The SWST Membership Committee is pleased to announce this call for nominations for the 2017 Distinguished Educator Award. The SWST Distinguished Educator Award encompasses disciplines of teaching as well as outreach and is intended to recognize individual faculty and instructors at a university for sustainable performance of excellence in teaching or to recognize faculty, staff or industry personnel for outstanding extension, engagement and economic development activities in wood science or related disciplines. Nominees for the award must be SWST Members. Recipients of the Distinguished Educator Award will receive a $500 cash award and a plaque from SWST. The recipient ...
Read MoreGraduate Research Assistant (MS or PhD position) One graduate research assistantship is available for a Master of Science (MS) or Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)student in the Department of Sustainable Bioproducts at Mississippi State University (MSU). The successful candidate will be involved in a multidisciplinary project in the field of timber engineering with a focus on development and performance evaluation of innovative structural wood products. In particular, the candidate will investigate the effect of manufacturing parameters on the structural behaviour of a horizontal diaphragm constructed with southern yellow pine wood products. The MS candidate is expected to be engaged in extensive ...
Read MoreI recently read “Forty Years a Forester, 1903-1943” by Elers Koch (1880-1954). Elers was Peter Koch’s father. Elers completed the manuscript in 1949 but the book was not published until 1998. It contains a 19 page introduction by Peter. As all wood scientists know, Peter was a renowned wood scientist. I knew Peter well. We were both active in the Forest Products Society, SWST, and we both were Fellows in the Society of American Foresters, as was Peter’s father. I saw Peter nearly every year at meetings. But I did not know until recently that Peter’s father had been a ...
Read MorePosition description: The Department of Forestry at Michigan State University is seeking a highly motivated Research Associate / Postdoctoral Researcher for developing lignin‐based bioproducts. The researcher will be working on multiple research projects under the supervision of Dr. Mojgan Nejad. The candidate will be required to conduct biopolymer characterization, resin formulation, performance evaluation and to write project reports and refereed papers. These multidisciplinary projects are performed in close collaboration with multiple industry partners and the individual will have the opportunity to interact with major polymeric industry leaders on a regular basis. It is expected for the researcher to mentor graduate ...
Read More2017 Wood Adhesives Conference – Save the Date! Held every four years, the International Conference on Wood Adhesives, is the premier technical conference on advances in adhesion of wood and biomass. The next event will be held October 25-27, 2017 in Atlanta, GA. Since 1980, the conference has attracted an international audience including companies that make and use adhesives, their suppliers, researchers and students. Topics include: Structure and properties Bio-based and novel raw materials; adhesive systems; resin chemistry Fundamental understanding of wood bonding and adhesive substrate interactions Bonding untraditional substrates Issues with commercial implementation of new adhesives Composites Modeling New ...
Read MoreAssistant Research Professor Position Announcement Department of Sustainable Bioproducts, Forest and Wildlife Research Center, College of Forest Resources Division of Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine Mississippi State University The Forest and Wildlife Research Center/College of Forest Resources, Mississippi State University is seeking to fill two time limited, 12-month, non-tenure track, full time appointments for individuals with research responsibilities in the area of lumber and forest products standards and evaluation. Consideration will be given to candidates with expertise and high potential in fundamental aspects of 1. Natural Resources: Lumber standards, statistical distribution analyses, evaluation, testing, and sampling (Job#495498) and 2. Material ...
Read MoreThe Michigan Technological University (MTU) School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science (SFRES) is seeking outstanding and motivated applicants for a 3-year Graduate Research Assistantship at PhD level to study lignocellulosic biomaterials, focusing on lignin utilization and biomass-based carbon. The assistantship includes full stipend and tuition. Applicants must have strong background in organic chemistry and polymer science. A degree in chemistry, applied chemistry, chemical engineering, and research experience in renewable biopolymers is preferred. Preference will also be given to applicants with a Master’s degree. The applicants must be willing to collaborate with others and able to work as a team ...
Read MoreThe 1st International Conference on Timber Structures is being organised by the Wessex Institute in collaboration with the Technical Centre of Wood Industry in Belgium. Rapid advances have recently been made in the development and processing of innovative ecologically friendly wood products. A wide range of new structural shapes can now be fabricated and used to construct buildings and bridges which have minimal impact on the environment. Wood is particularly attractive since it is renewable and has no carbon footprint when it is harvested in a sustainable way. Timber structures are ecologically sound and comparatively low cost. The material lends ...
Read MoreThe Forest and Wildlife Research Center/College of Forest Resources, Mississippi State University is seeking to fill a 12-month, Tenure-track, fulltime, Assistant/Associate Professor Position with research, teaching and service responsibilities in the Department of Sustainable Bioproducts. Particular consideration will be given to candidates with expertise and high potential in fundamental aspects of adhesion technology which may include resins, coatings, polymers, engineered composites, polymer chemistry, or similar field. The successful candidate must possess a Ph.D. at the time of appointment, from an accredited institution of higher learning in either wood science/forest products/sustainable bioproducts or an allied scientific discipline such as polymer science, ...
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The Hungarian refugees who helped shape Canada’s forests
Alongside 30 classmates armed with rifles and anti-tank cannons, Antal Kozak barrelled down a stretch of highway in western Hungary prepared to fight against a combat juggernaut immeasurably more powerful than his own. The date was Nov. 4, 1956 around 4 p.m. Kozak was in his early 20s and studying forestry at the University of Sopron, located roughly 15 kilometres from the Austrian border. – See more at: http://www.vancourier.com/news/the-hungarian-refugees-who-helped-shape-canada-s-forests-1.2466189#sthash.TOUbqxbu.dpuf
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