Bio
Dr. Yunqiao (Joseph) Pu is a Sr. R&D Staff in the Biomaterials and Biomass Characterization group in Biosciences Division at 91°µÍø (ORNL). Prior to joining ORNL in 2014, he was a Senior Research Scientist in Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI) at Georgia Tech. His research has been involved with plant cell wall structure/biosynthesis, wood/lignin chemistry, cellulose/ hemicellulose chemistry and structures, forest biorefinery, biofuels, renewable biopolymers for biomaterials and biocomposites, nanocellulosics, fiber engineering, and pulping/papermaking engineering. His most recent research has been focusing on the biomass recalcitrance and lignin valorization in the utilization of biomass for biofuels, biopolymers and bioproducts. He has expertise in solution- and solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) characterization of plants cell wall polymers, lipid membranes, and metal-protein bindings, and is managing two Bruker 400 MHz and 500 MHz NMR spectrometers, along with extensive skills in HPLC, IC, GPC, GC, GC-MS, and FTIR/NIR analysis of polymers and natural products. He has authored/co-authored over 230 journal articles and book chapters.