Forest Biomaterials Newsletter

Apr 29, 2020

NC State Faculty Donate Masks to Rural Communities Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

Faculty members in the Department of Forest Biomaterials recently donated more than 10,000 masks to long-term care and healthcare facilities across eastern North Carolina.

Apr 5, 2020

Meet Lori Kazura

Lori Kazura graduated from State with her B.A.Political Science in 2016, and her M.A. Liberal Studies in 2019. She has worked for NC State in various capacities since 2012. Some of…

Mar 27, 2020

2020 Graduate Research Symposium: Forest Biomaterials

On Wednesday, February 26th the annual CNR Graduate Research Symposium (Co-Sponsored by Eastman Chemical and the CNR Research Office) was held at Talley Student Union. Congratulations to all the winners…

Mar 27, 2020

Forest Biomaterials Response to COVID-19

Dear Faculty, Staff and Students, Combating COVID-19 is a collective effort that all of us are responsible for. While fear and uncertainty are understandable sentiments, I encourage everyone to confront…

Mar 27, 2020

Paper Science Students Visit NC Converting Facilities

Students within the Paper Science and Engineering Program in the Department of Forest Biomaterials  recently received the privilege to participate in a unique opportunity to attend a two-day visit of…

Mar 26, 2020

Alumni Spotlight: Madeline Newton

Madeline Newton graduated from NC State in 2016 with a B.S. in Sustainable Materials & Technology (SMT). She is a Project Manager on the construction team at Ecoplexus, a utility-scale solar…

Mar 20, 2020

Hodges Wood Products Lab Hosts the North American Laminate Flooring Association

The North American Laminate Flooring Association (NALFA) gathered together at NC State on March 10-12th to collaborate with our Hodges Wood Products Technical Services team, represented by Lyndsey Campbell and Guillermo…

Feb 18, 2020

From the desk of Dr. Richard Phillips

“..Online education is ready to roll” When you departed the  “Pulp and Paper” program, you were among the best prepared new employees at your company.  Time marches on, and our…

Feb 1, 2020

Meet Lyndsey Campbell

Lyndsey Campbell graduated from NC State in 2016 with a B.S. in Sustainable Materials & Technology and a minor in Paper Science Engineering. Following graduation Lyndsey worked as an account representative…

Dec 19, 2019

Former NC State Professor Establishes Forest Biomaterials Lecture with $100K Donation

Dr. Richard Thomas, alumnus, former professor and department head in the College of Natural Resources, has generously donated $100,000 to establish an annual lecture in forest biomaterials. The Dr. Richard…