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Inactive: Wood and Paper Science (WPS) Courses

Academic Unit: Wood & Paper Science

WPS 1302 - Wood as a Raw Material

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Every Fall & Spring)

Equivalent courses: was BBE 1302 until 04-SEP-12, was BP 1302 until 16-JAN-07

Physical/chemical nature of wood and wood fiber. Raw material requirements, manufacturing processes, product characteristics for principal forest products. World wood supply, consumption trends.

WPS 1901 - Freshman Seminar (Topics course)

(1 cr [max 3]; Student Option; offered Every Fall & Spring)

Equivalent courses: was BBE 1901 until 27-MAY-14, was BP 1901 until 16-JAN-07

Issues/topics related to natural resources and the environment. Topics vary each semester.

WPS 3332 - Introduction to Residential Construction

(2 cr; Student Option; offered Every Fall)

Equivalent courses: was BBE 3411 until 24-MAY-10, was BP 3411 until 16-JAN-07

Housing/construction terminology, building materials/components. Design, construction, and sales process: basic building science concepts, blueprint reading, computer-aided design, construction site logistics.

WPS 3393 - Directed Study

(1 cr [max 3]; Student Option; offered Every Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 3 credits)

Equivalent courses: was BBE 3394 until 21-JAN-20, was BBE 3393 until 21-JAN-20, was BP 3393 until 16-JAN-07

Opportunity to pursue projects not available through independent study or extra credit. In consultation with an adviser, students develop a prospectus and complete progress reports and a final report on the project.

WPS 3396 - Industrial Internship (Industrial Assignment)

(1 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall & Spring)

Equivalent courses: was BBE 3396 until 06-SEP-16, was BP 3396 until 16-JAN-07

Industrial work assignment in forest products cooperative education program. Evaluation based on formal report written by student at end of each semester of work assignment.

WPS 4200H - Honors Seminar

(1 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall & Spring)

Equivalent courses: was BBE 4200H until 18-JAN-11, was BP 4200H until 16-JAN-07, was WPS 4200 until 05-SEP-00

Current topics presented by faculty/students.

WPS 4305W - Pulp and Paper Technology [WI]

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Every Fall & Spring)

Equivalent courses: was BBE 4305 until 17-JAN-17, was BP 4305 until 16-JAN-07, was BP 4305W until 05-SEP-06, was WPS 4305 until 05-SEP-00

Pulping processes, fiber refining/processing, paper manufacturing, fiber/paper properties, paper recycling. Water requirements, effluent treatment. Chemical/mechanical pulping, pulp preparation, secondary fiber, de-inking, wet end additives. Lab problems/exercises supplemented by lectures.

WPS 4313 - Pulp and Paper Unit Operations

(4 cr; Student Option; offered Every Fall)

Equivalent courses: was BBE 4312 until 21-MAY-12, was BP 4313 until 16-JAN-07

Application of principles of momentum, heat, and mass transfer to unit operations in pulp/paper industry. Fluid transport, filtration, sheet formation, sedimentation, drainage, pressing, heat exchange, evaporation, washing, bleaching, humidification/drying, chemical/energy recovery. Computer simulation of multiple-stage systems.

WPS 4314 - Papermaking Processes and Process Engineering Laboratory

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Every Spring)

Equivalent courses: was BBE 4314 until 21-MAY-12, was BP 4314 until 16-JAN-07

Theory/practice of design/operation of paper machines and associated finishing/converting equipment. Experiments illustrate/apply principles of momentum, heat, and mass transfer. Operation/performance optimization of pilot-plant paper machine. Process engineering studies of industrial production systems.

WPS 4320 - Applied Statistics for Process Industries: Measurement, Analysis and Control

(3 cr; Student Option)

Equivalent courses: was BBE 4320 until 21-MAY-12, was BP 4320 until 16-JAN-07

Presented through the Internet. Basic concepts and most frequently used methods in statistical process control, analysis of variances, experiment design, and regression analysis.

WPS 4334 - Advanced Residential Building Science

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Every Fall)

Equivalent courses: was SSM 4616 until 06-SEP-22, was SSM 4414 until 06-SEP-22, was BBE 4414 until 05-SEP-17, was BP 4414 until 16-JAN-07, was WPS 4334W until 21-JAN-03

Theory, advanced applications for residential buildings. Focuses on heat/mass transfer.

