Earl Kline is a professor of wood products manufacturing systems. For the past 25 years at Virginia Tech, Earl’s main priority has been to teach and mentor students for the next generation of wood products business managers and leaders. Subjects …
Adam Taylor, University of Tennessee
Adam Taylor is an Associate Professor and the Forest Products Extension Specialist in Forestry, Wildlife & Fisheries at the University of Tennessee. His responsibility is to assist the wood products industry in Tennessee through information transfer and applied research. Dr. …
Omar Espinoza, University of Minnesota
Omar Espinoza is Assistant Professor at the University of Minnesota’s Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering Department.
He also chairs the Forest Products Management Development Institute, an initiative to support the Forest Products Industry in Minnesota.
Omar obtained his undergraduate degree in …
Robert "Bob" Smith, Virginia Tech
Bob is the Department Head and Associate Dean for Engagement for the College of Natural Resources and Environment. He is a Professor in Forest Products Business at Virginia Tech. In his current role, Bob is responsible for the college’s cooperative …
Brian Bond, Virginia Tech
Brian H. Bond, Ph.D., serves as an associate professor and extension specialist in the area of wood products. His focus is on improving the sustainable use and manufacturing of wood products. He has fifteen years experience in wood drying, sawmill …
Henry Quesada, Virginia Tech
Henry works in the area of process improvement, marketing, and business strategy for forest products businesses.
Dr. Henry Quesada examining the Cu Chi Tunnels in Vietnam.