CURRICULUM VITAE

PERSONAL DATA

Name: Zhenhua GAO

Work Address: Northeast Forestry University

26 Hexing Road, Xiangfang Distract

Heilongjiang Province, 150040

Email: gaozh@nefu.edu.cn; gaozh1976@163.com

Education

2000.09-2003.07 Ph.D. in Wood Science and Technology, Northeast Forestry University

1998.09-2000.07 Master of Wood Science and Technology, Northeast Forestry University

1994.10-1998.07 Bachelor of Wood Processing, Northeast Forestry University

Professional Experience

2016.12-Present Laboratory Director, Key Laboratory of Lignocellulosic Material Science and Technology of Heilongjiang Province, Harbin,

2013.04-2023.05 Vice Dean, College of Material Science and Engineering, Northeast Forestry University

2012.09-present Professor, College of Material Science and Engineering, Northeast Forestry University

2008.09-2009.10 Post-doctoral training and research, Department of Agriculture and Life Science, University of Vermont, Vermont, USA,

2005.09-2012.09 Associate Professor, College of Material Science and Engineering, Northeast Forestry University

2004.01-2005.01 Post-doctoral training and research, Wood Composite Department, Forintek Corp. Canada, Quebec, Canada,

2003.09-2005.09 Lecturer, College of Material Science and Engineering, Northeast Forestry University

2000.07-2003.09 Assistant, College of Material Science and Engineering, Northeast Forestry University

Research Interests

Bio-based wood adhesives

Biomass composites

Funded Research

Natural Science Foundation of China, “The bonding and curing mechanisms of wood adhesive prepared from PAE and defatted soybean flour”, 31870542, RMB 600,000, 2019-2023.

Technology Transfer Project, “Preparation of low-cost soybean adhesives”, 43221012, RMB 5,000,000, 2021-2030.

Key R&D Project of Heilongjiang Province, “Preparation and application of composites from agriculture and forestry biomass via effective crosslinking of soybean protein”, JD22A009, RMB 1,200,000, 2022-2024.

Natural Science Foundation of China, “Enhancing mechanism of bonding cost-efficiency of soybean-based wood adhesive via constructing co-crosslinked networks”, 32271779, RMB 550,000, 2023-2026.

Recent Publications

Totally published more than 150 research papers and 6 books; obtained 22 authorized inventions. There are some recent representative papers:

1) Yufei Kan, Haofeng Kan, Yumei Bai*, Shifeng Zhang, Zhenhua Gao*. Effective and environmentally safe self-antimildew strategy to simultaneously improve the mildew and water resistances of soybean flour-based adhesives. Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023, 392: 136319

2) Yufei Kan, Bo Sun, Yumei Bai*, Zhenhua Gao*. Double-network strategy for formulating a cost-effective soybean meal-based adhesive with required and stable water resistance for structural use. Composites Part B, 2022, 235 : 109744

3) Bo Fan, Haofeng Kan, Yufei Kan, Yumei Bai, Guangping Han, Long Bai, ShifengZhang, Zhenhua Gao*. An aqueous polyisocyanate adhesive with excellent bond durability for engineeredwood composites enhanced by polyamidoamine-epichlorohydrin co-crosslinking andmontmorillonite hybridization. International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives 2022, 112 : 103022

4) Huiwen Pang, Qian Yan, Chao Ma, Shifeng Zhang*, Zhenhua Gao*. Polyphenol-metal ion redox-induced gelation system for constructing plant protein adhesives with excellent fluidity and cold-pressing adhesion. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 2021, 13: 59527−59537

5）Zongxin Sun, Bo Sun, Yumei Bai*, Zhenhua Gao*. Economical improvement on the performances of a soybean flour-based adhesive for wood composites via montmorillonite hybridization. Composites Part B, 2021, 217: 108920；

6）Jin Li,Ziwen Chang,Binghan Zhang,Xu Li,Zongxing Sun,PengfeiHuo*,Shifeng Zhang,Zhenhua Gao*. Effect of ambient aging during soybean meal storage on the performance of a soybean-based adhesive.Industrial Crops and Products, 2019, 140 : 111725