Gonzalez, R. (2020). Is Sustainability Shaping the Hygiene Tissue Industry? Evidence from the Field. Paperfirst Mag.

Zwilling, J. D., Jiang, X., Zambrano, F. J., Venditti, R. A., Jameel, H., Velev, O., Rojas, O., & Gonzalez, R. (2021). Understanding Lignin Micro-and Nanoparticle Nucleation and Growth in Aqueous Suspensions by Solvent Fractionation. Green Chemistry.