Jonathan Aycock, a Wood Products masters candidate in the NC State Department of Forest Biomaterials, has been named StormStruck Simpson Strong-Tie Structural Engineering & Construction Scholarship recipient for 2012-2013.
This national scholarship is awarded to master and doctoral-degree students in areas related to disaster mitigation. Aycock, who also earned an undergraduate degree in wood products from NC State in 2008, researches the flood resistance of wood products with Dr. Dave Tilotta, an associate professor of wood products, chemist, and housing expert who leads NC State’s partnership with the national Resilient Home Program.
Aycock will accept the award at the Federal Alliance for Safe Homes (FLASH) Annual Meeting this coming November.