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Technical Sessions

Advancing Circular Economy: Integrating Life Cycle Assessment, Forestry, Wood Products, and Carbon Management
Organizers: Maureen Puettmann, CORRIM; Jennifer Russel, Virginia Tech
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Bio-Based Adhesives for Wood Products
Organizers: Christopher Hunt, USDA Forest Products Laboratory; Soledad Peresin, Auburn University
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Forest Derived Feedstocks for Additive Manufacturing
Organizers: Douglas Gardner, University of Maine; Mehdi Tajvidi, University of Maine; Lu Wang, University of Tennessee, 
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Mass Timber Research and Innovation
Organizers: Daniel Hindman, Virginia Tech; Hongmei Gu, Forest Products Laboratory
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Lignocellulosic Cell Walls: Correlating Composition, Structure, and Properties to Product Development, Manufacture, and Performance
Organizers: Joseph Jakes, USDA Forest Products Laboratory; Nayomi Plaza, USDA Forest Products Laboratory;

Glenn Larkin, LarChem LLC
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Processing and Wood Quality
Organizers: Brunela Pollastrelli Rodrigues, Clemson University; Scott Leavengood, Oregon State University
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Supply Chain and Logistics of Biochar and Bioproducts Development
Organizers: Jingxin Wang, West Virginia University; Tom Miles, US Biochar Initiative; John (Jianli) Hu, West Virginia                        University; Shawn Grushecky, West Virginia University
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Sustainable Construction Materials
Organizers: Daniel Hindman, Virginia TechHongmei Gu, Forest Products Laboratory
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Trends in Education and Workforce Development Practices in Forest Products-Related Disciplines
Organizers: Nayomi Plaza, USDA Forest Products LaboratoryGloria Oporto, West Virginia University
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Wood Identification
Organizers: Alberta Asi Ebeheakey, Mississippi State University; Mohamad Miftah Rahman, Mississippi State University, 
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General (Other Topics)
Organizers: Joseph Jakes, USDA Forest Products Laboratory; Gloria Oporto, West Virginia University

Industry Sessions

Mass Wood Building Thermal Envelope Update & Applications
Organizers: Rob Pickett, Rob Pickett & Associates; Doug Parsons, International Mass Timber Alliance & Log & Timber Homes Council (IMTA)

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