Postdoctoral Fellow in Civil / Mechanical Engineering
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Postdoctoral Fellow in Civil / Mechanical Engineering

The Advanced Manufacturing and Materials Properties Laboratory and the Agriculture Mechanics Laboratory seeks to hire a postdoctoral fellow with engineering skills that can be applied to analyze 3D printed bio-based composites. We seek engineers who are good at communicating across disciplines, and who see themselves thriving in a highly collaborative environment. The successful candidates will…

Dr. Adhikari, a PrinTimber faculty member is awarded a $6M award from the NSF

Dr. Adhikari, a PrinTimber faculty member is awarded a $6M award from the NSF

This collaborative research project involving universities in different regions aims to address the complex issue of climate change’s impact on agriculture. Greenhouse gas emissions from farming contribute to climate change, leading to more severe droughts that disrupt water supply for crops, affecting farmers’ livelihoods. The project’s main goal is to enhance agricultural sustainability and food…

Ahmed Ibrahim Named Structural Engineering Institute Fellow 

Ahmed Ibrahim Named Structural Engineering Institute Fellow 

Civil Engineering Associate Professor Ahmed Ibrahim was recently named a Structural Engineering Institute Fellow by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and will be recognized at the 2023 SEI Structures Congress in New Orleans. Ahmed’s research interests involve 3D concrete and timber printing, blast-resistant design and large-scale experimental testing. As a fellow at the…

Forest Products Journal: NSF PrinTimber Special Issue Invitation
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Forest Products Journal: NSF PrinTimber Special Issue Invitation

Recent Advances and New Approaches for Additive Manufacturing Using Wood and Biomaterials  Message from the Guest Editors: “Dear Colleagues, The world is experiencing an unprecedented paradigm shift in fabrication using advanced and additive manufacturing. At the forefront of this shift is the utilization of polymeric and metallic materials. By contrast, wood and other bio-mass-based materials have…

PrinTimber Outreach Activity Teaches High School Students About Molecular Deformation and Additive Manufacturing

PrinTimber Outreach Activity Teaches High School Students About Molecular Deformation and Additive Manufacturing

In May, Pullman High School AP Chemistry students learned about the molecular deformation of polymers through a hands-on class taught by Mechanical Engineering Assistant Professor and PrinTimber Principal Investigator Michael Maughan. The lesson taught the students what happens to polymers when they are stretched on a molecular level. This basic concept is a fundamental building block of science….

Adefemi Alade Awarded First Place in the IAWS Doctoral Award for 2022

Adefemi Alade Awarded First Place in the IAWS Doctoral Award for 2022

The International Academy of Wood Science (IAWS) recently announced that Adefemi Alade obtained the first position in their Doctoral Award and Medal for 2022. With this award the IAWS wishes to provide recognition to outstanding dissertation research at the PhD level by students throughout the world. Alade was supervised at Stellenbosch University by Brand Wessels…

Interdisciplinary Team Seeking to Make Strides in Future Manufacturing

Interdisciplinary Team Seeking to Make Strides in Future Manufacturing

An interdisciplinary project connecting several Auburn University faculty and fellow scientists will address the hard-hitting reality that affordable housing is out of reach for many Americans living in rural areas. But the path of this research may lead to viable solutions that would have seemed futuristic mere years ago: planning advanced manufacturing that helps utilize…

U of I Friday Letter: Architecture Students Learning From the Ground Up

U of I Friday Letter: Architecture Students Learning From the Ground Up

The University of Idaho’s land-grant mission takes flight when community-minded people collaborate and use their talents to tackle the challenging issues we face in our state, such as affordable housing. Construction begins shortly on the first of six one-bedroom homes in the Lupine Flats Project – a cooperative effort between U of I faculty member Randy Teal and…