Paper Science and Engineering (BS): Sustainable Packaging Production
The Paper Science and Engineering curriculum prepares students for careers in the paper industry, which ranks as the fifth-largest manufacturing industry in the United States. Science, engineering, and mathematics form the basis for a multidisciplinary approach to understanding the fundamental aspects of materials science and engineering of these complex renewable materials. Students study the technology and engineering of wood pulping processes, chemical and energy recovery systems, and pulp bleaching. In addition, various papermaking operations, such as refining, sizing, coating, and drying are studied. These topics, along with the chemical and biological modification of wood, papermaking, and the physics of paper based materials form a fundamental set of core courses that all students in the curriculum take.
Program Educational Objectives
Within a few years after graduation, alumni of the Paper Science & Engineering Program at NC State 福利逼站 will be:
- Effective engineers and leaders in the paper, chemical process, and related industries.
- Professionals who act in a safe and ethical manner.
- Learners who acquire, analyze, and apply new knowledge effectively.
Summer Internship
All Paper Science and Engineering majors are required to work one summer in a pulp or paper manufacturing facility. One hour of academic credit is granted after completion of 12 weeks of this work and presentation of an engineering report of professional quality. In addition, students are urged to work in manufacturing facilities the other two summers, as the work provides valuable practical experience. Departmental advisers assist students in locating summer jobs, which are found throughout the US and abroad.
Many Paper Science & Engineering students work at least one co-op rotation, in which they leave school for one semester and work in the industry. The resulting experience adds significantly to a student鈥檚 desirability upon graduation.
Accredited Program
The Paper Science and Engineering program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET,听.
Regional Program
The Paper Science and Engineering curriculum is a regional program approved by the Southern Regional Education Board as the undergraduate program to serve the Southeast in this field.
Scholarships
Approximately 125 undergraduate academic scholarships worth approximately $380,000 are granted annually to new and continuing students by companies comprising the Pulp and Paper Advisory Board, and by alumni and supporters of the program.
Contact
Dr. M. V. Byrd
Director of Undergraduate Programs
919.515.5790
med_byrd@ncsu.edu
Plan Requirements
| First Year | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| 贰听101 | Introduction to Engineering & Problem Solving 1 | 1 |
| 贰听115 | Introduction to Computing Environments | 1 |
| 颁贬听101 &补尘辫;听颁贬听102 | Chemistry - A Molecular Science and General Chemistry Laboratory 2 | 4 |
or | ||
| General Chemistry I for Students in Chemical Sciences and General Chemistry Laboratory I for Students in Chemical Sciences | ||
| 颁贬听201 &补尘辫;听颁贬听202 | Chemistry - A Quantitative Science and Quantitative Chemistry Laboratory 1 | 4 |
or | ||
| General Chemistry II for Students in Chemical Sciences and General Chemistry Laboratory II for Students in Chemical Sciences | ||
| 惭础听141 | Calculus I 2 | 4 |
| 惭础听241 | Calculus II 2 | 4 |
| 笔驰听205 &补尘辫;听笔驰听206 | Physics for Engineers and Scientists I and Physics for Engineers and Scientists I Laboratory 2 | 4 |
| 笔厂贰听201 | Pulping and Papermaking Technology 1 | 3 |
| Acad Writing Research 1 | 4 | |
| Economics Elective | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 32 |
| Second Year | ||
| CH听221 &补尘辫;听CH听222 | Organic Chemistry I and Organic Chemistry I Lab 1 | 4 |
or | ||
| Organic Chemistry I for Students in Chemical Sciences and Organic Chemistry Laboratory I for Students in Chemical Sciences | ||
| MA听242 | Calculus III | 4 |
| PSE听332 | Wood and Pulping Chemistry | 3 |
| PY听208 &补尘辫;听PY听209 | Physics for Engineers and Scientists II and Physics for Engineers and Scientists II Laboratory | 4 |
| CHE听205 | Chemical Process Principles | 4 |
| PSE听212 | Paper Properties 1 | 4 |
| PSE听371 | Pulping Process Analysis 1 | 3 |
| SMT听109 | Introduction to Sustainable Packaging | 3 |
| SMT听207 | Principles of Sustainable Product Development Lecture | 2 |
| SMT听217 | Principles of Sustainable Product Development Laboratory | 1 |
| 听 | Hours | 32 |
| Third Year | ||
| MAE听201 | Thermal-Fluid Sciences | 3 |
| PSE听322 | Wet End and Polymer Chemistry | 4 |
| PSE听355 | Pulp and Paper Unit Processes I 1 | 3 |
| PSE听360 | Pulp and Paper Unit Processes II | 3 |
| PSE听370 | Pulp and Paper Products and Markets | 3 |
| PSE听211 | Pulp and Paper Internship | 1 |
| SMT听307 | Product Visualization | 3 |
| SPP Elective 3 | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 23 |
| Fourth Year | ||
| PSE听415 | Paper Industry Strategic Project Analysis | 3 |
| PSE听416 | Process Design and Analysis | 3 |
| PSE听417 | Modeling & Simulation of Pulp & Paper Processes | 3 |
| PSE听465 | Process Engineering | 3 |
| PSE听472 | Paper Process Analysis | 3 |
| PSE听475 | Process Control in Pulp and Paper | 3 |
| PSE听476 | Environmental Life Cycle Analysis | 3 |
| 听 | Hours | 21 |
| 听 | Total Hours | 108 |
- 1
A grade of C- or better is required.
