TAPPI member Hiroki Nanko, Ph.D., has accomplished an impressive list of “firsts” in his career.
He was the first scientist to successfully visualize the structure of interfiber bonding using a Transmission Electron Microscope, and also the first to apply the Confocal Scanning Laser Microscope to pulp and paper research. This effort led to clarifying the mechanism of fiber and paper shrinkage during drying, as well as the hygroexpansion behavior of paper. In another career first, he is now pursuing his passion for pulping nonwood plant materials which he firmly believes will help create new jobs in both the paper and agricultural industries and can soon grow to be an important segment in the paper industry.
To learn more about Dr. Nanko and his vision for nonwood pulping, please visit the Member Spotlight page.
This one-day workshop will benefit anyone who supervises employees or has responsibility for those who do, including frontline supervisors, team leaders, human resources, and safety supervisors. Held just before PaperCon on Sunday April 27, it will focus on the three components that are critical for leading safety - understanding modern safety management principles, how to evaluate, manage and control risk, and effective ways to communicate. Supervisors will learn from this hands-on review of a variety of practical tools and techniques to improve safety on their crews. Additional Registration Fee of $100 required. Learn more about this workshop and PaperCon.
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TAPPI Headquarters
15 Technology Parkway S, Suite 115
Peachtree Corners, GA 30092 USA
March 11, 2014
1:00 pm—1:30 pm ET
As a corporation TAPPI must hold an annual Business Meeting. That meeting will be held March 11, 2014 via teleconference. Any interested TAPPI member may join us for a brief report on association business--Larry N. Montague, TAPPI President and CEO
1. Opening Remarks - Tom Garland, TAPPI Board Chair
Antitrust Reminder
The call will be held in accordance with TAPPI’s Antitrust Policy and Procedures.
TAPPI's aim is to promote research and education, and to arrange for the collection, dissemination and interchange of technical concepts and information in fields of interest to its members. TAPPI is not intended to, and may not, play any role in the competitive decisions of its members or their employers, or in any way restrict competition among companies.
2. Financial Report - Larry Montague, TAPPI President and CEO
3. Welcome New Board Members - Tom Garland, TAPPI Board Chair
4. Adjourn - Tom Garland, TAPPI Board Chair
Please contact Mary Beth Cornell, +1 770-209-7210, mcornell@tappi.org for more information including the teleconference number and password.
