Ronalds Gonzalez
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| Ronalds Gonzalez | |
|---|---|
 Ronalds-in-Suspension-Bridge-in-Canada.jpg Ronalds Gonzalez with his son Ronald | |
| Born | Acarigua, Portuguesa, Venezuela |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Venezuelan, American |
| 🎓 Alma mater | |
| 💼 Occupation | |
Ronalds Gonzalez (born 1980) is a Venezuelan-American engineering researcher specializing in conversion economics and sustainability within the bioeconomy and pulp and paper industry. He was born in Barrio Bolivar, Acarigua, Portuguesa, Venezuela, in 1980.[1] He is an Associate Professor at North Carolina State University (NC State). [2][3], including the valorization of alternative fibers and understanding their carbon footprint.[4] He earned bachelor's degrees in Business Administration and Engineering from Universidad de Los Andes (Venezuela). He completed a master's degree in Marketing Forest Products from North Carolina State University in 2008, a Ph.D. in Supply Chain and Conversion Economics from North Carolina State University in 2011,[5] and an MBA in Corporate Finance from Jenkins MBA, USA, in 2012. He also holds a certification in Value Creation for Forest Products and Consumer Goods from the Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden.[2][3]
Scientific Work[edit]
His research has focused on waste valorization,[6][7][8][9], and transforming biomass into value-added products [10][11]. He has authored over 70 papers in scientific journals, including publications on biomass conversion.[12] One of his most cited research is in the field of risk and financial analysis.[13]. He is Editor of the Journal Forest [14]
At NC State, Gonzalez serves as Co-Director of the Conversion, Economics & Sustainability (ConEcSus) research group.[15] He also leads the Sustainable and Alternative Fibers Initiative (SAFI), a university-industry consortium involving over 28 companies and federal agencies. SAFI's mission is to advance the responsible sourcing, development, and use of sustainable fibers to mitigate climate change impacts [16]. His awards include the Chancellor Innovation Fund Award,[17] being named a Faculty Scholar at NC State University in 2019,[18] and the Best Research Award by the American Cleaning Institute in 2023.[19]
Gonzalez is a consultant[20] [21] and has patents related to the hygiene tissue industry [22] He has contributed to enhancing sustainability metrics for hygiene tissue products and identified the effect of sustainability as a global megatrend in the hygiene tissue industry.[23] [24] Gonzalez is an instructor on sustainability metrics at Aalto University.[25] He serves as a consultant to the US International Trade Commission [26]
The SAFI Consortium collaborates globally with 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),[27] federal agencies (Sun Grant Initiative, USDA), and non-profit organizations (Rockefeller Foundation, Climate Breakthrough, and Canopy).[28]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Biomass Supply Chain and Conversion Economics of Cellulosic Ethanol". NC State University. 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Ronalds Gonzalez - Leadership". NC State University. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "The Evolution of the Sustainable and Alternative Fibers Initiative". PaperFirst Mag.
- ↑ 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. Bibcode:2024JCPro.43940677F. doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.140677.
- ↑ "Economic Analysis of Biomass Supply Chains for Bioenergy Production in the Southern United States". NC State University. 2014. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
- ↑ "The Sweet Science of Sustainability". Cotton Today. 17 March 2022. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
- ↑ "Cotton Incorporated and NC State". NC State University. 10 January 2022.
- ↑ "NC State Professors Combat Textile Waste Through Research". Technician Online. 9 February 2021.
- ↑ "Our Clothes are Polluting the Environment, Here's a Solution". NC State Recycling. October 29, 2020.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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. Bibcode:2011BmBe...35..755G. doi:10.1016/j.biombioe.2010.10.011.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Section Editors: Wood Science". MDPI. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
- ↑ "Ronalds Gonzalez". NC State University. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
- ↑ "Sustainable and Alternative Fibers Initiative". NC State University.
- ↑ "Chancellor's Innovation Fund Supports Six Promising Projects". NC State University. July 1, 2020.
- ↑ "2018-19 University Faculty Scholars Named". NC State University. February 19, 2019.
- ↑ "Research Award Recognizes Antiviral Activity on Packaging and Surfaces". American Cleaning Institute. May 2, 2023.
- ↑ "Toilet Paper Shortage Hits Costco and Sam's Club Again". Supply Chain Dive. September 24, 2021. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
- ↑ "How Sustainable are Paper Products? We Asked the Experts". Popular Science. March 2, 2021. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
- ↑ "Ronalds W. Gonzalez Patents". Justia. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
- ↑ "Enhancing Sustainability Metrics for Hygiene Tissue Products". Tissue World Magazine. 15 January 2024. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
- ↑ "Is sustainability shaping the hygiene tissue industry? Evidence from the..." PaperFirst Magazine. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
- ↑ "Summer School: Measuring the Sustainability Potential of Your Research". Aalto University. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
- ↑ "Consultant to the US International Trade Commission" (PDF). US International Trade Commission. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
- ↑ "Sustainable and Alternative Fibers Initiative Members". NC State University.
- ↑ "Next Gen Fibers". NC State University.
External links[edit]
- "Dr. Ronalds W. Gonzalez MBA". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
- "Ronalds Gonzalez - Leadership". NC State University.
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