Research Members

 

Research associates

Laura Covinich

lgcovini@ncsu.edu

Research Associate

Graduate students

Jacob Zwilling

jzwilli@ncsu.edu

Nanomaterials and lignin-derived high-value applications

Amelys Brito

ambritoc@ncsu.edu

Supply Chain and Bleaching

Antonio Suárez

ajsuare2@ncsu.edu

Sustainability, economics, and performance of bioplastics for nonwoven applications

David Cruz

cdcruzri@ncsu.edu

Catalytic upgrading of carbohydrates in waste streams to hydrocarbons

Rajnish Kumar

rkumar9@ncsu.edu

Alternative fibers for tissue paper and nonwoven products

Ryen Frazier

rfrazie@ncsu.edu

Research Leader Dissolving Pulp & fiber spinning

Alonzo Pifano

aapifano@ncsu.edu

Non-wood processing economics

Ramon Vera

rverave@ncsu.edu

Research Leader Pulping

Keren Vivas

kvivasm@ncsu.edu

Consumer perception of non-wood derived products

Ivana Azuaje

ipvillas@ncsu.edu

Life Cycle Analysis

Naycari Forfora

ngforfor@ncsu.edu

Research Leader Sustainability

Jorge Franco

jhfranc2@ncsu.edu

Pulping specialist

Past members

Camilla Abbati

Ph.D. working at Fisher International, USA

Tiago de Assis

Ph.D. working at Georgia Pacific, USA

Carolina Londoño

Ph.D. working at Thermo Fisher Scientific, USA

Phoebe Chang

MSc. working at YFY, Taiwan

Grant Culbertson

Ph.D. & MBA working at Georgia Pacific, USA

Nicolas Clauster

Ph.D. working at Instituto Investigaciones, Argentina

Damien

Damien Singh

MSc. working at Weyerhauser, USA

Bruno Kaneski

Ph.D. working as Faculty at Mississippi State University, USA

Robert Radickz

Ph.D. working at Scion, New Zealand

Pedro Takahashi

Undergraduate working at Suzano, Brazil

Yali Li

Ph.D student at Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics, China

Gustavo Batista

Ph.D student at Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Brazil

Yuhan Wang

Ph.D working at Beyond Meat, USA

Franklin Zambrano

Ph.D working at Solenis, USA

Ronald Marquez

Post-doc working at Total, France