Faculty & Staff
Pouria Bahmani
Assistant Professor
pouria.bahmani@wsu.edu
pouria.bahmani@wsu.edu
Donald A. Bender
Emeritus Professor
bender@wsu.edu
bender@wsu.edu
Muhammad Khusairy Bin Bakri
Post-Doctoral Research Associate
m.khusairybinbakri@wsu.edu
m.khusairybinbakri@wsu.edu
Kristin Brandt
Staff Engineer, Adjoint Faculty
kristin.brandt@wsu.edu
kristin.brandt@wsu.edu
Dane Camenzind
Research Engineer
dane.camenzind@wsu.edu
dane.camenzind@wsu.edu
Avishek Chanda
Post-Doctoral Research Associate
avishek.chanda@wsu.edu
avishek.chanda@wsu.edu
Hongtao Dang
Assistant Professor
hongtao.dang@wsu.edu
hongtao.dang@wsu.edu
Julia Day
Assistant Professor
Director, ID+CL
Associate Director, CMEC
julia_day@wsu.edu
Director, ID+CL
Associate Director, CMEC
julia_day@wsu.edu
J. Daniel Dolan
Emeritus Professor
jddolan@wsu.edu
jddolan@wsu.edu
Karl R. Englund
Research Professor
WSU Co-Site Director, Center for Bioplastics and Biocomposites
englund@wsu.edu
WSU Co-Site Director, Center for Bioplastics and Biocomposites
englund@wsu.edu
Suzanne Hamada
Principal Assistant
sdhamada@wsu.edu
sdhamada@wsu.edu
Joshah Jennings
Lab Manager
joshah_jennings@wsu.edu
joshah_jennings@wsu.edu
Ji Yun Lee
Assistant Professor
jiyun.lee@wsu.edu
jiyun.lee@wsu.edu
Scott R. Lewis
Associate in Research
srlewis@wsu.edu
srlewis@wsu.edu
Hui Li
Assistant Research Professor
WSU Co-Site Director, Center for Bioplastics and Biocomposites
lihui@wsu.edu
WSU Co-Site Director, Center for Bioplastics and Biocomposites
lihui@wsu.edu
Hang Liu, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
hangliu@wsu.edu
hangliu@wsu.edu
Wangcheng Liu
Postdoctoral Research Associate
wangcheng.liu@wsu.edu
wangcheng.liu@wsu.edu
Lina Pilar Martínez-Valencia
Post-Doctoral Research Associate
lina.martinez@wsu.edu
lina.martinez@wsu.edu
Anh Ngo
UX Designer, ID&CL
UX Designer, CMEC
anh.ngo2@wsu.edu
UX Designer, CMEC
anh.ngo2@wsu.edu
Christopher Motter
Assistant Professor
c.motter@wsu.edu
c.motter@wsu.edu
Adam R. Phillips
Associate Professor
a.phillips@wsu.edu
a.phillips@wsu.edu
Shelby Ruiz
Research Associate, ID&CL
shelby.ruiz@wsu.edu
shelby.ruiz@wsu.edu
Shyam S. Sablani
Associate Professor
ssablani@wsu.edu
ssablani@wsu.edu
Xianming Shi
Associate Professor
xianming.shi@wsu.edu
xianming.shi@wsu.edu
Robert J. Tichy
Research Engineer
tichy@wsu.edu
tichy@wsu.edu
Haifeng Wang
Assistant Professor
haifeng.wang@wsu.edu
haifeng.wang@wsu.edu
Michael P. Wolcott
Regents Professor & Vice President, Research
wolcott@wsu.edu
wolcott@wsu.edu
Vikram Yadama
Director, CMEC
Louisiana Pacific Distinguished Professor in Wood Materials and Engineering
vyadama@wsu.edu
Louisiana Pacific Distinguished Professor in Wood Materials and Engineering
vyadama@wsu.edu
Jinwen Zhang
Professor
jwzhang@wsu.edu
jwzhang@wsu.edu
Baoming Zhao
Staff Scientist
baoming_zhao@wsu.edu
baoming_zhao@wsu.edu
Weihong (Katie) Zhong
Professor
katie_zhong@wsu.edu
katie_zhong@wsu.edu
Affiliated Faculty
Andre Barbosa. Ph.D., P.E.
Professor | Oregon State University
andre.barbosa@oregonstate.edu
andre.barbosa@oregonstate.edu
Todd Beyreuther, M. Arch.
Director of Product | Mercer Mass Timber
beyreuther@wsu.edu
beyreuther@wsu.edu
Yu-Chung Chang, Ph.D.
Adjunct Affiliate Faculty
yu-chung.chang@wsu.edu
yu-chung.chang@wsu.edu
Marie-Pierre Laborie, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor | IFF
marie-pierre.laborie@fobawi.uni-freiburg.de
marie-pierre.laborie@fobawi.uni-freiburg.de
Brent Olson, Ph.D.
Technical Director, Materials | Mercer Mass Timber
bolson@wsu.edu
bolson@wsu.edu
Shiling Pei, Ph.D., P.E.
Associate Professor | Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO
Manuel Raul Pelaez-Samaniego
Professor | School of Chemical Sciences, Universidad de Cuenca, Ecuador
manuel.pelaez@ucuenca.edu.ec
manuel.pelaez@ucuenca.edu.ec

Arijit Sinha, Ph.D.
Professor | Renewable Materials, Oregon State University
arijit.sinha@oregonstate.edu
arijit.sinha@oregonstate.edu
Thomas Tannert, Ph.D.,
P. Eng.
Professor | University of Northern British Columbia
thomas.tannert@unbc.ca
thomas.tannert@unbc.ca
Jinwu Wang, Ph.D.
Research Forest Products Technologist | US Forest Service
jinwu.wang@usda.gov
jinwu.wang@usda.gov
Junna Xin, Ph.D.
Associate Director | eVenus Pharmaceutical Laboratories, Inc.
junna.xin@wsu.edu
junna.xin@wsu.edu