PTF BPI Conference 2016: Call for Papers Deadline
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The University of Tennessee, Center for Renewable Carbon, Forest Products and Timber Construction Department - Salzburg University of Applied Sciences, and Forest Products Society will collectively host the fourth edition of the Processing Technologies for the Forest and Biobased Products Industries Conference, October 25-26 at St. Simons Island, Ga., USA.
The conference is dedicated to the exchange of information and ideas about research on process technologies between industries and universities. Contemporary topics on: processing and product innovation; advances in material technology; marketing and education; wood and the environment; wood in construction; and furniture design will be presented.
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Abstracts are now being accepted. Deadline is May 20, 2016. Submit your abstract online.
Suggested Topics:
Processing and Product Innovation
- Continuous improvement, Six-Sigma, SPC, SSL, lean and other improvement methods
- Product-to-Process innovation
- Innovation in new sensors and processing the technologies.
Advances in Material Technology
- Utilization of low-value species
- Nanotechnology
- Adhesion
- Processing and material advancements
- Composites
- Chemistry
- New Products/Innovations.
Marketing and Education
- Forest & green building certification
- Green building movement/markets
- Environmental product declarations
- Public perception
- Timber supply issues
- Export/import product and policy.
Wood and the Environment
- Environmental impacts
- Recycling and reuse
- Treated wood/preservatives
- Biofuels-bioenergy and feedstock supply impacts
- Designing for the environment.
Wood in Construction
- Mass timber
- Wood moisture relations
- Wood quality and strength properties
- Paint coatings and finishing
- Solid wood and panel product development.
Furniture Design
- Advanced furniture design
- Advanced furniture materials
- Product-process furniture innovations.
Author Notification: June 20. Abstracts should be no more than 250 words. Please include up to five key words with your submission. For more information, please contact the university by email.