Wood Materials & Engineering Laboratory

Personnel


Faculty

Donald A. Bender
Director and Professor
Nondestructive Testing; Timber Design

David G. Pollock
Associate Professor
Nondestructive Evaluation; Timber Connectors

David Carradine
IAS Technical Manager
Timber Structures and Construction

Pizhong Qiao
Associate Professor
Analytical and Applied Mechanics

William F. Cofer
Associate Professor
Finite Element Modeling

Timothy G. Rials
Adjunct Professor
Polymer Chemistry

J. Daniel Dolan
Professor
Structural Testing and Analysis

Steven R. Shook
Adjunct Associate Professor
Forest Products Marketing

Karl Englund
Assistant Research Professor & Extension Specialist
Wood-plastic Composites

Lloyd V. Smith
Associate Professor
Fiber Reinforced Composites

Thomas M. Gorman
Adjunct Professor
Wood Construction and Design

Paul M. Smith
Adjunct Professor
Forest Products Marketing

John C. Hermanson
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Analytical Modeling; Experimental Mechanics

Robert J. Tichy
Research Engineer
Building Systems and Markets

James D. Holbery
Adjunct Assistant Professor


Brian J. Tucker
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Nondestructive Testing

Marie-Pierre Laborie
Assistant Professor
Polymer Physical Chemistry;
Wood Adhesion

Vikram Yadama
Assistant Professor & Extension Specialist
Wood Composite Materials

Thomas M. Maloney
Director Emeritus
Wood Composites

Frank E. Woeste
Adjunct Professor
Performance of Trusses, Wood Building Design, Residential Floor Vibration Control

Armando G. McDonald
University of Idaho affiliate
Professor
Wood Chemistry and Composites

Michael P. Wolcott
Professor
Composite Materials Engineering; Adhesion
David I. McLean
Professor and Chair
Structural Testing and Analysis

Jinwen Zhang
Assistant Professor
Biobased composites and polymer blends

Post-Doctorates

Maosen Cao
Structural damage assessment

Long Jiang
Adhesion and bio-composites


Visitors

Hwa Hyoung Lee, Visiting Professor
Department of Forest Products
Chungnam National University, South Korea

Dongjian Zheng, Visiting Professor
Institute of Hydraulic Structural Engineering
Hohai University, China


Administrative Staff

Technical Staff

Janet Duncan
Program Coordinator
509-335-4591

Robert Duncan
Research Coordinator
509-335-6266

Judy Edmister
Principal Assistant
509-335-2262

Bill Elliott
Engineering Technician
509-335-3112

Patricia Smith
Fiscal Specialist
509-335-2262
Scott Lewis
Associate in Research
509-335-7861

Brent Olson
Associate in Research
509-335-7861

Back to top

Wood Materials and Engineering Laboratory, PO Box 641806, Washington State University, Pullman WA 99164-1806, 509-335-2262, Contact Us