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TAPPI welcomed its newest members on Wednesday, as partners of Verus Carbon Neutral toured TAPPI headquarters, and remained for a discussion of Sustainability issues. Pictured at right are Larry N. Montague - TAPPI President & CEO, Eric Taub - Founder/Managing Partner of Verus Carbon Neutral, Colleen Walker - Project Manager & Technical Lead for TAPPI, and Andrew Keenan, Partner/CMO of Verus Carbon Neutral
The early bird registration deadline for the Introduction to Linerboard/Medium Manufacture Course extended to July 23.
Knowledge is power. The TAPPI Introduction to Linerboard/Medium Manufacture Course is designed to give you increased confidence and understanding of linerboard and medium manufacture and properties. By participating in this course you will be able to interact more knowledgeably with experienced process engineers and operators as well as increase your ability to improve paperboard mill operations and help troubleshoot product quality problems.
If you are new to the topics or the pulp and papermaking processes, you may also want to participate in the optional Introduction to Pulp and Paper Seminar, 1 to 5 p.m. on Monday, August 2, 2010. Additional registration is required. Learn more about the seminar and the course.
Dr. Peter Vukusic of the University of Exeter will make the keynote presentation at the TAPPI 11th Advanced Coating Fundamentals Symposium, October 11-13, 2010, at PTS (Papiertechnische Stiftung) in Munich, Germany. Held every two years, this highly regarded symposium provides a forum for research and development professionals, chemists and technical service managers involved in paper coatings to discuss the latest technical developments.
Dr. Vukusic will present "Natural Systems for Bio-Inspired Designs: an Introduction to the Physics of Coloured Appearances in the Biological World" on Monday, October 11, 2010. He is the Associate Professor in Natural Photonics and Bioinspiration at the University of Exeter School of Physics.
Vukusic graduated from Imperial College, London in 1989 and from the University of Exeter in 1993 with a PhD in Optical Physics and then with a PGCE in physics. He completed a research fellowship at CSIRO Melbourne in 1994 and subsequently taught science in schools from 1994 to 1998. Vukusic returned to Exeter in 1998 as a research fellow to investigate structural color in natural systems. In 2001 he was awarded a 5-year Personal Fellowship from the BBSRC, and in 2003 was appointed permanent lecturer at the University of Exeter School of Physics. He became Associate Professor of Natural Photonics in 2008.
His work is frequently featured on scientific programs of the BBC and National Geographic. He regularly lectures on the science of light and color to schools, adult groups and to international audiences.
The TAPPI Research Management Committee requests your nominations for the Research and Development Technical Award and the William H. Aiken Prize.
The award is presented for outstanding accomplishments or contributions that advanced the technology of the paper and related industries. More specifically, they should be in the field of research and development. The nomination should contain:
* A summary of the nominee's technical achievements
* The impact and relevance of the research on industry
* Education, work history
* Examples of the impact that they have had on others
* Other pertinent activity such as involvement in TAPPI
The $500 prize is funded by an endowment from the estate of William H. Aiken, TAPPI president in 1967-1968. He was vice president of technology for the former Union Camp Corporation at the time of his death in 1974. Dr. Aiken also won the TAPPI Gold Medal, the association's highest honor, in 1971.
Nominations for the Research and Development Technical Award and the William H. Aiken Prize should be submitted by August 1, 2010, to David Bell dbell@tappi.org at TAPPI, 15 Technology Parkway South, Norcross, GA 30092, USA, or fax +1 770-446-6947.
Designed to help you learn 'why' things happen on a paper machine, the 2010 TAPPI Paper Machine Operations Course is a three-day course, to be held in Norcross, Georgia USA on August 24-26, 2010. The course will focus on improving your understanding of the overall paper machine operation and improving paper machine operations and product quality.
Participants of this course will gain an improved understanding of the overall paper machine operation. In addition, a fundamental understanding of fiber properties and the way the mechanical components function on the paper machine will give the participant the tools needed to more quickly troubleshoot operational problems and improve paper machine operations and product quality.
After successfully completing this course, participants should be able to:
• Describe how the mechanical components and operations of the paper machine affect the structure of paper and thus the quality.
• Identify design and operating features of the paper machine that affect machine performance.
• Identify ways to improve paper machine efficiency and product quality based on a new understanding of the overall operation.
This course is ideal for anyone who could benefit from an introductory- to intermediate-level course on tissue. The content can help build confidence for more effective interactions with others on the job like operators, technical staff, researchers, suppliers and customers.
