Robert J. Moon, PhD

Treesearch Publications

• Robert J. Moon, Linda Johnston, Cecilia Land-Hensdal, Warren Batchelor. 2025. Perspectives on cellulose nanofibril size measurement using scanning electron microscopy
• Saba Karimi, Sezen Yucel, Robert J. Moon, Linda J. Johnston, Nathan J. Bechle, Warren Batchelor, Jae-Young Cho, Surya R. Kalidindi. 2025. A semi-automatic workflow for atomic force microscopy image analysis and cellulose nanocrystal particle size measurements
• Yueyang Zhang, Douglas M. Fox, Kimberly J. Ong, James Ede, Christie Sayes, Heli Kangas, Leppänen Ilona, Michael Goergen, Robert J. Moon, Jo Anne. Shatkin. 2024. Limitations of recent cellulose studies: How overzealous dispersion technique, fluorescence labeling and interpretation limit the findings of recent safety assessments for cellulose materials
• Udita Ringania, Robert J. Moon, M. Saad. Bhamla. 2023. Effect of fines percentage on ultrasonic dewatering of cellulose nanofibrils
• Robert J. Moon, CECILIA LAND HENSDAL, STEPHANIE BECK, ANDREAS FALL, JULIO COSTA, Eiji Kojima, Tiffany Abitbol, Vikram Raghuwanshi, Colleen Walker, Warren Batchelor. 2023. Setting priorities in CNF particle size measurement: what is needed vs. what is feasible
• Gregory Schueneman, Robert J. Moon. 2022. Review of industrial-grade cellulosic nanomaterial composites
• Sezen Yucel, Robert J. Moon, Linda J. Johnston, Douglas M. Fox, Byong Chon Park, E. Johan Foster, Surya R. Kalidindi. 2022. Transmission electron microscopy image analysis effects on cellulose nanocrystal particle size measurements
• Edward DiLoreto, Arielle Berman, Robert J. Moon, Kyriaki Kalaitzidou. 2022. Lightweight polyester composites via nanoreinforced syntactic foams
• Udita Ringania, Joseph Harrison, Robert J. Moon, M. Saad. Bhamla. 2022. Dewatering of cellulose nanofibrils using ultrasound
• Endrina S. Forti, Daniela B. Jimenez, Gregory Schueneman, Robert J. Moon, Jeffrey P. Youngblood. 2021. Optimized mechanical and impact performance of high strength tempo oxidized cellulose nanofibril (TOCNF)—epoxy laminates
• Sami M. El Awad Azrak, Jared A. Gohl, Robert J. Moon, Gregory Schueneman, Chelsea S. Davis, Jeffrey P. Youngblood. 2021. Controlled Dispersion and Setting of Cellulose Nanofibril - Carboxymethyl Cellulose Pastes
• Endrina S. Forti, Sami M. El Awad Azrak, Xin Y. Ng, Whirang Cho, Gregory Schueneman, Robert J. Moon, Douglas M. Fox, Jeffrey P. Youngblood. 2021. Mechanical enhancement of cellulose nanofibril (CNF) films through the addition of water-soluble polymers
• Ejaz Haque, Shadi Shariatnia, Tae-Joong Jeong, Dorrin Jarrahbashi, Amir Asadi, Tequila Harris, Robert J. Moon, Kyriaki Kalaitzidou. 2021. Scalable coating methods for enhancing glass fiber–epoxy interactions with cellulose nanocrystals
• Sezen Yucel, Robert J. Moon, Linda J. Johnston, Berkay Yucel, Surya R. Kalidindi. 2021. Semi-automatic image analysis of particle morphology of cellulose nanocrystals
• Arielle Berman, Edward DiLoreto, Robert J. Moon, Kyriaki Kalaitzidou. 2021. Hollow glass spheres in sheet molding compound composites: Limitations and potential
• Mei‐Chun Li, Qinglin Wu, Robert J. Moon, Martin A. Hubbe, Michael J. Bortner. 2021. Rheological Aspects of Cellulose Nanomaterials: Governing Factors and Emerging Applications
• Caitlyn M. Clarkson, Sami M. El Awad Azrak, Endrina S. Forti, Gregory Schueneman, Robert J. Moon, Jeffrey P. Youngblood. 2021. Recent Developments in Cellulose Nanomaterial Composites
• Sami M. El Awad Azrak, William J. Costakis, Robert J. Moon, Gregory Schueneman, Jeffrey P. Youngblood. 2020. Continuous processing of cellulose nanofibril sheets through conventional single-screw extrusion
• Endrina S. Forti, Robert J. Moon, Gregory Schueneman, Jeffrey P. Youngblood. 2020. Transparent tempo oxidized cellulose nanofibril (TOCNF) composites with increased toughness and thickness by lamination
