Department of Forest Biomaterials

Department of Forest BiomaterialsType| Public research department

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Established| 1948 (1948)[1]

Parent institution

| North Carolina State University
Head of Department| Jingxin Wang [2]
Location|

Raleigh

North Carolina

United States

Affiliations| College of Natural Resources
Website| cnr.ncsu.edu/fb/

The Department of Forest Biomaterials at North Carolina State University (NC State) is an academic department specializing in the study and development of forest-based materials, bioenergy, and sustainability.[3][4][5][6] The department is part of the College of Natural Resources.

## Research Areas

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* Bioenergy [7][8]
* Sustainable Biomaterials [9][10]
* Forest Products [11]
* Environmental Sustainability [12][13]

## Education

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Undergraduate and graduate programs (#1 in Wood Science & Wood Products/Pulp & Paper Technology in 2024 in the United States[14][15]), including Bachelor's, Master's, and Ph.D. degrees. Courses cover topics such as wood science, bioenergy, sustainable biomaterials, and environmental sustainability.[16]

* Master of Science in Forest Biomaterials [17]
* Master of Forest Biomaterials (non-thesis) [18]
* Distance Master of Forest Biomaterials (online-only) [19]
* Ph.D. in Forest Biomaterials [20]

## Collaborations and Partnerships

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The Department of Forest Biomaterials collaborates with various institutions, organizations, and industries:

* University of British Columbia
* Aalto University
* Auburn University
* Georgetown University
* USDA
* Department of Energy
* WestRock
* Valmet
* Cascades
* Adidas
* Unilever
* Kimberly-Clark
* Rayonier Advanced Materials
* Procter & Gamble
* CMPC (company)
* Suzano
* Eastman
* Essity
* International Paper
* Andritz AG
* Nalco Water

## Faculty

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* Dimitris S. Argyropoulos
* Ali Ayoub
* Medwick Byrd Jr
* Edward Funkhouser
* Ronalds W. Gonzalez
* Martin Hubbe
* Hasan Jameel
* John Kadla
* Bo Kasal
* Frederik Laleicke
* Kai Lan
* Nathalie Lavoine
* Lucian Lucia
* Marian McCord
* Lokendra Pal
* Sunkyu Park
* Melissa Pasquinelli
* Joel Pawlak
* Perry Peralta
* Ilona Peszlen
* Richard Phillips
* Rico Ruffino
* Daniel Saloni
* David Tilotta
* Richard Venditti
* Jingxin Wang
* Yuan Yao

## Faculty Emeritus

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* Hou-min Chang
* John Heitmann Jr
* Stephen Kelley
* Adrianna Kirkman
* Michael Kocurek
* Philip Mitchell
* Elisabeth Wheeler

## Postdoctoral Scholars

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* Nelson Barrios
* Sharmita Bera
* Seong-Min Cho
* Karthik Ananth Mani
* Raman Rao
* Md Imrul Reza Shishir
* Song Wang
* Saurabh K Kardam

## Staff

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* Shelley Barry
* Brittany Hayes
* Olivia Lenahan
* Shannon Lora
* Ronald Marquez
* Beverly Miller
* Julie Paradiso
* Melissa Rabil
* Jessica Rogers
* Angela Rush
* Elisha Swartz
* Loi Tran

## External links

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* Department of Forest Biomaterials at NC State

## References

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1. ^ "History - Department of Forest Biomaterials". cnr.ncsu.edu. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
2. ^ "About Us - Department of Forest Biomaterials". cnr.ncsu.edu. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
3. ^ "Searching for a sustainable replacement for single-use plastics in agriculture". WRAL. 2023.
4. ^ "Sustainable fashions: NCSU experts are stitching together a cleaner future with nanotech". WRAL TechWire. 2022-04-27.
5. ^ "War on plastics pollution gains new weapon: It's a biomaterial from NCSU researchers". WRAL TechWire. 2022-03-22.
6. ^ "NC State's Chancellor's Innovation Fund supports 6 promising biotech projects". WRAL TechWire. 2020-08-14.
7. ^ "Bioenergy Technologies Office". U.S. Department of Energy. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
8. ^ Narron, R. H., Kim, H., Chang, H., Jameel, H., & Park, S. (2016). Biomass pretreatments capable of enabling lignin valorization in a biorefinery process. *Current Opinion in Biotechnology*, 38, 39-46. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copbio.2015.12.018
9. ^ "Sustainable Biomaterials and Bioenergy Program". National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
10. ^ Park, S., Venditti, R. A., Jameel, H., & Pawlak, J. J. (2006). Changes in pore size distribution during the drying of cellulose fibers as measured by differential scanning calorimetry. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2006.02.026
11. ^ Sulis, D. B., Jiang, X., Yang, C., Marques, B. M., Matthews, M. L., Miller, Z., Lan, K., Cofre-Vega, C., Liu, B., Sun, R., Sederoff, H., Bing, R. G., Sun, X., Williams, C. M., Jameel, H., Phillips, R., Chang, H., Peszlen, I., Huang, Y. Y., Li, W., Kelly, R. M., Sederoff, R. R., Chiang, V. L., Barrangou, R., & Wang, J. P. (2023). Multiplex CRISPR editing of wood for sustainable fiber production. *Science*, 381(6654), 216-221. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.add4514
12. ^ "Sustainability and the Environment". Environmental Protection Agency. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
13. ^ Forfora, Naycari; Azuaje, Ivana; Vivas, Keren A.; Vera, Ramon E.; Brito, Amelys; Venditti, Richard; Kelley, Stephen; Tu, Qingshi; Woodley, Alex; Gonzalez, Ronalds (1 February 2024). "Evaluating biomass sustainability: Why below-ground carbon sequestration matters". Journal of Cleaner Production. 439: 140677. doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.140677.
14. ^ "Top Schools in Wood Science and Wood Products/Pulp and Paper Technology". College Factual. 2023.
15. ^ "Wood Science and Wood Products/Pulp and Paper Technology Degrees". Universities.com. 2023.
16. ^ "How Educational Institutions Can Help Build A Sustainable Future". Forbes. August 18, 2023. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
17. ^ "Master of Science in Forest Biomaterials". NC State University. 2023.
18. ^ "Master of Forest Biomaterials (non-thesis)". NC State University. 2023.
19. ^ "Distance Master of Forest Biomaterials (online-only)". NC State University. 2023.
20. ^ "Ph.D. in Forest Biomaterials". NC State University. 2023.