Prof. Huining Xiao

University of New Brunswisk, Canada

Prof. Xiao obtained his Ph.D in Chemical Engineering at McMaster University in Canada in 1995. Before joining the University of New Brunswick (UNB) Canada in 2001, he was a Lecturer at the University of Manchester (formerly UMIST) in the UK from 1996 to 2001. Currently, Dr. Xiao is the full Professor in Chemical Engineering at UNB.  Prof. Xiao was elected to the Fellow of Canadian Academy of Engineering (FCAE) in June 2015. Prof. Xiao’s key research interests include the functional-modified cellulose fibres as environmental friendly materials and bioadsorbent; smart or responsive polymers/nanoparticles; biodegradable polymers and mesoporous materials.  Prof. Xiao has enjoyed high reputation internationally in the areas of antimicrobial polymers and nanoparticles for cellulose-based products and enhancing barrier properties for green-based packaging materials.  Over the past decades, Prof. Xiao has attracted substantial research funding from various recourses, including Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and Atlantic Innovation Fund (AIF). To date Dr. Xiao has published over 350 scientific papers; among them, over 230 are SCI peer-reviewed journal papers with high impact in relevant areas.  Dr. Xiao had been actively involved in the research supported by NSERC Strategic Networks. He was the Theme leader for both Sentinel-Bioactive Paper Network and Innovative Green Wood Fibre Products Network, responsible for surface chemistry/antimicrobial polymer Theme and chemical modification of fibre Theme.