Prof. Qinglin Wu

Professor Qinglin Wu is the Roy O. Martin Sr. Professor in Composites and Engineered Wood Products at Louisiana State University. He received his BS in Agricultural Engineering from Henan Agricultural University (1983), his MSc in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Tasmania, Tasmania, Australia (1989), and his PhD in Forest Products with a minor in Mechanical Engineering (Solid Mechanics) from Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon (1993). His teaching disciplines include Mechanics of Wood and Wood Composites, Wood Composite Manufacturing, and Introduction to Wood Science and Forest Products. His research emphases include wood/natural fiber polymer composites, biomaterials from natural polymers, composite durability, engineering performance, and nanocomposite materials.