Spring Program

235th ACS National Meeting
New Orleans, LA, April 6 - 10, 2008
Program Chair: Orlando J. Rojas
ojrojas@ncsu.edu

Structure and Properties of Cellulosic Polymers, Assemblies, and Nanocomposites - Anselme Payen Award Symposium, Organizers: Yoshiyuki Nishio, Division of Forest and Biomaterials Science, Graduate
School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502 Japan, Phone: +81-75-753-6250, Fax: +81-75-753-6300, ynishio@kais.kyotou.ac.jp. Junji Sugiyama, Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011 Japan, Phone: 81- 774-383632, Fax: +81-774-383635, sugiyama@rish.kyoto-u.ac.jp. William T. Winter, Department of Chemistry, SUNY-ESF / Cellulose
Research Institute, 121 Edwin C. Jahn Laboratory, Syracuse, NY 13210, Phone: (315)470-6876, Fax: (315)470-6856, wtwinter@syr.edu

Advances in Molecular Spectroscopy and Analyses of Cellulose Products, Organizer: James Rodgers, Southern Regional Research Center, U. S. Department of Agriculture, 1100 Robt. E. Lee Blvd., New Orleans, LA 70124, Phone: 504-286-4407, jrodgers@srrc.ars.usda.gov

Bio-based Nanocomposites and Nanotechnology, Organizers: John Simonsen, Department of Wood Science and Engineering, Oregon State University, 120 Richardson Hall, Corvallis, OR 97331, Phone: 541-
737-4217, Fax: 541-737-3385, John.Simonsen@oregonstate.edu. Stephen J Eichhorn, Manchester Materials Science Centre, UMIST/University of Manchester, Grosvenor Street, M1 7HS Manchester, United Kingdom, Phone: +44 (0) 161 236 3311, Fax: +44 (0) 161 200 3636, stephen.j.eichhorn@umist.ac.uk

Bioenergy and Carbohydrate Structure: Modeling and Experiment, Organizer: Alfred D. French, Southern Regional Research Center, U. S. Department of Agriculture, 1100 Robt. E. Lee Blvd., New Orleans, LA
70124, Phone: 504-234-0767, afrench@srrc.ars.usda.gov

Biomedical Applications of Cellulose-Based Materials, Organizers: Dieter O. Klemm, Institute of Organic Chemistry and Macromolecular Chemistry, Jena University, Humboldtstrasse 10, Jena D-07743
Germany, Phone: ++49 3641 948260, Fax: ++49 3641 948202, Dieter.Klemm@uni-jena.de. J. Vincent Edwards, Cotton Chemistry and Utlization, USDA, ARS, Southern Regional Research Center, 1100
Robert E. Lee Boulevard, New Orleans, LA 70124, Phone: 504-286-4360, Fax: 504-286-4390, vedwards@srrc.ars.usda.gov. Paul Gatenholm, Biopolymer Technology, Department Chemical and Biological Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, SE-41296 Göteborg Sweden, Phone: +46 (0)31-7723407, Fax: +46 (0)31-7723418, paul.gatenholm@chalmers.se

Cellulase Enzyme, Organizer: Michael E. Himmel, National Bioenergy Center, National Renewable
Energy Laboratory, 1617 Cole Blvd, Golden, CO 80401, Phone: 303-384-
7756, Fax: 303-384-7752, mike_himmel@nrel.gov

Cellulose Solvents, Organizers: Tim Liebert, Centre of Excellence for Polysaccharide Research, Friedrich
Schiller University of Jena, Humboldtstrasse 10, Jena 07743 Germany, Phone: +49-3641-9-48277, Fax: +49-3641-9-48202, tim.liebert@unijena.de. Thomas Heinze, Centre of Excellence for Polysaccharide Research, Friedrich Schiller University of Jena, Humboldtstrasse 10, Jena D-07743 Germany, Phone: +49-3641-948270, Fax: +49-3641-948272, thomas.heinze@uni-jena.de. Kevin Edgar, Department of Wood Science
& Forest Products, Virginia Tech, 230 Cheatham Hall (0323), Blacksburg, VA 24061, Phone: 540-231-0674, Fax: 540-231-8176, kjedgar@vt.edu

