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Mar 18, 2025

Campus Sustainability in Action: Recycling 3D Printing Waste

Catherine Kirch pours blended recycled polylactic acid into filament extruder

Mar 13, 2025

Advancing Sustainability: The 2025 Sustainable and Alternative Fibers Initiative (SAFI) Conference

The Sustainable and Alternative Fibers Initiative (SAFI) is a leading global university-industry partnership in the Department of Forest Biomaterials at NC State University. SAFI is dedicated to researching, developing, and…

Nov 15, 2024

Exploring Sustainability in Action: Sustainable Materials and Technology Students Tour Arauco’s Moncure Plant

Students in the Sustainable Composites and Biopolymers (SMT 444) course recently visited Arauco’s manufacturing plant in Moncure, NC—one of the world’s leading producers of wood panels. This immersive field experience…

Sep 17, 2024

Alumni Spotlight: Emma Gandy – Class of ’24

Emma Gandy, a May 2024 graduate of the Forest Biomaterials Department, recently shared her experience transitioning into the workforce. After earning her bachelor’s degree in Sustainable Materials and Technology, she…

Jul 8, 2024

Julie Paradiso Recognized as a Recipient of NC State’s 2024 Awards for Excellence

The Department of Forest Biomaterials is thrilled to announce that Julie Paradiso has been honored as a recipient of NC State’s 2024 Awards for Excellence, the university’s highest honor for…

Jun 21, 2024

BETTER Project: Global Partnership Advancing Paper Making at NC State and Beyond

The Department of Forest Biomaterials, in partnership with Aalto University, Valmet, and Tapio Measurement Technologies, is excited to announce the successful completion of the initial stages of the BETTER experiment…

Jun 14, 2024

Fall 2024 Paper Industry Career Fair

Thank you to all who participated in the 2024 Paper Industry Career Fair on Thursday, August 29! We had a record breaking 38 companies represented along with 200+ Paper Science,…

May 29, 2024

Kate Macleod Recognized as Student Recipient of 2024 Sustainability Award

We are proud to announce that Kate Macleod, a recent alumna of the Sustainable Materials and Technology program, has been honored as the student recipient of the 2024 Sustainability Award!…

Mar 19, 2024

What Does the Hodges Technical Services Center Do?

The Hodges Technical Services Center has been servicing the wood industry through third-party testing and research since 1960. The Department of Forest Biomaterials offers testing services through the Center for…

Oct 30, 2023

Meet Loi Tran!

We are excited to welcome Loi Tran as the new Accounting Technician in the Department of Forest Biomaterials! Please tell us a little bit about yourself both personally and professionally?…