This year, we have two student recipients for our Short Term Scientific Mission (STSM). One of them is Michelle Balasso, a PhD student from the University of Tasmania (Australia). Here is an article about Balasso from InnoRenew blog: During her two week stay at InnoRenew CoE, Michelle worked with the institutes researchers to evaluate the mechanical properties of densified wood made from species, native to Australia and Tasmania. “In this institution, I found a nice environment.,” said Michelle in a video the InnoRenew CoE prepared. “All researchers are collaborating, and they know what they are doing. They have a vision and they are ...
Read MoreDavid W. Green of New Glarus, WI passed away unexpectedly on June 13, 2019, in Passau, Germany, while on a cruise on the Danube River with his wife, Susan (LeVan). Dave was born in Beckley, West Virginia, on March 13, 1944, to Bernard and Alberta Green. He attended Marsh Fork High School, earned a B.S. and M.S. in Wood Science from West Virginia University and a PhD in Wood Science from Syracuse University of New York (SUNY). While in college, Dave served in the U.S. Army Reserves for 5 years. He moved to Canada to work for Domtar on special ...
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