William T.Y. Tze

Associate Professor
206 Kaufert Laboratory
2004 Folwell Ave.
St. Paul, MN 55108
wtze@umn.edu
+1 612 624 2383
William Tze's Research Group

Education

  • Ph.D. - University of Maine. 2003.
  • M. S. - Michigan Technological University. 1998.
  • B. Forestry Sc. - Universiti Putra Malaysia. 1992.
William Tze, Associate Professor

Areas of Interest

  • Preparation and utilization of nanocellulose and biobased nanocomposites
  • Surface modification for improving adhesion and functionality of biobased materials
  • Investigation of submicron-scale and interfacial properties in relation to material performance

Teaching

  • BBE 1002: Biorenewable Resources
  • BBE4404/5404: Biopolymers and Biocomposites Engineering

Select Publications

  • Chen, H.-C., W. T. Y. Tze, and F.-C. Chang. 2020. Effects of nanocellulose formulations on physicomechanical properties of Aquazol-nanocellulose composites. Cellulose 27:5757-5769.  
  • Dai, G., W. T. Y. Tze, B. Frigo-Vaz, N. C. Mancipe, H.-S. Yang, M. C. Branciforti, and P. Wang. 2020. Nanofibrillated cellulose-enzyme assemblies for enhanced biotransformations with in situ cofactor regeneration. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology 191:1369-1383. 
  • Branciforti, M. C., H.-S. Yang, I. Hafez, N. C. A. Seaton, and W. T. Y. Tze. 2019.  Morphological and rheological behaviors of micro-nanofibrillated NaOH-pretreated aspen wood. Cellulose 26:4601-4614.
  • Hafez, I., H.-S. Yang, and W. T. Y. Tze. 2017. Mechanically enhanced electrically conductive films from polymerization of 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene with wood microfibers. Journal of Applied Polymer Science 134(35), article 45127.
  • Yang, H.-S., S. M. Duncan, I. Hafez, J. S. Schilling, and W. T. Y. Tze. 2016. Hydroxyl availability in aspen wood after dilute acid pretreatment and enzymatic saccharification. BioResources 11(3): 7490-7499.

Awards

  • L. J. Markwardt Wood Engineering Award, Forest Products Society, 2008.
  • Richard C. Newman Art of Teaching Award, University of Minnesota, 2008.
  • Distinguished Teaching Award for Undergraduate Faculty, College of Food, Agricultural, and Natural Resource Sciences, 2018