Rojas Research Group - Biobased Colloids and Materials

Members

Principal Investigator

Prof. Orlando J. Rojas

Director of the Biobased Colloids and Materials (BiCMat)

Director of the Bioproducts Institute

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Supporting Staff and Postdoctoral Fellows

Ran Bi (UBC)

Ph.D. Microbiology, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden

Microbiology / Lab manager

Yizhou Sang (UBC)

PhD. Chemical Eng., University of British Columbia

Polymer chemistry / Research Associate

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

Jukka Hassinen (Aalto)

Ph.D. Applied Physics, Aalto University

Project Manager (FinnCERES Flagship)

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

Xun Niu (UBC)

Bacteria cellulose, bark extractives

Ya Zhu (Aalto)

Biobased multiphase systems and applications

Bin Zhao (Aalto)

Lignin carbon materials

Haider Iftikhar (Aalto)

Tribocharging

Karoliina Helanto (Mestä and Aalto)

Barrier solutions with biocolloids

Roberta Teixeirapolez (Aalto)

3D Printing

Marianelly Esquivel (Universidad Nacional Costa Rica)

Nanochitin

Luiz G. Greca (Aalto)

Lignocellulosic materials for high-value applications

Xuetong Shi (UBC)

Phase-change composite materials

Rubina Ajdary (Aalto)

Superabsorbency and 3D printing

Konrad Klockars (Aalto)

Structural color with cellulose nanocrystals

Katariina Solin (Aalto)

Smart nanocellulose films

Annika Ketola (VTT and Aalto)

Solid-stabilized foams

Eva Pasquier (Aalto and Grenoble)

Hybrid lignocellulose materials

Alvaro Gonzalez Vogel (Aalto and Celulosa Arauco)

Electrodialysis

Master Students

Xiaoya (Coco) Su (UBC)

Nanochitin

Wendy Le (Aalto)

Phase change materials

Otso Luotonen (Aalto)

Adhesion

Yeedo Chun (UBC)

Foam forming

Daria Osipova (Aalto)

Electroactive carbon

Roozbeh Abidnejad (Aalto)

Foams

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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

Svena Yu (UBC)

Engineering Physcics,

Solution Blowing

John Li (UBC)

Chemical Engineering

Molecular Dynamics Simulation

Tianyu Guo (UBC)

PhD student, Nanjing Forestry University, China

Bioinspired nanomaterials from biomass

Junhua Xu (UBC)

PhD student, Nanjing Forestry University, China

Chitin/Cellulose hybrid materials