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Tissue Pack Innovation Lab

Our Team

“Creativity is intelligence having fun.”
Meet the team that makes the Tissue Pack Innovation Lab stand out!

Research Associates

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Laura Covinich

Research Manager

Graduate STUDENTS

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Jacob Zwilling

Market and performance assistant of tissue products

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Amelys Brito

Life cycle analysis and sustainability of tissue products

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Rajnish Kumar

Development of non-wood fibers for tissue products

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Ryen Frazier

Fundamental analysis of dusting in tissue products

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Keren Vivas

Consumer perception on the sustainability of tissue products

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Ramon E. Vera

Development of non-wood fibers for tissue products

Our Research Partners

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Gerardo Camacho

Past members

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Tiago de Assis

Ph.D. working at Georgia Pacific

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Franklin Zambrano

Ph.D. working at Solenis

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Yuhan Wang

Ph.D. working at Beyond Meat

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Phoebe Chang

MSc working at YFY