TAPPI Connect Open Forum “Ask The Expert” Events
Below is a list of previous “Ask The Expert” events. Don’t miss future events, bookmark TAPPI Connect Open Forum and revisit often. “Ask The Expert” events take place several times a year.
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Previous events included:
Student Summit
Featuring Bryanna Lawry, North Carolina State University and Olivia Price, Western Michigan University.
Bryanna is currently a junior at NC State University, double majoring in Chemical Engineering and Paper Science Engineering, and is expected to graduate in May 2024! She is currently the secretary of NC States student TAPPI chapter. This past summer, she interned as a process engineer in the pulp processes department of the Georgia Pacific Muskogee, OK mill and is returning to GP this summer, but as a part of the paper CSC group in their corporate office in Atlanta. For the past year and a half, and counting, she has worked as an undergraduate researcher on multiple projects- that spanned concepts from new sustainable packaging options, carbon reduction and climate technology.
Olivia is a 4th year - Senior at Western Michigan University. She is a Paper and Chemical Engineering Double Major. In 2021 she had an Internship with Graphic Packaging. This past summer in 2022, she interned with Capstone Technology where she accepted a full time offer with Capstone upon graduation. Olivia is a Board Member of Western Michigan's TAPPI Student Chapter.
Took place Friday, January 6, 2023
'Incorporation of post-consumer pizza boxes in the recovered fiber stream'
Featuring Ashok Ghosh, WestRock Company. Ashok Ghosh has 25 year work experience in paper industry in pulp, paper quality, production and sustainability. Ashok has a PhD from paper science department, North Carolina State University where he researched non-chlorine bleaching chemistry. Presently he is managing research on Recycling and Sustainability.
Took place Friday, September 7, 2022
Process Chemicals for Papermaking
Featuring Martin Hubbe, North Carolina State University and Scott Rosencrance, Kemira.
Marty, as Professor and Buckman Distinguished Scientist at North Carolina State University (1998 to present), Marty teaches and conducts research related to the colloidal chemistry of cellulosic materials, with a particular focus on papermaking wet-end chemistry. Hubbe has conducted research related to paper strength, electrokinetic tests, flocculation, and dewatering. He has also chaired TAPPI's "Introduction to Wet-End Chemistry" short course and conducted university courses for on-campus students and distance-education.
In addition to his work with Kemira, Scott has served as an adjunct assistant professor for the University of Minnesota's Department of Bioscience Engineering. Additionally, he has been a member of the Chemistry Advisory Board for Fairmont State University, as well as Kennesaw State University's Biochemistry and Chemistry Advisory Board. He is the author of more than about 80 patents and publications in a variety of international journals about physical chemistry, colloids, and surfaces, in large part related to pulp and paper.
Took place Friday, August 2, 2022
Paper Machine Operations
Featuring instructor Tom Rodencal, Tom Rodencal & Associates. Tom is a product expert on high ash chemistry with implementations in North America, Mexico, and Brazil. Since 2016, he has been president of Tom Rodencal & Associates, a consulting company to the paper and allied industries. In this role, he has provided operator training, troubleshooting, paper machine auditing, and due diligence to various companies. Tom is a TAPPI Fellow, past chairman of the TAPPI Paper & Board Division, and past TAPPI Board director.
Took place Friday, March 18, 2022
Lime Kilns and Recausticizing: The Forgotten Part of a Kraft Mill
Featuring Peter Hart, Director of Fiber Science and Innovation at WestRock. Peter specializes in pulping, bleaching, evaporators, chemical recovery, recausticization, refining, and wet end chemistry. Also featuring Glenn Hanson III who is currently in Pyro Technical Sales Support for Metso Outotec in the North & Central Americas Region. Both are editors of Lime Kilns and Recausticizing: The Forgotten Part of a Kraft Mill Publication.
Took place Friday, February 11, 2022
Physical Properties of Paper and Paperboard
Featuring Dennis Crawshaw, Manager Analytical Sciences at International Paper, Chair of TAPPI’s Physical Properties Committee and the Optical Properties Committee in the Product and Process Quality (P&PQ) Division; Member of of Division Council, Quality and Standards Management Committee (QSMC); and Member of Standards Advisory Review Group (SARG).
Took place Friday, July 30, 2021
Selection and Layout of Refractories for Lime Sludge Kilns
Featured experts Peter Gorog and Chris Macey, both contributors to the go-to book for training and reference: Lime Kilns and Recausticizing: The Forgotten Part of a Kraft Mill
Took place Friday, May 14, 2021
Web Handling
Featured Web Handling Handbook authors Timothy J. Walker, Dr. Dilwyn P Jones and David Roisum, Ph.D.
Took place February 12, 2021
Tissue and Toweling Test Methods
Featured David Loebker, senior scientist at P&G, author, speaker and member of TAPPI’s Tissue Properties Testing Subcommittee, which is part of the Process and Product Quality Division
Took place Friday, December 4, 2020
Make Paper Products Stand Out: Strategic Use of Wet End Chemical Additives
Featured Martin A. Hubbe and Scott Rosencrance, editors of Make Paper Products Stand Out: Strategic Use of Wet End Chemical Additives
Took place October 9, 2020
Yankee Dryer: Guidelines for the Safe Assessment and Operation of Yankee Dryers
Featured John Holton, Yankee dryer expert and editor of Guidelines for Safe Assessment and Operation of Yankee Dryers
Took place July 2, 2020
Kraft Recovery Boilers
Featured Honghi Tran, coauthor of Kraft Recovery Boilers, 3rd Edition, professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, the Frank Dottori Chair in Pulp and Paper Engineering, and the Director of the Pulp & Paper Centre at the University of Toronto
Took place May 8, 2020
Tissue 201 - Operations and Runnability Course
Featured Jeff Peters, Tissue Applications Manager at BTG Americas. Jeff is currently Co-chairman of the Tissue 201 training course, Trainer for Tissue 101, part of the TAPPI Tissue University training development team and on the TAPPI Tissue program team.
Took place September 26, 2019