May 29, 2024

Kate Macleod Recognized as Student Recipient of 2024 Sustainability Award

We are proud to announce that Kate Macleod, a recent alumna of the Sustainable Materials and Technology program, has been honored as the student recipient of the 2024 Sustainability Award!…

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…

Oct 5, 2021

NC State to Lead Global Research Effort to Develop Sustainable Fibers

The Sustainable and Alternative Fibers Initiative (SAFI) aims to study, develop and promote the utilization of alternative fibers for packaging, hygiene, textiles and other products.

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…

Jul 13, 2021

Not Your Average Summer: Investigating Wood Products Challenges

This summer, Melzer Morgan IV is working as a technical analyst in the Hodges Wood Products Laboratory at the NC State College of Natural Resources.

Apr 5, 2021

Machine Learning in Wood Identification

By Guest Blogger: Jacob Johnson Leighton Shirley is a senior in Sustainable Materials and Technology (SMT), pursuing minors in environmental science and renewable energy assessment. In the summer of 2020,…

Mar 10, 2021

Alumni Spotlight: Kaitlin Bratt

Kaitlin Bratt graduated Magna Cum Laude with a bachelor’s in Sustainable Materials and Technology and minors in Environmental Science and Business Administration in 2020. She is pursuing a Master of…

Oct 12, 2020

Five Questions with Laboratory Technician Shane Page

Shane Page, a sustainable materials and technology alumnus, is putting his skills to work as a laboratory technician.

Sep 21, 2020

Alumni Spotlight: Kristen McLaughlin

Kristen McLaughlin graduated magna cum laude from NC State in May of 2020 with a B.S. in Sustainable Materials & Technology (SMT) and minors in Environmental Science and Business Administration.…

May 28, 2020

Graduation to Vocation: Developing Testing Standards for Sustainable Materials

College of Natural Resources graduate Matthew Byington’s passion is sustainability and sustainable materials. Read more about his journey.