WPS 4335 - Building Testing and Diagnostics

(2 cr; Student Option; offered Every Spring)

Equivalent courses: was SSM 4614 until 17-JAN-23, was SSM 4416 until 17-JAN-23, was BBE 4416 until 05-SEP-17, was BP 4416 until 16-JAN-07

Theoretical basis for performance testing. Diagnostics applications for residential structures. Focuses on existing structures and retrofit/remedial applications. Digital differential pressure gauges, blower doors, airflow hoods/grids, duct pressure testing, infrared thermography. Hands-on sessions for equipment use, problem solving.

WPS 4336 - Advanced Residential Building Science Lab

(1 cr; A-F or Audit)

Equivalent courses: was BBE 4415 until 18-JAN-11, was BP 4415 until 16-JAN-07

Concurrent with 4334. Exercises on advanced applications of heat/mass transfer to predict performance of residential buildings.

WPS 4362W - Pulping and Bleaching [WI]

(4 cr; Student Option; offered Every Spring)

Equivalent courses: was BBE 5362 until 21-MAY-12, was BP 5362 until 16-JAN-07, was WPS 4362 until 05-SEP-00

Chemistry/technologies in producing paper-making raw material. Focuses on wood pulping/bleaching, including non-wood fibers and recycled fiber materials.

WPS 4406 - Understanding Wood

(1 cr; Student Option)

Equivalent courses: was BBE 4406 until 21-MAY-12, was BP 4406 until 16-JAN-07

For woodworking professionals and serious craftspersons. Cellular structure of wood, identification of hardwoods and softwoods, interaction of water and wood. No prior technical training in wood properties is needed, although general experience with woodworking is helpful.

WPS 4411 - Application and Performance of Wood-based Composites in Services

(2 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Spring)

Equivalent courses: was BBE 4411 until 21-MAY-12, was BP 4411 until 16-JAN-07

Physical/mechanical properties of composites. Composite applications/installations.

WPS 4491 - Senior Topics (Independent Study) (Topics course)

(1 cr [max 4]; Student Option; offered Every Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 4 credits)

Equivalent courses: was BBE 5093 until 21-JAN-20, was BBE 4491 until 21-JAN-20, was BP 4491 until 16-JAN-07

Independent study in student's area of interest.

WPS 4801H - Honors Research

(2 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall & Spring)

Equivalent courses: was BBE 4801H until 08-SEP-20, was BP 4801H until 16-JAN-07, was WPS 4801 until 05-SEP-00

First semester of independent research project supervised by faculty member.

WPS 4802H - Honors Research

(2 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall & Spring)

Equivalent courses: was BBE 4802H until 08-SEP-20, was BP 4802H until 16-JAN-07, was WPS 4802 until 05-SEP-00

Complete honors thesis. Oral report.

WPS 8300 - Research Problems

(1 cr [max 10]; Student Option; offered Every Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 10 credits)

Equivalent courses: was BBE 8300 until 20-JAN-15, was BP 8300 until 16-JAN-07

Independent research under faculty guidance.

WPS 8303 - Advanced Topics in Panel Products Technology (Topics course)

(2 cr; Student Option; offered Every Fall)

Equivalent courses: was BP 8303 until 05-SEP-06

Partical/fiber processing, additives, press cycle, design of panels for specific end uses.

WPS 8304 - Advanced Topics in Wood Drying (Topics course)

(2 cr; Student Option; offered Every Fall)

Equivalent courses: was BBE 8304 until 20-JAN-15, was BP 8304 until 16-JAN-07

Rheological behavior of first-dried solid wood. Significance of creep to stress-strain pattern, shrinkage, and degrade development in lumber drying. Interpretation/evaluation of schedules, processes, and primary/auxiliary equipment used in commercial drying processes. Energy consideration in drying processes.

WPS 8306 - Graduate Seminar

(1 cr; Student Option; offered Every Spring; may be repeated for 3 credits; may be repeated 3 times)

Equivalent courses: was BBE 8306 until 02-SEP-14, was BP 8306 until 16-JAN-07

Communication of scientific knowledge related to wood and paper science through the media of poster sessions, oral presentations, and the Internet.

WPS 8307 - Advances and Methods in Forest Products Pathology and Preservation

(2 cr; Student Option; offered Every Spring)

Equivalent courses: was BBE 8307 until 20-JAN-15, was BP 8307 until 16-JAN-07

Principles of wood protection, methods of evaluating preservatives. Emphasizes international developments.

WPS 8311 - Mechanics of Wood and Wood Composites

(2 cr; Student Option; offered Every Spring)

Equivalent courses: was BBE 8311 until 20-JAN-15, was BP 8311 until 16-JAN-07

Advanced topics on behavior of wood composites.

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