Category: Fibers & Coatings

Jim Kastner

Associate Professor
College of Engineering
Website
jrk@uga.edu

Catalytic reaction engineering, renewable fuels and chemicals.

Mark Eiteman

Professor and Distinguished Faculty Scholar
College of Engineering
Website | Google Scholar
eiteman@engr.uga.edu

Metabolic engineering, fermentation, nutrient-limited processes, microbial physiology

Joe Grubbs

Adjunct Assistant Professor
College of Engineering
Website
joe.grubbs@uga.edu

Biodegradable materials, waxes, coatings and renewable adhesives

Suraj Sharma

Professor
College of Family and Consumer Sciences, Department of Textiles, Merchandising & Interiors
Website
ssharma@uga.edu

Nanocellulose, biopolymer composites

Sudhagar Mani

Professor
College of Engineering, and, Department of Food Science and Technology
Website
smani@engr.uga.edu

Nanocellulose manufacturing, food packaging films, surface modified nanocellulose, LCA of nanocellulose

Gajanan Bhat

Georgia Athletic Association Professor of Fibers and Textiles
Department of Textiles, Merchandising & Interiors
Website
gbhat@uga.edu

Fiber science, nonwovens, melt-blowing, cotton nonwovens, plastic recycling, multifunctional nonwovens

Xianqiao (XQ) Wang

Professor
College of Engineering
Website
xqwang@uga.edu

Computational mechanics, soft matters, mechanics of biopolymer composites, bio-inorganic interfaces

Yajun Yan

Professor
College of Engineering
Website | Google Scholar
yajunyan@uga.edu

Metabolic engineering, synthetic biology, natural products, bioenergy, biotechnology

Sergiy Minko

Georgia Power Professor of Fiber and Polymer Science
College of Family and Consumer Sciences, Department of Textiles, Merchandising & Interiors; and, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Chemistry
Website | Lab
sminko@uga.edu

Nanofibers, bio-based coatings, nanostructured materials, responsive materials, biomaterials, biointerfaces, functional fibers and textiles