Faculty Staff Post Doctoral Fellows/Research Associates
Stavros Avramidis
Professor and Head
Wood Physics and Drying
Phone: (604) 822-6153
E-mail: stavros.avramidis@ubc.ca
Rodger Beatson
BCIT
Adjunct Professor
Pulp & Paper Chemistry
Julie Cool
Assistant Professor
Wood Machining
Phone: (604) 827-0639
E-mail: julie.cool@ubc.ca
Emily Cranston
Associate Professor and President’s Excellence Chair
Bio-based Nanomaterials
Phone: (604) 827-0627
Email: emily.cranston@ubc.ca
Chunping Dai
Associate Professor
Wood and Bamboo Composite Materials
Phone: (604) 827-6047
Email: chunping.dai@ubc.ca
Christine Dean
Adjunct Professor
Forest Products
Genomics Technology
and Biotechnologies
Simon Ellis
Associate Professor
Director, Wood Products Processing Program
Wood Anatomy & Quality
Phone: (604) 822-3551
E-mail: simon.ellis@ubc.ca
Phil Evans
Professor
BC Leadership Chair Wood Protection and Finishing
Photoprotection & Modification of Wood
Phone: (604) 822-0517
E-mail: phil.evans@ubc.ca
Robert Fürst
Associate Professor of Teaching
Manufacture of Secondary Wood Products
Phone: (604) 822-0034
E-mail: robert.fuerst@ubc.ca
Christopher Gaston
Associate Professor
Forest Products Marketing & Economics
Phone: (604) 827-1417
E-mail: chris.gaston@ubc.ca
Feng Jiang
Assistant Professor
Canada Research Chair in Advanced Carbohydrate Chemistry &
Sustainable Functional Biomaterials
Phone: (604) 822-7667
E-mail: feng.jiang@ubc.ca
Kwang Ho Kim
Korea Institute of Science and Technology
Adjunct Professor
Biomass Conversion Engineering
Robert Kozak
Professor
Sustainable Business Management
Phone: (604) 822-2402
E-mail: rob.kozak@ubc.ca
Frank Lam
Professor
Senior Chair in Wood Building Design & Construction
Timber Engineering
Phone: (604) 822-6526
E-mail: frank.lam@ubc.ca
Vincent Leung
Associate Professor of Teaching
Computer Aided Design & Manufacture
Phone: (604) 827-2661
E-mail: vincent.leung@ubc.ca
Neil Leveridge
Assistant Professor of Teaching
Communications Strategist
Phone: (604) 822-1334
E-mail: neil.leveridge@ubc.ca
Cristiano Loss
Assistant Professor
Associate Chair in Wood Building Design & Construction
Phone: (604) 822-6716
E-mail:
cristiano.loss@ubc.ca
Shawn Mansfield
Professor
Biotechnology and Chemistry of Wood Fibres
Phone: (604) 822-0196
E-mail: shawn.mansfield@ubc.ca
Marjan Popovski
FPInnovations
Adjunct Professor
Advanced Building Systems
Alan Potter
Innovation Management
Adjunct Professor
Forest Sector Transformation & Development
Scott Renneckar
Professor
Canada Research Chair in Advanced Renewable Materials
Phone: (604) 827-0637
E-mail: scott.renneckar@ubc.ca
Orlando Rojas
Professor
Canada Excellence Research Chair in Biobased Colloids and Materials
Email: orlando.rojas@ubc.ca
Jack Saddler
Professor
Forest Products Biotechnology/Bioenergy
Phone: (604) 822-9741
E-mail: jack.saddler@ubc.ca
Gregory Smith
Professor
Wood Composites
Phone: (604) 822-0081
E-mail: greg.smith@ubc.ca
Rod Stirling
FP Innovations
Adjunct Professor
Sustainable Construction Materials
Taraneh Sowlati
Professor
Forest Products and Forest Biomass Supply Chain Management and Optimization
Phone: (604) 822-6109
E- mail: taraneh.sowlati@ubc.ca
Trevor Stuthridge
AgResearch
Adjunct Professor
Green Biotechnology & Sustainability
Qingshi Tu
Assistant Professor
Industrial Ecology
Email: qingshi.tu@ubc.ca