Graduate Certificate in Advanced Engineered Wood Composites

The Graduate Certificate in Advanced Engineered Wood Composites is a collaborative effort of the School of Forest Resources, College of Natural Sciences, Forestry and Agriculture and the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering.

Educational Objectives:

• Students will acquire knowledge and will demonstrate comprehension on processing and manufacturing of wood-polymer and fiber-reinforced hybrid composites.
• Students will conduct and analyze material property characterization of wood-polymer and fiber-reinforced hybrid composites.
• Students will develop skills in assessing technology and systematizing application of the interdisciplinary graduate training to product development of low-cost, high-performance  wood-polymer and fiber-reinforced hybrid composites.

The 16 credit Graduate Certificate in Advanced Engineered Wood Composites includes the following:

Please note that these courses may have their own prerequisites.

• CIE 543 - Introduction to Composite Materials in Civil Engineering Credits: 3
• CIE 644 - Advanced Composite Materials in Civil Engineering Credits: 3
• WSC 531 - Mechanics of Wood and Wood Composites Credits: 3
• WSC 540 - Adhesion and Adhesives Technology Credits: 4
• WSC 550 - Wood-Polymer Hybrid Composites Credits: 3
• WSC 690 - Graduate Seminar in Wood Science Credits: 1

    or

• CIE 592 Civil Engineering Seminar I
• CIE 593 Civil Engineering Seminar II

For Additional Information about the Advanced Engineered Wood Composites Certificate Program, contact:

Douglas Gardner, Ph.D.
Professor, School of Forest Resources  College of Natural Sciences, Forestry and Agriculture
Telephone: 581-2846
Email: Doug Gardner

Roberto Lopez-Anido, Ph.D., P.E.
Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
College of Engineering
Telephone: 581-2119
Email: Roberto Lopez-Anido