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Dec 22, 2020

Study Explores Diversity-Innovation Link in Pulp and Paper Industry

Researchers from North Carolina State University compared companies ranked among the world’s most innovative with the largest pulp and paper companies to understand how diversity among company leaders may affect innovation.

Dec 18, 2020

Celebrating the Graduating Seniors Summer & Fall 2020

We would like to congratulate our graduating seniors from the Department of Forest Biomaterials. Our students have worked very hard over the last four years, and we are very proud…

Dec 14, 2020

Marcus Martin Named Distinguished Alumnus of the Year

Martin was recently recognized during the annual “Evening of the Stars,” an event presented by the NC State Alumni.

Dec 14, 2020

Matthew Burleson – Student Spotlight

Matthew Burleson Hometown: Hampstead, NC High School Graduation Year: 2016 Degrees: BS, Paper Science and Engineering, 2020 BS, Chemical Engineering, 2020 Work Experience: Domtar, Plymouth, NC Summer 2018 WestRock, Florence,…

Dec 10, 2020

Packaging Corporation of America Endows Scholarship to Honor Dr. Hasan Jameel

This fall, to commemorate and recognize Dr. Hasan Jameel’s 12 years of service to PCA as a director, the Packaging Corporation of America endowed scholarship was created at NC State University for…

Dec 9, 2020

WestRock Provides First Work Experience

Sustainable Solutions for my Future I grew up in Costa Rica around a bunch of animals that were badly affected by human contact with wilderness. I knew from a very…

Dec 9, 2020

SBBP Outreach With Cleveland Early College High School

The Sustainable Bioproducts and Bioenergy Program (SBBP) recently visited (virtually) Ms. Beverly Owens and her high school science class at Cleveland Early College High School as part of NCSU’s Skype-a-Scientist outreach program.…

Dec 8, 2020

Alumni Spotlight: Mawadda Almasri

Mawadda Almasri graduated from NC State in 2020 with a B.S. in Sustainable Materials & Technology and a minor in Environmental Science. We caught up with Mawadda to hear about her…

Dec 2, 2020

Michele Serrano and Barbara White Recognized with PASSION Award

In the second edition of the PASSION award, Michele Serrano, Recruiter and Program Coordinator, and Barbara White, Research Operations Manager, were recognized for their dedication to the Forest Biomaterials Department.…

Nov 30, 2020

Carina Jordan – Student Spotlight

Carina Jordan Hometown: Millbrook, Alabama High School Graduation Year: 2020 Degrees: BS, Paper Science and Engineering, 2020 BS, Chemical Engineering, 2020 Work Experience: None yet, but look forward to many…