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We have a new BS degree in Renewable Materials!

A more sustainable society requires that we use more renewable materials to make the products we need rather than continue to depend on oil and other non-renewable materials.  The demand for a greener future is at the heart of the WS&E department and especially of our degree programs.  Please use this site as your entry into the research, teaching and outreach programs at OSU that support that vision.

We're now offering a new undergraduate degree program in RENEWABLE MATERIALS to educate and train the next generation of leaders and innovators for exciting and diverse careers that will make a difference toward a sustainable future.

 

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY: Department Head - Wood Science & Engineering

WS&E News

Green chemistry is becoming a red-hot field

Anyone in the market for some green plywood or green carpet tiles? I'm not talking about redecorating with an Irish motif, it's the infusion of some green chemistry into the manufacturing process that makes these "green" products appealing. Green chemistry is red hot these days, as it should be. What is it?

A glue with "mussel" power

One day a few years ago, Kaichang Li was at the Oregon Coast harvesting mussels. When the day was over, in addition to mussels, he returned to Corvallis with questions that led to development of an environmentally friendly wood glue.

OSU a partner in new $2.2M center for wood-based materials

Oregon State University announced Tuesday it was chosen along with Virginia Tech to lead a new $2.2 million National Science Foundation-funded research center focused on environmentally friendly wood-based composite materials.

The five-year research initiative will involve six faculty members and three graduate students per year at OSU and a similar team at Virginia Tech.

Calendar/Events

01Feb2012

“Why Industrial Hemp is Both the Environmental and Economic ‘800 lb Gorilla’ in the Back of the Room”

Speaker: David Seber, Founder and CEO, Hemp Shield™ Abstract: Not available…

08Feb2012

“The Evolution of Wood Products Marketing, 1970 to Present”

Speaker:  Jim Snodgrass, Sales/Marketing Manager, Warm Springs Composite Products, Warm Springs, Oregon Abstract: Not available…

15Feb2012

“Community Renewable Energy”

Speaker:  Ciane Henkels, Attorney at Law, Portland and Newport, Oregon Abstract:  …

22Feb2012

“Kenaf Fiber-Reinforced Unsaturated Polyester Composites”

Speaker:  Xiaofeng Ren, Ph.D. Dual Major, OSU Department of Wood Science & Engineering and OSU Department of Materials Science Abstract:  …

29Feb2012

“Wood Marketing Approach in the Suspended Wood Ceilings Industry”

Speaker:  Michael Roemen, Business Development Manager, 9 Wood, Springfield, Oregon Abstract:  Not available…

07Mar2012

“Possibilities with Wood Systems in Construction”

Speaker:  Marjan Popovski, Senior Scientist and Quality Manager, FP Innovations, Vancouver, British Columbia Abstract:  Not available…

26Apr2012