Principal Investigator (PI)

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2784-584X 

Awards

• 2025 May, “The Most Impactful Faculty of The Department”, College of Natural Environment and Resources, Virginia Tech
• 2021 Jan, “2020-2021 Award for Excellence in Career Advising”, $500 Cash Prize, Virginia Tech (One of Four Major Presidential Awards in Virginia Tech)
• 2016 Sep, “Bent Creek Institute Young Research Scholar Award”: $35,000 Prize. Bent Creek Institute, North Carolina Arboretum, Asheville, NC
• 2015 April, “The Teacher of the Week”: Center for Instructional Development and Educational Research (CIDER), Virginia Tech: Nominated by students. Virginia Tech
• 2013 April, “Outstanding Faculty award of the Department of Sustainable Biomaterials”, College of Natural Resources and Environment, Virginia Tech

Professional Appointments

• 2020-Present Associate Professor with tenure, Virginia Tech, VA
• 2014-2020      Assistant Professor, Department of Sustainable Biomaterials, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
• 2010-2014       Assistant Professor of Practice, Department of Sustainable Biomaterials, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
• 2006-2010       Research Assistant Professor, Department of Packaging Science Clemson University, Clemson, SC
• 2005-2006       Post-doctoral Scientist, Lumi M.D, LLC, Clemson, SC  

Teaching Courses 

• SBIO 3214: Paper and Paperboard Packaging
• SBIO 3284: Packaging Polymers and Productions
• SBIO 4214: Food and Health Care Packaging
• Summer SBIO 3284: Packaging Polymers and Productions
• SBIO 4274: Independent study
• SBIO 4294: Packaging Polymers and Productions II