**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** FUTURE FOOD PACKAGING MATERIALS WILL PLAY AN ACTIVE ROLE IN FOOD PRESERVATION BEYOND THEIR BASIC FUNCTION AS STORAGE CONTAINERS AND, IN THE MEANTIME, NOT HARM THE ENVIRONMENT. THIS PROJECT WILL INTEGRATE COMPUTATIONAL, EXPERIMENTAL, AND DATA-DRIVEN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE METHODS TO LEVERAGE BIOPOLYMER MATERIALS FROM AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST ORIGINS AND DESIGN AND FABRICATE THEM INTO THE FORM OF NANOFIBER MATS, WHICH SHOW PROMISING POTENTIAL FOR ACTIVE FOOD PACKAGING APPLICATIONS. THIS PROJECT AIMS TO EQUIP THE NANOFIBER FORM OF THE BIOPOLYMER MATERIALS WITH GOOD MECHANICAL STRENGTH AND EXCELLENT ANTIMICROBIAL AND BIODEGRADABLE PROPERTIES. THE INTEGRATED APPROACH WILL PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE UNDERSTANDING OF THE COMPOSITION-STRUCTURE-PROPERTY RELATIONSHIP OF THE FABRICATED NANOFIBERS. THE PROJECT OUTCOMES CAN POTENTIALLY ADVANCE THE UTILIZATION OF BIOMATERIALS TOWARDS BIODEGRADABLE AND SUSTAINABLE FOOD PACKAGING MATERIALS.