• Edward DiLoreto, Ejaz Haque, Arielle Berman, Robert J. Moon, Kyriaki Kalaitzidou. 2019. Freeze dried cellulose nanocrystal reinforced unsaturated polyester composites: challenges and potential
• Amir Asadi, Ferdinand Baaij, Robert J. Moon, Tequila AL Harris, Kyriaki Kalaitzidou. 2019. Lightweight alternatives to glass fiber/epoxy sheet molding compound composites: a feasibility study
• Sami M. El Awad Azrak, Caitlyn M. Clarkson, Robert J. Moon, Gregory Schueneman, Jeffrey P. Youngblood. 2019. Wet-stacking lamination of multilayer mechanically fibrillated cellulose nanofibril (CNF) sheets with increased mechanical performance for use in high-strength and lightweight structural and packaging applications
• Joyanta Goswami, Ejaz Haque, Douglas M. Fox, Jeffrey W. Gilman, Gale A. Holmes, Robert J. Moon, Kyriaki Kalaitzidou. 2019. The effect of cellulose nanocrystal coatings on the glass fiber–epoxy interphase
• Jeffrey Luo, Huibin Chang, Po-Hsiang Wang, Robert J. Moon, Satish Kumar. 2018. Cellulose nanocrystals effect on the stabilization of polyacrylonitrile composite films
• Nikolay S. Semenikhin, Naveen Reddy Kadasala, Robert J. Moon, Joseph W. Perry, Kenneth H. Sandhage. 2018. Individually dispersed gold nanoshell-bearing cellulose nanocrystals with tailorable plasmon resonance
• E. Johan Foster, Robert J. Moon, Umesh P. Agarwal, Michael J. Bortner, Julien Bras, Sandra Camarero-Espinosa, Kathleen J. Chan, Martin J. D. Clift, Emily D. Cranston, Stephen J. Eichhorn, Douglas M. Fox, Wadood Y. Hamad, Laurent Heux, Bruno Jean, Matthew Korey, World Nieh, Kimberly J. Ong, Michael S. Reid, Scott Renneckar, Rose Roberts, Jo Anne Shatkin, John Simonsen, Kelly Stinson-Bagby, Nandula Wanasekara, Jeff Youngblood. 2018. Current characterization methods for cellulose nanomaterials
• Mehdi Shishehbor, Fernando L. Dri, Robert J. Moon, Pablo D. Zavattieri. 2018. A continuum-based structural modeling approach for cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs)
• Jeffrey Luo, Nikolay Semenikhin, Huibin Chang, Robert J. Moon, Satish Kumar. 2018. Post-sulfonation of cellulose nanofibrils with a one-step reaction to improve dispersibility
• Tengfei Fu, Robert J. Moon, Pablo Zavatierri, Jeffrey Youngblood, William Jason Weiss. 2017. Cellulose nanomaterials as additives for cementitious materials
• Amir Asadi, Mark Miller, Arjun V. Singh, Robert J. Moon, Kyriaki Kalaitzidou. 2017. Lightweight sheet molding compound (SMC) composites containing cellulose nanocrystals
• Jeffrey Luo, Huibin Chang, Amir A. Bakhtiary Davijani, H. Clive Liu, Po-Hsiang Wang, Robert J. Moon, Satish Kumar. 2017. Influence of high loading of cellulose nanocrystals in polyacrylonitrile composite films
• Yizheng Cao, Nannan Tian, David Bahr, Pablo D. Zavattieri, Jeffrey Youngblood, Robert J. Moon, Jason Weiss. 2016. The influence of cellulose nanocrystals on the microstructure of cement paste
• Shane X. Peng, Huibin Chang, Satish Kumar, Robert J. Moon, Jeffrey P. Youngblood. 2016. A comparative guide to controlled hydrophobization of cellulose nanocrystals via surface esterification
• Robert J. Moon, Gregory Schueneman, John Simonsen. 2016. Overview of Cellulose Nanomaterials, Their Capabilities and Applications
• Yizheng Cao, Pablo Zavattieri, Jeffrey Youngblood, Robert J. Moon, Jason Weiss. 2016. The relationship between cellulose nanocrystal dispersion and strength
• Amir Asadi, Mark Miller, Sanzida Sultana, Robert J. Moon, Kyriaki Kalaitzidou. 2016. Introducing cellulose nanocrystals in sheet molding compounds (SMC)
• A. Asadi, M. Miller, Robert J. Moon, K. Kalaitzidou. 2016. Improving the interfacial and mechanical properties of short glass fiber/epoxy composites by coating the glass fibers with cellulose nanocrystals
• Ryan Wagner, Robert J. Moon, Arvind Raman. 2016. Mechanical properties of cellulose nanomaterials studied by contact resonance atomic force microscopy
