Emily D. Cranston is a Canadian chemist who is a professor at the University of British Columbia and President’s Excellence Chair in Forest Bioproducts.
Her doctoral research developed multi-layer polyelectrolyte films that contained nano crystalline cellulose.
[2] She then moved to the KTH Royal Institute of Technology, where she worked as a postdoctoral scholar investigating the properties of cellulose.
[3] She has particularly focused on the development of nanocellulose microstructures[4] that can be used in a broad range of applications, including packaging, electrical components and cosmetics.
[3] In particular, Cranston looks to improve compatibility between the components in composites, to understand their potential toxicity and standardised metrological measurements.