Membership of the Fundamental Research Committee |
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Anders Åström obtained an MSc in Mechanical Engineering and a Licentiate of Technology in Paper Technology at Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm. During his post-graduate studies he spent time as a guest scientist at IPC in USA and areas of interest were paper making processes and paper properties. Following his degree he joined MoDo Research & Development in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden, where he worked on development of new mechanical pulps as well as paper products. His current position is Research and Development Manager at Aylesford Newsprint Ltd., where he maintains involvement in process and product development and product quality control. He is a member of PITA Southern District Committee. |
 Warren Batchelor Monash University |
Warren Batchelor is a Senior Lecturer in the Australian Pulp and Paper Institute at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. He has a PhD in Physics from Monash University on the mechanical properties of ceramics. Following his PhD, he spent two years in Vancouver working as a Paprican Postdoctoral researcher at the University of British Columbia Pulp and Paper Centre in the area of LC refining. He returned to Australia in 1996 to take up his current position. His major research interests are in the area of paper and fibre mechanics, low consistency refining and offset printing. |
 Wolfgang Bauer Graz University of Technology |
Wolfgang Bauer graduated in Chemical and Process Engineering in 1986 and then worked at the Institute for Paper, Pulp and Fibre Technology in Graz. After receiving his Ph.D. in Paper and Pulp Technology in 1992 from the Graz University of Technology he joined Leykam Mürztaler (now Sappi Fine Paper Europe) to work in their R&D department as head of the base paper and coating group. In this function he was responsible for all research activities associated with the PM11 project – at that time the most productive paper machine worldwide. In 1998 he joined the management team of the Sappi Fine Paper Gratkorn mill, where he was responsible for Process and Quality Management. In 2003 he was appointed to a full professorship at the Graz University of Technology and since then heads the Institute for Paper, Pulp and Fibre Technology. His research interests are in the field of paper and fibre physics and in coating technology. |
 Richard Bown Retired |
Richard Bown, now retired, was the R&D vice-president of Imerys, the Paris based Industrial Minerals producer. Over the past 35 years he has worked on the use of minerals in many markets and, in the early years, had a special interest in their use in paper. He has a MA from Cambridge and a PhD from Bristol. |
 John Clewley Retired FRC Treasurer |
After graduating in Paper Science from UMIST in 1965 John Clewley had a wide and varied career in the paper industry, working in several different countries. After learning his trade on the machine floor of fine paper mills as an Inveresk trainee, he worked for many years for Bowaters and, during his time as Manager of Bowater Technical Services, became heavily involved in the development of recycling technology and in particular de-inking. After a spell in USA John returned to the UK and eventually became part of the team, as Technical Manager, that developed the Bridgewater Mill with its advanced de-inking plants. Some years later, as Technical Director of North British Newsprint, he was largely responsible for developing that project from a conceptual idea to a 'ready to go' fully scoped project. John then spent two years working for Jaakko Pöyry being involved amongst other things in the development of several large de-inking projects before taking up the position of Executive Director of PITA, the Paper Industry Technical Association, from which he retired in 2007. John is the current Treasurer of the FRC and was also responsible for the organisation of the 2009 Symposium in Oxford. |
| Dr. Coffin is a Professor in the Paper and Chemical Engineering Department of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, where he has resided since 2002. From 1994-2002, he was a faculty member at the Institute of Paper Science and Technology. Prior to entering the paper industry, he worked as an engineer with the General Dynamics Corp. His degrees were earned at the University of Delaware. In 1999-2000, Dr Coffin spent a year as a guest researcher at the STFI. Dr. Coffin’s research focuses on the mechanical response of paper and paperboard. | |
 Norayr Gurnagul FPInnovations - Paprican |
DR. Norayr Gurnagul is Principal Scientist in the Product Performance Program at FPInnovations. He received his B.Sc. (1982) and his Ph.D. (1986) in Physical Chemistry from McGill University. He joined FPInnovations in 1985 to conduct research on the morphology and papermaking properties of Canadian hardwoods. His research activities over the years have focused on the structure and properties of fibres, paper permanence, pulp refining, recycling and how these affect the end-use properties of paper and board. He has published more than 40 papers in refereed scientific journals. He is currently coordinating research on new product opportunities for the pulp and paper industry. He is also a member of the Pulp and Paper Technical Association of Canada (PAPTAC), and TAPPI. |
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Steve I'Anson studied Physics at the University of Sheffield, graduating in 1977. He was awarded a Master's and a Doctorate at UMIST (1982 and 1985) following research in the Department of Building. He was appointed firstly as a post-doctoral researcher and then as a lecturer (1987) in the Department of Paper Science, UMIST. In 1992 he joined Scapa Paper Machine Clothing (now Voith Fabrics) following research and consultancy involvement with the company over several years. Steve returned to UMIST in 1999 and, due to recent changes, is now a lecturer in the School of Materials, University of Manchester. Research interests are based around practical papermaking applications of scientific principles. In particular, the use of image analysis to study the surface, structure and strength of paper and board, de-watering during wet pressing and dimensional change during drying are current research areas. Steve has been Chairman of the 12th, 13th and 14th Fundamental Research Symposia. |
Graduated form The University of Tokyo, Faculty of Agriculture, 1980 Ph.D thesis: Preparation of Cellulose Derivatives using Non-Aqueous Cellulose Solvents (1985) |
