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 ...
Read MoreProf. Elemer M. Lang December 24, 1947 – August 16, 2019 It is with deep sadness that we report the demise of Dr. Elemer Lang, 71, Professor Emeritus and Doctor of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. He first practiced as a faculty of wood engineering in Sopron, Hungary, then spent an extended period in the USA as a lecturer and researcher. At the end of his career, he returned to Hungary, and kept working on the advancement of his field even in retirement. Elemer M. Lang was born in Győr, Hungary in 1947. He graduated from the Révay ...
Read MoreJob Description Summary The School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences at Auburn University invites applications for an Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist in forest operations with an expected start date of January, 2020. This is a tenure-track, 12 month appointment, with 75% extension and 25% teaching. The successful candidate will perform educational functions of the Alabama Cooperative Extension System (ACES), the primary Extension organization for the land-grant mission of Alabama A&M and Auburn Universities. ACES is dedicated to delivering research-based educational programs designed to empower individuals to improve their quality of life and economic well-being. The position will support the professional logging ...
Read MoreHappy 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 ...
Read MorePosition Announcement - Bioproducts Systems Analysis Assistant Professor The Pennsylvania State University This is a 36-week, tenure track teaching and research appointment in the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, College of Agricultural Sciences. The successful candidate will develop a nationally and internationally recognized program applying analysis, optimization, and modeling tools to ecologically and socially transformative bioproduct and bioprocess systems. Examples of specific areas of research include applications of systems tools to bioproducts production, manufacturing and supply chains, sustainable food production and food safety; agriculturally and biologically derived materials, chemicals, and related products. Teaching responsibilities will include three courses in ...
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Read MoreDates: March 9-17, 2019 Sustainable Forestry in Chile offers students an opportunity to explore the social, environmental, and economic aspects of forests and wood products in Chile. Students will gain real world understanding of the ideas and goals of sustainable forestry as they follow the economic cycle of natural Chilean forests and forest plantations—from seedlings, to forests, to forest products. This field based course will provide an overview of sustainable forestry from a multidisciplinary standpoint including silviculture, forest ecology, forest operations, wood engineering, and marketing. Assignments will aim to allow students flexibility to create and complete projects that demonstrate how ...
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