Shiling Pei, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering at Colorado School of Mines, was recently interviewed by the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette for a story about the University of Arkansas' plans to build two five-story residence halls using cross-laminated timber. From the story: "When it comes to adoption of cross-laminated timber in North America, a team of researchers in a paper presented at a timber conference last year said it is 'a time of great opportunity and challenges.' Shiling Pei, an assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering at the Colorado School ....