Rosilei Garcia holds a PhD in Wood Science from Laval University. From 2006 to 2019, she worked as a professor in the Department of Forest Products at the Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ) in Brazil. During this time, she developed her teaching and research skills and helped to train highly qualified personnel. From 2017 to 2018, she also served as a visiting professor in the Department of Forest and Wood Sciences at Laval University. Since 2020, she has worked as a research associate in the Department of Forest and Wood Sciences at Laval University, contributing to the preparation of several grant applications for structuring projects, including the Wood-Based Composite Panel Research Consortium (Corepan-Bois). She has authored over 50 scientific papers, and her research covers various areas of wood engineering. Her interests include wood-based composite panels, wood products, the valorization of wood byproducts, and process improvement, all with a commitment to sustainability.