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Juan Gonzalez

M. S. Candidate, Sustainable Biomaterials

Academic Background:

Bs. Industrial Engineering from Costa Rica Institute of Technology

Experience:

Internship in the Department of Sustainable Biomaterials conducting research on the log-yield of hardwood, developing a tool for the wood industry to estimate the economic output of red oak.

Internship at the Mediterranean Shipping Company in the Department of Unclaimed and Abandoned Cargo (UAC).

Research Interests:

Thermally modified wood treatments for low value species

Major Professors:

Dr. Brian Bond and Dr. Henry Quesada