Dr. Karl Englund
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Assistant Research Professor and Extension Specialist Phone: (509) 335-6259 |
EDUCATION
- Ph.D., Civil Engineering, 2001 – Washington State University
- M.S., Wood Science, 1991 – West Virginia University
- B.S., Forestry, 1988 – West Virginia University
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Asst. Research Professor and Extension Specialist, Wood Materials and Engineering Lab, Washington State University, 2007-present
- Research Engineer and Technical Director of Composites, Wood Materials and Engineering Lab, Washington State University, 2004-2007
- Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Wood Materials and Engineering Lab, Washington State University, 2001-2003
- Research Assistant III, Wood Science Department, West Virginia University, 1994-1995
- Technical Director, Colbert, GA Parallam ® Facility, Weyerhaeuser (formerly Trus Joist MacMillan)
TECHNICAL INTERESTS
- Wood and Natural Fiber Composites
- Polymer Processing with Natural Fiber Reinforcement
- Natural Fiber Composite Properties
OUTREACH/EXTENSION
- Applied Industrial Research and Development
- Natural Fibers
- Polymers
- Inorganic
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
- Coats, E.R., F.J. Loge, M.P. Wolcott, K.R. Englund, and A.G. McDonald. 2007. Synthesis of Polyhydroxyalkanoates in Municipal Wastewater Treatment. Water Environment Research. (in press)
- Long, J., M.P. Wolcott, J. Zhang, and K.R Englund. 2007. Flexural Properties of Surface Reinforced Wood/Plastic Deck Board. Polymer Engineering and Science. 47:281-288.
- Schirp, A, F.J. Loge, K.R. Englund, M.P. Wolcott, J.R Hess, T.P. Houghton, J.A. Lacey and D.N. Thompson. 2006. Pilot-scale production and material properties of extruded straw-plastic composites based on untreated and fungal-treated wheat straw. Forest Products Journal 56(10):90-96.
- Englund, K.R. and M.P. Wolcott. 2005. Friction of non-woven wood/polypropylene fiber mats on heated steel platens. Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials, vol. 18(2): 95-105.
- Englund, K.R. and M.P. Wolcott. 2004. The compression of wood/thermoplastic fiber mats during consolidation. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing. 35 (2): 273-279.
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