Wood & Natural Fibers News

Congratulations to Nicholas Mayer, Connor Reschke, Jesus Jimenez and Harish Varatharaj, who won awards at this year’s Showcase for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities! Crimson Award in Engineering and Physical […]

Washington State University researchers have received a two-year grant to make more resilient and durable housing materials from thermally-modified cross laminated timber (CLT) and recycled carbon fiber. The researchers, including […]

June 1, 2023 — Ji Yun Lee, assistant professor in WSU’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has received a National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award for […]

May 11, 2023 — The Office of Research has awarded nine faculty with the 2023 New Faculty Seed Grant. The grant program supports junior faculty in developing research, scholarly, or […]

May 8, 2023 — People often think of artificial intelligence as the frontier of science, but Hongtao Dang, assistant professor of construction management in the School of Design and Construction, […]

Washington State University researchers are working with a Port Angeles nonprofit organization to develop new housing materials from heat‑treated wood and recycled carbon fiber used in Boeing airplanes. Researchers from […]

PULLMAN, Wash. – Michael Wolcott, Washington State University Regents Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has been named to the Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee, which advises both […]

The most complex chemistry lab on the planet is growing in your neighborhood. There might be a tree in your own backyard, cranking out chemicals as it converts sunlight to […]

SEATTLE – Washington state-based Alaska Airlines today made history by flying the first commercial flight using the world’s first renewable, alternative jet fuel made from forest residuals, the limbs, and […]

Building tours, a reception, and music from the WSU Cougar Marching Band were part of the dedication of the new PACCAR Environmental Technology Building at Washington State University on Thursday, […]

SEATTLE – Imagine a material that allows us to construct new buildings more quickly. Helps to combat climate change. Supports the restoration of our forests while also helping revive our […]

Wood-framed skyscrapers, resistant to fire and earthquakes and made from locally harvested wood, may someday dot the skylines of North American cities. A new building at Washington State University, opening […]

Buildings stand among the nation’s leading producers of greenhouse gases. To blame is the energy used to operate them and the carbon-heavy materials required to construct them. With populations increasingly […]

PORT ANGELES, Wash. – Washington State University will lend its expertise in materials science and engineering to the Composite Recycling Technology Center (CRTC) that broke ground in Port Angeles today, […]

SEATTLE – Washington state’s hometown airline is teaming up with the Washington State University-led Northwest Advanced Renewables Alliance (NARA) to advance the production and use of alternative jet fuel made […]

PULLMAN, Wash. – How many giant wind turbine blades can your local landfill accommodate? To help avert such a problem, WSU is working with Seattle-based Global Fiberglass Solutions Inc. (GFS) […]

THOMAS M. MALONEY, 83, of Pullman, WA passed away on June 18, 2014, at his Pullman home.  Read more….. Tom was a distinguished professor at Washington State University and was […]

With representatives of the university’s Board of Regents, senior administration, and College of Engineering and Architecture faculty on hand, Washington State University today broke ground for the construction of a […]

As you walk through the new WSU visitor center, slow down and notice the wood around you. Natural blue staining on a bench shows how a Northwest pine tree lost […]

Karl Englund’s research would be easier if all homes were built of Legos. “If we designed for disassembly like that, you could just build your house, take it apart when […]

Michael Wolcott, professor in the Washington State University Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and director of WSU’s Institute for Sustainable Design, has been named a fellow of the International […]

Washington State University’s International Wood Composites Symposium is collaborating for the first time with the Northwest Advanced Renewable Alliance (NARA) to present “Managing the Woody Biomass Supply Chain – Impact […]

Dr. Vikram Yadama received a CAREER award from the National Science Foundation for his proposal “Development of high-performance lignocellulosic composites for building envelopes: Authentic learning about sustainable materials through a […]

Washington State University will receive a five-year, $40 million grant to help develop alternatives to petroleum-based fuels and chemicals. The award was announced Sept. 28 by U.S. Department of Agriculture […]

When an entrepreneur wanted to learn more about wood plastic composites (WPC), an Internet search led him to WSU. The ensuing partnership resulted in a factory opening that will employ […]

You can huff and puff and not blow the house made of straw down…if you use straw-based boards. Read more…

When some see small-diameter timber in the woods, they see a forest fire hazard or logging leftovers. But, Vikram Yadama sees an innovative opportunity to bring together science and nature […]

A structural wood plastic composite (WPC) developed with funding by the Office of Naval Research (under the direction of Ignacio Perez) was recently deployed in a pedestrian bridge accessing the Rattlesnake Wilderness […]

Safety of exterior elevated decks, balconies and porches continues to be an important national issue. Section 1604.8.3 of the 2009 International Building Code (IBC) states that decks shall be anchored to the […]

As you walk through the new WSU visitor center, slow down and notice the wood around you. Natural blue staining on a bench shows how a Northwest pine tree lost […]

By Tina Hilding, College of Engineering and Architecture Rattlesnake Creek Pedestrian Bridge wins prestigious design award from the American Council of Engineering Companies The designers of an innovative bridge that […]

Robert J. Tichy, a WSU research engineer in the College of Engineering and Architecture’s Wood Materials Engineering Laboratory was recently recognized with the L.J. Markwardt Award for his leadership in […]

By Ted McDonough, Staff Writer, Moscow-Pullman Daily News If you have a roof over your head, and that roof was built after 1950, Washington State University’s Wood Materials and Engineering […]

Local News Brief, WSU Evergreen, May 21, 1997The new director of the Wood Materials Engineering Laboratory at WSU will take over the position in June.Don Bender, from Texas A&M University, […]