- 2
A grade of C or better is required.
- 3
Consult with your advisor.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| GEP Courses | ||
| GEP Humanities | 6 | |
| GEP Social Sciences | 3 | |
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 2 | |
| GEP Elective | 3 | |
| GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives | 5 | |
| GEP Global Knowledge (verify requirement) | ||
| GEP Foundations of American Democracy (verify requirement) | ||
| World Language Proficiency (verify requirement) | ||
| Total Hours | 19 | |
Acad Writing Research听
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Acad Writing Research | ||
| ENG听101 | Academic Writing and Research | 4 |
| FL贰听101 | Academic Writing and Research | 4 |
| Transfer Sequence | ||
| ENG听202 | Disciplinary Perspectives in Writing | 3 |
| ENG听1GEP | 3 | |
Economics Electives听
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ARE听201 | Introduction to Agricultural & Resource Economics | 3 |
| ARE听201A | Introduction to Agricultural & Resource Economics | 3 |
| EC听201 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| EC听205 | Fundamentals of Economics | 3 |
Engineering Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| BAET听411 | Agricultural Machinery and Power Units | 4 |
| CE听214 | Engineering Mechanics-Statics | 3 |
| CHE听225 | Introduction to Chemical Engineering Analysis | 3 |
| ECE听331 | Principles of Electrical Engineering | 3 |
| MAE听206 | Engineering Statics | 3 |
| MSE听201 | Structure and Properties of Engineering Materials | 3 |
| TE听200 | Introduction to Polymer Science and Engineering | 3 |
Advised Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ACC听200 | Introduction to Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| ACC听210 | Concepts of Financial Reporting | 3 |
| ACC听220 | Introduction to Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| ACC听280 | Survey of Financial and Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| ACC听310 | Intermediate Financial Accounting I | 3 |
| ACC听311 | Intermediate Financial Accounting II | 3 |
| ACC听340 | Accounting Information Systems | 3 |
| ACC听411 | Business Valuation | 3 |
| ARE听301 | Intermediate Microeconomics | 3 |
| ARE听336 | Introduction to Resource and Environmental Economics | 3 |
| BAE听425 | Industrial Microbiology and Bioprocessing | 3 |
| BAE听525 | Industrial Microbiology and Bioprocessing | 3 |
| BCH听451 | Principles of Biochemistry | 4 |
| BUS听320 | Financial Management | 3 |
| CH听315 | Quantitative Analysis | 3 |
| CH听331 | Introductory Physical Chemistry | 4 |
| CH听401 | Systematic Inorganic Chemistry I | 3 |
| CH听431 | Physical Chemistry I | 3 |
| CH听437 | Physical Chemistry for Engineers | 4 |
| CHE听225 | Introduction to Chemical Engineering Analysis | 3 |
| CHE听311 | Transport Processes I | 3 |
| CHE听312 | Transport Processes II | 3 |
| CHE听315 | Chemical Process Thermodynamics | 3 |
| CHE听316 | Thermodynamics of Chemical and Phase Equilibria | 3 |
| EC听301 | Intermediate Microeconomics | 3 |
| EC听302 | Intermediate Macroeconomics | 3 |
| EC听336 | Introduction to Resource and Environmental Economics | 3 |
| ET听310 | Environmental Monitoring and Analysis | 3 |
| ISE听311 | Engineering Economic Analysis | 3 |
| MA听225 | Foundations of Advanced Mathematics | 3 |
| MA听303 | Linear Analysis | 3 |
| MA听305 | Introductory Linear Algebra and Matrices | 3 |
| MA听325 | Introduction to Applied Mathematics | 3 |
| MA听351 | Introduction to Discrete Mathematical Models | 3 |
| MA听401 | Applied Differential Equations II | 3 |
| MA听402 | Mathematics of Scientific Computing | 3 |
| MA听403 | Introduction to Modern Algebra | 3 |
| MA听407 | Introduction to Modern Algebra for Mathematics Majors | 3 |
| MA听408 | Foundations of Euclidean Geometry | 3 |
| MA听410 | Theory of Numbers | 3 |
| MA听421 | Introduction to Probability | 3 |
| MA听425 | Mathematical Analysis I | 3 |
| MA听426 | Mathematical Analysis II | 3 |
| MA听430 | Mathematical Models in the Physical Sciences | 3 |
| MIE听201 | Introduction to Business | 3 |
| MIE听305 | Legal and Regulatory Environment | 3 |
| MIE听330 | Managing People | 3 |
| MIE听335 | Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| MSE听201 | Structure and Properties of Engineering Materials | 3 |
| ST听311 | Introduction to Statistics | 3 |
| ST听370 | Probability and Statistics for Engineers | 3 |
| ST听371 | Introduction to Probability and Distribution Theory | 3 |
| ST听431 | Introduction to Experimental Design | 3 |
| ST听435 | Statistical Methods for Quality and Productivity Improvement | 3 |
