We are proud to share that our Pan Lab of Bioenergy and Bioproducts at UWâMadison has earned Platinum-Level Certification from the My Green Lab program. This certification reflects our teamâs commitment to reducing the environmental footprint of research labs while advancing innovation in bioenergy and bioproducts. Sustainability is not only part of what we studyâitâs how we operate. A big thank-you to all lab members for making this achievement possible. đ
We are excited to share that our recent research article has been published in Advanced Functional Materials and selected as a cover feature of the journal. Kun Liu, Haishun Du, Ting Xu, Chuanling Si, and Xuejun Pan. Hierarchical cellulose/MXene aerogel films with coral-like polyaniline skin for absorption-led broadband EMI shielding. Advanced Functional Materials, 2026, 36 (31), e74562. âšDOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.74562
Our probioticârelated research has been highlighted by Advances in Engineering. The featured work, published in Bioresource Technology (2025, 429, 132486), is titled âSynthesis of potential prebiotic oligosaccharides with diverse glycosidic linkages from corn stover via simultaneous hydrolysis and glycosylation.â This study demonstrates a oneâpot process that efficiently converts agricultural residuesâspecifically corn stoverâinto highâvalue prebiotic oligosaccharides.
Our review “Lignocellulosic Films: Preparation, Properties, and Applications” has been published in Chemical Reviews (2025, 125, 11666â11814). This is a tremendous team effort, and I truly appreciate the collaboration and contributions of all coauthors. We hope this 149-page comprehensive review will serve as a valuable reference for researchers and peers interested in this rapidly developing field. Open access: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acs.chemrev.5c00267
Congratulations to Aijun on receiving the Graduate Student Award at the 2025 AIChE Annual Meeting, held in Boston from November 2â6! Jiansong Chen, Haishun Du, and Prof. Pan also attended the conference, where our group delivered four oral presentations.
Dr. Haishun Du, a Research Associate in the Department of Biological Systems Engineering at UWâMadison working in Professor Xuejun Panâs lab, has been selected as one of five recipients of the prestigious 2024 Young Investigator Award from the International Journal of Molecular Sciences (IJMS). The IJMS Young Investigator Award recognizes outstanding early-career scientists worldwide who have made significant contributions to the fields of molecular biology, biochemistry, and biomaterials. Dr. Du is honored for his pioneering research in sustainable lignocellulosic materials, specifically focusing on the sustainable preparation of lignocellulose nanomaterials and their multifunctional applications in food packaging, sensors, and energy devices.