• Jairo A. Diaz, Julia L. Braun, Robert J. Moon, Jeffrey P. Youngblood. 2015. Iridescent cellulose nanocrystal/polyethylene oxide composite films with low coefficient of thermal expansion
• Erin Sullivan, Robert J. Moon, Kyriaki Kalaitzidou. 2015. Processing and Characterization of Cellulose Nanocrystals/Polylactic Acid Nanocomposite Films
• Fernando L. Dri, Xiawa Wu, Robert J. Moon, Ashlie Martini, Pablo D. Zavattieri. 2015. Evaluation of reactive force fields for prediction of the thermo-mechanical properties of cellulose I_β
• Cheng-Yin Wang, Canek Fuentes-Hernandez, Jen-Chieh Liu, Amir Dindar, Sangmoo Choi, Jeffrey P. Youngblood, Robert J. Moon, Bernard Kippelen. 2015. Stable Low-Voltage Operation Top-Gate Organic Field-Effect Transistors on Cellulose Nanocrystal Substrates
• Jen-Chieh Liu, Darren J. Martin, Robert J. Moon, Jeffrey P. Youngblood. 2015. Enhanced thermal stability of biomedical thermoplastic polyurethane with the addition of cellulose nanocrystals
• Yizheng Cao, Pablo Zavaterri, Jeff Youngblood, Robert J. Moon, Jason Weiss. 2015. The influence of cellulose nanocrystal additions on the performance of cement paste
• Shane X. Peng, Robert J. Moon, Jeffrey P. Youngblood. 2014. Design and characterization of cellulose nanocrystal-enhanced epoxy hardeners
• Jairo A. Diaz, Zhijiang Ye, Xiawa Wu, Arden L. Moore, Robert J. Moon, Ashlie Martini, Dylan J. Boday, Jeffrey P. Youngblood. 2014. Thermal Conductivity in Nanostructured Films: From Single Cellulose Nanocrystals to Bulk Films
• ShunLi Shang, Louis G. Hector Jr., Paul Saxe, Zi-Kui Liu, Robert J. Moon, Pablo D. Zavattieri. 2014. Anisotropy and temperature dependence of structural, thermodynamic, and elastic properties of crystalline cellulose I_β: a first-principles investigation
• Si Chen, Gregory Schueneman, R. Byron Pipes, Jeffrey Youngblood, Robert J. Moon. 2014. Effects of Crystal Orientation on Cellulose Nanocrystals−Cellulose Acetate Nanocomposite Fibers Prepared by Dry Spinning
• Jairo A. Diaz, Robert J. Moon, Jeffrey P. Youngblood. 2014. Contrast Enhanced Microscopy Digital Image Correlation: A General Method to Contact-Free Coefficient of Thermal Expansion Measurement of Polymer Films
• Xiawa Wu, Robert J. Moon, Ashlie Martini. 2014. Tensile strength of Iß crystalline cellulose predicted by molecular dynamics simulation
• Jen-Chieh Liu, Robert J. Moon, Alan W. Rudie, Jeffrey P. Youngblood. 2014. Mechanical performance of cellulose nanofibril film-wood flake laminate
• Johnathan E. Goodsell, Robert J. Moon, Alionso Huizar, R. Byron Pipes. 2014. A strategy for prediction of the elastic properties of epoxy-cellulose nanocrystal-reinforced fiber networks
• Yinhua Zhou, Talha M. Khan, Jen-Chieh Liu, Canek Fuentes-Hernandez, Jae Won Shim, Ehsan Najafabadi, Jeffrey P. Youngblood, Robert J. Moon, Bernard Kippelen. 2014. Efficient recyclable organic solar cells on cellulose nanocrystal substrates with a conducting polymer top electrode deposited by film-transfer lamination
• Xiawa Wu, Robert J. Moon, Ashlie Martini. 2013. Atomistic Simulation of Frictional Sliding Between Cellulose Iß Nanocrystals
• Fernando L. Dri, Louis G. Jr. Hector, Robert J. Moon, Pablo D. Zavattieri. 2013. Anisotropy of the elastic properties of crystalline cellulose Iß from first principles density functional theory with Van der Waals interactions
• Jairo A. Diaz, Xiawa Wu, Ashlie Martini, Jeffrey P. Youngblood, Robert J. Moon. 2013. Thermal Expansion of Self-Organized and Shear-Oriented Cellulose Nanocrystal Films
• Alexandra Snyder, Zhenyu Bo, Robert J. Moon, Jean-Christophe Rochet, Lia Stanciu. 2013. Reusable photocatalytic titanium dioxide-cellulose nanofiber films
• Xiawa Wu, Robert J. Moon, Ashlie Martini. 2013. Crystalline cellulose elastic modulus predicted by atomistic models of uniform deformation and nanoscale indentation