| ST听535 | Statistical Methods for Quality and Productivity Improvement | 3 |
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | Hours | |
| 颁贬听101 | Chemistry - A Molecular Science 1 | 3 |
| 颁贬听102 | General Chemistry Laboratory 1 | 1 |
| 贰听101 | Introduction to Engineering & Problem Solving 2 | 1 |
| 贰听115 | Introduction to Computing Environments | 1 |
| ENG听101 | Academic Writing and Research 2 | 4 |
| 惭础听141 | Calculus I 1 | 4 |
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 1 | |
| 听 | Hours | 15 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| 颁贬听201 | Chemistry - A Quantitative Science 2 | 3 |
| 颁贬听202 | Quantitative Chemistry Laboratory | 1 |
| EC听205 | Fundamentals of Economics or Principles of Microeconomics or Introduction to Agricultural & Resource Economics | 3 |
| 惭础听241 | Calculus II 1 | 4 |
| 笔驰听205 | Physics for Engineers and Scientists I 1 | 3 |
| 笔驰听206 | Physics for Engineers and Scientists I Laboratory 1 | 1 |
| 笔厂贰听201 | Pulping and Papermaking Technology 2 | 3 |
| 听 | Hours | 18 |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| CH听221 | Organic Chemistry I 2 | 3 |
| CH听222 | Organic Chemistry I Lab | 1 |
| CHE听205 | Chemical Process Principles | 4 |
| MA听242 | Calculus III | 4 |
| PSE听212 | Paper Properties 2 | 4 |
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 1 | |
| 听 | Hours | 17 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| PSE听332 | Wood and Pulping Chemistry | 3 |
| PY听208 | Physics for Engineers and Scientists II | 3 |
| PY听209 | Physics for Engineers and Scientists II Laboratory | 1 |
| PSE听371 | Pulping Process Analysis 2 | 3 |
| SMT听109 | Introduction to Sustainable Packaging | 3 |
| SMT听207 | Principles of Sustainable Product Development Lecture | 2 |
| SMT听217 | Principles of Sustainable Product Development Laboratory | 1 |
| 听 | Hours | 16 |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| MAE听201 | Thermal-Fluid Sciences | 3 |
| PSE听211 | Pulp and Paper Internship | 1 |
| PSE听322 | Wet End and Polymer Chemistry | 4 |
| PSE听355 | Pulp and Paper Unit Processes I 2 | 3 |
| GEP Requirement | 3 | |
| SMT听307 | Product Visualization | 3 |
| 听 | Hours | 17 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| PSE听360 | Pulp and Paper Unit Processes II | 3 |
| PSE听370 | Pulp and Paper Products and Markets | 3 |
| SPP Elective 3 | 3 | |
| GEP Requirement | 3 | |
| GEP Requirement | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 15 |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| PSE听415 | Paper Industry Strategic Project Analysis | 3 |
| PSE听417 | Modeling & Simulation of Pulp & Paper Processes | 3 |
| PSE听475 | Process Control in Pulp and Paper | 3 |
| PSE听476 | Environmental Life Cycle Analysis | 3 |
| GEP Requirement | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 15 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| PSE听416 | Process Design and Analysis | 3 |
| PSE听465 | Process Engineering | 3 |
| PSE听472 | Paper Process Analysis | 3 |
| GEP Requirement | 3 | |
| GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives | 2-3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 14 |
| 听 | Total Hours | 127 |
- 1
A grade of C or better is required.
- 2
A grade of C- or better is required.
- 3
Consult with your advisor.
Career Opportunities
Graduates of this curriculum find opportunities for challenging careers as process engineers, product development engineers, process control engineers, chemists, technical service engineers, quality control supervisors, and production supervisors. Design and construction engineering companies employ graduates as project engineers, and pulp and paper machinery/chemical companies use their education and skills for technical service and sales positions. Opportunities for managerial and executive positions are available to graduates as they gain experience.
The broad and intensive nature of this curriculum makes graduates attractive not only to the pulp and paper industry, but also to a variety of other major chemical process and bio-energy industries. This appeal is especially true for the dual degree in Paper Science & Engineering and Chemical Engineering.
Career Titles
- Chemist
- Conservation Scientist
- Engineer
- Environmental Scientist
- Forest and Conservation Technician
- Forester
- Machinery Sales
- Process Control Engineer
- Product Development Engineer
- Production Supervisor
- Quality Control Supervisor
- Technical Service Engineer
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