South African forestry research claims fame in the international Blue Sky Young Researchers and Innovation Award

South African forestry research claims fame in the international Blue Sky Young Researchers and Innovation Award

The International Council of Forest and Paper Associations (ICFPA) announced three global winners of the 2018-2019 Blue Sky Young Researchers and Innovation Award. Among them was Martin Wierzbicki, an MSc graduate from University of Pretoria (UP), who carried out research on genome-based biotechnology for designer wood that would facilitate better industrial processing. Elina Pääkkönen (Finland) […]