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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

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.

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$2.2M Center for wood-based materials

Tornadoes Raise Questions About Building Practices, Code Enforcement

There is no practical, economic way to build structures that could stand up to the savagery of EF5 tornadoes like those that ripped through the South in late April, experts say, but damage from lesser storms could be reduced by better building practices and better enforcement of existing codes.

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Full Story - OSU News & Research Communications
News Release - 5/12/11- National Science Foundation (NSF) "Massive Tornado Onslaught Raises Questions About Building Practices, Code Enforcement"

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.

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Full Story - A glue with "mussel" power
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Calendar/Events

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

The Lacey Act:A Brief History and New Requirements

Please join the Oregon Wood Innovation Center and Stoel Rives LLP on Wednesday, February 29th, 2012 at 12 PM Pacific for this exclusive hour-long seminar on The Lacey Act: A Brief History and New Requirements.  Special guest speaker Gary Lougee will delve into…

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

Selling Forest Products

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