Department of Wood Science

The department offers graduate degrees in many fields related to wood science & technology, biotechnology and the forest products industry, processing and business.

Research Supervisors

Name Research Interests
Avramidis, Stavros Wood-water relations and sorption thermodynamics.; Fluid flow, heat transfer, and molecular diffusion; Modeling steady-state and dynamic non-isothermal diffusion in wood.; Application of fractals and machine learning to modeling wood physical properties.; Molecular modeling of the wood nano-pore network in the cell wall.; Industrial wood kiln drying optimization and development of new drying strategies.; Radio frequency vacuum (RFV) heating and drying of wood and wood products.; Dielectric wood phytosanitation.; Wood thermal modification.; Wood-water relations and sorption thermodynamics. , Fluid flow, heat transfer, and molecular diffusion, Modeling steady-state and dynamic non-isothermal diffusion in wood., Application of fractals and machine learning to modeling wood physical properties., Molecular modeling of the wood nano-pore network in the cell wall., Industrial wood kiln drying optimization and development of new drying strategies., Radio frequency vacuum (RFV) heating and drying of wood and wood products., Dielectric wood phytosanitation., Wood thermal modification.
Cool, Julie modelling, wood products, wood science, wood
Cranston, Emily Bio-based materials and nanocellulose; Atomic force microscopy (forces, adhesion, friction, imaging); Colloid and interface science; Polymer chemistry; Cellulose nanocrystals; Bioproducts; Foams, emulsions, aerogels; Bio-based materials and nanocellulose, Atomic force microscopy (forces, adhesion, friction, imaging), Colloid and interface science, Polymer chemistry, Cellulose nanocrystals, Bioproducts, Foams, emulsions, aerogels
Dai, Chunping Bamboo; Bio-products; Wood Products; Wood Science; Wood Technology; Bamboo, Bio-products, Wood Products, Wood Science, Wood Technology
Evans, Philip David Wood anatomy, wood durability, wood products, wood technology
Feng, Haibo BIM; Construction; LCA; sustainability; Wood Products; Zero energy / caron building; BIM, Construction, LCA, Sustainability, Wood products, Zero energy / caron building
Jiang, Feng bio-based nanomaterials, carbohydrate chemistry, chemistry, sustainability, wood science
Joshi, Jaya Biofoundries; biomass; Carbon; Engineering; Enzyme Design; sustainability; Synthetic biology; Biofoundries, Biomass, Carbon, Engineering, Enzyme Design, Sustainability, Synthetic Biology
Kim, Kwang Ho Forest Bioproduction and the BioeconomyTechnology and Innovation; Biomass conversion engineering; Forest Bioproduction and the BioeconomyTechnology and Innovation, Biomass conversion engineering
Kozak, Rob Forest-dependent communities in transition, international development & poverty alleviation, value-added strategies, forest certification & corporate social responsibility, forest sector sustainability & competitiveness, marketing, management & consumer behaviour
Lam, Frank timber engineering; structural use of wood products, Engineered wood systems
Li, Minghao
Loss, Cristiano Wood; Engineered Wood Solutions; Engineering Wood Design; Hybrid Wood-Based Systems; Industrialised Wood Systems; Seismic Design and Analysis of Timber Structures; Timber Engineering; Wood Building Systems; Wood as Structural Material; Wood, Engineered Wood Solutions, Engineering Wood Design, Hybrid Wood-Based Systems, Industrialised Wood Systems, Seismic Design and Analysis of Timber Structures, Timber Engineering, Wood Building Systems, Wood as Structural Material
Mansfield, Shawn plant metabolism, cellulose biosynthesis, lignin biosynthesis, wood formation, wood quality, cell wall biochemistry, tree biotechnology, transgenics, Tree biotechnology
Renneckar, Scott Advanced renewable materials, biopolymer structure characterization, Clean fractionation of biomass, Electrospinning Fibers, Nanocellulose, Self-assembly of biopolymers
Rojas, Orlando Nanopolysaccharides (based on cellulose, chitin, starches and others); Bacterial nanocelluloses; Cellulose derivatives; Lignins, colloidal lignins, nanolignins and their uses; Renewable biopolymers (hemicelluloses, proteins, chitin and chitosan, alginates and others); Multiphase systems (emulsions, foams, dispersed systems), gels, aerogels; Films, filaments and hybrid materials; Nanocomposites; Bioactive systems; Fiber processing; Pulp and paper; , Bacterial nanocelluloses, Bioactive systems, Cellulose derivatives, Fiber processing, Films, filaments and hybrid materials, Lignins, colloidal lignins, nanolignins and their uses, Multiphase systems (emulsions, foams, dispersed systems), gels, aerogels, Nanocomposites, Nanopolysaccharides (based on cellulose, chitin, starches and others), Pulp and paper, Renewable biopolymers (hemicelluloses, proteins, chitin and chitosan, alginates and others)
Smith, Gregory Engineering, wood products
Sowlati, Taraneh Wood Science, Industrial Engineering in Wood Science
Tu, Qingshi Biomass (Energy); Sustainable Development; Modelization and Simulation; Biofuels and bioproducts; climate change; Computational modeling; Forest biorefineries; Industrial ecology; Life cycle assessment; Sustainable bioeconomy; Machine Learning; Biomass (Energy), Sustainable Development, Modelization and Simulation, Biofuels and bioproducts, Climate change, Computational modeling, Forest biorefineries, Industrial ecology, Life cycle assessment, Sustainable bioeconomy, Machine learning
van der Ven, Hamish Sustainable supply chain governance; Sustainable production; Impacts of digital technologies on the environment; Transnational governance; International Political Economy; Environmental governance; Sustainable supply chain governance, Sustainable production, Impacts of digital technologies on the environment, Transnational governance, International political economy, Environmental governance
Wiesner, Felix Fire Safety; Timber Construction; Timber Engineering; Wood Products; Fire protection; Fire Safety, Timber Construction, Timber Engineering, Wood Products, Fire protection