Kunlin Song wins distinguished dissertation award
Kunlin Song, a recent Ph.D. graduate in the School of Renewable Natural Resources,
is the recipient of this year's LSU Alumni Association Distinguished Dissertation
Award in Science, Engineering & Technology with his dissertation, "Application of
Biomass in Nanocomposites and Drilling Fluids." The winning dissertation demonstrated
a mastery of research techniques, ability to do original and independent research,
and skill in formulating conclusions that in some way enlarge upon or modify accepted
idea and most importantly contribute to knowledge. In 2015, Kunlin won a prestigious
second place Wood Award given to the best graduate research papers by the Forest Products
Society. Kunlin’s work has been published in Fuel, Journal of Thermal Analysis and
Calorimetry ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry
Research, Colloids and Surface A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, and Journal
of Natural Gas Science and Engineering.
Congratulations, Kunlin!