TAPPI Journal Awards Best Research Papers For 2022
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Each year, the TAPPI Journal (TJ) Editorial Board honors the best of TJ content by nominating and voting for the Best Research Paper. The award is ultimately selected based on scientific merit, innovation, creativity, and clarity. For 2022, two papers claimed this distinct honor. The first paper, “Microbial load and proliferation asso- ciated with various face mask types and sources during the COVID-19 pandemic,” was authored by Srinivasan Narasimhan and co-authors Meenashree Balakrishnan, Olukayode James Ayodeji, and Seshadri S. Ramkumar. Narasimhan is Chairman of the Asthagiri Herbal Research Foundation in Chennai, India, while Balakrishnan is a se- nior scientist, also at the Foundation. Ayodeji is a Ph.D. candidate and Ramkumar is a professor in the Department of Environmental Toxicology at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas. The nonwovens research appeared in the January 2022 issue and is now available as a free down- load. “It is notable that a Nonwovens paper, for the very first time, has won the TAPPI Journal Best Research Pa- per Award. This speaks to the excellent caliber of their re- search and the tremendous contributions of all the co-au- thors,” said Doug Coffin, TAPPI Journal Editor-in-Chief. “TAPPI congratulates them for producing and submitting such an outstanding paper.” The second paper, “Review of coating cracking and bar- rier integrity on paperboard substrates,” was authored by Joel C. Panek and Peter W. Hart. Panek is a senior princi- pal R&D scientist at WestRock in Richmond, Virginia, while Hart is the director, Fiber Technology, also at WestRock. The paperboard coating research appeared in the Novem- ber 2022 issue and is now available as a free download. “This research paper is a comprehensive review of the literature around a common cause for failure in sustain- able barrier coatings in packaging; fold cracking,” said Steve Ottone, the TJ Editorial Board member who facili- tated the paper’s peer review. “It looks at the causes of cracking, both substrate and coating, and helps set a path forward for improving barrier integrity. It represents a great starting point for anyone looking to develop sustainable packaging solutions.” In addition to receiving Best Research Paper honors as primary authors, Narasimhan and Panek will also share the Honghi Tran TAPPI Journal Best Research Paper award. The $2,000 cash prize is endowed by Professor Emeritus Honghi Tran, Ph.D., of the University of Toronto and author or co-author of more than 80 papers published in TJ. Tran established the award in 2019 to encourage and reward the publication of high-quality research in TJ. The awards will be presented at TAPPICon, April 22-26, 2023, in Atlanta, Georgia. TAPPI is the leading association for the worldwide packaging, paper, pulp, tissue and con- verting industries. For more information, visit tappi.org .
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