College of Natural Resources

Dec 5, 2023

AI-Powered Waste Management System to Revolutionize Recycling

Lokendra Pal, the EJ Woody Rice Professor in the College of Natural Resources’ Department of Forest Biomaterials, is working with his collaborators to develop a “smart waste management system” for the collection, identification and characterization of organic materials in non-recyclable waste. 

Oct 18, 2023

Goodnight Spotlight: A Transfer Scholar With a Commitment to Nature

Michely is a member of the Goodnight Transfer Scholars class of 2026 for whom studying wildlife conservation is a way of contributing to something that she cares deeply about while also honoring her roots in Brazil. 

Sep 12, 2023

Forestry Alum’s Legacy Honored at Slocum Camp

Brady Johnson, a 1998 graduate of the Poole College of Management, recently donated funds to the College of Natural Resources to name the newly renovated dining hall at Slocum Camp after his grandfather J. Baxter Johnson Jr., who graduated from the College of Natural Resources in 1948. The dedication honors a major figure in Johnson’s life and recognizes his family’s shared love for NC State while also providing for the forestry students who spend six to nine weeks each summer learning at the camp. 

Aug 29, 2023

Haley Jenkins Analyzes Sustainable Wood Products

Haley Jenkins is a junior majoring in sustainable materials and technology in the College of Natural Resources, as well as a recipient of the Natural Resources Foundation Alumni Scholarship Award and the Wilson Family Scholarship. This summer, Jenkins served as an undergraduate research assistant with the wood science and engineering program at Oregon State, a multidisciplinary university program focused on science, technology and engineering. 

Aug 22, 2023

On the Path to Success

No matter what area — or areas — of NC State you support, your generosity makes a big difference throughout our campus. Our students graduate into successful careers, our faculty drive game-changing research and our programs build valuable connections, expanding our reach and your impact far beyond Raleigh. This past academic year, 36,159 donors joined us on a path to a bolder, brighter future. Learn more about how donor support is powering the extraordinary in a new school year. 

Aug 22, 2023

Jenna Abrahamson Develops Remote Sensing Methods to Predict Flooding

Jenna Abrahamson is a Ph.D. student in the Center for Geospatial Analytics and a recipient of the NC State University Graduate Research Fellowship. This summer, she worked remotely for the Pacific Northwest National Lab as a Ph.D. intern on its terrestrial and aquatic integration team under the Earth and Biological Sciences Directorate. 

Aug 15, 2023

Jennifer Piercy ’94 Reflects On Decade of Success at NC State

There’s a word for what Jennifer Piercy feels as she heads to work every day as the assistant dean for college advancement and president of the NC State Natural Resources Foundation. The word: passion. 

Aug 8, 2023

NC State to Lead $10M Initiative to Decarbonize Forest Products Industry

A group of researchers from the NC State Department of Forest Biomaterials has been selected to lead a $10 million, public-private research initiative aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the forest products industry. Lokendra Pal, the EJ Woody Rice Professor and a University Faculty Scholar in the Department of Forest Biomaterials at NC State, will lead the effort. 

Aug 8, 2023

Charles Allen Sanders ’85 Named Executive Director of Pulp and Paper Advisory Board

Sanders, an alumnus of the College of Natural Resources’ paper science and engineering program, brings more than 30 years in the paper industry to the board. In his new role, he will serve as an interface between the advisory board and corporate and individual contributors, manage day-to-day activities of the board, work to establish goals and objectives to grow the endowment and assist in alumni communications. 

Jun 27, 2023

Scholarship Support Allows Tylene Powell to Pursue Her Passion for Sport Management

For NC State junior Tylene Powell, the support that she’s received from scholarships has been vital to her academic success. Powell, who is majoring in sport management at the College of Natural Resources, received the Natural Resources Foundation Scholarship during her freshman year and then the Jack “Swede” Frauson Sports Management Scholarship and the Wayne Williamson and Bette Rose Scholarship Endowment in Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management.