Cooperating Faculty

Professor Barbara Cole
Ph.D., Wood Chemistry,
University of Washington

Department of Chemistry
Phone: (207) 581-1188
Fax: (207) 581-1191
Email: cole@maine.edu
Link to Personal Web Page

Research Interest: wood chemistry, yellowing of high-yield pulp, non-sulfur, non-chlorine pulping and bleaching processes.

Professor Habib Dagher
Ph.D., Structural Engineering,
University of Wisconsin-Madison

AEWC Center
Phone: (207) 581-2138
Fax: (207) 581-2074
Email: habib.dagher@umit.maine.edu
Link to Personal Web Page

Research Interest: structural engineering and design, structural reliability, testing of large structures, bridge engineering.

Professor Joseph M. Genco
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering,
Ohio State University

117 Jenness Hall
Phone: (207) 581-2284
Fax: (207) 581-2323
Email: genco@maine.edu
Link to Personal Web Page

Research Interest: oxygen delignification, refining, pulping, pulp bleaching.

Professor Jody Jellison
Ph.D., Plant Virology,
Oregon State University

313 Hitchner Hall
Phone: (207) 581-2995
Fax: (207) 581-2969
Email: jellison@umit.maine.edu
Link to Personal Web Page

Research Interest: physiology, molecular biology, ecology, and biotechnological applications of wood degrading fungi, especially brown rot fungi.

Associate Professor James Philp
M.S., Silviculture,
Penn State University

261 Nutting Hall
Phone: (207) 581-2885
Fax: (207) 581-3466
Email: jphilp@umce.umext.maine.edu
Link to Personal Web Page

Research Interest: cedar shingle manufacturing processes, NEPEX, wood machining technology.