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Current
Faculty
Zhaohui (Julene) Tong
Associate Professor
103 Frazer Rogers hall
Phone: (352)-392-1864 X 103
Email: ztong@ufl.edu
Faculty Page | Bio
Current Graduate Students
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Hanxi Bao
Graduate Research Assistant
Ph.D. student
181 Frazier Rogers Hall (352)-215-2336
Chemical Depolymerization of lignin into high value chemicals; Sustainable chem/bio process modeling |
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Tiantian Li
Graduate Research Assistant
Co-advised Ph.D. student with Dr. Yuncong Li
181 Frazier Rogers Hall (352)-392-1864
Synthesis of smart bio-based materials for sustainable agricultural applications |
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William “Joe” Sagues
Graduate Research Assistant Informatics Institute Fellow Ph.D. student
222 Frazier Rogers Hall (352)-392-1864 X 222
Development of novel processes for the conversion of sustainable sources of biomass into energy-dense fuels and carbon-rich materials for use in supercapacitors, batteries, and gas adsorbants.
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Shanyu Meng
Graduate Research Assistant
Ph.D. student
222 Frazier Rogers Hall (352)-392-1864 X 222
Synthesis and self assembling of sustainable functiona materials and its applications in food, agricultural, and packaging areas. |
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Karyn Moses
Graduate Research Assistant
Co-advised Ph.D. student with Dr. Melanie Correll
181 Frazier Rogers Hall (352)-215-1864
Smart packaging film from renewable resources for perish food, sustainable process modeling and optimization and supply chain management |
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Xiangju Fu
Graduate Research Assistant
Co- advised Ph.D. student with Dr. Guodong Liu
1129 Fifield Hall (352)-392-1928
Improve nitrogen use efficiency using fertigation; Biodegradable slow-release fertilizer synthesis |
Former Graduate Students
Letian Wang
Graduate Research Assistant
Ph.D. Student
222 Frazier Rogers Hall
(352)-392-1864 X 222
leoltwang@ufl.edu
Production and characterization of green composite, bio-nanocomposite synthesis and self-assembling, application of bio-bases residue in soil and other agricultural areas
Suguna Jairam
Graduate Research Assistant
Ph.D. Student
215 Frazier Rogers Hall
(352)-392-1864 X 215
suguna@ufl.edu
Synthesis and characterization of sustainable biopolymer systems, value-added byproducts from bio-refinery waste materials, water-based emulsion and barrier coating
Nusheng Chen
Graduate Research Assistant
Ph.D. student
222 Frazier Rogers Hall
(352)-392-1864 X 222
n.chen@ufl.edu
Bio-nanocomposite synthesis and self-assembling, particularly in the cellulose-based nanocomposite and its application in biosensor, drug delivery and other areas
Former Post-Doctors
Fei Wang
Post-Doctoral Research Associate
265 Frazier Rogers Hall
(352)-392-9373 X 265
feiwang83@ufl.edu
The conversion of biomass to chemicals, especially design feasible chemical path for the synthesis of sustainable monomers and polymers from biomass.
Jijiao Zeng
Ph.D.
Post-Doctoral Research Associate
265 Frazier Rogers Hall
(352)-392-9373 X 265
zengjijiao@ufl.edu
Characterization of lignin structures and its influences on biological conversion, bio-based materials synthesis and biofuel production.
Former Other Members
- Ya Pang, Visiting Scholar, Changsha University, 05/2014-04/2015.
- Hua Qiu, Visiting Scholar, Northwestern Polytechnical University, 06/2014-05/2015.
- Qifa Zhou, Visiting Scholar, Zhejian University (China), 11/2011-10/2012.
- Qingzheng Cheng, Post Doctor Research Associate, 09/2011-08/2012.
- Cong Wang, Exchange undergraduate Student, Shangdong Agricultural University, China. 09/2011-05/2012.