Young Academic Forum
In most conferences, young academics are reluctant to participate in the discussion. We believe that young and younger academics should participate in discussion as they are the next generation of researchers to lead the field. To promote this, the Young Academic Forum is a forum solely run by young researchers, including chairing the sessions, time keeping and encouraging Q&A amongst the audience. This exposes young researchers and promote active knowledge transfer between researchers from various institutes.
Young Academic Forum Details
| Sunday, September 27th | |
| YOUNG ACADEMIC FORUM 1 - ARE THE ENDS OF NANOCELLULOSE THE BEGINNING? Chairs: Benjamin Wilson and Apiradee Nicharat | |
| 11:30 - 11:50 | Precise modifications on the reducing ends of cellulose nanocrystals: An attempt for controlled assembly Ilari Filpponen, Aalto University |
| 11:50 - 12:10 | Rheological studies of fibre suspensions: influence of fibre length and high-pressure homogenisation Jérôme Colson, Wolfgang Gindl-Altmutter, Institute of Wood Technology and Renewable Materials, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences |
| 12:10 - 12:30 | Reinforcement of polymers with a combination of cellulose nanocrystal types with different length distributions Janak Sapkota, Anuja Shirole, Christoph Weder, E. Johan Foster, Adolphe Merkle Institute, University of Fribourg |
| 12:30 - 12:50 | Nanocomposites Based on Nanocellulose and Carbon Nanotubes Alireza Hajian, Lars A. Berglund, Wallenberg Wood Science Center, KTH Royal Institute of Technology |
| YOUNG ACADEMIC FORUM 2 - NANOCELLULOSE CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS Chairs: Andreas Mautner and Jérôme Colson | |
| 16:15 - 16:35 | Modified xylan as CNF film softener - promising materials? Tekla Tammelin, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland |
| 16:35 - 16:55 | Effect of Preparation Method on NFC-TEMPO Coating Morphology Benjamin Wilson, Kirsi Yliniemi, Hua Jin, Tiia-Maria Tenhune, Marie Gestranius, Matti Putkonen, Tekla Tammelin, Maarit Karppinen, Lasse Murtomäki, Eero Kontturi, Aalto University |
| 16:55 - 17:15 | TEMPO-modified cellulose nanocrystal dispersion Reeta Salminen, Jessie Peyre, Timo Pääkkönen, Mehedi Reza, Benjamin Wilson, Eero Kontturi, Aalto University |
| 17:15 - 17:30 | Poster introduction - 60 second quick shots: Why should you look at our posters? Marta Fortea Verdejo, Nurul Ain Mohd Kamal, Wan Mohd Fazli Wan Nawawi, Martin Hervy, Siti Rosminah Shamsuddin, Andreas Mautner, Min Tang, Tal Ben Shalom, Katri Kontturi |
| Monday, September 28th | |
| YOUNG ACADEMIC FORUM 3 - APPLICATIONS OF NANOCELLULOSE Chairs: Illari Filpponen and Reeta Salminen | |
| 11:30 - 11:50 | Affibody-functionalized bacterial cellulose tubes for biofiltration applications Hannes Orelma, Luis O. Morales, Leena-Sisko Johansson, Ingrid C. Hoeger, Ilari Filpponen, Cristina Castro, Janne Laine, Orlando Rojas, Aalto University |
| 11:50 - 12:10 | Nanocellulose/nanoparticles composite nanopaper membranes for improving water filtration performance Jessica Lai, Andreas Mautner, Alexander Bismarck, Kang Li, Imperial College London |
| 12:10 - 12:30 | Application potential of nanocellulose in the wood industry Stefan Veigel, Michael Obersriebnig, Stefan Pinkl, Eva-Marieke Lems, Wolfgang Gindl-Altmutter, Institute of Wood Technology and Natural Materials, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences |
| 12:30 - 12:50 | Fire-retardant hybrid foams based on nanoclay and cellulose nanofibres Lilian Medina, Lars Berglund, Wallenberg Wood Science Center, KTH Royal Institute of Technology |
| 12:50 - 13:10 | Melt-mixed cellulose nanocrystal based nanocomposites for thermally-activated shape memory polymer Apiradee Nicharat, E. Johan Foster, Christoph Weder, Adolphe Merkle Institute, University of Fribourg |
