Alumni

Feb 19, 2025

2025 PPAB Spring Meeting and Celebration Banquet

2024 PPAB Banquet with donors, students, faculty and staff.

Feb 19, 2025

PPAB Leadership: Who Are They?

The very underpining of paper science and engineering at NC State is intertwined with the NC State Pulp and Paper Advisory Board. Since its inception in 1954, synomous with the…

Feb 19, 2025

Paper Super Scholars Compete

We welcomed 15 amazing scholarship candidates to campus on February 13 for our annual Paper Super Scholars event which culminates in a day of interviews to select finalists. These exceptional…

Feb 19, 2025

Med Byrd Honored by TAPPI

TAPPI selected Undergraduate Coordinator and teaching professor, Med Byrd for the 2025 TAPPI PIMA Award. The Paper Industry Management Association is a division of TAPPI. They recognized his exceptional leadership…

Nov 5, 2024

From Student to Professor: Ting-Feng Yeh Returns to NC State to Join Forest Biomaterials Faculty

Yeh, who graduated with a doctoral degree in wood and paper science from NC State in 2005, has returned to his alma mater to serve as an associate professor in the Department of Forest Biomaterials.

Oct 2, 2024

Alumni Profile: Sarah Putney ’23 Speaks on Transition

By: Sarah Putney ’23 After graduating with the paper science and engineering degree from NC State in December, I entered my new role as a sales representative with Nalco Water.…

Sep 19, 2024

2024 Letter to Alumni and Friends from the Pulp & Paper Advisory Board

Originally featured in the PPAB 2024 Annual Report, August 2024 Greetings on behalf of the executive team and Advisory Board. It is an honor to serve with so many talented and…

Sep 19, 2024

2024 PSE / PGM Golf Tournament

The long-awaited 2024 PSE / PGM Scholarship Golf Tournament started off with a bang…of thunder. Despite the persistent and drenching rain brought by a tropical system, spirits were not dampened.…

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…

Jun 11, 2024

Alumni Spotlights

PSE alumni offer unique insights into industry careers they engage in post graduation. Whether it’s been one year or 50, we love to hear from alums and catch up with…