Wood Science & Engineering

WS&E Teaching and Research Faculty and Staff

 

Faculty
Name Areas of Expertise Location Telephone
Charles Brunner
Associate Professor/Lead Undergraduate Advisor
Optical properties of wood; modeling manufacturing processes, computer-aided manufacturing
RH 116
541-737-4205
Rakesh Gupta
Professor
Timber mechanics; structural engineering; mechanical properties of wood
RH 114
541-737-4223
Eric Hansen
Professor
Forest products marketing; firm innovativeness and environmental marketing
RH 108
541-737-4240
Wood-based composite science; wood/water relationships; heat and mass transfer
RH 104
541-737-8422
Joe Karchesy
Associate Professor
Molecular structure and chemistry of natural products from wood; wood chemistry
RH 110
541-737-3282
Chris Knowles
Assistant Professor and Assistant Director of the Oregon Wood Innovation Center
Forest products marketing; improving competitiveness of the Oregon forest products industry; innovation related resources for forest products industry
PVY 119
541-737-1438
Functional and ecological wood anatomy for trees and wood products; wood quality in relation to silviculture, environment and genetics
RH 118
541-737-4213
Scott Leavengood
Associate Professor and Director of the Oregon Wood Innovation Center
OWIC Director - Linking research and education with needs of Oregon wood products firms; assisting entrepreneurs with market assessments and product testing
PVY 121
541-737-4212
Kaichang Li
Associate Professor
Wood chemistry; development of formaldehyde-free wood adhesives and wood-plastic composites from renewable natural resources
RH 102
541-737-8421
Tom McLain
Professor and Department Head
Program leadership and administration; timber engineering; mechanical connections
RH 119 D
541-737-4224
Mike Milota
Professor
Wood liquid relations; wood drying and physical properties; VOC emissions
RH 136
541-737-4210
Jeff Morrell
University Distinguished Professor
Wood preservation and biodeterioration; pathology
RH 230
541-737-4222
Lech Muszyński
Assistant Professor
Composite materials science; digital image analysis; mechanical performance of solid wood, advanced hybrid wood-plastic and wood - FRP composites
RH 106
541-737-9479
John Nairn
Professor and Richardson Chair in Wood Science and Forest Products
Composites; nanocomposites; deformation and fracture of wood materials
RH 112
541-737-4265
Jim Reeb
Associate Professor and Manufacturing Extension Specialist
Value-added manufacturing; process modeling and operations research
Lincoln County
Extension Office
541-574-6537 x19
John Simonsen
Professor
Cellulose nanocrystals; wood-polymer composites; wood preservation; adhesion
RH 120
541-737-4217
David Smith
Instructor
Wood products manufacturing
RH 236
541-737-8506
Emeritus Faculty
Name Areas of Expertise Location Telephone
Terry Brown
Professor and Extension Specialist Emeritus
Wood technology; quality control in lumber manufacturing
RH 142 541-737-4225
Jim Wilson
Professor Emeritus
Product performance; life cycle assessment of wood products to determine environmental and energy performance
RH 234 541-737-4227
Affiliate and Courtesy Faculty
Name Areas of Expertise Telephone
Bill Boehner
Affiliate Faculty/Consultant
Wood-based composite science and technology
203-342-8415
Jim Funck
Courtesy Professor
Wood technology; process analysis; process control; quality control; process modeling; scanning technology.
253-924-6826
Bill Galligan
Affiliate Faculty
Mechanical properties; ethics; professionalism
503-559-1106
Bob Leichti
Courtesy Professor
Timber engineering; structural performance of wood-based materials; driven fasteners; building codes and standards.
401-471-4166
Faculty Research Associates and Assistants
Name Areas of Expertise Location Telephone
Hua Chen
Senior Faculty Research Assistant
Chemistry and wood preservatives
RH 138 541-737-5723
Milo Clauson
Senior Faculty Research Assistant
Engineering Lab Manager
RH 140 541-737-3159
Camille Freitag
Senior Faculty Research Assistant
Wood microbiology and preservation; Safety Manager
RH 240 541-737-4236
Jian Huang
Faculty Research Assistant
Wood chemistry
RH 142 541-737-3154
Chunhong Li
Faculty Research Assistant
Wood chemistry
RH 242 541-737-4237
Connie Love
Faculty Research Assistant
Field Manager; biodeterioration of wood; wood preservation
RH 240 541-737-4229
Kate McCulloh
Faculty Research Associate
Whole plant physiology and the long-distance transport of water by plants
RH 132 541-737-4208
Professional Faculty and Administrative Support Staff
Name Areas of Expertise Location Telephone
Deborra Low
Graduate Program Coordinator
Managing graduate student inquiries, applications, recruitment materials, academic files, graduate fellowship/scholarship applications, graduate catalog and handbook revisions; general faculty support.
RH 119 541-737-5723
Leslie McDaniel
Wood Magic Coordinator
Wood Magic Road Show Coordinator - traveling version of the Wood Magic Program targeting 9,000 grade school students statewide.
RH 142 541-737-3159
Karla Rhoads
Office Manager
Business services for the Department, monitoring accounts and budgets; liaison with CoF Accounting; grant expenditure assistance; administrative staff supervisor.
RH 119 B 541-737-4257
Margie York
Undergraduate Secretary and Wood Magic Coordinator
Wood Magic Coordinator; managing udergraduate recruitment materials, scholarship applications, classroom scheduling, curriculum revisions, undergraduate catalog and handbook revisions; general faculty support.
RH 119 541-737-4259