Dr. Sumner Dudick is an assistant professor in the Department of Forest Biomaterials at North Carolina State University. An alumnus of the NC State Paper Science and Chemical Engineering programs, he earned a doctorate in chemical engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology, supported by funding from the Renewable Bioproducts Institute in his work to improve dewatering efficiency in the press section. He subsequently worked as a Research Engineer for four years at Solvay Specialty Polymers, developing new products and processes for polysulfone materials servicing demanding consumer and industrial applications. He aims to bring this polymer science perspective, along with experience in data analytics, to overcome challenges in designing, creating, processing, and characterizing renewable biomaterials. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Outside of work, Sumner enjoys cooking and traveling with his wife Olivia, whom he met in the graduate program at Tech. Specialties include pizza, chicken fricassee, moussaka, and shepherd\u2019s pie. His personal hobbies also include backpacking, racquetball, cryptic crosswords, and playing EU5. To decompress, you can find him listening to music (Baroque era generally, Wagner, Pavement), enjoying a nice film (John Ford, Kurosawa, Tarkovsky, historical epics), or reading a book (Tolkien, Joyce, O\u2019Connor).\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false,"raw":"\n
Dr. Sumner Dudick is an assistant professor in the Department of Forest Biomaterials at North Carolina State University. An alumnus of the NC State Paper Science and Chemical Engineering programs, he earned a doctorate in chemical engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology, supported by funding from the Renewable Bioproducts Institute in his work to improve dewatering efficiency in the press section. He subsequently worked as a Research Engineer for four years at Solvay Specialty Polymers, developing new products and processes for polysulfone materials servicing demanding consumer and industrial applications. He aims to bring this polymer science perspective, along with experience in data analytics, to overcome challenges in designing, creating, processing, and characterizing renewable biomaterials. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Outside of work, Sumner enjoys cooking and traveling with his wife Olivia, whom he met in the graduate program at Tech. Specialties include pizza, chicken fricassee, moussaka, and shepherd\u2019s pie. His personal hobbies also include backpacking, racquetball, cryptic crosswords, and playing EU5. To decompress, you can find him listening to music (Baroque era generally, Wagner, Pavement), enjoying a nice film (John Ford, Kurosawa, Tarkovsky, historical epics), or reading a book (Tolkien, Joyce, O\u2019Connor).\u00a0<\/p>\n"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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