Dr. Sheng Chen

Dr. Sheng Chen is an Associate Professor at the School of Materials Science and Technology, Beijing Forestry University since January 2022. Prior to this, he worked as a Lecturer in the same department from September 2020 to December 2021. Dr. Chen completed his PhD from Beijing Forestry University in Forest Products Chemical Processing Engineering in June 2020. During his doctoral studies, he was also involved in joint training for doctoral students at the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, University of Wisconsin-Madison, from October 2018 to November 2019. He obtained his Bachelor’s degree in Forest Products Chemical Engineering (Pulping and Papermaking) from Beijing Forestry University in July 2015. Dr. Chen is highly focused on research in the deconstruction and functional utilization of lignocellulosic biomass. In particular, he has been working on understanding plant cell wall chemistry, and developing cellulose/lignin functional materials for various applications such as light/thermal management, energy harvest/storage, sensing, packaging, and water treatment.