UWP alumna to speak on wood chemistry
PLATTEVILLE- On April 15, at 4 p.m., University of Wisconsin-Platteville graduate Sally Ralph will be speaking to the UWP Alchemist Club about her experiences as a chemist at Forest Products Laboratory, part of the United States Department of Agriculture in Madison.
Ralph is involved with the chemistry and pulping research unit, which studies new bleaching technologies, new pulping concepts, recycling, high-value chemicals from wood, and the characterization on wood components. She will also be speaking on "Elucidating the lignin polymer structure in ginkyo wood with 13C isotope labeling techniques and 13C NMR."
Dr. Tim Zauche, the Alchemist Club advisor, says, The Alchemist Club would like to invite alumni back every year to inform the students about what's out there after college and the opportunities available.
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