1 / 4

Contact Information

Contact Information. Dr. Jingxin Wang Associate Professor of Wood Science Director of Biomaterials and Wood Utilization Research Center Division of Forestry and Natural Resources West Virginia University 304-293-2941 Ext. 2481 jxwang@wvu.edu www.forestry.caf.wvu.edu/faculty/jwang/

veda-rush
Download Presentation

Contact Information

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Contact Information Dr. Jingxin Wang Associate Professor of Wood Science Director of Biomaterials and Wood Utilization Research Center Division of Forestry and Natural Resources West Virginia University 304-293-2941 Ext. 2481 jxwang@wvu.edu www.forestry.caf.wvu.edu/faculty/jwang/ Dr. Joseph McNeel Professor and Director Division of Forestry and Natural Resources West Virginia University 304-293-2941 jxmcneel@wvu.edu

  2. Experience / Expertise • Ph.D. • in Forest Resources Management; Dissertation topic on system modeling and computer simulations • in Forest/Mechanical Engineering; Forest machinery design • Research interest includes: • Biomass utilization and bioenergy, biofuel and bio-products • Forest resource management and operations • Computer simulations and system modeling • Research projects: • Cellulose nanocrystal isolation and its nanocomposites • Woody biomass to biofuels • Transforming veneer-mill residues into value-added composites • Economic modeling of biomass utilization for biofuels • Hybrid structural wood composites • Nondestructive testing of wooden products

  3. Materials-Related Facilities and Other Assets • Material processing and fabrication facilities: • Miscellaneous wood and composite machining and processing equipment (saws, planers, sanders, moulders, hot presses) • Cellulose mechanical treatment facilities for biomaterial processing (miller, homogenizer, and high-intensity ultrasonic processor) • Woody biomass chemical treatment and processing (extraction unit, pH meter, centrifuge, ovens, balances, fume hood, Viscometer) • Biofuel process (Bioflo110 fermentor, pressure reactor, calorimeter) • Material testing facilities: • Mechanical tests (Baldwin, Instron, MTS testing machine) • Physical tests (Optical microscopes, Atomic force microscopy) • Thermal tests (TA Differential Scanning Calorimeter) • Other analysis facilities: • Waters Alliance HPLC system, Contact Angle Analyzer, Pressure-Treating Cylinder, Gel Vertical electrophoretic cell, Raman System

  4. Future Research interests in the Energy-Related Materials Area • Woody biomass to biofuel and bio-product • Coal/biomass to liquid fuels • Development of advanced biodegradable cellulosic nanocomposites for transportation, medical, and packaging applications • Characterization of properties of cellulosic nanocomposites, such as mechanical, thermal, and biodegradable properties • Fabrication and characterization of wood plastic composites using recycled plastics and Appalachian hardwood residues • Other bio-products from woody biomass, such as polymeric ultrafiltration membranes from polymers and microcrystalline cellulose, cellulose nitrate membrane

More Related