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The International Paper Physics Committee strives for the:
The International Paper Physics Committee strives for the:
"Promotion of fundamental knowledge on the structure and properties of fibers and fibrous products, especially paper and board, and the physical and physicochemical mechanisms that relate these. Promotion of the utilization of this knowledge in research, development, and production."
Happening Now
Happening Now
2025 PPPS
Progress in Paper Physics Seminar, Sundsvall, Sweden
May 20th - May 22nd, 2025
Chair: Stefan Lindström
Past Events
Past Events
2024 IPPC
2024 IPPC
International Paper Physics Conference, Wuppertal, Germany
September 30th - October 2nd, 2024
Chair: Jaan-Willem Simon, Markus Biesalski, Samuel Schabel
2023 IPPC
2023 IPPC
International Paper Physics Conference, Guangzhou, China
May 31st – June 2nd, 2023
Chair: Wenhao Shen
History
The Paper Physics Committee of the Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry (TAPPI) was formed in autumn of 1963 within the TAPPI Research and Development Division. The first meeting took place in February 1964.
R. P. Whitney, of the Institute of Paper Chemistry, Appleton, Wisconsin and Chairman of TAPPI's Research and Development Division, made the original proposal for creating this committee. The proposal reflected the emergence of paper physics as a new discipline within paper science.
A paper physicist is a researcher who likes to tackle problems within the pulp and paper field that require a background in disciplines such as engineering mechanics, polymer physics, microscopy, physical chemistry, materials science, biophysics, solid state physics, and fluid mechanics.
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