Principal Investigator
Prof. Orlando J. Rojas
Director of the Biobased Colloids and Materials (BiCMat)
Director of the Bioproducts Institute
Orlando Rojas vision
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Support Staff and Postdoctoral Fellows
Ran Bi (Lab Manager, UBC)
Ph.D. Microbiology, KTH Royal Inst. Technol, Sweden (2016)
Polysaccharide and lignin separation, extraction and
modification; chemical composition, structure and property characterization.
Fiber modification, material synthesis, purification and modification.
Yi Lu (UBC)
Ph.D. Chem Eng, University of Alberta (2020).
Colloids and Interfaces,
Stimuli-Responsive Materials, Multi-phase systems, Machine learning
Ayako Takagi (UBC)
Industrial Designer, Emily Carr Art and Design University, Vancouver
Sustainable design
Milad Kamkar (UBC)
Ph.D. Chemcial Engineering, University of Calgary, Canada
Rheology of multi-phase complex nanofluids
Yizhou Sang (UBC)
PhD. Chemical Eng., University of British Columbia (2012)
Polymer chemistry, wet-end paper chemistry, bioproduct development.
Sameer E. Mhatre (UBC)
Ph.D. Chem Eng, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (2014)
Soft matter physics, Electrohydrodynamics, multiphase separatio, thin film deposition.
Tianyu Guo (UBC)
Ph.D. Nanjing Forestry University, China
Bioinspired nanomaterials from biomass
Gabriel Banvillet (UBC)
Ph.D. Materials & Process Eng, Université Grenoble Alpes, France
Biobased materials, nanocellulose.
Maryam Borghei (Aalto)
Ph.D. Applied Physics, Aalto University
Hybrid and carbon nanomaterials
Bruno Mattos (Aalto)
Ph.D. Materials Science, Universidade Federal do Paraná
Supracolloids and controlled release
Johanna Majoinen (Aalto)
Ph.D. Applied Physics, Aalto University
Self-assembly and cellulose functionalization
Guillermo Reyes (Aalto)
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Universidad de Concepción
Cellulose dissolution and spinning
Joice Kaschuk (Aalto)
Ph.D, Physical Chemistry, University of São Paulo
Cellulose esters and energy harvesting
Blaise Tardy (Aalto)
Ph.D. Chemistry, University of Melbourne
Supracolloids and structured materials from biobased resources
Dr. Guang Chu (Aalto)
Ph.D., Applied Chemistry, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Liquid crystals and photonic materials
Mamata Bhattarai (Aalto)
Ph.D., Food Science, University of Helsinki
Hemicelluloses, emulsions
Emilie Ressouche (Aalto)
Ph.D., Materials Physics and Chemistry, Université Pierre et Marie Curie
Bio-based materials, supramolecular materials
PhD Students
Haider Iftikhar (Aalto)
Tribocharging
Roberta Teixeirapolez (Aalto)
3D Printing
Xuetong Shi (UBC)
Phase-change composite materials
Master Students
Xiaoya (Coco) Su (UBC)
Nanochitin
Samuel Hahn (UBC)
Nanocelluloses
Otso Luotonen (Aalto)
Adhesion
Samantha Pritchard (UBC)
Cellulose nanocrystals
Visiting Scholars
Shasha Guo (UBC)
PhD student, South China University of Technology, China
Biomass Pickering multiphase systems
Tingting Xu (UBC)
Associate Professor, Nanjing Forestry University, China
Biomass-based composite materials
Lucas Noboru (UBC)
PhD Student, Universidade de Araraquara, Brazil
Biotechnology, Bacterial Cellulose
Undergraduate Researchers
Guomin Zhao (UBC)
PhD student, Nanjing Forestry University, China
Materials Chemistry
Junhua Xu (UBC)
PhD student, Nanjing Forestry University, China
Chitin/Cellulose hybrid materials