Monika Österberg
Aalto University, Finland
Title
Surface matters: Controlling lignin and lignin nanoparticle interfaces for enhanced materials performance
Bio
Monika Österberg is Professor in Bioproducts Chemistry at the School of Chemical Engineering, Aalto University. She received her Ph.D. in Surface Chemistry from the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in 2000. In 2012, she joined the faculty of Aalto University and was tenured in 2016. Currently, she leads the FinnCERES Competence Centre for Materials Bioeconomy and the CIMANET Circular Materials Bioeconomy Doctoral Education Network. She has authored over 200 peer-reviewed publications and holds a h-index of 62. Her research aims to enhance the sustainable use of natural resources, with research interests in fundamental interfacial phenomena of forest biomaterials like lignin, cellulose, and hemicelluloses, and the development of new materials from these polymers. Lignocellulosic nanomaterials is one of the main focus areas and she holds several patents regarding their production and applications..
