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QINGLIN WU

Roy O. Martin Sr. Professor,
Composites/Engineered Wood Products

School of Renewable Natural Resources

Room 109, RNR Building

Louisiana State University

Baton Rouge, LA 70803

Phone:(225) 578-8369 (O) and (225) 458-9475 (Cell)

Fax: 225-578-4251
e-mail: wuqing@lsu.edu

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EDUCATION

      Ph. D.             1993.   Forest Products (minor in Mechanical
                             Engineering), Oregon State University,
                             Corvallis, Oregon.

M. Eng. Sci. 1989. Mechanical Engineering, University of Tasmania,
Tasmania, Australia.

B. S. 1983. Agricultural Engineering, Henan Agricultural
University, Zhengzhou, P. R. China.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Wood/natural fiber and polymer composites nano-materials/composites, composite structure and durability modeling, wood moisture relations and drying.

RESEARCH IN PROGRESS

1. Thermal plastic composites reinforced with natural fiber and nano-particles.

2. New wood preservative system using core-shell nano particles.

     3.   Interfacial analysis of wood fiber and polymer materials.
     4.   Characterization of internal void structure and its effect on engineering constants in OSB.
     5.   Utilization of agricultural fibers for composite products.

COURSES TAUGHT

RNR 2043 : Wood Science and Forest Products.
RNR 3039 : Forest Products Camp.
RNR 7029A : Wood and Wood Composites Mechanics.
RNR 7029B : Wood Composite Manufacturing

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Xu, Y., Q. Wu,· Y. Lei,· F. Yao, and Q. Zhang. 2008. Natural Fiber Reinforced Poly(vinyl chloride) Composites: Effect of Fiber Type and Impact Modifier. Journal of Polymers and the Environment 16(4):250-257.

Han, G., Y. Lei, Q. Wu, Y. Kojima, and S. Suzuki. 2008. Bamboo-fiber filled high density polyethylene composites: effect of coupling treatment and nanoclay. J. of Polymers and the Environment 16:123-130. (IF=1.1)

Liu, H., Q. Wu, G. Han, F. Yao, Y. Kojima, S. Suzuki. 2008. Compatibilizing and toughening bamboo flour-filled HDPE composites: mechanical properties and morphologies. Composite Part A. 39:1891-1900. (IF=1.66)

Cheng, W., T. Morooka, Q. Wu, and Y. Liu. 2008. Transverse mechanical behavior of wood under high temperature and pressurized steam. Forest Prod. Journal 58(12):63-67. (IF=0.3)

Wu, Q., and P. Tian. 2008. Adsorption Of Cu²⁺ Ions With Poly(N-Isopropylacrylamide-Co-Methacrylic Acid) Micro/Nanoparticles. J. Applied Polymer Science 109:3740-3746. (IF=1.3)

Yao, F., Q. Wu, Y. Lei, and Y. Xu. 2008. Rice straw fiber reinforced high density polyethylene composite: Effect of fiber type and loading. J. Industrial Crops and Products: 28:63-72. (IF=1.19)

Lu, J. Z., X. Duan, Q. Wu, and K. Lian. 2008. Chelating efficiency and thermal, mechanical and decay resistance performance of Chitosan copper complex in wood-polymer composite. Bioresource Technology 99:5906-5914. (IF=3.10)

Tian, P., Q. Wu, and K. Lian. 2008. Preparation of temperature- and pH-sensitive, stimuli-responsive poly(N-isopropylacrylamide-co-methacrylic acid) nanoparticles. J. Applied Polymer Science 108: 2226-2232. (IF=1.3)

Yao, F., Q. Wu, Y. Lei, W. Guo, and Y. Xu. 2008. Thermal decomposition kinetics of natural fibers: activation energy with dynamic thermogravimetric analysis. Polymer Degradation and Stability 93(1):90-98. (IF=2.07)

Lei, Y., Q. Wu, C. Clemons, F. Yao, and Y. Xu. 2007. Influence of Nanoclay on Properties of HDPE/Wood Composites. Journal of Applied Polymer Science 106:3958-3966. (IF=1.3)

Cheng, W., T. Morooka, Q. Wu, and Y. Liu. 2007. Characterization of tangential shrinkage stresses of wood during drying under superheated steam above 100 ^oC. Forest Prod. J. 57(11):39-43. (IF=0.3)

Wang, Z. Q., A. R. Zubri, X. H., Zhang, J. Macgowan, J. Qin, X. Ye, L. Son, Q. Wu, K. Lian, and W.T. Cefalu. 2007. Effects of dietary fibers on weight gain, carbohydrate metabolism, and gastric ghrelin gene expression in mice fed a high-fat diet. Metabolism Clinical and Experiment 56:1635-1642. (IF=2.65)

Cai, Z.. Q. Wu, G. Han, and J. N. Lee. 2007. Tensile and thickness swelling properties of strands from southern hardwoods and Southern pine: effect of hot-pressing and resin application. Forest Prod. J. 57(5):36-40. (IF=0.3)

Chen, Y., L. Sun, I. Negulescu, Q. Wu, and G. Henderson. 2007. Comparative Study of Hemp Fiber for Nonwoven Composites. Journal of Industrial Hemp 12(1):27-45.

Cao, Q. and Q. Wu. 2007. Characterizing wood fiber and particle length with a mixture distribution and a segmented distribution. Holzforschung 61:124-130. (IF=1.01)

Lei, Y., Q. Wu, F. Yao, and Y. Xu. 2007. Preparation and Properties of Recycled HDPE/Natural Fiber Composites. Composite Part A. 38:1664-1674. (IF=1.66)

Lu, J.Z., C.J. Monlezum, Q. Wu, and Q. Cao. 2007. Fitting Weibull and lognormal distributions to wood fiber length. Wood Fiber Sci. 39(1):82-94. (IF=0.4)

Han, G., Q. Wu, and J.Z. Lu. 2007. The Influence of Fines Content and Panel Density On Properties Of Mixed Hardwood Oriented Strandboard. Wood Fiber Science 39(1):2-15. (IF=0.4)

Han, G. P., Q. Wu, and Z. Lu. 2006. Selected properties of wood strand and oriented strandboard from small-diameter southern pine trees. Wood and Fiber Science 38(4):621-632. (IF=0.4)

Lei, Y., Q. Wu, and C. M. Clemons. 2006. Preparation and properties of recycled HDPE/clay Hybrids. Journal of Applied Polymer Science 103(5):3056-3063.

Lu, J. Z., Q. Wu, I. I. Negulescu, and J. Y, Chen. 2006. Effects of Fiber Feature and Polymer Melt Index on Mechanical Properties of Sugarcane Fiber/Polymer Composites. Journal of Applied Polymer Science 102:5607-5619. (IF=1.3)