 Purdue Agriculture > Forestry and Natural Resources > Wood Products and Wood Products Manufacturing
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| Assist wood products manufacturers and consumers in gaining the greatest benefit from responsible use of wood by developing new knowledge to reduce raw material costs, improve processing technologies, and encourage innovation in product development, thus integrating industrial competitiveness with natural resource conservation through science and engineering. |
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Faculty |
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| Dan Cassens |
Primary and secondary wood products manufacturing processes |
| Carl Eckelman |
Computer-aided furniture design and engineering,school furniture for developing countries |
| Rado Gazo |
Application of operations research techniques to secondary wood products industries |
| Eva Haviarova |
Strength design and product engineering of furniture, emerging furniture design challenges especiall with reduced environmental impact |
| Michael Hunt |
(Emeritus)
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Undergraduate |
Graduate Areas of Specialization |
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Downloadable Plan of Study for Wood Products Manufacturing Technology |
- Advanced wood products manufacturing
- Wood products business development
- Envirommental performance of wood products, furniture design and construction
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| Undergraduate students work with faculty and staff in the Office of Student Services to select courses that fulfill their interests and requirements of their major. |
Graduate students work with their major professor and advisory committee to develop a plan of study that is customized to their individual needs. |
| Lab Link |
Wood Research Lab |
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To Graduate Student Page | |
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