Summary
This Research Infrastructure Improvement EPSCoR Research Fellows project provides a fellowship to an Associate professor and training for a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Maine. This work is conducted in collaboration with Dr. Yuan Yue at the Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Through the fellowship, the PI will investigate how multivalent metal ion treatment induces hydrophobization and improves dimensional stability in cellulose and wood based materials. This project addresses fundamental questions about cellulose‑water interactions, h
