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Expertise:
All
Academic administration
Administration in Higher Education
Applications of cellulose nanocrystals in targeted drug delivery and tissue engineering
Applications of nanotechnology to traditional wood-based composites
Bioavailability enhancement
Biobased Materials and Composites
Biocomposites Based and Cellulosic Fibers
Biogeography
Biomass conversion to high value biomaterials
Biomimetic (bottom-up) composites
Business Benchmarking
Capital Budgeting and Decision Making
Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biochemistry
Ceramic Tile on Wood Joists
Certified Forest Products
Characterization of the Wood/Adhesive Interphase
Chemical and Enzymatic Modification of Wood Polymers
Chemistry of cellulose and its derivatives
Competitive Strategy
Competitive Strategy
Complexation of cellulose nanocrystals with polyelectrolytes
Computer Applications in Manufacturing
computer suppport
Construction Damage to Trees
Continuous Improvement Technologies
Creation of drug delivery systems to meet patient needs
Deck and Balcony Design
Densification in Wood Composites
Dynamic Response (Seismic, Wind) of Wood Structures
Environmental Aspects of Packaging
Enzymatic cellulose degradation in the bioethanol process
Experimental Mechanics
Fasteners and Connections
Finding residential placements for clients
Forest Products Managament
Forest Products Marketing
Forest-Based Economic Development
Fracture Testing of Bonded Wood
Full Scale Testing and Numerical Modeling of Structures
Furniture Manufacturing Technology
GIS Algorithms for Navigation
GIS and Wireless Telecommunications
Globalization
Heartwood Formation in Hardwoods
Heat and Mass Transfer in Wood and Wood Products
Industrial Marketing
Insect Infestation, Mold, and Mildew in Wood
Interaction among Product/Package/Environment including Mass Transfer
Interactions of cellulose with proteins and cells
International marketing and trade
International Programs in Forestry and Wood Products
Lean Manufacturing
Lean Manufacturing Methods
Load Response of Wood Connections
Lumber Drying
Lumber Strength
Manufacturing Systems Engineering
Manufacturing Systems Engineering
Materials Application to Packaging
Measurement of Customer Perceptions and Needs
Mechanical Properties of Wood
Modeling of Intra-Ring Properties of Wood Strands
Moisture Problems and Wood Deterioration in Buildings
Molecular Structure and Reactions of Wood
Niche Markets
Non-Timber Forest Products Utilization and Marketing
Novel processing methods for biomass
Novel Wood Adhesives and Wood-Based Composites
Paleoenvironments: Sediment analysis and dendrochronology
Pallet Design and Performance
Performance of Metal-Plate-Connected Wood Trusses
Performance of Wood and Wood Composites in Buildings
Personal Selling
Plant Cell Wall Structures
Polysaccharide chemistry
Post-Frame Building Design
Preservation of Historic Wood Buildings
Process Automation and Process Control
Product Design and Development
Production Operations Management
Proteomics
Quantitative Wood Anatomy
R&D Project Leader
Remote Sensing
Residential Floor Vibration Control
Rheological Behavior of Wood
Root growth in disturbed soils
Rough Mill Cut-Up Operations
Sales Management
Sawmilling, Log & Lumber Grading
Scanning Technologies and Advanced Wood Processing
Scheduling appointments with children and their parents
Scientific Writing
Scientific Writing in English for Chinese Authors
Secondary Metabolites/Wood Extractives
Self-assembly and colloidal properties of cellulose nanocrystals
Separation of Wood Components
Stability of Wood I-joists
Standardization of Packaging for Efficient Logistics
Structural Characteristics of Wood-Based Industry
Structure-Property Relationships of Biomaterials
Structure-property-performance relationships of biomaterials and derivatives
Surface functionalization of cellulose nanocrystals
Surface Properties of Biofibers and Polymers
Synthesis of novel polysaccharide derivatives
Thermoplastic and Thermosetting Adhesives for Wood
Thermoplastic and Thermosetting Polymers from Wood
Torsional Stiffness of Wood Members
Truss Bracing
Unit-Loads, Automated Material Handling Systems
Urban and Compacted Soils
Urban Forestry
Video Microscopy for Strain Measurement
Wood Adhesion
Wood and Adhesive Interactions
Wood Building Design
Wood Chemistry
Wood Composites Manufacture, Testing and Performance
Wood Engineering and Structural Design Procedures
Wood Floor Vibration
Wood Flooring
Wood Identification
Wood Identification
Wood Identification
Wood Machining
Wood Mechanics
Wood Mechanics and Wood Structural Design
Wood Performance in Manufacturing
Wood Performance Issues
Wood Preservation
Wood Processing and Manufacturing
Wood Products Industry Studies
Wood Recovery, Reuse, and Recycling
Wood Rheology
Wood Structure-properties Relationships
Wood Viscoelasticity
Course:
All
BSE/CE 3414 Design of Wood Structures
CHEM 2514 Survey of Organic Chemistry
FIW 1273 A New Course Lab
FIW 2204 Introduction to Fish
FIW 3134 Advanced Wildlife
NR 1114 Introduction to Renewable Natural Resources (Lab)
NR 5114 Global Issues in Natural Resources
WOOD 1234 Introduction to Wood Science & Forest Products
WOOD 2554 Wood Materials Science and Techniques
WOOD 2614 Forest Products Marketing
WOOD 3114 Wood Structure, Properties & Processing
WOOD 3334 Survey of Non-Timber Forest Products
WOOD 3434 Wood Chemistry, Products and Processes
WOOD 3534 Lumber Manufacturing and Drying
WOOD 3544 Secondary Wood Products Manufacturing
WOOD 3784 World Forests and Forest Products
WOOD 4004 Senior Seminar in Forest Products Marketing & Mgt.
