The 24th International Wood Machining Seminar will be held in Corvallis, Oregon, from 25th to 30th of August, 2019, hosted by the Oregon State University College of Forestry. This seminar series started in 1963 and provides a forum for leading international researchers and practicing engineers to present and discuss recent advances in wood cutting tools, processes and machinery. Practical information exchange and technical interaction among wood machining professionals are primary objectives.
Read MoreMSc Sustainable Built Environments - scholarship for prospective students - Are you interested in contributing to the development of a sustainable built environment? Do you see yourself working in the fields of engineering, wood and material science, business innovation, and building design? Then the MSc study programme Sustainable Built Environments (SBE) is the right choice for you, since it offers a complete set of skills and knowledge that graduates will need to design, assess, construct, and renovate a new generation of buildings that consider human health and environmental and social impacts. This programme prepares students to solve complicated problems and face challenges that arise in the field of ...
Read MoreNew Book by Dr. Jim Bowyer is available for purchase now. In a new book The Irresponsible Pursuit of Paradise, author Jim Bowyer delves into the ethically bankrupt position that underlies much of environmental policy of the U.S. and other wealthy countries. He notes that aggressive resistance to local extraction of raw materials in the face of high per capita consumption, and heavy reliance on imported raw materials adds up to what has been aptly described as environmental imperialism. Bowyer observes that “…contrary to common practice today, high consuming nations need to be asking, ‘Why not in my back yard?’” “This is an important work from a life-long committed environmentalist, ...
Read MoreEdited by Douglas D. Stokke, Leslie H. Groom Plant biomass resources are seen as a vast reservoir of potential to be unlocked as sustainable fiber, fuel and chemical feedstock for the 21st century. Vital to the achievement of this promise are fundamental investigations on the nature and industrial application of lignocellulosic materials. This volume brings together a broad array of scientific expertise to focus on the characterization and utilization of cellulosic materials. Researchers from Austria, Germany, Sweden, Japan, New Zealand, Australia and the US explore many facets of the plant cell wall, from its fundamental structure and its manipulation via ...
Read MoreAn assistantship is available for a self-motivated graduate student (M.S. or Ph. D.) in the area of Biofuels and Bioenergy with focus on thermo-chemical conversion technology. The assistantship is available for 12 months beginning in the Fall of 2017. Further support will be provided based on the performance of the student. The student will work on a project related to production and characterization of novel bio-chars to be used for nitrogen and phosphorous capture from agricultural fields. Some research experience in related area of production and characterization of bio-chars and its use for nitrogen and phosphorous is highly desirable but ...
Read MoreConditional upon grant funding, a graduate research assistantship will be available for a Master of Science (MS) student in the Louisiana Forest Products Development Center, School of Renewable Natural Resources, Louisiana State University (LSU) to start fall semester 2017. The successful candidate will be involved in a cutting-edge project in the field of forest products marketing/business development with a focus on evaluation of market potential for Cross- Laminated Lumber (CLT) and Massive Veneer Panels (MVP) in the Southern United States using Southern Yellow Pine. In particular, the candidate will investigate awareness, willingness-to- participate, and markets for CLT and MVP from ...
Read MoreUniversity of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture Center for Renewable Carbon Position Announcement: Professor and Director, Center for Renewable Carbon (CRC) Overview: The Center for Renewable Carbon (CRC) is an interdisciplinary research and development unit in TheUniversity of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture. Its mission is to advance the potential for non-food biomass to create new economic activity for the state of Tennessee and the Nation. The CRC team advances the science needed to develop new technologies that enable the expanded use of forest and agricultural biomass for sustainable materials, chemicals, fuels, and energy; trains the workforce needed by advanced technology industries; ...
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Dr. Donald Gene Arganbright
Dr. Donald Gene Arganbright Dec 27, 1939 – August 25, 2018 Dr. Donald (Don) G. Arganbright (former President of SWST), born in North Platte, Nebraska on December 27, 1939, lost his long battle with cancer on August 25, 2018. He is survived by his beloved family members: wife, Jenine Davison of Lockwood; daughters Kristy Cox of Studio City, and Megan Arganbright of Kensington, CA; two grandchildren, Rowan and Grayson; nephew Jake Davison, and nieces Morgan Stefanz, Johana Kanes and Olivia Kanes. Don received his BS in Forestry and MS in Wood Technology at Iowa State University in 1962 and 1964 ...
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