Research

The Building Materials and Wood Technology program conducts research in the areas of building systems and technology, forest products economics, forest products marketing, wood engineering and wood composites. The program is equipped with extensive library resources, physical testing, computing, drying, and machining laboratories.

Wood Mechanics Lab

The Wood Mechanics Lab is an interdisciplinary teaching and research lab that serves the Building Materials and Wood Technology program, students from more than 30 different programs, and industry partners both nationally and internationally. Established in the early 1960's by Dr. Alan Marra and Dr. Bruce Hoadley, the lab originally focused on wood adhesives and wood chemistry. Over the past 5-10 years, however, the lab has slowly changed focus to structural materials and forest products testing.