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Click a faculty member's name in the list below to see detailed information about that individual or select an expertise or class from the drop down menus to generate a list of faculty members who have that expertise or teach that class.
Expertise:
All
Academic administration
Advanced engineered composites using biomaterials and hybrid structural polymers and metals
Analytical Packaging Chemistry
Applications of cellulose nanocrystals in targeted drug delivery and tissue engineering
Applications of nanotechnology to traditional wood-based composites
Bioavailability enhancement
Biobased Composites
Biobased Materials and Composites
Biocomposites Based and Cellulosic Fibers
Bioconversion of cellulose and sustainable biomaterials
Biofuels production from algae that are fed heterotrophically on cellulosic-derived sugars
Biogeography
Biomass conversion to high value biomaterials
Biomass Rheology
Business Benchmarking
Business Process Management
Capital Budgeting and Decision Making
Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biochemistry
Ceramic Tile on Wood Joists
Certified Forest Products
Change Management
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
Computational Modeling (Stochastic Finite Element Method, Hierarchical Linear Modeling)
Computer Applications in Manufacturing
Computer modeling of the mechanical performance
computer suppport
Construction Damage to Trees
Continuous Improvement
Continuous Improvement Technologies
Creation of drug delivery systems to meet patient needs
Deck and Balcony Design
Deck and Balcony Safety and Design
Densification in Wood Composites
Development of a unique mesoporous carbon from wood/plant-based materials for high density energy storage devices such as super capacitors
Development of lab on a chip using Chemiluminescense
Development of Sustainable (rigid/flexible) Packaging
Dr. Goodell's complete CV can be accessed at this web address: http://goodell-biomaterials-bioenergy.sbio.vt.edu/documents/Goodell-CV-2012.pdf
Dr. Goodell's complete publications can be viewed at this web address: http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=BD1FWWIAAAAJ
Dynamic Response (Seismic, Wind) of Wood Structures
Energy applications related to sustainable biomaterials
Engineered Wood Products in Residential Construction
Environmental Aspects of Packaging
Enzymatic cellulose degradation in the bioethanol process
Experiemental Mechanics Focusing on Wood Structure and Property Relationship
Fasteners and Connections
Finding residential placements for clients
Food Packaging
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 between package, pallet, and material handling systems
Interactions of cellulose with proteins and cells
International Marketing
International Marketing
International marketing and trade
International Programs in Forestry and Wood Products
Lean Manufacturing
Lean Manufacturing and Management
Lean Manufacturing Methods
Life Cycle analysis
Load Response of Wood Connections
Lumber and Timber Strength
Lumber Strength
Manufacturing managment and leadership
Manufacturing processes and process optimization
Manufacturing Systems Engineering
Manufacturing Systems Engineering
Marketing
Materials Application to Packaging
Mechanical Properties of Wood
Metal-Plate-Connected Wood Trusses
meteorology, field observations of severe storms
Micromechanical Analysis Using Digital Image Correlation
Micro-Mechanics
Moisture Problems and Wood Deterioration in Buildings
Molecular Structure and Reactions of Wood
Nanocellulose
Niche Markets
Non-Timber Forest Products Utilization and Marketing
Novel processing methods for biomass
Novel Wood Adhesives and Wood-Based Composites
Organizational Innovation
Packaging as a Marketing Function
Packaging Distribution Systems
Packaging Dynamics
Paleoenvironments: Sediment analysis and dendrochronology
Pallet and Container Design
Pallet Design and Performance
Parmaceutical/Nutraceutical Packaging
Performance of Ceramic Tile and Stone on Wood Joist Framing
Performance of Metal-Plate-Connected Wood Trusses
Performance of Wood and Wood Composites in Buildings
Performance of Wood in Use
Personal Selling
Plant Cell Wall Structures
Polysaccharide chemistry
Polysaccharide chemistry, supramolecular chemistry
