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Sep 18, 2023

NC State Researchers Developing Climate-Friendly Solution for Pulp and Paper Industry

NC State researchers will lead a $2.6 million project aimed at developing a nature-based, renewable technology to reduce the carbon emissions of kraft pulping. 

Aug 16, 2023

Haley Jenkins Analyzes Sustainable Wood Products

This summer, Jenkins interned as an undergraduate research assistant with the wood science and engineering program at Oregon State University. 

Aug 7, 2023

Charles Allen Sanders ‘85 Named Executive Director of Pulp and Paper Advisory Board

Sanders will serve as an interface between the advisory board and corporate and individual contributors and manage day-to-day activities of the board. 

Aug 1, 2023

NC State to Lead $10M Initiative to Decarbonize Forest Products Industry

Faculty in the Department of Forest Biomaterials will work to reduce the carbon intensity of producing various paper and wood products. 

Jul 6, 2023

Angela Rush ‘91 Named Director of Recruitment for Paper Science and Engineering

Rush will oversee undergraduate student enrollment, retention and development, scholarship coordination and administration. She will also serve as an advisor for first-year students. 

May 11, 2023

Suzano Scholarship Supports Paper Science Students

Suzano has endowed a $50,000 scholarship for paper science and engineering students who are first-generation, from an underserved population, or who demonstrate a financial need.  

May 9, 2023

New Research Could Lead to More Sustainable, Efficient Design of Cellulose-based Products

To find better ways to process cellulose, NC State researchers are working to understand its most fundamental interactions — for example, with water. 

May 5, 2023

Libraries Scholarship Fund Supports Brianna Bui’s Passion for Engineering

Bui, a junior majoring in paper science and engineering and chemical engineering at the College of Natural Resources, was recently named one of 10 students to receive a scholarship through the Libraries Student Scholarship Fund. 

May 3, 2023

Jingxin Wang Named Head of NC State Department of Forest Biomaterials

Wang joins the College of Natural Resources from West Virginia University. He brings more than 15 years of leadership experience and expertise in forestry and natural resources, sustainable biomaterials and bioenergy. 

Apr 26, 2023

Skye Pham ‘23 Receives Fulbright Award to Study Abroad in Finland

Pham will pursue a master’s degree in creative sustainability from the School of Chemical Engineering at Aalto University.