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Ari Kiviranta holds M.Sc., Lic.Tech., and D. Tech. degrees in Paper Technology from the Helsinki University of Technology. After gaining M.Sc. in 1988 he joined Tampella to work in Inkeroinen paperboard mill in process development, and later he moved to the board machine research centre to study forming and perform his D.Tech studies. He then moved to Metsä-Serla in 1993, and to Valmet in 1995, where he worked as development manager for board machines in Charlotte, USA, and in Tampere, Finland. In 1999 he joined Metsä-Serla (now M-real) again to work as development manager for the Paperboard Division. |
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 Stephan Kleemann Munich University of Applied Sciences |
Stephan Kleemann is Professor at the Munich University of Applied Sciences in Munich, Germany. He graduated in Chemistry and received his PhD in Chemistry from University of Stuttgart. After 2 years post-doctoral research at Harvard University (USA) with a NATO-fellowship, he joined BK-Ladenburg a subsidiary of Hoechst AG as a researcher in the paper industry laboratories. During his 5 years with BK Ladenburg he was head of paper application laboratories and overall head of R&D before being appointed to a full professorship in Paper Science and Technology at Munich University of Applied Sciences in 1987. He has been responsible for the M.Eng. programme in Paper Technology since 2003. |
 Patrice Mangin UQTR |
Patrice Mangin holds the Industrial Quebecor Research Chair in Printing and Graphic Communications at the University of Quebec, Trois-Rivières. Prior to this, he was CEO of CTP, the French Pulp & Paper Research Centre, and President of Techpap, a CTP subsidiary. Patrice holds a PhD from INPG, the National Polytechnic Institute of Grenoble, and a pulp and paper engineering degree from EFPG. Before joining CTP, he spent 17 years at Paprican (Pointe Claire, Canada) in various positions, held the Stora chair at KTH, and managed, as Scientific Coordinator, the Swedish Print Research program (PFT). He has been president of TAGA, chairman of the TAPPI and CPPA/TS (now PAPTAC) Printing Committees, Council member of IARIGAI. He has contributed to the development of the TAPPI/CPPA International Printing and Graphic Arts Conferences (IPGAC) in many capacities including that of conference chairman and year 2000 IPGAC Program Chairman. He has recently joined the TAPPI (USA) International and Research Management Committees. He is a member of PAPTAC (Canada), TAGA, IASPM, and a Fellow of the Institute of Printing, U.K. |
 Joel Panek MeadWestvaco |
Joel completed his B.S. in Chemical Engineering at Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI , USA. He did his M.S. and Ph.D. in Paper Science at the Institute of Paper Science and Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA followed by a period as a guest researcher at STFI, Stockholm, Sweden. He is now a Research Scientist at MeadWestvaco in Raleigh, North Carolina. |
 Bob Pelton McMaster University |
Bob Pelton is Professor of Chemical Engineering at McMaster University as well as Canada Research Chair in Interfacial Technologies, Founding Director of the McMaster Centre for Pulp and Paper Research and Scientific Director of SENTINEL – The Canadian Network for the Development and Use of Bioactive Paper. His research group is one of the world’s leading academic groups investigating polymer applications in paper technology. Bob was awarded his B.Sc. and M.Sc. by the University of Guelph before receiving his PhD from Bristol University, England in 1976. |
 Janet Preston Imerys Minerals |
Janet Preston joined English China Clays International (now IMERYS Minerals) in 1985 and has worked in the areas of coatings research, both in the area of paints and paper coating and in printing science. Whilst working at Imerys, Janet graduated from University of Plymouth with an honours degree in Applied Chemistry. She then gained a PhD in Chemistry with the Interface Analysis Centre, University of Bristol, where she studied ink and coated paper interactions. Janet has around 60 publications in this area. She is currently a scientist in the company’s Paper Technology Group and is working in the area of printing fundamentals. In 2007 Janet was appointed as an Adjunct Professor (Docent) at Abo Akademi University in Finland, in the Laboratory of Paper Coating and Converting. She is a member of the Royal Society of Chemistry, Institute of Paper and Printing, Tappi (secretary of the fundamentals CIG). |
| John Roberts is Emeritus Professor in the School of Materials at the University of Manchester. He graduated in Chemistry and studied for his PhD in Chemistry at the University of London. After a period of post-doctoral research, he joined PIRA as a researcher in Environmental Science before being appointed to a lectureship in Paper Science at UMIST in 1978. His research interests have been in the field of paper and cellulose chemistry in which he has published over 60 papers and is also the author/editor of two books. He founded the journal Cellulose in 1993 and was its Editor in Chief until 2000. He was appointed to a full professorship at UMIST in 1991. | |
 Jean-Claude Roux Grenoble Institute of Technology |
Jean-Claude Roux has been Professor of papermaking engineering and automation at the Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble - Grenoble Institute of Technology (INPG) - Pagora since 1983. Since 1994 he has been Head of Research at the Paper and Printing Laboratory. He graduated in papermaking from Ecole Francaise Polytechnique de Grenoble (EFPG) in 1981 and in automation from INPG in 1982, receiving his PhD from INPG in 1986. |
 Bill Sampson University of Manchester FRC Programme Secretary |
Bill Sampson is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Materials at the University of Manchester. He received his bachelors and doctoral degrees in Paper Science from UMIST where he began lecturing in 1992. His primary research interests are in the statistical geometry of fibre networks in two and three dimensions, the characterisation of stochastic textures, the influence of sheet structure on mechanical properties and general problems of paper physics and paper manufacture. Bill has been Programme Secretary for the 13th and 14th Fundamental Research Symposia. |
 Daniel Söderberg Innventia and KTH |
Daniel received an MSc in Vehicle Engineering (1994) and PhD in Fluid Mechanics (1999) at Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm. He has been employed at Innventia (formerly STFI-Packforsk) since 1999, initially as Senior Research Associate. During 2002-2004 he was Senior Research Manager and currently he is Major Projects Manager. In addition, he is an Adjunct Lecturer (20%) at the Department of Mechanics, School of Engineering Sciences, KTH, since 2002. |
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