Group Members

Mojgan Nejad

mojgan_nejad

Assistant Professor

Joint appointment in Department of Forestry and Department of Chemical Engineering & Material Science, Michigan State University

Professor (status only), University of Toronto Mechanical & Industrial Engineering Department

Education

PhD in Wood Science, University of Toronto, Canada, 2010

BS in Applied Chemistry, K.N. Toosi University of Technology, Iran, 1992

Biography

Mojgan Nejad has a bachelor’s degree in applied chemistry and Ph.D. in Wood Science. Her PhD dissertation, conducted at the University of Toronto, was focused on "Modeling correlation between coating properties and their weathering performance.” Her current research projects are focused on developing lignin-based adhesives, coatings, and foams, and most of them are conducted in close collaborations with industry partners. Dr. Nejad has won the 2018 Adhesive and Sealant Council Innovation Award for replacing 100% of phenol with lignin in the phenolic adhesive formulation.

 

Graduate Students

 mohsen_siahkamari

Mohsen Siahkamari

Ph.D. Student, Forestry
Lignin-based Phenolic Adhesives
siahkama@msu.edu
bagheri_sajad1

Sajad Bagheri

Master Student , Material Science
Lignin-based Epoxy Composites 
bagheri1@msu.edu 

dunne_kevin1 

Kevin Dunne

Master Student, Material Science  
Lignin-based PU Flexible Foams  
Dunnekev@msu.edu

 
 Mojgan-Nejad

Enoch Kofi Acquah

PhD Candidate, Chemical Engineering   
Lignin-based Polyols for Polyurethane Application  
acquahen@msu.edu

 maureen_afaglo

Maureen Setor Afaglo

Masters Student, Forestry
Lignin-based Rigid Polyurethane Foams
afagloma@msu.edu

 manasseh_agbedam

Manasseh Tetteh Agbedam

Masters Student, Forestry
Lignin-based Polyurethane Adhesives
agbedamm@msu.edu

 

 

 

Undergraduate Students/Research Assistants

Mojgan-Nejad

Grace Hoglund

 

Ben Hedlund (missing image)

Laura Mihlbachler 

Ben Hedlund (missing image)

Alex Bakke

Ben Hedlund (missing image)

Anna Dunnebacke

 

Alumni

  henry_christian1  

Christián Henry

Doctoral Student
Lignin-Based Polyurethane Rigid Foam
henrych5@msu.edu
  alinejad_mona1  

Mona Alinejad

Doctoral Student
Lignin Characterization, Lignin-Based Polyurethane 
alinejad@msu.edu
  nikafshar_saeid1  

Saeid Nikafshar

Doctoral Student
Lignin-Based Polyurethane and Epoxy Resins 
nikafsha@msu.edu
  bagheri_sajad1  

Sajad Bagheri

Master Student , Material Science
Lignin-Based Epoxy Composites 
bagheri1@msu.edu
  gondaliya_akash1  

Akash Gondaliya

Master Student, Chemical Engineering
Lignin-Based Flexible Polyurethane Foam
gondaliy@msu.edu
  bell_sasha1

Sasha Bell

Master Student, Forestry
Lignin-Based Phenolic Adhesive
bellsash@msu.edu
  
celis_lugo_dennise1

Dennise Celis-Lugo                                             

Research Assistant
   wang_jiarun1

Jiarun Wang

Research Assistant
  
wang_zirui1

Zirui Wang

Research Assistant
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