Department of Forest Biomaterials

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. The department is part of the College of Natural Resources.

Research Areas

 * Bioenergy
 * Sustainable Biomaterials
 * Forest Products
 * Environmental Sustainability

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


 * Master of Science in Forest Biomaterials
 * Master of Forest Biomaterials (non-thesis)
 * Distance Master of Forest Biomaterials (online-only)
 * Ph.D. in Forest Biomaterials

Collaborations and Partnerships
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

 * 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

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

Postdoctoral Scholars

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

Staff

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