Time for Reflection
Posted in News on August 19, 2011 at 7:31 pm
By Dr. Harry Cullinan
While the urge to reminisce is great, I am able to resist for now because I’m not leaving Auburn – just transitioning to a more leisurely emeritus status, effective June 1, 2011. This will allow lots of time soon for the telling of war stories and the burnishing of legends.
Here, I just want to say that my time at Auburn University working with the Auburn Pulp and Paper Foundation has been absolutely a blast! This has been the world’s greatest job, and we have accomplished many fine things together for the lasting benefit of AU, APPF, the industry, our students and graduates. We can justifiably take great pride in these achievements.Even more so, we can be immensely satisfied that these were all team efforts, the doing of which was a heck of a lot of fun.All of you guys and gals have been great to work with, and I thank you all (y’all) for the honor, privilege and joy of joining with you in the pursuit of our most worthy goals.
Thanks for the memories!
Dr. Steve Duke named AC-PABE Interim Director
Posted in News on August 19, 2011 at 1:54 pm
Dr. Steve Duke has been named interim director of the Alabama Center for Paper and Bioresource Engineering. Dr. Duke is associate professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Auburn University.
Chemical Engineering department chair Dr. Christopher Roberts said, “Dr. Duke has graciously agreed to accept this interim position and I am certain that he will provide outstanding leadership to the AC-PABE center, its foundation, its students and associated faculty while we continue to search for a permanent director.”
The Alabama Center for Paper and Bioresource Engineering provides undergraduate, graduate and continuing education in science and engineering relevant to the needs of the pulp, paper and bio-resource industries, conducts fundamental and applied research in line with the industry’s research agenda, develops and transfers technology to the industry consistent with the industry’s technology vision and provides timely technical information to the operating sector of the industry.