Tallwood Design Institute of Oregon State University is hiring a Professional Faculty for their wood lab. Submit an application if you are interested!
https://t.co/XKL7fxvBo5
Finally visited USS Constitution myself in Boston during Structures Congress. It is the only wood battle ship still afloat and in service around the world😉
Do you know U.S. Navy has a 200+ year old wood battleship that is still in service?
https://t.co/FnTfTra15z
At @fsWoodLab , I was able to hold a real wood sample (live oak) from the hull of USS Constitution (and copper dowel) sent to FPL for testing during the 1995 restoration!
Our NHERI TallWood technical paper was just selected by ASCE Award committee to receive the 2026 Norman Medal!
The highest honor granted by the American Society of Civil Engineers for a technical paper that makes a definitive contribution to engineering science.
A big Thank You to @strongtie for support Mines student TimberStrong competition team👍
A lot of screws were donated to Mines students and Looks like we got enough to cover us for years🤠
Clemson is hosting the wood educator workshop again this summer. Great opportunity for U.S. faculty to learn how to teach wood. Sponsored by @ThinkWood & @LumberBoard
Please apply yourself or help spread the word to folks who might benefit.
https://t.co/WHMl7gkVMS
I am going to do a talk at Lehigh University in about a week. Dial in if you are interested (Link below):
"The Next Big Thing? Reflections from the NHERI TallWood Project"
March 24, 2026 | 3:30pm - 4:30pm ET
https://t.co/hZEYorLy8o
Running into Dan from @Boise_Cascade at Forest Product Lab. Thanks a lot for their donations to our Timber Strong student competition every year!
We are also testing their VLT product at The lab😉
New Semester, new group of students eager to learn about the latest and hottest timber design technology!
A big THANK YOU to @Weyerhaeuser for sponsor NDS and SDPWS books for students. Physical code is the best:)
Thanks AWC @woodcouncil for arranging the donation and shipping!
Want to see something stupid?
I was preparing my timber design notes and want to edit a picture using MS Paint. The automatic AI button keep popping up when I select an area, AND covered up the selected area! I cannot do a thing!🥲
How about a Paint program that actually works?
Interested in teaching Wood Design? Free webinar about wood design class by my friend Weichiang Pang of Clemson University. on Nov 20 this Thursday:)
https://t.co/GTQrhKIabv
UCSD’s “Math 2” course teaches grade-school math (grades 1–8) to freshmen. From page 49 of the university’s own report:
• 25% of students got 7 + 2 = ___ + 6 wrong
• 61% of students, a large majority, couldn’t round 374,518 to the nearest hundred
• 37% of students couldn't subtract fractions
UCSD is ranked as the nation's 5th best public university. Universities are cooked.
Well, Kudos to UCSD, at least they are still offering classes to help them to catch up instead of just giving them a "B" and move on.
We have students who cannot calculate area of triangle on the spot.
NEW: UC San Diego has released a new report documenting a “steep decline in the academic preparedness” of its freshmen.
The number of entering students needing remedial math has exploded from 1/100 to 1/8.
They’ve had to create a second remedial class covering elementary and middle school math skills in addition to the one covering gaps from high school.
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