biography
Dr. Adya P. Singh is presently working as Research Fellowin University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand . He pursued his Ph.D. in Botany from University of Arkansas, U.S.A. He has many publications in international scientific journals with high impact factor.
Area of Interest
1. Effect of abiotic stresses on plant cell growth and differentiation and on wood formation and wood cell wall characteristics, biological and chemical degradation of wood and wood protection.
2. exploration, practical application and understanding mode of action of bioactive agents related to use in agriculture and forestry.
3. enhancement of wood properties through physical, chemical and biological modification.
4.wood and fibre cell wall ultrastructure in relation to product development and performance evaluation.
5. electron microscopic characterization of wood-adhesive and wood-coating interfaces , electron microscopic characterization of wood particles/fibres-matrix polymer interfaces in biocomposite products, nano-architecture of wood adhesives and nanocellulosic fibrils, electron microscopic characterization of enzymatically modified plant and woody biomass for use in generating bioethanol and other high value products.
top publication
1. Singh, A.P. 2012. Combined and correlative microscopy in wood science and technology. In Proceedings of the 6th Bio-Energy and Biotechnology Symposium, 23 November 2012, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, South Korea, pp. 1-13.
2. West, M., A. Vaidya, and A.P. Singh. 2012. Correlative light and electron microscopy of the same sections gives new insights into the effects of pectin lyase on bordered pit membranes in Pinus radiata wood. Micron 43: 916-919.
3. Nuryawan, A., A.P. Singh and B.D. Park. 2013. Swelling behaviour of cured urea-formaldehyde resins with different F/U mole ratios. In Proceedings of POLYCHAR 21 World Forum on Advanced Materials, 11-15 March 2013, Gwangju, South Korea. Abstract, p. 184.
4. Park, B.D., A. Nuryawan, A.P. Singh, S.M. Lee and V. Causin. 2013. Micromorphological characterization of urea-formaldehyde resins by electron microscopy. In Proceedings of POLYCHAR 21 World Forum on Advanced Materials, 11-15 March 2013, Gwangju, South Korea. Abstract, p. 86.
5. Nuryawan, A., A.P. Singh and B.D. Park. 2013. Micromorphology of urea-formaldehyde resin adhesives with different formaldehyde/urea mole ratios. In Proceedings of the Korean Society of Wood Science and Technology (KSWST) Annual Meeting, 12-13 April 2013, Daejeon, South Korea. Extended abstract, pp. 98-99.
6. Park, B.D., A.P. Singh, S.-Y. Lee and V. Causin. 2013. Properties of cellulose nanomaterials /poly(vinyl alcohol) nanocomposites. In Proceedings of the Korean Society of Wood Science and Technology (KSWST) Annual Meeting, 12-13 April 2013, Daejeon, South Korea. Extended abstract, pp. 88-89.
7. Singh, A.P., B.D. Park, A. Nuryawan and M. Kazayawoko. 2013. Advances in probing wood-coating interface by microscopy: a review. Journal of Surface Engineered Materials and Advanced Technology (JSEMAT) 3: 49-54.
8. Donaldson, L.A. and A.P. Singh. 2013. Formation and structure of compression wood. In Cellular Aspects of Wood Formation (ed. J. Fromm), Springer, pp. 225-256.
9. Park, B.D., A.P. Singh and I.C. Um. 2013. Tensile properties and thermal stability of cellulose nanofibril/clay nanocomposites. Current Research on Agriculture and Life Sciences 31: 18-24.
10. Singh, A.P., A. Nuryawan and B.D. Park. 2013. A novel preparation method that enables ultrathin sectioning of urea-formaldehyde resin for imaging by transmission electron microscopy. Microscopy Research 1: 1-6.
11. Park, B.D., A.P. Singh, V. Causin and S.-Y. Lee. 2013. Characteristics of cellulose nanocrystals and their reinforcement of polyvinyl alcohol-based nanocomposites. 2013 TAPPI International Conference on Nanotechnology for Renewable Materials, 24-27 June 2013, Stockholm, Sweden. Abstract, p. 80.
12. Park, B.D., C.R. Frihart, Y. Yu and A.P. Singh. 2013. Hardness evaluation of cured urea-formaldehyde resin adhesives with different formaldehyde/urea mole ratios using nanoindentation method. European Polymer Journal 49: 3089-3094.
13. Park, B.D., A. Nuryawan, A.P. Singh, V. Causin, C.R. Frihart and Y. Yu. 2013. Crystalline characteristics of urea-formaldehyde resin adhesives at different formaldehyde/urea mole ratios. International Conference on Wood Adhesives, 9-11 October 2013, Totonto, Canada. Extended abstract, pp. 443-454.
14. Park, B.D., A.P. Singh, A. Nuriyawan and K. Hwang. 2013. High resolution SEM imaging of nano-architecture of cured urea-formaldehyde resin using plasma coating of osmium. Microscopy Research and Technique 76: 1108-1111.
15. Singh, T., A.P. Singh, I Hussain and P. Hall. 2013. Durability assessment and chemical characterization of torrefied radiata pine (Pinus radiata) wood chips. International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation 85: 347-353.
16. Singh, A.P., R. Anderson, B.D. Park and A. Nuryawan. 2013. A novel approach for FE-SEM imaging of wood-matrix polymer interface in a biocomposite. Micron 54-55: 87-90.
