Employed as a research chemist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture since 1989, Dr. Umesh Prasad Agarwal has been highly successful in numerous areas of research over the past three decades.
MADISON, WI, January 03, 2019 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Marquis Who's Who, the world's premier publisher of biographical profiles, is proud to present Umesh Prasad Agarwal, PhD, with the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award. An accomplished listee, Dr. Agarwal celebrates many years' experience in his professional network, and has been noted for achievements, leadership qualities, and the credentials and successes he has accrued in his field. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
Employed as a research chemist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture since 1989, Dr. Agarwal has been highly successful in numerous areas of research over the past three decades. Working within the forest products laboratory, he has focused his studies on both applied and fundamental investigations while continuing to try and understand the roles of lignin and cellulose-crystallinity in the enzyme hydrolysis of wood, which will have impact on the biofuel economy. He has also focused much attention on the advances in wood cell wall nanostructure, which promotes a better understanding of the complex ultrastructural interactions incorporating cellulose nanofibril, hemicellulose and lignin.
Responsible for discovering new methods for determining cellulose crystallinity, Dr. Agarwal has made multiple other discoveries over the years as well. He has notably discovered methods advancing application of Raman spectroscopy for the analysis of lignin, cellulose, and lignincellulosic biomass, as well as an understanding for the ultrastructure of wood cell wall and the mechanism of mechanical pulp photoyellowing. He has additionally identified the yellowing causing chromophores. As a result of his research, he has authored more than 100 scholarly articles for various professional publications and chapters to several books. With additional expertise as a book editor, he served as an editorial board member for Holzforschung (between 2003 and 2010) and continues to serve on the editorial board of Fibers.
Dr. Agarwal previously taught and served as a research scientist and research fellow at the Institute of Paper Science Technology, formerly known as the Institute of Paper Chemistry, between 1984 and 1989. He was also a postdoctoral fellow at the Renewable Bioproduct Institute and the science and engineering research council at the University of Durham. Dr. Agarwal has been active as a member of the Technical Association of Pulp and Paper Industry, the American Chemical Society and Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Honor Society during his career.
Noted for his exceptional undertakings, Dr. Agarwal has been the recipient of an Alexander von Humboldt fellowship and a Leverhulme Trust Science and Engineering Research Council fellowship. He has also been selected for several editions of Who's Who in America, Who's Who in Science and Engineering and Who's Who in the Midwest. Dr. Agarwal further obtained a Master of Science from Agra College in India and a Doctor of Philosophy from the Indian Institute of Technology.
In recognition of outstanding contributions to his profession and the Marquis Who's Who community, Umesh Prasad Agarwal, PhD, has been featured on the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement website. Please visit www.ltachievers.com for more information about this honor.
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