Martin Lawoko
I work on ways to “see" bonds and linkages in wood, analyzing cell wall structures and linkages so wood fibers might be successfully separated and then later recombined as new products, new products that do not contain petroleum.

Byung-Hwan Um
Forest biomass is a promising resource for future biofuels and bioproducts. Biorefining wood into paper and chemicals is not as easy as making a single traditional paper product.

Keith Hurley
My work with the FBRI is focused in the areas of catalyst screening and the catalyzed upgrading of pyrolysis oil.