Rado Gazo

Professor

Department: Forestry and Natural Resources
Phone: 765.494.3634
Fax: 765.496.1344
Office: FPRD 103
E-mail: gazo@purdue.edu
Personal Web Page

Area of Expertise: Sustainable Hardwood Ecosystems

Research Group	Facilities	Areas of Excellence	Related Centers
Wood Products and Wood products Manufacturing	Wood Research Lab	Sustaining Hardwood Ecosystems	Center for Advanced Manufacturing

Rado Gazo is an Associate Professor of Wood Processing and Industrial Engineering at Purdue University. Wood Research Laboratory at Purdue University is more than 100 years old and is well known for its research, teaching and extension programs in secondary wood products and process engineering.

Rado teaches several classes including Properties of Wood, Secondary Wood Products Manufacturing and Furniture Design for CNC. When not in a classroom, he conducts research and technology transfer in value-added wood products manufacturing and industrial engineering areas. He often works as a consultant to furniture companies.

Rado’s research interests include competitiveness of furniture manufacturers and application of industrial engineering techniques to forest products manufacturing. Rado has worked with over 100 companies, published over 150 publications, and given more than 100 professional presentations on the subject of secondary wood products manufacturing.

- Recent Publications

Vlosky, R., R. Gazo, D. Cassens, & P. Perera (2009). Changes in Value-Added Wood Product Manufacturer Perceptions about Certification in the United States from 2002-2008. Drvna Industrija (Wood Industry) – Croatia, 60(2), 89-94.

Vlosky, R., R. Gazo, & D. L. Cassens (2009). Have U.S. Value-Added Wood Product Manufacturer Perceptions about Certification Changed in the past 6 Years?.

Kodzi, E. T., & R. Gazo (2009). Customer Readiness for Product Co-Design – Perspectives from Furniture Customization. Journal of Forest Products Business Research, 6(6), 1-12.

Gisip, J., R. Gazo, & H. A. Stewart (2009). Effects of cryogenic treatment and refrigerated air on tool wear when machining medium density fiberboard. Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 209(11), 5117-5122.

Kodzi, E. T., & R. Gazo (2009). Resource implications of manufacturer-customer interactions in Mass Customization. Mass Customization for Personalized Communication Environments: Integrating Human Factors (23-34). Hershey, PA: IGI Global.

Chang, J., & R. Gazo (2009). Log CT scanning – Proof of Concept. Proceedings of ISCHP 09 – 2nd International Scientific Conference on Hardwood Processing, 5.

Stewart, H. A., J. Gisip, & R. Gazo (2008). Cooling with Vortex tubes. Furniture Design and Manufacturing, 2008(4), 46-48.

Vlosky, R., R. Gazo, & D. C. Cassens (2008). Have U.S. Value-Added Wood Product Manufacturer Perceptions about Certification Changed in the past 6 Years?.

Gazo, R., & W. L. Hoover (2008). Indiana’s Hardwood Industry – Retaining Market Share. http://www.agecon.purdue.edu/extension/pubs/paer/2008/july/paer0708.pdf

Dahle, G. A., H. Holt, W. Chaney, T. Whalen, D. Cassens, R. Gazo, & R. McKenzie (2008). Implications of branch strength loss in silver maple trees converted from round-over to V-trims during electrical line clearance operations. Proceedings of the 8th International Symposium for Environmental Concerns in Rights-Of-Way Managemen, 97-100.