Sustainable Manufacturing

A growing number of companies are treating “sustainability” as an important objective in their strategy and operations to increase growth and global competitiveness. This trend has reached well beyond the small niche of those who traditionally positioned themselves as “green,” and now includes prominent businesses across a variety of different industry sectors. 

RBI is focused on the development of sustainable manufacturing processes that produce value-added products from forest biomass. Our areas of interest include addressing technological barriers for future processes and new products from forest biomaterials. This effort includes lower energy manufacturing and new scope biorefineries and nanocellulose production technologies.

In the area of nanocellulose our research includes the characterization, uniformity, separations/dewatering technologies and re-dispersion while maintaining unique material properties. But at Georgia Tech, we go so much farther. There are more than a dozen faculty at on campus who are pushing the limits of the potential of nanocellulose and its applications. This area of sustainable manufacturing can have an epic impact on our world.

Areas of Expertise: |
Cellulosic Nanomaterials
Corrosion & Reliability
Energy & Water
Polymer & Fiber
Separation Technologies
SMART Manufacturing

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Sven Behrens
Associate Professor
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
sven.behrens@chbe.gatech.edu
(404) 385-8186
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Blair Brettmann
Assistant Professor
Materials Science and Engineering
blair.brettmann@mse.gatech.edu
404-894-2535
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Marilyn Brown
Professor
Public Policy
marilyn.brown@pubpolicy.gatech.edu
(404) 385-0303
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Andrei G. Fedorov
Professor
Mechanical Engineering
andrei.fedorov@me.gatech.edu
(404) 385-1356
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Satish Kumar
Professor
Materials Science and Engineering
satish.kumar@mse.gatech.edu
(404) 894-7550
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Mark Losego
Assistant Professor
Materials Science and Engineering
losego@gatech.edu
(404) 385-3630
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Chris Luettgen
Professor of the Practice and Associate Director, RBI
Renewable Bioproducts Institute
chris.luettgen@rbi.gatech.edu
(404) 894-6908
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Jamshad Mahmood
Mechanical Engineer II
Renewable Bioproducts Institute
jamshad.mahmood@rbi.gatech.edu
(404) 894-6647
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J. Carson Meredith
Director, Renewable BioProducts Institute
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
carson.meredith@chbe.gatech.edu
(404) 385-2151
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Professor and J. Carl Pirkle Sr. Faculty Fellow
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Robert Moon
Adjunct Professor
Materials Science and Engineering
robertmoon@fs.fed.us
(404) 894-1026
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Sankar Nair
Professor and James F. Simmons Faculty Fellow
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
sankar.nair@chbe.gatech.edu
(404) 894-4826
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Matthew Realff
Professor, David Wang Sr. Fellow and Strategic Coordinator for Biorefinery Systems
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
matthew.realff@chbe.gatech.edu
(404) 894-1834
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Elsa Reichmanis
Professor and Pete Silas Chair
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
ereichmanis@chbe.gatech.edu
(404) 894-0316
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David Rosen
Professor
Mechanical Engineering
david.rosen@me.gatech.edu
(404) 894-9668
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Ronald Rousseau
Professor and C.J. "Pete" Silas Endowed Chair Emeritus
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
ronald.rousseau@chbe.gatech.edu
(404) 894-2867
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Paul Russo
Professor, Hightower Chair in Biopolymers
Materials Science and Engineering
paul.russo@mse.gatech.edu
(404) 385-2607
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Meisha L. Shofner
Associate Professor, MSE
Materials Science and Engineering
meisha.shofner@rbi.gatech.edu
(404) 894-2082
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David Sholl
School Chair, John F. Brock III School Chair
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
david.sholl@chbe.gatech.edu
(404) 894-2822
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Carsten Sievers
Associate Professor
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
carsten.sievers@chbe.gatech.edu
(404) 385-7685
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Preet Singh
Professor
Materials Science and Engineering
preet.singh@rbi.gatech.edu
(404) 894-6641
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Scott Sinquefield
Senior Research Engineer
Renewable Bioproducts Institute
scott.sinquefield@rbi.gatech.edu
(404) 385-0241
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Mohan Srinivasarao
Professor
Materials Science and Engineering
mohan.srinivasarao@mse.gatech.edu
(404) 894-9348
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Eric Vogel
Deputy Director IEN, Associate Director for Shared Resources IMat
Materials Science and Engineering
eric.vogel@mse.gatech.edu
(404) 385-7235
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Krista Walton
Professor
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
krista.walton@chbe.gatech.edu
(404) 894-5254
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Youjiang Wang
Professor
Materials Science and Engineering
youjiang.wang@mse.gatech.edu
(404) 894-7551
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Donggang Yao
Professor
Materials Science and Engineering
yao@gatech.edu
404-894-9076
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