Forest Biomaterials Newsletter

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…

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…

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…

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…

Dec 17, 2019

CLT: The Future of Residential Timber Construction

This year, the Wood Products Cooperative Extension team embarked on a new project — a feasibility study — using Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) for residential construction. The project is funded…

Dec 13, 2019

3 Awards for Dr. Yao’s Sustainability Systems Analysis Lab

This fall, three PhD students from Dr. Yuan Yao’s Sustainability Systems Analysis Lab were awarded for their research poster Darlene Echeverria, The American Center for Life Cycle Assessment (ACLCA) XIX…

Dec 12, 2019

Building a Culture of Safety

Research Operations Manager Barbara White is dedicated to a culture of safety, leading by example. Before arriving at NC State in 2005 she built a career managing analytical laboratories, including…

Dec 9, 2019

Tiago de Assis, Ph.D. – Class of ’19

Tiago de Assis, Ph.D. in Forest Biomaterials, began his post-doctoral career with the international chemical industry giant Kemira in the Summer of 2019. He will work out of Atlanta, GA…