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Useful Links

Good Starting Points Additional Links Paper Manufacturers Universities and Research Vendors and Consultants Miscellaneous E-business Forestry Resources Fun with Forest Products Related Organizations TAPPI The Forest Bioproducts Division is pleased to offer several pages of links related to the paper industry and other aspects of the forest products industry. Those links can be accessed from the list at the left. In addition, there are several excellent starting points provided below. These offer huge lists of links related to the forest products industries. An excellent starting point is...

Webinar: Plastic Law and Policy - What Chemical Engineers Need to Know

Wednesday, August 23, 2023,
7:00pm to 8:00pm
EDT
Plastic policy is rapidly developing globally with better characterization of harm to human health and the environment from plastic pollution. In the context of the March 2, 2022, United Nations Resolution to End Plastic Pollution, this discussion will review the current status and developing...Read more

Careers

Why Choose Careers in Forest Products? Personal Perspectives This page offers the personal comments from engineers in the Forest Products Industries. If you would like to contribute a brief essay on your decision to pursue an engineering career in forest products, please submit it to Jeff Lindsay for consideration. Some good resources about careers in the forest products industries include the Recruitment Center at TAPPI.org , Paper University's page on paper careers (aimed at younger students), and the Biofuels Jobs Board .

About FBP

We are a Division of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers for those interested in advancing their skills and knowledge pertaining to forest bioproducts, including energy and chemical from biomass using many different processes. Our scope includes technical issues related to biofuels, biorefineries, biomass processing, pulp and paper technology, black liquor recovery (a biofuel from forest byproducts in the paper industry), etc. Recently our programming has been dominated by the growing interest in sustainable energy from forest products, especially biorefineries that convert cellulose...

FBP | Forest Bioproducts Division

Welcome to the Forest Bioproducts Division community site!

Reginald Rogers

Reginald Rogers is an associate professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering. Prior to joining the faculty at the University of Missouri, Rogers served as an associate professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). His research interests are focused on improved water resources using novel nanomaterials (e.g. carbon nanotubes). His group’s focus is on developing 2D and 3D structures specifically tailored toward removal of targeted contaminants from water systems. In addition, his group also has an interest in developing...Read more

Allison Godwin

Allison Godwin joined the faculty at Cornell University in 2023. She graduated from Clemson University with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering in 2011 and a Ph.D. in Engineering and Science Education in 2014. She joined the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University upon graduation, receiving tenure as well as a joint appointment in the Davidson School of Chemical Engineering in 2020. Her research focuses across four main areas including: 1) research on how diverse students in engineering navigate their pathways into and through engineering, with a particular focus on...Read more

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