Wood Products
Tina Li (Wood Products Processing)
August 28, 2025 | Author: Carolyn Wijaya
I have been working on advancing global renewable energy solutions through my role in the International Business Department of a leading energy storage company. My responsibilities spanned managing export compliance for electronic components, engaging clients at international trade shows, and collaborating on digital campaigns that highlighted sustainable innovations.
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Enoch Kang (Wood Products Processing)
August 28, 2025 | Author: Carolyn Wijaya
My first co-op at Gilbert Smith Forest Products (GSFP) was an invaluable experience that deepened my understanding of the sawmill side of the forest industry. What surprised me most about this job was the wide variety of product sizes and grades that Western Red Cedar can produce, and how efficiently the mill maximizes the value of every log.
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Yixuan Li (Wood Products Processing)
August 28, 2025 | Author: Carolyn Wijaya
I have been working as a Summer Student at Weyerhaeuser’s Laminated Strand Lumber (LSL) facility in Kenora, Ontario-one of North America’s leading engineered wood product plants. While my daily responsibilities included performing quality checks and maintaining production line components, the most impactful part of my experience was participating in a site-wide internal audit.
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Zhu Li (Wood Products Processing)
August 28, 2025 | Author: Carolyn Wijaya
I have been working as a Research Assistant in the TEAM (Timber Engineering and Applied Mechanics) Lab at UBC, where I have been involved in full-scale structural testing of mass timber beams. My main tasks include setting up sensors, preparing test specimens, and collecting data under supervision.
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Sam Tiggelaar (Wood Products Processing)
August 19, 2025 | Author: Carolyn Wijaya
While working for Structure Craft in the drawing office, I have had the pleasure of working on several different projects. Structure Craft is primarily an engineering firm that also works with consultation and supply and install for the mass timber products.
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Nick Collier (Wood Products Processing)
August 19, 2025 | Author: Carolyn Wijaya
I have been working at SMT Research, where I’ve contributed to a range of projects focused on monitoring systems for mass timber and building envelope performance.
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Jaehoon Her (Wood Products Processing)
August 12, 2025 | Author: Carolyn Wijaya
I have been working as a Fabrication Designer at Mercer Mass Timber in Vancouver, a company that focuses on sustainable construction using mass timber materials such as Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT) and Glulam.
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Andy Chen (Wood Products Processing)
August 1, 2025 | Author: Carolyn Wijaya
I have been working for West Fraser at the Slave Lake Veneer Division. I have been working on optimizing the log conditioning process, specifically preventing over-conditioning and under-conditioning logs.
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Renyuan Ma (Wood Products Processing)
March 27, 2025 | Author: emilyjun
My name is Renyuan Ma. I am currently working in West Fraser High Prairie Forest Products for Quality Control/Process Assistant.
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Yicheng Zhang (Wood Products Processing)
March 27, 2025 | Author: emilyjun
I am a forestry intern working as a research assistant at the Bioproduct Institute at the University of British Columbia. Until now, I have been working on the vegan wood leather project. Specifically, the project involves delignification, drying, plasticizing, waxing and many other steps to make the wood pieces flexible and soft.
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