• Yinhua Zhou, Canek Fuentes-Hernandez, Talha M. Khan, Jen-Chieh Liu, James Hsu, Jae Won Shim, Amir Dindar, Jeffrey P. Youngblood, Robert J. Moon, Bernard Kippelen. 2013. Recyclable organic solar cells on cellulose nanocrystal substrates
• Robert J. Moon. 2012. Transforming Glycoscience: A Roadmap for the Future
• Alexander B. Reising, Robert J. Moon, Jeffrey P. Youngblood. 2012. Effect of particle Alignment on mechanical properties of neat cellulose nanocrystal films
• Ryan Wagner, Robert J. Moon, Jon Pratt, Gordon Shaw, Arvind Raman. 2011. Uncertainty quantification in nanomechanical measurements using the atomic force microscope
• Sonal Padalkar, Jeff R. Capadona, Stuart J. Rowan, Christoph Weder, Robert J. Moon, Lia A. Stanciu. 2011. Self-assembly and alignment of semiconductor nanoparticles on cellulose nanocrystals
• Michael T. Postek, Andras Vladar, John Dagata, Natalia Farkas, Bin Ming, Ryan Wagner, Arvind Raman, Robert J. Moon, Ronald C. Sabo, Theodore H. Wegner, James Beecher. 2011. Development of the metrology and imaging of cellulose nanocrystals
• Xiawa Wu, Robert J. Moon, Ashlie Martini. 2011. Calculation of single chain cellulose elasticity using fully atomistic modeling
• Robert J. Moon, Ashlie Martini, John Nairn, John Simonsen, Jeff Youngblood. 2011. Cellulose nanomaterials review: structure, properties and nanocomposites
• Robert J. Moon, Joseph Wells, David E. Kretschmann, James W. Evans, Alex C. Wiedenhoeft, Charles R. Frihart. 2010. Influence of chemical treatments on moisture-induced dimensional change and elastic modulus of earlywood and latewood
• Sonal Padalkar, J.R. Capadona, S.J. Rowan, C. Weder, Yu-Ho Won, Lia A. Stanciu, Robert J. Moon. 2010. Natural biopolymers : novel templates for the synthesis of nanostructures.
• Roya R. Lahiji, Xin Xu, Ronald Reifenberger, Arvind Raman, Alan W. Rudie, Robert J. Moon. 2010. Atomic force microscopy characterization of cellulose nanocrystals
• Robert J. Moon, Joseph Jakes, James Beecher, Charles R. Frihart, Donald S. Stone. 2009. Relating nanoindentation to macroindentation of wood
• Robert J. Moon, Mark Hoffman, Jurgen Rödel, Shigemi Tochino, Giuseppe Pezzotti. 2009. Evaluation of crack-tip stress fields on microstructural-scale fracture in Al-Al₂O₃ interpenetrating network composites
• Joseph Jakes, Charles R. Frihart, J.F. Beecher, Robert J. Moon, P.J. Resto, Z.H. Melgarejo, O.M. Saurez, H. Baumgart, A.A. Elmustafa, D.S. Stone. 2009. Nanoindentation near the edge
• Charles R. Frihart, Daniel J. Yelle, John Ralph, Robert J. Moon, Donald S. Stone, Joseph Jakes. 2008. Enhanced understanding of the relationship between chemical modification and mechanical properties of wood
• Robert J. Moon. 2008. Nanomaterials in the forest products industry
• Joseph Jakes, Charles R. Frihart, James Beecher, Robert J. Moon, D. S. Stone. 2008. Experimental method to account for structural compliance in nanoindentation measurements
• R.R. Lahiji, R. Reifenberger, A. Raman, Alan W. Rudie, Robert J. Moon. 2008. Characterization of cellulose nanocrystal surfaces by SPM
• Robert J. Moon, Charles R. Frihart, Theodore H. Wegner. 2006. Nanotechnology applications in the forest products industry
• Blake M. Hofferber, Edward Kolodka, Rishawn Brandon, Robert J. Moon, Charles R. Frihart. 2006. Effects of swelling forces on the durability of wood adhesive bonds

• Project
  

  P3Nano Program: Public-Private Partnership

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/fpl/projects/p3nano
  Station

  Forest Products Laboratory

Multimedia

• Webinars
  

  Nanocellulose Material for Infrastructure Projects

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/fpl/products/multimedia/webinars/nanocellulose-material-infrastructure-projects

• Purdue University, Ph.D., Materials Engineering, 2000
• Purdue University, M.S., Metallurgical Engineering, 1996
• University of Wisconsin-Madison, B.S., Metallurgical Engineering, 1994