Forest Biomaterials Newsletter

Sep 22, 2019

Dry Kiln Workshop Brings California Entrepreneurs to NC

Every year, NC State’s Wood Products Extension offers a series of workshops for professionals in the wood products industry with topics from hardwood lumber grading to high-end firewood and edge slabs.…

Jun 12, 2019

PIE 2019 – España fue tan buena con nosotros

Gracias The 2019 Paper International Experience has now concluded, and it was definitely an amazing opportunity to see #SomethingDifferent across Spain. Our entire group would like to recognize and send…

Jun 2, 2019

Beyond The Lab: New Graduate Student Initiatives

Innovation and emerging technology continue to be the focus of the Forest Biomaterials graduate program, which currently enrolls 45 students, among its four programs, with an estimated 14 students graduating…

May 31, 2019

Woodshop Machining Introduction at the Craft Center

Sustainable Materials and Technology (SMT) 441 – Mechanical Properties- introduces students to concepts of stress, axial loading, bending theories, orthotropic elasticity of laminates, and buckling of columns, and more. The…

May 20, 2019

Online Master’s Degree Provides Research Experience in the Paper Industry

A diverging path led Jeremy Metts to pursue a Master’s degree in Forest Biomaterials, while also affording him lateral entry to the Kraft Paper Industry. Without an online format, both…

May 20, 2019

Forest Biomaterials Supports Consortium for Advanced Bioeconomy Leadership Education (CABLE) Spring Conference

In April, Forest Biomaterials helped host CABLE student delegates and faculty mentors for their spring conference. CABLE is a nationwide organization of 20 universities led by The Ohio State University…

Apr 23, 2019

Early-Career Faculty Win Prestigious NSF Awards

Nine NC State faculty members have received one of the highest honors given by the National Science Foundation to early-career researchers.

Apr 18, 2019

Design Meets Sustainable Materials at High Point Market

Less than one hundred miles from NC State University, in High Point North Carolina, the world’s largest home furnishing show takes place twice a year, bringing over 75,000 international participants –…

Apr 18, 2019

2018-19 Faculty, Staff and Safety Awards

The 2018-19 school year wraps up with several honors awarded to Forest Biomaterials faculty, staff, & safety stewards.  The department would like to recognize these individuals for their expertise and…

Apr 14, 2019

Alumni Spotlight: Lyndsey Campbell

What was your favorite class and/or memory at NC State? My favorite class was IDS 201- Environmental Ethics because it was such an eye opening learning experience about what is the…