Gain Knowledge in Designing Plant-Based Functional Materials Towards Carbon-Negative Applications

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TAPPI’s Nano Division is organizing an informational webinar focused on how recent developments towards resource-wise societies and use of renewable materials have created a strong incentive to utilize biomass-derived materials as an alternative to oil-based polymers. These materials combine large volumes, low cost and a range of unique functional properties depending on the composition of the starting biomaterial.

Jaana Vapaavuori, Assistant Professor at Aalto University in Finland, will host the Designing Plant-Based Materials Towards Carbon-Negative Applications webinar on Thursday, May 25 from 9 AM – 10 AM (ET). Professor Vapaavuori will discuss supercapacitors and self-cleaning light-management layers for third generation photovoltaics as examples of their implementation to emerging applications, as well as showcase how biowaste can be converted into carbon-negative sound absorption and insulation materials.

Webinar attendance is free and open to everyone, but registration is required. Sign up today!

Meet the Presenter: Jaana Vapaavuori

Jaana Vapaavuori, Assistant Professor at Aalto University in Finland, received her Ph.D. in Applied Physics in 2013. Professor Vapaavuori has rapidly advanced to a leader of Multifunctional Materials Design Group at the Department of Chemistry and Materials Science at Aalto University. Vapaavuori’s research interests involve developing new designed materials for light-controllable nanostructures, multifunctional porous materials, sustainable material solutions for energy applications and smart textiles. The strong international visibility of her research is demonstrated by a high number of 1552 citations (h-index: 19) for an early-career researcher.