Dr. Lucian A. Lucia is Professor in the Departments of Forest Biomaterials and Chemistry at North Carolina State University, where he also contributes to programs in Fiber & Polymer Science and Environmental Sciences. He directs The Laboratory of Soft Materials & Green Chemistry, which investigates the chemistry of renewable polymers. Dr. Lucia holds a Ph.D. in organic chemistry from the University of Florida and began his academic career at the Georgia Institute of Technology. His research spans from the photochemical modeling of charge separation states to the biomedical modification of cellulosics. He teaches courses in forest biomaterials and green chemistry. Internationally, he lectures at Qilu University of Technology in China. He is also co-founder and co-editor of BioResources, a leading open-access journal in lignocellulosic materials research.