Manjusri Misra
Dept. of Plant Agriculture
University of Guelph
Canada
Biography
Manju Misra is a professor in the School of Engineering and holds a joint appointment in the Dept. of Plant Agriculture at the University of Guelph. Dr. Misra’s current research focuses primarily on novel bio-based composites and nanocomposites from agricultural and forestry resources for the sustainable bio-economy targeting the development of bio-based and eco-friendly alternatives to the existing petroleum-based products. She has authored more than 500 publications, including 280+ peer-reviewed journal papers, 24 book chapters, and 15 granted patents. She was an editor of the CRC Press volume, “Natural Fibers, Biopolymers and Biocomposites,†Taylor & Francis Group, Boca Raton, FL (2005); American Scientific Publishers volume “Packaging Nanotechnologyâ€, Valencia, California, (2009) and “Polymer Nanocompositesâ€, Springer (2014). She was the chief editor of “Biocomposites: Design and Mechanical Performance†Woodhead Publishing (2015). She was the 2009 President of the BioEnvironmental Polymer Society (BEPS). She is one of the Associate Editors of the journal “Advanced Science Lettersâ€. In 2012, Dr. Misra received the prestigious “Jim Hammer Memorial Award†in Texas, USA from the BioEnvironmental Polymer Society Manju Misra is a professor in the School of Engineering and holds a joint appointment in the Dept. of Plant Agriculture at the University of Guelph. Dr. Misra’s current research focuses primarily on novel bio-based composites and nanocomposites from agricultural and forestry resources for the sustainable bio-economy targeting the development of bio-based and eco-friendly alternatives to the existing petroleum-based products. She has authored more than 500 publications, including 280+ peer-reviewed journal papers, 24 book chapters, and 15 granted patents. She was an editor of the CRC Press volume, “Natural Fibers, Biopolymers and Biocomposites,†Taylor & Francis Group, Boca Raton, FL (2005); American Scientific Publishers volume “Packaging Nanotechnologyâ€, Valencia, California, (2009) and “Polymer Nanocompositesâ€, Springer (2014). She was the chief editor of “Biocomposites: Design and Mechanical Performance†Woodhead Publishing (2015). She was the 2009 President of the BioEnvironmental Polymer Society (BEPS). She is one of the Associate Editors of the journal “Advanced Science Lettersâ€. In 2012, Dr. Misra received the prestigious “Jim Hammer Memorial Award†in Texas, USA from the BioEnvironmental Polymer Society
Research Interest
Bioproducts Discovery and Development Centre