Emily Cranston
{{Short description|Canadian chemist and academic}}
{{Infobox scientist
| name = Emily D. Cranston
| workplaces = KTH Royal Institute of Technology
University of British Columbia
| alma_mater = McGill University
| thesis_title = Polyelectrolyte multilayer films containing nanocrystalline cellulose.
| thesis_url = http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/778187998
| thesis_year = 2011
| website = [https://cranstongroup.forestry.ubc.ca/about-emily/ Sustainable Nano Biocomposites Lab]
}}
Emily D. Cranston is a Canadian chemist who is a professor at the University of British Columbia and President’s Excellence Chair in Forest Bioproducts. She investigates nanocellulose and hybrid bio-based materials. Cranston is an NSERC E.W.R. Steacie fellow and was awarded the Kavli Emerging Leader in Chemistry lectureship in 2018 and the Tappi NanoDivision Technical Award in 2021.
Early life and education
Cranston was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia.{{Cite web |title=About Emily |url=https://cranstongroup.forestry.ubc.ca/about-emily/ |access-date=2022-08-08 |website=Cranston Research Group |language=en-US}} After completing high school, she moved to Quebec. She was an undergraduate student at McGill University, where she studied chemistry and worked on multi-media tools for teaching chemistry and studied biodegradable polymers. She earned her doctorate under the supervision of Derek Gray. Her doctoral research developed multi-layer polyelectrolyte films that contained nano crystalline cellulose.{{Cite thesis |title=Polyelectrolyte multilayer films containing nanocrystalline cellulose. |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/778187998 |publisher=Library and Archives Canada |date=2011 |place=Ottawa |language=English |first=Emily D |last=Cranston|oclc=778187998 }} She then moved to the KTH Royal Institute of Technology, where she worked as a postdoctoral scholar investigating the properties of cellulose.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}}
Research and career
Cranston returned to Canada in 2011, and joined the faculty at McMaster University. Her research considers the colloid and surface chemistry of biopolymers.{{Cite web |title=Research |url=https://cranstongroup.forestry.ubc.ca/research/ |access-date=2022-08-08 |website=Cranston Research Group |language=en-US}} She has particularly focused on the development of nanocellulose microstructures{{Cite web |title=Nano From The Forest |url=https://cen.acs.org/articles/92/i26/Nano-Forest.html |access-date=2022-08-08 |website=cen.acs.org}} that can be used in a broad range of applications, including packaging, electrical components and cosmetics. Nanocellulose is produced from wood pulp,{{Cite web |date=2022-04-04 |title=Engineers borrow a tree's cellulose to toughen new materials |url=https://www.snexplores.org/article/innovation_2022-green-material-tree-cellulose-nanocrystals |access-date=2022-08-08 |website=Science News Explores |language=en-US}} and possesses an exceptionally high mechanical strength. In particular, Cranston looks to improve compatibility between the components in composites, to understand their potential toxicity and standardised metrological measurements.{{Cite web |title=Emily Cranston, Department of Chemical Engineering {{!}} W Booth School of Engineering Practice and Technology |url=https://www.eng.mcmaster.ca/sept/spotlight/research/emily-cranston-department-chemical-engineering |access-date=2022-08-08 |website=www.eng.mcmaster.ca}}
Awards and honours
- 2016 KINGFA Young Investigator’s Award{{Cite web |title=KINGFA Young Investigator Award |url=https://acscell.org/awards/kingfa-young-investigator-award/ |access-date=2022-08-08 |website=Cellulose and Renewable Materials |language=en-US}}
- 2018 Kavli Foundation Emerging Leader in Chemistry Lecturer{{Cite web |title=McGill Chemistry Graduate Emily Cranston gave the Kavli Foundation Emerging Leader in Chemistry Lecture at ACS New Orleans 2018 |url=https://www.mcgill.ca/chemistry/channels/news/mcgill-chemistry-graduate-emily-cranston-gave-kavli-foundation-emerging-leader-chemistry-lecture-acs-286319 |access-date=2022-08-08 |website=Department of Chemistry |language=en}}
- 2021 E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fellowship{{Cite web |title=Dr. Emily Cranston Awarded NSERC E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fellowship {{!}} UBC Research + Innovation |url=https://research.ubc.ca/dr-emily-cranston-awarded-nserc-ewr-steacie-memorial-fellowship |access-date=2022-08-08 |website=research.ubc.ca}}
- 2021 Tappi NanoDivision Technical Award{{Cite web |title=Technical Award |url=https://www.tappinano.org/the-nano-division/division-awards/technical-award/ |access-date=2022-08-08 |website=www.tappinano.org}}
Selected publications
- {{Cite q|Q57358032}}
- {{Cite q|Q52586756}}
- {{Cite q|Q80232341}}
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Category:People from the Halifax Regional Municipality
Category:McGill University alumni
Category:Academic staff of the University of British Columbia
Category:21st-century Canadian chemists