Group Members

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 Ph.D. Student, Forestry Lignin-based Phenolic Adhesives siahkama@msu.edu
	Sajad Bagheri Master Student , Material Science Lignin-based Epoxy Composites bagheri1@msu.edu
	Kevin Dunne Master Student, Material Science Lignin-based PU Flexible Foams Dunnekev@msu.edu
	Enoch Kofi Acquah PhD Candidate, Chemical Engineering Lignin-based Polyols for Polyurethane Application acquahen@msu.edu
	Maureen Setor Afaglo Masters Student, Forestry Lignin-based Rigid Polyurethane Foams afagloma@msu.edu
	Manasseh Tetteh Agbedam Masters Student, Forestry Lignin-based Polyurethane Adhesives agbedamm@msu.edu

Undergraduate Students/Research Assistants

Grace Hoglund

Laura Mihlbachler

Alex Bakke

Anna Dunnebacke

Alumni

		Christián Henry Doctoral Student Lignin-Based Polyurethane Rigid Foam henrych5@msu.edu
		Mona Alinejad Doctoral Student Lignin Characterization, Lignin-Based Polyurethane alinejad@msu.edu
		Saeid Nikafshar Doctoral Student Lignin-Based Polyurethane and Epoxy Resins nikafsha@msu.edu
		Sajad Bagheri Master Student , Material Science Lignin-Based Epoxy Composites bagheri1@msu.edu
		Akash Gondaliya Master Student, Chemical Engineering Lignin-Based Flexible Polyurethane Foam gondaliy@msu.edu
		Sasha Bell Master Student, Forestry Lignin-Based Phenolic Adhesive bellsash@msu.edu
		Dennise Celis-Lugo Research Assistant
		Jiarun Wang Research Assistant
		Zirui Wang Research Assistant