ABOUT INSTITUTE The Institute of Wood Science and Technology (IWST), Bangalore under the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India has the mandate of conducting research on wood science at the national level, and cater to research needs of the forestry sector at regional level. The Institute is recognized to be a Centre of Excellence in Wood Science Research. CONFERENCE AIM In the area of Wood Science, the Institute is presently carrying out wide range of research activities in Wood Properties, Wood Processing, Wood Protection, Wood Modification, Wood Chemistry, Wood-Polymer Composites, Engineered ...
Read MoreI moderated the RNRF Spring Meeting at the American Geophysical Union in Washington, DC to shape the program for our 2014 National Congress: Food Production and Climate Change. Mark Rosegrant, Division Director for Environment and Production Technology at the International Food Policy Research Institute discussed climate change and global food security; Charles Walthall, National Program Leader for Natural Resources and Sustainable Agricultural Systems at USDA’s ARS discussed methods to enhance the sustainability and adaptive capacity of agriculture; and Carol Jones, Senior Economist for USDA’s ERS discussed domestic public policy to prepare the U.S. agricultural system to adapt to climate change. ...
Read MoreDATE: May 20-21, 2014 LOCATION: USDA Patriot Plaza III Conference Center, 355 E Street SW, Washington D.C. AGENDA: Click here to view the agenda. INVITATION LETTER: Click here to view the invitation letter. The “Cellulose Nanomaterial – A Path Towards Commercialization” workshop is being organized by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in collaboration with and co-sponsored by the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI). This workshop will bring together high level executives from government and multiple industrial sectors to identify pathways for the commercialization of cellulose nanomaterials and facilitate communication across industry sectors to determine common challenges. The primary goal of ...
Read MoreThis year we again cosponsored our Annual Meeting with Forest Products Society (FPS) as we have since 1958 when the organization began. We have done this every year until 2008 when we changed our meeting format to begin even-numbered years in an international venue and held it in Concepcion, Chile with the Universidad del Bio-Bio. Meetings in 2009, 2011, and 2013 were held with FPS. Our 2010 meeting was in Geneva, Switzerland at the United Nations with UNECE Timber Committee, and our 2012 was in Beijing, China with International Centre for Bamboo and Rattan. The 2013 meeting was a successful ...
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Master’s student research assistantship available at the University of Maine
Master’s student research assistantship available at the University of Maine Synopsis: A newly funded project will be starting soon at the School of Forest Resources, University of Maine. The project will support a Master’s student for two years on a research assistantship. The project will be focused on the production and property evaluation of a novel high density packaging material made with paper laminates and cellulose nanofibrils. The experimental work will involve laboratory experiments to produce paper laminates, traditional paper and composite material mechanical property tests, environmental durability assessment using dynamic mechanical tests run under various temperature and relative humidity ...
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