The Department of Forest Biomaterials at North Carolina State University (NC State) is an academic department specializing in the study and development of forest-based materials, bioenergy, and sustainability. The department is part of the College of Natural Resources.
Research Areas Bioenergy Sustainable Biomaterials Forest Products Environmental Sustainability
Education Undergraduate and graduate programs (#1 in Wood Science & Wood Products/Pulp & Paper Technology in 2024 in the United States), including Bachelor's, Master's, and Ph.D. degrees. Courses cover topics such as wood science, bioenergy, sustainable biomaterials, and environmental sustainability.
Master of Science in Forest Biomaterials Master of Forest Biomaterials (non-thesis) Distance Master of Forest Biomaterials (online-only) Ph.D. in Forest Biomaterials
Collaborations and Partnerships The Department of Forest Biomaterials collaborates with various institutions, organizations, and industries:
University of British Columbia Aalto University Auburn University Georgetown University USDA Department of Energy WestRock Valmet Cascades Adidas Unilever Kimberly-Clark Rayonier Advanced Materials Procter & Gamble CMPC (company) Suzano Eastman Essity International Paper Andritz AG Nalco Water
Faculty Dimitris S. Argyropoulos Ali Ayoub Medwick Byrd Jr Edward Funkhouser Ronalds W. Gonzalez Martin Hubbe Hasan Jameel John Kadla Bo Kasal Frederik Laleicke Kai Lan Nathalie Lavoine Lucian Lucia Marian McCord Lokendra Pal Sunkyu Park Melissa Pasquinelli Joel Pawlak Perry Peralta Ilona Peszlen Richard Phillips Rico Ruffino Daniel Saloni David Tilotta Richard Venditti Jingxin Wang Yuan Yao
Faculty Emeritus Hou-min Chang John Heitmann Jr Stephen Kelley Adrianna Kirkman Michael Kocurek Philip Mitchell Elisabeth Wheeler
Postdoctoral Scholars Nelson Barrios Sharmita Bera Seong-Min Cho Karthik Ananth Mani Raman Rao Md Imrul Reza Shishir Song Wang Saurabh K Kardam
Staff Shelley Barry Brittany Hayes Olivia Lenahan Shannon Lora Ronald Marquez Beverly Miller Julie Paradiso Melissa Rabil Jessica Rogers Angela Rush Elisha Swartz Loi Tran
External links Department of Forest Biomaterials at NC State
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