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Conference Schedule
TUESDAY, JUNE 6
7:30 AM
5:30 PM
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7
7:30 AM
Registration Opens
Breakfast
8:30 AM
General Session
Opening Welcome
Keynote Speakers
Joseph McNeel | “Expanding Opportunities for Hardwoods in a Structural World”
Liangbing Hu | “Wood Nanotechnologies”
10:00 AM
Morning Break
10:20 AM
Concurrent Sessions
Session 1.1 Sustainable Construction Materials – Innovations and New Product Developments
Session 1.2 Fundamentals and Novel Applications of Cellulosic Materials
Session 1.3 Promoting Climate Smart Forestry through Forest Carbon and Sustainable Biomaterials
12:00 PM
Lunch
Wood Bowl
1:50 PM
Concurrent Sessions
Session 2.1 Sustainable Construction Materials – Innovations and New Product Developments
Session 2.2 Fundamentals and Novel Applications of Cellulosic Materials
Session 2.3 Supply Chain and Logistics of Biochar and Bioproducts Development Biomaterials
3:30 PM
Afternoon Break
3:50 PM
Concurrent Sessions
Session 3.1 Sustainable Construction Materials – Innovations and New Product Developments Session 3.2 Advances in Cellulose Nanomaterials Applications
Session 3.3 Agroforestry and Non-timber Forest Products
5:30 PM
Poster Reception and Networking
7:00 PM
Morgantown Pub Crawl
THURSDAY, JUNE 8
7:30 AM
Registration Opens
Breakfast
8:30 AM
General Session
Keynote Speakers
Orlando Rojas | “Lightweight Materials Based on Nanopolysaccharides”
Arijit Sinha | “Demonstrating Structural Resilience through Veneer-based Composites”
Neil Kanungo
10:00 AM
Morning Break
10:30 AM
Concurrent Sessions
Session 4.1 Frontiers in Renewable Materials
Session 4.2 General
12:00 PM
Lunch
FPS Officer Transition
1:50 PM
Concurrent Sessions
Session 5.1 Durability and Protection of Wood and Wood Products
Session 5.2 Frontiers in Renewable Materials
Session 5.3 General
3:30 PM
Afternoon Break
3:50 PM
Concurrent Sessions
Session 6.1 Durability and Protection of Wood and Wood Products
Session 6.2 Processing and Wood Quality
Session 6.3 Wood Identification
6:00 PM
Cocktail Hour
7:00 PM
Paul Bunyan Awards Dinner
FRIDAY, JUNE 9
8:00 AM
Breakfast Board Meeting
Strategic Planning
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