Yuanyuan Li new Assistant Professor at WWSC

Yuanyuan Li received her doctorate from Nanjing Forestry University in China and also visited University of Maryland, USA, as a visiting researcher during her doctoral studies. After that she came to CBH as a postdoctoral fellow.

"I have been working on wood and cellulose nanotechnologies for years, focusing on wood and cellulose nanostructure control in order to extend property range and provide new functions. Some examples include transparent wood, conductive wood, wood based electronics, and transparent paper," says Yuanyuan Li.

What do you hope to achieve during your time at WWSC?

"I hope to be able to increase the competence of FPT and WWSC regarding sustainable materials design through my share in addressing exciting scientific problems, creating new knowledge, and supervising students. During the time here, I hope to develop my pedagogical skills, research, and leadership shills to become a better teacher, supervisor, researcher and leader. I’m looking forward to building an energetic group and creating attractive research areas.2

In which subject area will you research and teach?

"I will work on bio-based composite materials with a focus on wood and cellulose nanotechnologies: from fundamental understanding to structural control, materials design and further application."

How did you become interested in this area in particular?

"Wood is the most important bio-engineering material. At the very beginning, I just want to know why there are so many types of papers from wood. Then I want to know more, how to achieve this, what else can we do with wood structure, etc. The more you are into this attractive area, the more you want to know."