I work in the area of wood and bio-based composites. My background is in wood science with an emphasis on polymer chemistry. I received my PhD degree from Virginia Tech. Prior to joining the department I studied at the University of California, Berkeley for my MS degree.
My discovery program is focused on research to determine the interactions of nanoparticles and polyelectrolytes with plant-based macromolecules in order to create functionalized plant-based composites. From this broad theme, my interests are two-fold: 1) combining nanotechnology into contemporary wood-based composites and 2) creating biobased composites from the bottom-up (controlled placement of nanoscale building blocks). My long term research goal is to create a wood-like material from any source of biomass with prescribed functionality by placement of the appropriate nanoscale materials. Components of this research involve the elucidation of the fundamental behavior of polymers and nanoscale materials at the solid-liquid interface (interactions with the polymers in the cell wall or model plant-based polymer surfaces), facile methods to process biomass into the constitutive polymer components such as steam explosion processing, and using layer-by-layer nanoassembly to create highly structured materials . I teach Wood Adhesion and Composites II and co-instructs Wood Materials Science and Technology.
Dr. Renneckar is currently seeking qualified graduate students to join his research group.
Investigator(s): S. Renneckar, K.J. Edgar, A.G. Zink-Sharp
Sponsor: U.S. Army
Amount: $80,000
September 1, 2008 - August 31, 2009
SEMRR: Creating Advanced Cellulosic Composites and Biobased Energy Feedstocks
Investigator(s): Audrey Zink-Sharp, Kevin J. Edgar, Thomas Fox, Charles Frazier, Scott Renneckar, Maren Roman, and Shepard Zedaker
Sponsor: USDA CSREES Special Grants Program
Amount: $452,159
October 1, 2009 - September 31, 2010
Bio-based Materials Center at Virginia Tech
Investigator(s): Kevin J. Edgar, Foster Agblevor, Justin Barone, Alan R. Esker, Paul Gatenholm, Sean McGinnis, Abby Morgan, Scott Renneckar, Maren Roman, Zhiyou Wen, Y.-H. Percival Zhang
Sponsor: Virginia Tech Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science
Amount: $205,303
January 1, 2008 - June 30, 2009
SEMRR:Innovative Forest Management Linked with High Performance, Wood-Based Composites
Investigator(s): Audrey Zink-Sharp, C. Copenheaver, K. Edgar, U. Egertsdotter, T. Fox, C. Frazier, S. Renneckar, M. Roman, and S. Zedaker
Sponsor: USDA CSREES McIntire-Stennis
Amount: $221,732
September 1, 2007 - August 31, 2008
Sustainable Engineered Materials from Renewable Resources: Innovative Forest Management Linked with High Performance, Wood-Based Composites
Investigator(s): Audrey Zink-Sharp, Carolyn Copenheaver, Kevin J. Edgar, Ulrika Egertsdotter, Thomas A. Fox, Charles E. Frazier, Scott Renneckar, and Shep Zedaker
Sponsor: USDA CSREES McIntire-Stennis Program
Amount: $221,732
September 1, 2007 - August 31, 2008
Sustainable Engineered Materials from Renewable Resources: Design and Manufacture of High-Performance Composites
Investigator(s): Audrey Zink-Sharp, Ulrika Egertsdotter, Thomas R. Fox, Charles E. Frazier, Daniel P. Hindman, Joseph R. Loferski, Philip J. Radtke, Scott Renneckar, Maren Roman, Robert L. Smith, Layne T. Watson, Shepard M. Zedaker
Sponsor: USDA/CSREES Special Research Grants
Amount: $646,954
July 1, 2006 - June 30, 2007
Refereed Journal Publications
Johnson, R.K., A. Zink-Sharp, S.Renneckar, and W.G. Glasser.
2009.
A new bio-based nanocomposite: Fibrillated TEMPO-oxidized celluloses in hydroxypropylcellulose matrix.
Cellulose
16(2):227-238.
Renneckar, Scott and Yu Zhou.
2009.
Nanoscale coatings on wood: Polyelectrolyte adsorption and layer-by-layer assembled film formation.
ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces
1(3):559-566.
Pillai, Karthik V. and Scott Renneckar.
2009.
