Principal Investigator
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Dr. Feng Jiang
Associate Professor, University of British Columbia Canada Research Chair (Tier II) in Sustainable Functional Biomaterials Ph.D. Virginia Tech, 2011 |
Postdoctoral Research Fellows
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Dr. Penghui Zhu
Ph.D. South China University of Technology, 2021 Research Interest: Cellulose-based high-strength materials, cellulose-based sensors, 3D printing, water treatment Email: penghui1@mail.ubc.ca |
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Dr. Yeling Zhu
Ph.D. University of Alberta, 2019 Research Interest: biomass valorization, interfacial science/engineering, process development Email: yeling2@mail.ubc.ca |
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Dr. Wenbo Chen
Ph.D. Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, 2024 Research Interest: Cellulose, Sustainable Chemistry, Polymer Physics, Soft Matter, Functional Materials. Email: wenbo.chen@ubc.ca |
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Dr. Weimin Chen
Associate professor, Nanjing Forestry University Ph.D. Nanjing Forestry University & University of Alberta, 2018 Research Interest: Wood-based electrode materials, biomass-based carbon materials, 2D MXene for energy storage Email: weimin23@mail.ubc.ca |
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Dr. Sadaf Shabanian
Ph.D. University of British Columbia, 2024 Research Interest: Cellulose-based coating, Surface treatment, Materials engineering Email: sadaf.shabanian@ubc.ca |
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Dr. Jianan Yin
Ph.D. University of Regina, 2024 Research Interest: cellulose-based aerogel, water/wastewater treatment, pollutant adsorption, ecological toxicity Email: jianan.yin@ubc.ca |
Visiting Scholars
We welcome visiting scholars to join us. Please send your CV if you are interested in our lab.
Graduate Students
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Xia Sun
PhD student M.Eng. Tianjin University, 2021 B.S. Nankai University, 2018 B.Eng. Tianjin University, 2018 Research Interest: Cellulose derived soft materials Email: xiasun@mail.ubc.ca |
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Pu Yang
PhD student M.A.Sc. University of British Columbia, 2020 B.Eng. Tianjin University, 2017 Research Interest: biomass-based carbon materials for supercapacitors Email: justin.yang@ubc.ca |
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Xinle Ren
Master Student B.Eng South China Agriculture University Research Interest: preparation of hydrogel based on cellulose or lignin E-mail: renxinle@mail.ubc.ca |
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Jiaying Zhu
PhD student M.S. Jiangnan University, 2020 B.S. Suzhou University of Science and Technology, 2017 Research Interest: cellulose-based flexible electronics Email: 6170609014@stu.jiangnan.edu.cn |
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Mahyar Panahi-Sarmad
PhD student Research Interest: Smart Materials, Aerogels, Nanomaterials, Additive Manufacturing Email: mahyar13@mail.ubc.ca |
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Zhengyang Yu
PhD Student B.S. University of British Columbia, 2020 Research Interest: Cellulose material 3D printing and film making Email: yu.jason97@gmail.com |
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Changfeng Cheng
Master Student B.S. University of British Columbia, 2023 Research Interest: hydrogel based on cellulose Email: changfeng.c0623@gmail.com |
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Huayu Liu
PhD student M.Eng. Tianjin University of Science & Technology B.Eng. Tianjin University of Science & Technology Research Interest: Cellulose-based materials for energy storage Email: huayu999@student.ubc.ca |
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Shibo Wang PhD Student M. Eng. Chinese Academy of Forestry, 2022 B. Eng. Qingdao University of Science and Technology, 2016 Research Interest: Degradable and recyclable polyurethane Email: shibowg@mail.ubc.ca |
Visiting Graduate Students
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Siheng Wang
Visiting PhD student (Supervisor: Dr. Zhanqian Song from Chinese Academy of Forestry) B.Eng. Jiangxi Agricultural University, 2018 Research Interest: Biomass functional materials Email: wgsiheng@student.ubc.ca |
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Jingmeng Sun
Visiting PhD student (Supervisor: Prof. Hongwu Guo at Beijing Forestry University) B.Eng. Beijing Forestry University, 2019 Research Interest: Biomass functional materials Email: sjm01@student.ubc.ca |
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Yonggang Wu
Visiting PhD student (Supervisor: Prof. Chaohua Xue at Shaanxi University of Science and Technology) B.Eng. Shangluo University, 2020 Research Interest: Biomass functional materials Email: wyg686@student.ubc.ca |
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Seyyed Alireza Hashemi
Visiting PhD candidate (at Mechanical Engineering, University of British Columbia) Research Interest: Interfacial Science, nanomaterials synthesis, electromagnetic shielding, aerogels/cryogels/foams Email: alireza.hashemi@ubc.ca |
Undergraduate Students
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Carolina Carvajal Plaza
Visiting Undergraduate Research Interest: Biomass materials Email: ccarva04@student.ubc.ca |
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Sara Jain
Visiting Undergraduate Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata Research Interest: Functional nanomaterials for energy devices Email: sjain60@student.ubc.ca |
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Aditya Mohandas
Undergraduate University of British Columbia Research Interest: Bio-based materials |
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Sarah Lin
Undergraduate University of British Columbia Research Interest: Cellulose-based films |
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Gerardo Aldair Dominguez Solis
Visiting Undergraduate Universidad de Guadalajara (University of Guadalajara) Research Interest: materials science and semiconductors development |
Alumni
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- Haodong Sun, 2024
- Hao Sun, 2024
- Dingyuan Zheng, 2024
- Yaoping Hu, associate professor at Ningbo University, 2024
- Hannah Kho, 2023
- Dr. Kayrel Edwards, 2023
- Dr. Xuan Liu, 2023
- Fanghan Luo, 2023
- Jing Ma, 2023
- Isla Fernanda Tellez Garcia, 2023
- Takumi Kawashima, 2023
- Yuhang Ye, 2023
- Yifan Zhang, 2023
- Andrea Vo, 2023
- Isabella Therrien, 2023
- Yutong Li, 2022
- Sibo Tian, 2022
- Zhe Qiu, 2022
- Yi Zheng, 2022
- Wanyue Tan, 2022
- Elaine Zhou, 2022
- Hale Oguzlu-Baldelli, 2021
- Nancy Carolina Carrillo Enríquez, Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, 2019
- Xiaoshuai Han, Beijing Forestry University, 2019
- Dr. Chen Xu, Nanjing Tech University, 2019
- Weiye Song, University of British Columbia, 2019
- Jakub Grzybek, University of Applied Sciences Salzburg, 2020
- Dr. Yuan Chen, Chinese Academy of Forestry, 2020
- Mingyao Song, 2020
- Dr. Hengfei Qin, Jiangsu University of Technology, 2020
- Dr. Xueyong Ren, Beijing Forestry University, 2020
- Qinqin Zhang, Beijing Forestry University, 2020
- Penghui Zhu, South China University of Technology, 2020
- Jungang Jiang, Beijing Forestry University, 2021