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Nov 21, 2014

Tralin unveils new digester for non-wood pulp production

By guest blogger Dr. Hou-Min Chang Shandong Tralin Paper Company of China invited nine experts to witness the October unveiling of novel up-right continuous digesters for the production of 100 percent wheat straw pulp. The digesters are fully automated, from raw material preparation to blow tank. This is, without a doubt, a major breakthrough for… 

Nov 18, 2014

PSE reaches out to educate elementary students

By guest blogger Bryan Robison As a paper science major at NC State, you don’t spend all of your time in the classroom.  Students seek out opportunities to join clubs, participate in extracurricular events, and to volunteer to the greater community.  One way paper science students can volunteer is through our professional organization, TAPPI (Technical Association… 

Nov 14, 2014

Forest Biomaterials Women host STEM outreach

By guest blogger Sarah Pumphrey On October 22, the Forest Biomaterials women hosted the second annual STEM day for a select handful of eighth grade girls from Wake Young Women’s Leadership Academy. Sixteen young women were selected to participate based on their interest in STEM fields. Our goal was to encourage these ladies to pursue their… 

Oct 31, 2014

If you TRY to know it all, you will HAVE to know it all!

We invited alumni and friends to share about their career paths and decisions at our 60th celebration in September.  Tonya Elium, ’95 grad and Rayonier employee shared some very insightful thoughts that we wanted to share with all!  Thanks Tonya . . . It is an honor and a privilege to share about my career… 

Sep 30, 2014

Successful 60th Anniversary Celebration

  The Pulp and Paper Foundation started the school year off with a bang by hosting our largest annual meeting event ever just three short weeks after classes started.  This three day event included our 5th Annual Paper Industry Career Fair with a record high 20 companies attending; our foundation board and committee meetings; a… 

Aug 22, 2014

Japanese Summer Work Experience

By Guest Blogger, Todd Moore – rising senior in Paper Science Engineering This summer I worked in Japan at Nippon Paper Industries, and I wanted to share a bit about my experiences with y’all!  First, here’s a little background.  When I found out about this internship freshman year through an email from Dr. Byrd, I… 

Jul 29, 2014

Progress in Paper Physics Seminar 2014 coming to NC State

By Guest Blogger, Dr. Joel Pawlak; Asst. Professor, Dept. of Forest Biomaterials In September, the international paper physics community is coming to Raleigh and NC Sate for its annual meeting.  This is a group of scientists dedicated to understanding the behavior of paper from a physical standpoint.  Over the years, NC State has had a number… 

Jul 23, 2014

60th Annual Pulp and Paper Foundation Celebration

The Paper Science & Engineering(PSE) program in the College of Natural Resources at North Carolina State University will celebrate a tradition of success with a 60th Anniversary Celebration in September 2014.  Alumni, industry partners, donors, faculty, staff, and students are invited to join us. Three days of activities are planned for September 10-12 including: an… 

Jul 22, 2014

PSE On Capitol Hill

by Guest Blogger and Department Head, Dr. Steve Kelley PSE seniors Ryan Barnes and Joe McDonald, and Forest Biomaterials Professor and Department Head Steve Kelley, represented NCSU and PSE at the recent International Conversation Caucus Foundation Forest Products Industry Forum. The Forum was held in the Connon Congressional Office building and introduced more than 100… 

Jun 2, 2014

A Sustainable Solution

I can’t write it better than NC State’s James Ryals’ has done.  Therefore, I will include the link to a MUST READ! All I will say is . . . real world solutions to real world problems, employing locals, using local natural resources, improving health and hygiene, AND saving potentially 37% of a Rwandan female’s annual income …