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Aug 5, 2025

One Question 15 Years Ago Leads to a $50K Endowment for Scholarships

Through the Mehlenbacher Family Scholarship, Doug and Dani Mehlenbacher hope to provide resources that will help attract engineering students to study paper science.

Aug 4, 2025

Smurfit Westrock Gift Sets Pace for Paper Science and Engineering Corporate Fundraising Effort

The gift kicks off a multimillion-dollar plan to modernize the capabilities, appeal and offerings of the paper science and engineering degree program.

Jul 2, 2025

Forest Biomaterials Researchers Developing Sustainable Alternative to Plastic Foam Packaging

The fiber-based material, which is fully recyclable and biodegradable, could someday replace plastic foam materials used in cushioning and insulation for packaging.

Jun 20, 2025

Alumni and Wife of Former Professor Makes Major Gift to the Endowment Created in Her Husband’s Name

When friends and admirers endowed a scholarship fund in honor of Myron Kelly in 2004, they had no way of knowing what the North Carolina State University professor and his wife, Sandra “Sandy” Kelly, would ultimately mean to students in the College of Natural Resources. 

Jun 10, 2025

Alumni Donors Help Paper Science Students See the World

Adam Elhammoumi and Jesseeca “Jess” Nguyen, both 2015 alumni, have established an endowment to expand access to study abroad opportunities for students in the Paper Science and Engineering program.

May 6, 2025

Forest Biomaterials Professor Nathalie Lavoine Wins NSF CAREER Award

Lavoine will use the five-year, nearly $750,000 grant to advance her research on cellulose nanocrystals for the creation of sustainable colors and materials for various products.

May 2, 2025

Paper Science Scholar Talks First-Year Experience, Future Goals

Fred Lybrand is one of a few out-of-state students to be awarded a full-ride scholarship to NC State through the college's "Paper Super Scholars" program.

Apr 18, 2025

Meet the Spring 2025 Commencement Speakers

Sami Anthony and Kyle Zampogna will address their fellow classmates and other attendees at this year's ceremony.

Apr 8, 2025

Federal Funding for Research Fuels Innovation in Natural Resources

College of Natural Resources faculty received nearly $22 million in federal research grants last year.

Apr 2, 2025

5 Questions with Hodges Wood Products Lab Business Manager JT Chappell

In his role with the lab, Chappell '24 supports the wood products industry by overseeing testing and technical services that assess the quality and performance of both current and emerging products.