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Ronalds W. Gonzalez
Born
Acarigua, Venezuela
NationalityAmerican - Venezuelan
Alma mater
Scientific career
FieldsEngineering, biomaterials, sustainability
InstitutionsNorth Carolina State University

Ronalds W. Gonzalez is an American-Venezuelan academic born in Barrio Bolívar, Acarigua, Portuguesa, Venezuela, in 1980.[1] He is an associate professor in the Department of Forest Biomaterials at North Carolina State University. Professor Gonzalez is a global thought leader at the intersection of sustainability and alternative fibers, where he is developing ground-breaking scientific work to profile the carbon footprint of emerging fibers used in the hygiene tissue,[2][3][4][5][6][7][8] packaging, and textiles industries.[9][10]

Scientific Work

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Prof. Gonzalez works focus on improving the understanding of how to profile fibers related to their sustainability. In 2021 he co-established the major global research center focusing in sustainable and alternative fibers. He has also contributed to research on valorization of waste materials,[11][12][13][14][15] including biomass conversion.[16] and technoeconomic analysis.[17] He is a co-editor of the Journal Forest,[18] and a consultant for the hygiene tissue and personal care industry.[19][20][21][22][23] He is a regular instructor at Boku University, Austria, since 2019, and invited lecturer at Aalto University, Finland, 2024, in the subject of techno-economic analysis and life cycle assessment.[24] He has also served as a consultant for the United States International Trade Commission.[25]

Prof. Gonzalez is the Director of Conversion, Economics & Sustainability (ConEcSus) and the SAFI Consortium.[26] He received the Best Research Award from the American Cleaning Institute in 2023,[27] the Chancellor Innovation Fund Award,[28] and was named Faculty Scholar at NC State University in 2019.[29] Additionally, he received the Best Presentation Award from the Associação Brasileira Técnica de Celulose e Papel in 2019.

SAFI collaborates with institutions and companies such as the BioProducts Institute at the University of British Columbia, Auburn University, Georgetown University, private companies (Familia, WestRock, Valmet, Cascades, Adidas, Unilever, Mercer, Kimberly-Clark, Rayonier Advanced Materials, Procter & Gamble, CMPC, Suzano, Eastman, Essity, International Paper, PSF, Genera Energy, Andritz, Treeco, Nalco Water, Tech Trade, Red Leaf Pulp, National Bamboo, Caboo),[30] federal agencies (Sun Grant Initiative, USDA), and non-profit organizations (Rockefeller Foundation, Climate Breakthrough, and Canopy).[31]

References

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  1. ^ "Biomass Supply Chain and Conversion Economics of Cellulosic Ethanol". NC State University. 2011.
  2. ^ "Toilet paper and port strike: What to know". USA Today. October 3, 2024. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
  3. ^ "Where is toilet paper made? How the ILA strike is impacting your supply". The News Journal. October 3, 2024. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
  4. ^ "Is toilet paper affected by the strike?". The Arizona Republic. October 3, 2024. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
  5. ^ "No, the current port strike is not likely to impact your supply of toilet paper". WUSA9. October 3, 2024. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
  6. ^ "US port strike: Should you hoard toilet paper?". Global News. October 3, 2024. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
  7. ^ "Paper chase: Consumers hoard toilet paper, other essentials amid strike". The Washington Times. October 3, 2024. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
  8. ^ "No, the current port strike is not likely to impact your supply of toilet paper". ABC10. October 3, 2024. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
  9. ^ Forfora, Naycari; Azuaje, Ivana; Vivas, Keren A.; Vera, Ramon E.; Brito, Amelys; Venditti, Richard; Kelley, Stephen; Tu, Qingshi; Woodley, Alex; Gonzalez, Ronalds (1 February 2024). "Evaluating biomass sustainability: Why below-ground carbon sequestration matters". Journal of Cleaner Production. 439: 140677. doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.140677.
  10. ^ "The Evolution of the Sustainable and Alternative Fibers Initiative". PaperFirst Mag.
  11. ^ "Cotton Incorporated and NC State". NC State University. January 10, 2022.
  12. ^ "NC State Professors Combat Textile Waste Through Research". Technician Online. February 9, 2021.
  13. ^ "Our Clothes are Polluting the Environment, Here's a Solution". NC State Recycling. October 29, 2020.
  14. ^ de Assis, Camilla Abbati; Greca, Luiz G.; Ago, Mariko; Balakshin, Mikhail Yu.; Jameel, Hasan; Gonzalez, Ronalds; Rojas, Orlando J. (2018). "Techno-Economic Assessment, Scalability, and Applications of Aerosol Lignin Micro- and Nanoparticles". ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 6 (9): 11853–11868. doi:10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b02151. PMC 6135578. PMID 30221095.
  15. ^ Zwilling, Jacob D.; Jiang, Xiao; Zambrano, Franklin; Venditti, Richard A.; Jameel, Hasan; Velev, Orlin D.; Rojas, Orlando J.; Gonzalez, Ronalds (2021). "Understanding lignin micro- and nanoparticle nucleation and growth in aqueous suspensions by solvent fractionation". Green Chemistry. 23 (2): 1001–1012. doi:10.1039/D0GC03632C.
  16. ^ Gonzalez, R.; Treasure, T.; Wright, J.; Saloni, D.; Phillips, R.; Abt, R.; Jameel, H. (2011). "Exploring the potential of Eucalyptus for energy production in the Southern United States: Financial analysis of delivered biomass. Part I". Biomass and Bioenergy. 35 (2): 755–766. doi:10.1016/j.biombioe.2010.10.011.
  17. ^ de Assis, Camilla Abbati; Houtman, Carl; Phillips, Richard; Bilek, E.M. (Ted); Rojas, Orlando J.; Pal, Lokendra; Peresin, Maria Soledad; Jameel, Hasan; Gonzalez, Ronalds (2017). "Conversion Economics of Forest Biomaterials: Risk and Financial Analysis of CNC Manufacturing". Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining. 11 (4): 682–700. doi:10.1002/bbb.1782.
  18. ^ "Section Editors: Wood Science". MDPI. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  19. ^ "Toilet Paper Shortage Hits Costco and Sam's Club Again". Supply Chain Dive. September 24, 2021. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  20. ^ "How Sustainable are Paper Products? We Asked the Experts". Popular Science. March 2, 2021. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  21. ^ "Ronalds W. Gonzalez Patents". Justia. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  22. ^ "Enhancing Sustainability Metrics for Hygiene Tissue Products". Tissue World Magazine. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  23. ^ "Is sustainability shaping the hygiene tissue industry? Evidence from the..." PaperFirst Magazine. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  24. ^ "Summer School: Measuring the Sustainability Potential of Your Research". Aalto University. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  25. ^ "Consultant to the US International Trade Commission" (PDF). US International Trade Commission. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  26. ^ "Ronalds Gonzalez". NC State University. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  27. ^ "Research Award Recognizes Antiviral Activity on Packaging and Surfaces". American Cleaning Institute. May 2, 2023.
  28. ^ "Chancellor's Innovation Fund Supports Six Promising Projects". NC State University. July 1, 2020. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  29. ^ "2018-19 University Faculty Scholars Named". NC State University. February 19, 2019. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  30. ^ "Sustainable and Alternative Fibers Initiative Members". NC State University. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  31. ^ "Next Gen Fibers". NC State University. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
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