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Visiting Undergraduate Student Researchers in Dr. Ragauskas' Lab
Student Degree and College
A.J. Cesternino B.Sc., GA State, Chemistry Department (1992)
J. Szwec B.Sc., GA State, Chemistry Department (1993)
C. Qui M.Sc., Clark Atlanta University, Chemistry Department (1994)
D. Johnson B.Sc., Clark Atlanta University, Chemistry Department (1996)
V. Goel B.Sc., Emory University, Chemistry Department (2000)
S. Krizan Chemical Engineering, McMaster Engineering (2002)

 

 

M. S. Graduate Supervising Activities
Student * Research Topic Graduation Date Current Status
Peter M. Froass NMR Characterization of Kraft Lignin 1993 International Paper
Brian Boyer NMR Characterization of Ozonated Pulps 1993 Patent Lawyer
Eric J. Draheim Process Control NMR for the Characterization of Black Liquor Physical Properties 1994 Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Fadi Chakar Fundamental Investigations of Dimethyldioxirane 1995 Appleton Papers Inc.
Coray Harper Molecular Simulation of Cellulose 1995 Weyerhaeuser Company
Thomas Bales Biobleaching with Enzymes 1996 Procter Gamble Company
John Werner Evaluation of the Intrinsic Metal Binding Capacity of Kraft Black Liquor Lignins 1999 Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Andrew Kulchin Peroxidase Treatment of BCTMP Fibers 2000 Samoa Pacific Cellulose
Asmeron Hagos Hexenuronic Acid Generation and Its Selective Hydrolysis
Clark Atlanta University
1998 GA Tech Ph.D. candidate
Magnus Melander,
Visiting Licentiate Student
Kungl Tekniska Högskolan, Stockholm, Sweden 1998-1999 Stora-Enso
Daniel Johnston Fundamentals of Peroxide Bleaching 2001 UPM-Kymmene Group
Jason Montegna Fundamentals of Composite Board Formation 2002 Graduated
Kendric Nelson Fiber Crosslinking Technologies 2003 Graduated
* IPST student unless indicated otherwise

 

 

Ph. D. Graduate Supervising Activities
Student *
(Click on name to see photo page)
Thesis
(Click on link for abstract)
Graduation Date Current Status
Peter M. Froass Characterization of Residual Lignin in Kraft Pulps Paper 1997 International Paper
David Barzyk

The Impact of Acidic Group Content and Location on the Beating Bonding Characteristics of Holocellulose Softwood Pulp

1997 Georgia Pacific Company
Jim Sealey Fundamental Investigations into Oxidoreductase Enzymatic Bleaching Systems 1998 Weyerhaeuser Company
Troy Runge The Chemistry of Alkaline Extraction Between Chlorine Dioxide Stages 1998 Kimberly Clark Corporation
Kaaren Haynes Effects of Laccase Mediator Delignification on Fiber Properties 1999 Hollingsworth & Vose, Co.
Michael Zawadzki

The Chemistry of Brightness Ceiling Development During ECF Bleaching

1999 Lorillard Tobacco Co.

Martin Lund -
visiting student

Enzymatic modification of softwood lignin and fibers

2001 Student - The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Chemistry Department, Denmark
Yunqiao Pu -
visiting student
Structure of Lignin During Pulping and Bleaching
South China University of Technology
2001 IPST - Postdoctoral Fellow
Fadi S. Chakar

Fundamental Delignification Chemistry of High Lignin Content Pulps by Laccase-Mediator System

2000 Appleton Paper
Richard Chandra Laccase Fiber Modification 2003 Paprican
Ana Retzlaff

Fundamentals of D/Z and Z/D Bleaching

2004 Appleton Ideas
Tom Dyer

Chromophore Chemistry of Kraft Pulping

2004 Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Kristina Knutson

Biobleaching of Recycled Mixed Office Waste Paper

2004 Post Doctoral Research Fellow
Lorraine C. Vander Wielen

Corona Discharge-Initiated TMP Fiber Modification

2004 Appleton Ideas
Dongcheng Zhang

Influence of Oxygen Delignification on Fiber Charge

2006 American Process
W. Widiatmoko Fundamentals of Acacia Oxygen Delignification 2006 Asia Pacific Resources International Holdings Ltd. (APRIL) 
Zheng Dang The Investigation of Carboxyl Groups of Pulp Fibers during Kraft Pulping, Alkaline Peroxide Bleaching, and TEMPO-mediated Oxidation 2007 American Process
Rob Lowe The Deformation Behavior of Wet Lignocellulosic Fibers 2007 Nalco Company
Cameron Thomson Probing the Nature of Cellulosic Fibre Interfaces with Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer 2007 Hollingsworth & Vose, Co.
* IPST student unless indicated otherwise

 

 

    Georgia Tech Students at Present Being Supervised
Student Resumes Research Topic
Amit Saxena  

Self Assembling Multivalency Structures

Lee Goetz   Preparation and Characterization of Nanocellulose Multivalent Whiskers
Suteera Witayakran Resume Fundamentals of Laccase-Polysaccharide Oxidation
Mate Nagy Resume Advanced Biomass Refining Chemistry
Zhoujian Hu   Novel Materials from Biomass Polymers
Lin Yisheng   Fundamentals of Surface Chemistry
Mátyás Kósa Resume Biomass to Biofuels- Biological Pathways
Li Yang   Novel Cellulosic Composites
Kamika Felder   Crosslinking Cellulosic Chemistry

 

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