At the UGA New Materials Institute, we believe that a material’s useful end-of-life should be considered at the design stage and that Green Engineering principles should be part of this process.
Professor
College of Engineering & Department of Food Science and Technology
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smani@engr.uga.edu
Nanocellulose manufacturing, food packaging films, surface modified nanocellulose, LCA of Nanocellulose
Georgia Athletic Association Professor of Fibers and Textiles
Department of Textiles, Merchandising & Interiors
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gbhat@uga.edu
Fiber science, nonwovens, melt-blowing, cotton nonwovens, plastic recycling, multifunctional nonwovens
Professor
College of Engineering
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xqwang@uga.edu
Computational mechanics, soft matters, mechanics of biopolymer composites, bio-inorganic interfaces
Professor
College of Engineering
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yajunyan@uga.edu
Metabolic engineering, synthetic biology, natural products, bioenergy, biotechnology
Associate Professor
College of Engineering
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hhanda@uga.edu
Nitric oxide releasing materials, antibacterial coatings, hemocompatible materials, medical devices, animal models, wound healings, translational research
Georgia Power Professor of Fiber and Polymer Science
Department of Textiles, Merchandising and Interiors and Department of Chemistry
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sminko@uga.edu
Nanofibers, bio-based coatings, nanostructured materials, responsive materials, biomaterials, biointerfaces, functional fibers and textiles
Assistant Research Scientist
Locklin Group, UGA New Materials Institute
Director, The Bioseniatic℠ Laboratory
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emwhite@uga.edu
Material science, Bioseniatic™ materials, degradable polymers, composites and coatings
Director, New Materials Institute
Lead; Advanced Polymers, Fibers & Coatings
Distinguished Faculty Scholar, UGA College of Engineering
Professor; Department of Chemistry, Franklin College of Arts & Sciences,
and, College of Engineering
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jlocklin@uga.edu
New polymers, Bioseniatic℠ materials, biodegradable materials, coatings and interfaces