Simon Curling

Scientist in North Wales working on wood and natural materials, a veteran fencer and amateur photographer

[Simon Curling @Scifencer]

Welsh guards, RAF and cadets on parade for the Bangor 1500 celebrations @BangorUni

[Simon Curling @Scifencer]

Live Equity Edge podcast from the final @TransFIReHub event celebrating International Women in Engineering Day with @Dr_Black

[Simon Curling @Scifencer]

Always good to present to an enthusiastic and informed audience. @BCBangor @BangorUni

[Professor Sue Black OBE Keynote Speaker 🇺🇦 @Dr_Black]

Excellent presentation and research results by @BangorUni @TransFIReHub team working on coatings to produce #paper water bottles #reuse #recycling - did you know paper can be recycled 7-25 times! 💚🙌🏽🥳 #Transfire #beeswax #seaweed

[BioComposites Centre @BCBangor]

Today Simon Curling and PhD student Jenny Woods presented work on the use of pulp and paper at the #transFIRehub final conference #kess

[Simon Curling @Scifencer]

Very busy day at the Bangor University science festival. Haven't stopped making paper all day! @BCBangor @BangorUni @TransFIReHub #Paper

[Simon Curling @Scifencer]

One of the good things about this job is being able to examine a very good thesis and then congratulate a good candidate on passing their viva examination. Congratulations Dr Kupfernagel! @BCBangor @BangorUni

[BioComposites Centre @BCBangor]

Today our PhD student Carlo will defend his thesis against rigorous examination from two eminent wood scientists Callum Hill and our own @Scifencer Simon Curling

[Simon Curling @Scifencer]

Some of the Biocomposites Centres work being highlighted on the BBC https://t.co/nZBWDxJ9p2 or https://t.co/nIYxih88sr for the welsh version @BCBangor @BangorUni

[BioComposites Centre @BCBangor]

Today BC’s @TransFIReHub team along with others from the project visited @SaicaGroup_en to see there paper making process and talk potential innovation

[Simon Curling @Scifencer]

So there is a word for this!

[Susie Dent @susie_dent]

Word of the Day is a reminder of the beautiful Old English ‘uhtceare’ [ucht-kay-ara]: ‘dawn sorrow’, for those moments when you lie awake in the darkness and worry.

[Simon Curling @Scifencer]

Another wonderful but also sad series narrated by David Attenborough #PlanetEarth3.

[Simon Curling @Scifencer]

I'm currently at the Transfire Foundation Industry Forum at Leeds University with a discussion on funding innovation in the Foundation Industries @BCBangor @BangorUni @TransFIReHub #FIForum

[Simon Curling @Scifencer]

@gwension @TransFIReHub @BCBangor @BangorUni That's great Gwen! Glad she enjoyed it and the day!

[Simon Curling @Scifencer]

Good to see so many people excited to hear about the advances being made with paper packaging at Bangor University community day, despite the draw of face painting and sea life! @TransFIReHub @BCBangor @BangorUni

[Simon Curling @Scifencer]

Getting to the start the Bangor University community day where we are talking about alternatives to plastic packaging, including the work we are doing on paper with the Transfire project. @TransFIReHub @BCBangor @BangorUni

[BioComposites Centre @BCBangor]

Very pleased to award 2 Harry Earl Memorial scholarships at our Gala Dinner. This fund was set up by ⁦@Kronospan⁩, CRC Chemical Release and Bangor to help early career researchers in the panel product sector fund their travel to IPPS

[BioComposites Centre @BCBangor]

Congratulations to the poster prize winner and highly commended poster at #ipps2023

[Simon Curling @Scifencer]

Sophia Goncalves presenting her work on emissions from boards made using ligno-sulphonate based resins at a busy International Panel Proucts Symposium. #IPPS @BCBangor @TransFIReHub

[BioComposites Centre @BCBangor]

Even the sun has come out for the start of the conference #ipps2023 (credit @Scifencer)

[Simon Curling @Scifencer]

A bit of culture on a dull Saturday afternoon, visiting Plas Brondanw to see the exhibition of artist @manonawst who the BioComposites centre are helping to explore natural materials. @BCBangor @BangorUni

[Simon Curling @Scifencer]

The Biocomposites Centre is working with a talented local artist to create some exciting new artworks. @BCBangor @BangorUni https://t.co/wQ31VDfYck