Welcome to the Department of Wood Science & Engineering at Oregon State University!

We are a multidisciplinary university program focused on science, technology, engineering and business practices that help society sustainably meet our needs for wood products, and help ensure the global competitiveness of our domestic industry.

Our mission includes educating new professionals in wood science and technology, fostering advanced learning for post-graduate professionals, discovering new knowledge and solving problems through research, and transferring knowledge to users and practitioners. We aspire to be widely recognized as a leading center in the world for wood science and engineering education, research and outreach.

The Department is nationally ranked in the top 4 such programs in North America by USDA and we are one of the most comprehensive in scope and activities. Our faculty are world-class and leaders in their field. Our facilities and equipment are among the most modern, and we enjoy strong working relations with other disciplines and with industry partners.

This is an exciting time for wood science and technology, especially at Oregon State. Increasing demand for wood products in the world and intensifying global competition demand innovation, new discovery and well-educated professionals. Our programs are at the forefront of that challenge.

We hope that our web site gives you a sense for our programs and will interest you to learn more. Please let us know how we can help!

Tom McLain
Department Head

Learn more about WS&E...

See our 2006 Strategic Plan (PDF)