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Fralin Biotechnology Center
The Fralin Center is home to ten faculty representing four departments and three colleges. It is dedicated to cutting
edge interdisciplinary research in the life sciences and promotes collaboration across disciplines, and entrepreneurship.
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Center for Forest Products Marketing & Management
The forest products industry is an important industry for the United States. Competition within the forest products
industry has become fierce. Marketing as well as management of production and people have become integral to remaining competitive. The Center
for Forest Products Marketing and Management strives to help firms improve the management of their operations and the marketing of
their products.
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Pallet & Container Research Laboratory
The William H. Sardo Jr. Pallet and Container Research Laboratory is the only research facility in the United
States that performs comprehensive research and development work, provides technical assistance, and offers educational programs focusing
exclusively on pallets and containers, as well as the materials and fasteners with which the pallets and containers are assembled.
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Center for Unit Load Design
As a natural outgrowth of the long time activities of the Pallet and Container Research Laboratory, the Center for
Unit Load Design expands Pallet and Container research into the field of design and evaluation of all elements of materials handling systems.
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Wood-Based Composites Center
Wood-based composites play an ever-increasing role in the wood products industry. The WBC is focused on meeting
the educational and research needs of the wood-based composites, and related, industries.
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USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station
The Southern Research Station is part of the Nation's largest forestry research organization -- USDA Forest Service
Research and Development -- the leading organization for research on natural resource management and sustainability in the United States.
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Non-Timber Forest Products Website
Interest in non-timber forest products (NTFPs) is increasing rapidly. The Virginia Tech Department of Wood Science
and Forest Products, the USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station and the Top of the Ozarks RC&D in Missouri are collaborating
to develop and operate the first web site devoted to gathering information on products and markets and making it accessible to harvesters and
growers, marketers, processors, and end-users.
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