Post-Frame Building Design
Preservation of Historic Wood Buildings
Process Automation and Process Control
Product Design and Development
Production of carbon nanotubes from lignocellulose substrates
Production Operations Management
Proteomics
Quality control
Quantitative Wood Anatomy
R&D Project Leader
Remote Sensing
Research center administration
Residential Floor Vibration Control
Residential Property Inspection
Rheological Behavior of Wood
Root growth in disturbed soils
Rough Mill Cut-Up Operations
Safety of Wood Structures During Construction
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
Smart Packaging (Quality indicator system)
Stability of Wood I-joists
Standardization of Packaging for Efficient Logistics
Strategic Management
Structural Characteristics of Wood-Based Industries
Structural Design
Structural Design
Structure-Property Relationships of Biomaterials
Structure-property-performance relationships of biomaterials and derivatives
Supply Chain Management
Surface functionalization of cellulose nanocrystals
Surface Properties of Biofibers and Polymers
Sustainable Materials and Corrugated fiberboard packaging
Synthesis of novel polysaccharide derivatives
Thermoplastic and Thermosetting Adhesives for Wood
Thermoplastic and Thermosetting Polymers from Wood
Torsional Stiffness of Wood Members
Transformation and Leadership
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 drying
Wood Engineering and Structural Design Procedures
Wood Floor Vibration
Wood Flooring
Wood Flooring
Wood Identification
Wood Identification and Use
Wood Machining
Wood Mechanics
Wood Mechanics and Wood Structural Design
Wood Performance in Application
Wood Processing and Manufacturing
Wood Processing and Manufacturing
Wood Recovery, Reuse, and Recycling
Wood Structure-properties Relationships
Wood Truss Bracing
Wood Viscoelasticity
Wood-based composites
Course:
All
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 Introduction to 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 & Management Strategies
WOOD 6214 Quantitative Wood Anatomy
WOOD 6414 Wood Biochemistry and Biotechnology
WOOD 6424 Structural Biopolymers and Biocomposites
Downloadable Faculty Directory
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Name
Title
Email Address
Phone Number
Rene Aernoudts
Adjunct Assistant Professor
aernoudts@leaninstit
+31 343 554240
Philip A. Araman
Adjunct Professor
paraman@vt.edu
540-231-5341
Brian Bond
Associate Professor
bbond@vt.edu
540-231-8752
John Bouldin
Post Doctoral Research Associate
johnbouldin@vt.edu
540-231-5370
Urs Buehlmann
Associate Professor
buehlmann@gmail.com
540-231-9759
Robert J. Bush
Professor
rbush@vt.edu
540-231-8834
Linda Caudill
Managing Director, Wood-Based Composites Center
lcaudill@vt.edu
540-231-7092
Zhangjing Chen
Research Scientist
chengo@vt.edu
540-231-4403
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
540-231-7107
Barry Goodell
Professor, Department of Sustainable Biomaterials
goodell@vt.edu
540-231-8854
A.L. "Tom" Hammett
Professor
himal@vt.edu
540-231-2716
Daniel Hindman
Associate Professor
dhindman@vt.edu
540-231-9442
Laszlo Horvath
Assistant Professor of Practice and Director, Center for Packaging and Unit Load Design
laszlo_horvath@vt.edu
540-231-7673
Geza Ifju
Professor Emeritus
ifju@vt.edu
540-231-8215
Young Kim
Assistant Professor of Practice
ytkim@vt.edu
540-231-1156
D. Earl Kline
Professor
kline@vt.edu
540-231-8841
Fred M. Lamb
Professor Emeritus
fml195@vt.edu
540-231-7105
Liam Leightley
Adjunct Professor
liam3@vt.edu
434-766-6774
Zhiyuan Lin
Post Doctoral Associate
linzy@vt.edu
Joseph R. Loferski
Professor
jloferski@vt.edu
540-231-4405
Henry Quesada-Pineda
Assistant Professor
quesada@vt.edu
540-231-0978
Scott Renneckar
Associate Professor
srenneck@vt.edu
540-231-7100
Maren Roman
Associate Professor
maren.roman@vt.edu
540-231-1421
Al Schuler
Adjunct Professor
aschuler@fs.fed.us
304-431-2727
Robert L. "Bob" Smith
Interim Department Head, 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
Dean, College of Natural Resources and Environment
pstorfer@vt.edu
540-231-5481
Frank Woeste
Adjunct Professor
fwoeste@vt.edu
540-951-0469
Robert L. Youngs
Professor Emeritus
ryoungs@vt.edu
540-231-7107
Audrey Zink-Sharp
Professor and Associate Department Head
agzink@vt.edu
540-231-8820