The TAPPI Introduction to Tissue Manufacturing course is one of very few available that covers introductory content of this nature. It enables those who attend to:
- Contribute more toward improved tissue manufacturing operations
- Play a stronger role in producing better, more competitive products
You'll learn from one of most distinguished professionals in the industry! Dr. Michael J. Kocurek, PhD, Professor Emeritus at North Carolina State University, is the course instructor and has taught this curriculum to multiple corporations and mills. He is a TAPPI Fellow and has taught TAPPI's oldest and highly ranked short course on Introduction to Pulp & Paper for more than 37 years. In 2005, he was inducted into the Paper Industry International Hall of Fame, an honor bestowed on those who have made preeminent contributions to the global pulp & paper industry.
Check out the recently published "Fundamentals of the Kraft Recovery Process," by Jeff Empie. It details the chemical engineering fundamentals of the kraft recovery process, including mass and energy balances, thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, phase separations, heat and mass transport phenomena, and reaction kinetics. Each kraft recovery unit operation, including multiple effect evaporation, recovery boiler operations, green liquor processing, causticizing, and white liquor processing is discussed in detail.
Sample problems are posed and detailed solutions are presented. Additional instructive process problems are included at the end of each chapter for analysis and solution.
Academicians, Mill Engineers: This book is ideal for senior or graduate level courses for pulp and paper, chemical, and mechanical engineers, as well as a valuable reference resource for practicing pulp mill engineers who want to better understand the kraft recovery process they operate each day.
Dr. Hadi Mahabadi will make a keynote presentation at the 2010 International Conference on Nanotechnology for the Forest Products Industry. This event is sponsored by TAPPI and hosted by VTT. It will take place September 27-29, 2010 at the Dipoli Congress Centre in Espoo, Finland. The theme of this year's event is "Getting Down to Business with Nanotech Products."
Dr. Mahabadi will present "Bio Based Nano Particles and a Greener Printing Industry" on Wednesday, September 29, 2010. He is the Vice President and Center Manager for the Xerox Research Centre of Canada (XRCC). XRCC is part of the research and technology organizations in the Xerox Innovation Group. Dr. Mahabadi joined Xerox in 1981 and has held a variety of managerial positions at XRCC. He has been instrumental in creating an environment to increase innovation and successful commercialization of many breakthrough materials technologies at XRCC. Examples include novel solid inks for Xerox ink jet printers and Emulsion Aggregation toner for many Xerox products introduced into the market after 2000.
This Nanotechnology Conference brings together leading researchers, industry experts, government representatives and other stakeholders. In technical sessions and face-to-face meetings, they share developments, perspectives and discuss new ideas and breakthrough concepts on nanotechnology-based advances. Visit www.tappi.org/10nano for additional keynoters and presentation updates.
Nominations for the major TAPPI 2011 awards are due by August 1, 2010. The awards that may be presented in the upcoming year are:
• Gunnar Nicholson Gold Medal Award - The Association's highest technical honor may be presented annually to recognize an individual or individuals for preeminent scientific and engineering achievements of proven commercial benefit to the world's pulp, paper, board, and forest products industries and the other industries that TAPPI serves.
• Herman L. Joachim Distinguished Service Award - The Association's highest award for service, may be presented annually to recognize leadership and service which have significantly and demonstrably contributed to the advancement of the Association.
• Paul W. Magnabosco Outstanding Local Section Member Award – The highest honor for Local Sections may be presented annually to recognize an individual for outstanding leadership and exceptional service to one or more Local Sections, which have resulted in significant and demonstrable benefits to the Local Section members.
• TAPPI Fellow - TAPPI Fellows are Individuals who have been members of TAPPI for not less than 10 years prior to the nomination, and who have contributed meritorious service to the Association and/or the paper and related industries. Retiring members of the TAPPI Board of Directors become Fellows automatically at the end of their term.
The TAPPI Awards and Honors page has links to these awards which will show the qualifications required and links to the nomination forms that must be completed. You may submit all nomination forms by email to standards@tappi.org, or you may fax them to the attention of the awards department at +1-770-446-6947, or send by mail to TAPPI, Awards Department, 15 Technology Parkway South, Norcrosss, GA 30092, USA.
"The longer I live, the more I see that I am never wrong about anything, and that all the pains I have so humbly taken to verify my notions have only wasted my time." - George Bernard Shaw
TAPPI welcomed its newest members on Wednesday, as partners of Verus Carbon Neutral toured TAPPI headquarters, and remained for a discussion of Sustainability issues. Pictured at right are Larry N. Montague - TAPPI President & CEO, Eric Taub - Founder/Managing Partner of Verus Carbon Neutral, Colleen Walker - Project Manager & Technical Lead for TAPPI, and Andrew Keenan, Partner/CMO of Verus Carbon Neutral
