Forest Biomaterials Newsletter

Apr 3, 2024

Student TAPPI Fall Formal 2023

Bryanna Lawry, TAPPI President– For the second year, the TAPPI student chapter successfully hosted the annual TAPPI formal!  This year, the event was held at the Clouds Brewing Taproom in…

Mar 29, 2024

Byrd and Bear 5K: Using Obstacles to Leave a Mark

What do you do when faced with a disability leaving you with social interaction difficulties….and attending one of the largest public universities? For Ryan Byrd, he decided to take control…

Mar 29, 2024

PSE TAPPI Intramurals–Get Involved!

Abby Hickmon–The NC State chapter of TAPPI, the Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry, is a very active club with numerous opportunities for its members – including pre-nights with…

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…

Feb 16, 2024

2024 PSE PPAB Student Advisory Committee

PSE is happily welcoming the newest members of the Pulp and Paper Advisory Board, Student Advisory Committee to the team! The SAC amplifies student voices concerning program highlights, events, needs…

Feb 10, 2024

PSE Undergrad Mentors Elementary Students

Freshman, Sara Gregory, leans into her mentoring roots and shares her experience. Sara Gregory, Secretary for the Pulp and Paper Board Student Advisory Committee, keeps busy outside of her busy…

Jan 29, 2024

2024 TAPPI Merchandise Sale is ON!

We’ve just launched the online PSE merch shop! At -> ncsutappimerch.square.site, you can order all the designs from last semester and a few more! Purchased items will arrive in time for the annual…

Dec 6, 2023

Arauco Company Visit: Enhancing Student’s Curriculum Comprehension through Industry Exposure

The Sustainable Composites and Biopolymers course, made up of 21 third and fourth-year Sustainable Materials and Technology students, recently had the opportunity to visit Arauco’s MDF (medium density fiberboard) Plant…

Dec 5, 2023

Spraying Systems makes Pilot Plant Gift

We are excited to announce PSE is the recipient of new showers with HP cleaning nozzles, fan cleaning nozzles, full cone nozzles, air atomizing coating guns and nozzles, and an…

Jun 8, 2023

Hodges Laboratory: NC State’s Hidden Gem

Sustainable Materials and Technology is an engineering-adjacent program at NC State that offers a variety of enticing attributes such as smaller class sizes, meaningful professor-student relationships, and a 100% job placement…