Mission:
To provide a forum for academic and industrial researchers and scientists to exchange information and collaborate for the advancement of science and engineering that is needed to address industry-wide needs in commercial development of renewable nanomaterials.
Activities:
Focus on industry-wide and pre-competitive issues, including:
- Characterization, Environmental-Health-Safety (EHS), modeling,
- Renewable nanomaterials (cellulosic, chitin, hemicelluloses, lignin, starch, etc)
- Applications-based platform technology areas
- Assist in the development of thematic program and organization of intentional meetings
- Cross Communicate with research and development centers and universities worldwide
- Assist other committees and leadership in research-related aspects
- Coordinate with other committees research-oriented plans and activities
- Identify research infrastructure and support requirements to members
- Identify educational research priorities and projects of relevance to TAPPI constituncies
Subcommittees
- Characterization, Metrology and Critical Fundamentals
- Surface-mediated Assembly
- Composite Processing and Testing
- Paper & Packaging (including barrier properties)
- Functional Materials and Soft Matter
- Biomedical Applications
- Electronic Materials, Optical Materials and Catalysis/Templating
- Environmental, Health & Safety
- Standards
- Renewable Nanomaterials Production
How to Join:
Identify which subcommittee(s) you would like to be associated with then contact Lisa Stephens [email protected]