Cellulose-Based and Other Green Composites, Organizers: Juan P. Hinestroza, Department of Fiber Science and Apparel Design, Cornell University, 242 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall, Ithaca, NY 14850, Phone: 607-255-7600, jh433@cornell.edu. Anil N. Netravali, Fiber Science and Apparel Design, Cornell University, 201 MVR Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853-4401, Phone: 607-255-1875, Fax: 607-255-1093, ann2@cornell.edu

Functional Chemistry of Cellulosic Nonwoven Fabrics, Organizers: Brian Condon, Southern Regional Research Center, USDA-ARS, 1100 Robert E. Lee Blvd., New Orleans, LA 70124, Phone: 504-286-4541,
bcondon@srrc.ars.usda.gov. Benham Pourdeyhimi, Department of Textile and Apparel Technology and Management, North Carolina State University, NCRC, 2401 Research Drive, Box 8301, Raileigh, NC 27695,
Phone: 919- 515-6551, Fax: 919-515-4556, bpourdey@ncsu.edu

Nanotechnology: A Fiber Perspective, Organizers: Lucian Lucia, Department of Wood and Paper Science, NCSU, Raleigh, NC 27695-8005, Phone: 9195157707, Fax: 9195156302, lucian.lucia@NCSU.Edu. Dimitris S. Argyropoulos, Organic Chemistry of Wood Components Laboratory, North Carolina State University, Dept.
of Forest Biomaterials Science & Engineering, Raleigh, NC 27695, Phone: 919-515-7708, dsargyro@ncsu.edu

Properties of Chitosan and Other Polysaccharides, Organizers: Samuel M. Hudson, Textile Engineering Chemistry and Science, North Carolina State University, 3116 College of Textiles Box 8301, Raleigh, NC 27695, Phone: 919-515-6545, Fax: 919-515-6532, sam_hudson@ncsu.edu. Wendy E. Krause, Fiber and Polymer Science, North Carolina State University, 2401 Research Dr, Campus Box 8301, Raleigh, NC 27695, Phone: 919-515-6560, wekrause@ncsu.edu

Renewable Chemicals From Plant and Animal-Based Agricultural Wastes, Organizer: Isabel M. Lima, Commodity Utilization Research, USDA-ARS, Southern Regional Research Center, 1100 Robert E. Lee Boulevard, P.O. Box 19687, New Orleans, LA 70179, Phone: 504-286-4515, Fax: 504-286-4367, imlima@srrc.ars.usda.gov

Surface modification and properties of cellulose-based materials, Organizers: Per Stenius, Department of Chemical Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Sem Sælands vei 4, NO-7491 Trondheim Norway, Phone: +46-8-5406 3349, per@stenius.com. Janne Laine, Laboratory of Forest Products Chemistry, Helsinki University of Technology, P.O.Box 6300, Tkk FIN-02015 Finland, Phone:
+35894514233, Fax: +35894514259, janne.laine@tkk.fi

CELL Poster Session, Organizer: Orlando J. Rojas, Forest Biomaterials Science and Engineering, College
of Natural Resources, North Carolina State University, Campus Box 8005, Raleigh, NC 27695-8005, Phone: 919-513-7494, Fax: 919-515-6302, ojrojas@ncsu.edu

Surfactants from Renewable Resources, Organizers: Robert D Tilton, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Department of Chemical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, 5000 Forbes
Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213. Orlando J. Rojas, Forest Biomaterials Science and Engineering, College of Natural Resources, North Carolina State University, Campus Box 8005, Raleigh, NC 27695-8005, Phone:
919-513-7494, Fax: 919-515-6302, ojrojas@ncsu.edu

Advanced Materials Using Agricultural Commodities, Organizers: Victoria L. Finkenstadt, National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, United States Department of Agriculture, 1815 N. University
St., Peoria, IL 61604, Phone: 309-681-6469, Fax: 309-681-6691, finkenvl@ncaur.usda.gov. Gordon W. Selling, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Plant Polymer Research, NCAUR,
1815 N. University St., Peoria, IL 61604, Phone: 309-681-6338, sellingg@ncaur.usda.gov

Last revised: November 2, 2007