17. Nilsson, T. and A.P. Singh. 2014. Tunneling bacteria and tunneling of wood cell walls. In McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology, pp. 395-399.
18. Park, B.B., A. Nuryawan, A.P. Singh and S.-M. Lee. 2014. A novel sample preparation method for transmission electron microscopy imaging of cured urea-formaldehyde resins. 68th Forest Product Society International Convention, 10-13 August 2014, Quebec City, Canada. Extended abstract under section 4.1.4 ‘For the Wood Anatomy You Don’t Know.’
19. Singh, A.P. and B.S.W. Dawson. 2014. FE-SEM characterization of planed, sanded and band-sawn Pinus radiata wood surfaces. IAWA Journal 35: 69-84.
20. Wi, S.G., K.H. Lee, H.J. Bae, B.D. Park and A.P. Singh. 2014. Variability in the distribution of middle lamella lignin in secondary vascular tissues of kenaf stems. IAWA Journal 35: 61-68.
21. Singh, A.P. and T. Singh. 2014. Biotechnological applications of wood rotting fungi: a review. Biomass and Bioenergy 62: 198-206.
22. Singh, A.P., V. Causin, A. Nuryawan and B.D. Park. 2014. Morphological and crystalline features of a low mole ratio urea-formaldehyde resin cured in contact with wood. European Polymer Journal 56: 185-193.
23. Nuryawan, A., B.D. Park and A.P. Singh. 2014. Sample preparation technique for transmission electron microscopy for cured urea-formaldehyde resins. In Proceedings of the Korean Society of Wood Science and Technology (KSWST) Annual Meeting, 18-19 April 2014, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, South Korea. Abstract, pp. 60-61.
24. Park, B.D., A. Nuryawan, A.P. Singh, V. Causin and C.R. Frihart. 2014. Crystallinity of urea-formaldehyde resin adhesives. In Proceedings of the Korean Society of Wood Science and Technology (KSWST) Annual Meeting, 18-19 April 2014, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, South Korea. Abstract, pp. 58-59.
25. Nuryawan, A., A.P. Singh and B.D. Park. 2014. Penetration of urea-formaldehyde resins with different formaldehyde/urea mole ratios into softwood tissues. Wood Science and Technology 48: 889-902.
26. Wong, A.H.H., Y.S. Kim, A.P. Singh and W.C. Ling. 2014. Utilisation of naturally durable tropical woods in society for a greener future. IUFRO World Congree, 5-11 October 2014, Salt Lake City, USA. Abstract in International Forestry Review, vol. 16 (5), 2014.
27. Nuryawan, A., B.D. Park and A.P. Singh. 2014. Comparison of thermal curing behaviour of liquid and solid urea-formaldehyde resins with different formaldehyde/urea mole ratios. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry 118: 397-404.
28. Singh, A.P., B.D. Park, K.H. Lee and A. Nuryawan. 2015. Urea-formaldehyde resin penetration into Pinus radiata tracheid walls assessed by TEM-EDXs. Holzforschung 69: 303-306.
29.Kim, Y.S., K.H. Lee, J.S. Kim and A.P. Singh. 2015. Lignin masks the presence of fibrillar network structure in the cell corner middle lamella (CCML). Holzforschung 69: 121-126.
30. Nuryawan, A., A.P. Singh and B.D. Park. 2015. Swelling behaviour of cured urea-formaldehyde resin adhesives with different formaldehyde/urea mole ratios. Journal of Adhesion 91: 677-700.
31. Nuryawan, A., A.P. Singh, B.D. Park and V. Causin. 2016. Micro-morphological features of cured urea-formaldehyde resin adhesives detected by transmission electron microscopy. Journal of Adhesion 92: 121-134.
32. Donaldson, L. and A.P. Singh. 2016. Reaction wood. In: Secondary Xylem Bilogy: Origins, Functions and Applications (eds. Kim YS, Funada R, Singh AP). Elsevier, Sydney, pp. 93-110.
33. Kim, Y.S., R. Funada and A.P. Singh (eds.). 2016. Secondary Xylem Biology: Origins, Functions, and Applications. Elsevier, Sydney.
34. Kim, Y.S. and A.P. Singh. 2016. Wood as cultural heritage material and its deterioration by biotic and abiotic agents. In: Secondary Xylem Biology: Origins, Functions, and Applications (eds. Kim YS, Funada R, Singh AP). Elsevier, Sydney, pp. 233-257.
35. Singh, A.P., Y.S. Kim and T. Singh. 2016. Bacterial degradation of wood. In: Secondary Xylem Biology: Origins, Functions, and Applications (Kim YS, Funada R, Singh AP). Elsevier, Sydney, pp. 169-190.
36. Singh, T., A.A. Vaidya, L.A. Donaldson and A.P. Singh. 2016. Improvement in the enzymatic hydrolysis of biofuel substrate by a combined thermochemical and fungal pretreatment. Wood Science and Technology 50: 1003-1014.
37. Singh, T. and A.P. Singh. 2016. Fungi as decomposers of lignocellulosic materials and their role in waste and pollution control. In: Fungal Applications in Sustainable Environmental Biotechnology (ed. Purchase D). Springer, pp. 233-247.
38. Nuryawan, A., A.P. Singh, M. Zanetti, B.D. Park and V. Causin 2017. Insights into the development of crystallinity in liquid urea-formaldehyde resins. International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives 72: 62-69.