Dr. Orlando Rojas Named 2009 Finland Distinguished Professor

Posted on April 13, 2009 by kmfaber2

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Media Contact: Tilla Fearn, NC State College of Natural Resources, (919) 513-4644

March 20, 2009

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Dr. Orlando Rojas in Wood & Paper Science has been named a Finland Distinguished Professor by the Finland Distinguished Professor Program (FiDiPro). FiDiPro enables distinguished researchers, both foreign and expatriates, to work and team up with the "best of the best" in Finnish academic research. The goal of the FiDiPro is to raise the level of scientific knowledge in Finland by supporting research institutes and creating international cooperation. Dr Rojas' Finnish host will be Helsinki University of Technology, Department of Forest Products Technology, Professor Janne Laine.

Dr. Rojas specializes in the study of lignocellulosic materials.

FiDiPro project: Value-added materials and functional structures from lignocellulosics
The general goal of this project is to use abundant renewable forest resources and by-products (cellulose and lignin) as precursors for the production of high performance materials and structures (and their functionalized versions) and also as substrates for a biologically inspired synthesis of catalysts for clean energy. The future economic viability of the forest cluster companies could be greatly enhanced by extending plant-based materials for new, high-value, high-volume products that can be effectively recycled.

New Tourism Extension Website Brings Resources to Local Communities

Posted on April 13, 2009 by kmfaber2

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March 27, 2009

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Tourism Extension at NC State University is proud to announce the launch of their new website! The Tourism Extension website is designed to benefit NC Cooperative Extension Agents and other professionals working throughout North Carolina. The overall purpose of the website is to provide useful information on a variety of tourism-related topics, to identify additional resources, and to provide a forum to share current news and information related to tourism and extension within North Carolina and beyond.

Be sure to save this site in your favorites and visit often as new information and resources will be added on a regular basis. Visit the new Tourism Extension website at www.ncsu.edu/tourismextension/.

For more information contact:
Stacy Tomas or Samatha Rozier at tourismextension@ncsu.edu

College Offers Diverse 2009 Summer Study Abroad Opportunities

Posted on April 13, 2009 by kmfaber2

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Media Contact: Tilla Fearn, NC State College of Natural Resources, (919) 513-4644

April 2, 2009

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Faculty in the College of Natural Resources will lead 6 study abroad courses during the Summer of 2009. Students will have the opportunity to travel in Ghana, Italy, Namibia, New Zealand, South Africa and Turkey to study topics as varied as ecotourism, relationships between human societies and the natural environment, wildlife diversity and cheetah conservation, ecoservices and employment creation, global economic and social impacts on resource sustainability and more!

More detailed information about the courses is available at http://cnr.ncsu.edu/cnrstudyabroad.htm.

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