This hands-on workshop will provide a broad overview of Pulping, Bleaching, Chemical Recovery, Recycling, Papermaking and Converting. The 5-day course will consist of presentations in the morning and hands-on laboratory and pilot-plant exercises in the afternoon. Students receive a course notebook and CD with approximately 400 pages of reference materials. Workshop material discussed in the morning will be re-emphasized in lab and pilot plant exercises covering pulping, bleaching, papermaking, deinking, and refining for increased understanding and retention. One afternoon includes pilot plant paper machine activities. Students get an opportunity to interface with instructors and other students at a course banquet and a social event. This introduction level workshop is appropriate for technical and non-technical individuals with a desire for a laboratory focused course to understand and appreciate the basics of pulping, bleaching, recovery, recycling, papermaking and converting operations. Students receive a certificate with 3.7 CEU credits and a short course polo shirt. For those interested in more in-depth instruction in a specific area, individualized instruction can be arranged.

The registration fee is $1800. This registration fee includes tuition, materials, refreshment breaks, a certificate and one dinner each session. Lodging is not included in the registration fee. The number of students in the course will be limited in size (to 32) for maximum effectiveness and registrations will be accepted in the order they are received. The registration fee should be received no later than two weeks prior to the course starting date. Contact Mari Asanuma(919-272-0621 or masanuma@nc.rr.com) for availability of space less than one week before the course. The registration fee cannot be refunded. Substitute participants can be sent, or the fee can be applied to a course on a later date.

For questions related to course content or individualized instruction, please contact Dr. Richard Venditti (919) 515-6185 or Richard_venditti@ncsu.edu.

For more information please go to http://cnr.ncsu.edu/wps/acadprogs/handson.html

For questions related to registration and payment, please contact Mari Asanuma at 919-272-0621 or masanuma@nc.rr.com.