Cation-pi interactions as a mechanism in technical lignin adsorption to cationic surfaces.
Biomacromolecules
10(4):798-804.
Lin, Zhiyuan, Scott Renneckar, Daniel P. Hindman .
2008.
Nanocomposite-based lignocellulosic fibers 1. Thermal stability of modified fibers with clay-polyelectrolyte multilayers.
Cellulose
15(2):333-346.
Johnson, R.K., A. Zink-Sharp, S.H. Renneckar, W.G. G lasser.
2008.
Mechanical properties of wetlaid lyocell and hybrid fiber-reinforced composites with polypropylene.
Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing
39(3) 470-477.
Renneckar, Scott, Audrey Zink-Sharp, and Wolfgang Glasser .
2007.
Fiber modification by steam-explosion: Microscopic analysis of co-refined wood and polypropylene.
IAWA Journal
28(1):13-27.
Renneckar, S., Zink-Sharp, A.G., and Glasser, W.G.
2006.
Fiber surface modification by steam-explosion: Sorption studies with co-refined wood and polyolefins.
Wood and Fiber Science
38(3):427-438.
Gradwell, S. E., S. Renneckar, A. R. Esker, Th. Heinze, P. Gatenholm, C. Vaca-Garcia, and W. G. Glasser.
2006.
Surface modification of cellulose fibers: towards wood composites by biomimetics.
Comptes Rendus Biologies
327(9-10):945-953.
Renneckar, S., Johnson, R. K., Zink-Sharp, A.G., and Glasser, W.G.
2005.
Fiber modification by steam-explosion: 13C NMR and dynamic mechanical analysis studies of co-refined wood and polypropylene.
Composite Interfaces
12(6):559-580.
Esker, Alan, Ulli Becker, Sylvia Jamin, Scott Renneckar, and Wolfgang Glasser.
2004.
Self-assembly behavior of some co- and heteropolysaccharides related to hemicelluloses.
Hemicelluloses: Science and Technology, Amer chemical Soc., Washington, 2004,
864(?):198-219.
Renneckar, S., Zink-Sharp, A.G., Ward, T.C. and Glasser, W.G.
2004.
Compositional Analysis of Thermoplastic Wood Composites by TGA.
Journal of Applied Polymer Science
93(3):1484-1492.
Conference Proceedings
Renneckar, S., Glasser, W.G., Zink-Sharp, A.
2006.
Cellulose Nanocomposites Designed from the Bottom-up.
TAPPI International Conference on Nanotechnology for the Forest Products Industry, Atlanta, GA, April 26-28, 2006
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Presentations
Pillai, Karthik, Fernando Navarro, W. Travis Church, and Scott Renneckar.
2009.
Nanocomposite Films from Wood Polymers.
Presented at the Technical Forum of the Wood-Based Composites Center, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, June 10.
Renneckar, Scott and Zhiyuan Lin.
2009.
Nanocomposite-based lignocellulosic fibers: A simple route for lignocellulosic fiber reinforced inorganic composites.
Presented at the 237th ACS National Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah, March 22-26.
Rodriguez, Katia, Scott Renneckar, and Paul Gatenholm.
2009.
Electrospinning of cellulose scaffolds for tissue engineering.
Abstracts of Papers, 237th ACS National Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah, March 22-26.
Renneckar, Scott and QingQing Li.
2009.
Nanoscale Cellulose: Stealing One of Nature's Building Blocks.
2009 MII Technical Conference and Review, Blacksburg, Virginia, April 13-15.
Li, QingQing and Scott Renneckar.
2009.
Preparation and Characterization of Molecularly Thin Cellulose Nanofibrils.
Presented at the MII Conference, Blacksburg, Virginia, April 14.
Church, W. Travis, Robert Haupt, and Scott Renneckar.
2009.
Microreactor Technology for Adhesive Production.
Presented at the Technical Forum of the Wood-Based Composites Center, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, June 10.
Rodriguez, Katia, Scott Renneckar, and Paul Gatenholm.
2009.
Electrospun Cellulose Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering.
Presented at the MII Technical Conference and Review, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, April 13-15.
Pillai, Karthik and Scott Renneckar.
2008.
Understanding Lignin Interactions With Polyelectrolytes.
