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Agricultural biomass represents one of the world’s largest underutilized renewable resources, yet only a small fraction is transformed into high-value materials. Advances in regenerated cellulosic fibers have created new opportunities to diversify feedstocks beyond conventional wood pulp. Despite significant progress, however, relatively few next-generation biomaterials successfully transition from lab to commercial adoption.

This seminar explores the journey from agricultural biomass to regenerated cellulosic materials through the lens of both materials science and commercialization. Using CocoaFiber’s

Emily (Qingyue)  is a Master’s student in Nutritional Science at Cornell University studying adipose and skeletal muscle biology. Her research uses lineage tracing to investigate adipocyte progenitor dynamics and how imatinib affects myogenic fusion and skeletal muscle regeneration.

Armin Mostafavi is a postdoctoral researcher at Cornell University’s Design and Augmented Intelligence Lab (DAIL) in the Department of Human-Centered Design. His interdisciplinary research merges architecture, environmental psychology, and neuroscience, focusing on how built environments influence human behavior and cognition. Through innovative biofeedback and behavioral frameworks, Dr. Mostafavi aims to enhance architectural design by understanding and leveraging human responses.

Since 2019, he has worked on NIH-, NSF-, and NIDILRR-funded research projects led