WOOD 4124 Paper & Paperboard Packaging
WOOD 4154 Computer Application Systems in Forest Products
WOOD 4224 Wood Pallet, Container, & Unit Load Design
WOOD 4315 Mechanical Properties of Wood I
WOOD 4316 Mechanical Properties of Wood II
WOOD 4445 Wood Adhesion and Composites I
WOOD 4446 Wood Adhesion and Composites II
WOOD 4624 Wood Industry Production Operations Management
WOOD 4634 Forest Products Business Management
WOOD 4714 Wood Performance in Construction
WOOD 5004 Forest Products Graduate Seminar
WOOD 5314 Physical and Mechanical Behavior of Wood
WOOD 5324 Timber Engineering
WOOD 5414 Advanced Wood Chemistry and Structure
WOOD 5614 Forest Products Marketing and Mgt. Strategies
WOOD 6214 Quantitative Wood Anatomy
WOOD 6414 Wood Biochemistry and Biotechnology
WOOD 6424 Structural Biopolymers and Biocomposites
Downloadable Faculty Directory [PDF]
Name
Title
Email Address
Phone Number
Philip A. Araman
Adjunct Professor
paraman@vt.edu
(540) 231-5341
Brian Bond
Associate Professor
bbond@vt.edu
(540) 231-8752
Urs Buehlmann
Associate Professor
buehlmann@gmail.com
540-231-9759
Robert J. Bush
Professor
rbush@vt.edu
(540) 231-8834
Kevin Edgar
Professor
kjedgar@vt.edu
(540) 231-0674
Charles E. Frazier
Thomas M. Brooks Professor
cfrazier@vt.edu
(540) 231-8318
Wolfgang G. Glasser
Professor Emeritus
wglasser@vt.edu
(540) 231-4403
A.L. "Tom" Hammett
Professor
himal@vt.edu
(540) 231-2716
Jongkoo Han
Assistant Professor
hanjongk@vt.edu
(540) 231-1156
Daniel Hindman
Assistant Professor
dhindman@vt.edu
(540) 231-9442
Geza Ifju
Professor Emeritus
ifju@vt.edu
(540) 231-8215
D. Earl Kline
Professor
kline@vt.edu
(540) 231-8841
Fred M. Lamb
Professor Emeritus
fml195@vt.edu
(540) 231-7105
Joseph R. Loferski
Professor
jloferski@vt.edu
(540) 231-4405
Scott Renneckar
Assistant Professor
srenneck@vt.edu
(540) 231-7100
Maren Roman
Assistant Professor
maren.roman@vt.edu
(540) 231-1421
Al Schuler
Adjunct Professor
aschuler@fs.fed.us
(304) 431-2727
Robert L. "Bob" Smith
Associate Dean and Professor
rsmith4@vt.edu
(540) 231-7679
Marshall S. "Mark" White
Professor Emeritus
mswhite@vt.edu
(540) 231-7134
Paul M. Winistorfer
Professor and Department Head
pstorfer@vt.edu
(540) 231-8853
Frank E. Woeste
Professor Emeritus
fwoeste@vt.edu
(540) 951-0469
Robert L. Youngs
Professor Emeritus
ryoungs@vt.edu
(540) 231-7673
Audrey Zink-Sharp
Professor and Assistant Department Head
agzink@vt.edu
(540) 231-8820