Happy International Women's Day! Today, we want you to meet: Balkis Bakar, a Ph.D. candidate in Wood Science, College of Forestry at Oregon State University, USA. She obtained her master’s degree in Bio-composite Technology from Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia where she studied oil palm stem – a potential agricultural waste in Malaysia. From bachelor to Ph.D. study, her research has used agricultural residues where she studied on the fundamental properties and technical feasibility of the materials to be used in composite applications. Her Ph.D. research mainly focuses on the characterization of grape cane fibers, a by-product from vineyards. Oregon is one ...
Read MoreThe Department of Sustainable Biomaterials at Virginia Tech is seeking applicants for professor and department head. This is a full-time, 12-month, 100 percent administrative, tenure-track position with a start date of January 1, 2020. Position description The Department of Sustainable Biomaterials in the College of Natural Resources and Environment at Virginia Tech is seeking a visionary and energetic leader to serve as professor and department head. The successful candidate will have proven leadership, administrative, and management potential and an exemplary record of teaching, discovery, and engagement in sustainable biomaterials, such as wood and other plant products, or a closely related ...
Read MoreThe following article was written by Pipiet Larasatie and edited by Kristen Finch. (Original post: http://blogs.oregonstate.edu/inspiration/2019/03/01/who-runs-the-world-exploring-gender-diversity-in-the-forest-sector) Pipiet Larasatie is a third year PhD student in Wood Science and Engineering Department, College of Forestry, at Oregon State University. Her friends and close colleagues describe her as “Ms. Social” and “Ms. Doing-All.” And she is! Pipiet is currently involved with four research projects and has standing on four committees at the Department and College level (e.g. College of Forestry’s Diversity Equity Inclusion Committee). Additionally, she is a digital communications coordinator for the International Society of Wood Science and Technology. One of her initiatives is #WomenInWoodScience or a network ...
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