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Jia Mao defends her dissertation with magna cum laude
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Jia Mao defended her doctoral thesis entitled “Production of Cellulose Nanocrystals (CNCs) with the Ionic Liquid 1-Butyl-3-Methylimidazolium Hydrogen Sulfate [Bmim]HSO4 ” on November 25, 2014 and was awarded her doctoral degree (Dr. rer. Nat.) magna cum laude.
Hatem Abushammala defends his doctoral dissertation with magna cum laude
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On the 25th of February 2015, Hatem Abushammala successfully defended his doctoral dissertation entitled “Ionic Liquid-Mediated Production of Nanocellulose Directly from Wood”.
Danny E. Garcia-Marrero defends his dissertation with summa cum laude
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On November 19th 2014, Danny E. García-Marrero defended his dissertation on tannin-based biomaterials with brio and summa cum laude.
New Post-Doc: Zarah Walsh
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Zarah Walsh starts her work on adhesive forces between cellulose/lignin and carbon nanotubes through atomic force microscopy as a tool in understanding and improving composite formation.
Poster Award at ISBBB in Guelph (Canada)
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PhD students of the Chair of Forest Biomaterials particapted at the ISBBB (International Symposium on Bioplastics, Biocomposites and Biorefining) 2014 in Canada and won a poster award.