Presented at the WBC Center Advisory Board Meeting, Blacksburg, Virginia, May 21.
Johnson, Richard K., Audrey Zink-Sharp, Scott H. Renneckar, and Wolfgang G. Glasser.
2008.
Novel bio-based nanocomposites: Fibrillated TEMPO-oxidized celluloses in hydroxypropyl cellulose matrix.
Spring 2008 Wood-Based Composites Center Industry Advisory Board Meeting, Blacksburg, Virginia, May 21-22.
Renneckar, Scott; Karthik V. Pillai, Darren Riedlinger, and Alan R. Esker.
2008.
Assembly and characterization of lignin nanostructured films and xylan nanoparticles.
Presented at the 235th ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, April 6-10.
Zhou, Yu and Scott Renneckar.
2008.
Nanoscale surface modification of wood veneer for adhesion: I.
Quantification of Nano Coating on wood. Presented at the Wood-Based Composites Center Advisory Board Meeting, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, May 21.
Lin, Zhiyuan, Daniel P. Hindman, Richey M. Davis, Yuri Lvov, and Scott Renneckar.
2007.
Nanocomposite-Based Wood Fibers for Reinforcement in Thermoplastic Composites.
9th International Conference on Wood and Biofiber Plastic Composites, Monona Terrace Community & Convention Center, Madison, Wisconsin, May 21-23.
Lin, Zhiyuan, Scott Renneckar, and Daniel Hindman.
2007.
Tailored Wood Fiber- Reinforced Polypropylene Composites: Layer-by-Layer Self-Assembly of Polyelectrolytes and Clay Nanoplatelets.
61st International Convention of the Forest Products Society, Knoxville, Tennessee, June 10-13.
Renneckar, Scott, and Audrey Zink-Sharp.
2007.
Nano Fiber Technology Initiatives at Virginia Tech.
61st International Convention of the Forest Products Society, Knoxville, Tennessee, June 10-13.
Karthik Pillai and Scott Renneckar.
2007.
Self-assembly of Lignin.
International Conference on Nanotechnology for the Forest Products Industry, Knoxville, Tennessee, June 13-15.
Renneckar, Scott H.
2006.
Tailoring wood surfaces by the self-assembly of nanoparticles and polyelectrolytes.
Forest Products Society 60th International Convention, Newport Beach, California, June 25-28.
Renneckar, Scott, Audrey Zink-Sharp, and Wolfgang G. Glasser.
2006.
Self-assembly of biopolymers on fiber surfaces.
Forest Products Society 60th International Convention, Newport Beach, California, June 25-28.
Lvov, Yuri, Qi Xing, Richey Davis, and Scott Renneckar.
2006.
Nano- Micro- Macro Integration for New Cellulose Based Materials.
Institute for Micromanufacturing, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, Louisiana. Abstracts 62nd Southwest Regional Meeting of the Americal Chemical Society, Houston, Texas SRM-545. Publisher: American Chemical Society, Washington, DC, October 19-22.
Renneckar, Scott H., Wolfgang G. Glasser, and Audrey Zink-Sharp.
2006.
Towards Creating Wood.
MII Technical Conference and Review “A Review of Advances in Research at Emerging Frontiers,” Blacksburg, Virginia, April 10-12.
Renneckar, Scott H.
2006.
Nanocomposites for the Forest Products Industry.
Wood-Based Composites Center Spring Industry Advisory Board Meeting, Blacksburg, Virginia, March 22-23.
Renneckar, Scott H., Audrey Zink-Sharp, and Wolfgang G. Glasser.
2005.
Modification of wood fiber with thermoplastics by reactive steam-explosion processing for wood-plastic composite materials.
Poster for the Forest Products Society Annual Meeting, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, June 20.
Renneckar, Scott H., Audrey Zink-Sharp, and Wolfgang G. Glasser.
2002.
Microscopy: Advances in technology and applications for wood science.
Presented at the Society of Wood Science and Technology Annual Meeting, Madison, Wisconsin, June 23.
University Service
Secretary.
Served on the Executive Committee for the College of Natural Resouces Faculty Association
Scott Renneckar
Assistant Professor
Virginia Tech Department of Wood Science and Forest Products
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Biomimetic (bottom-up) composites