Project Manager, Matthew Aro is a Research Program Manager of Wood Products at the University of Minnesota Duluth Natural Resources Research Institute (NRRI). Since his start with the NRRI, he has worked on a broad spectrum of applied research projects, often conducted in cooperation with private industry, dealing with wood- and natural fiber-based materials. He regularly interacts and collaborates with public and private sector professionals and academicians in the wood products field. Project collaborators have included state agencies, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the National Science Foundation, and the private sector (both in the U.S. and abroad). Much of this work has focused on advancing industrial development of thermally modified wood in the U.S.
Education
- M.S. Natural Resources Science and Management, University of Minnesota, 2018
- M.S. Management of Technology, University of Minnesota, 2009
- B.S. Broad Field Science, University of Wisconsin-Superior, 2001
Publications
Professional consumer perceptions about thermally modified wood
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Tensile strength of thermally modified laminated strand lumber and laminated veneer lumber
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Mechanical and physical properties of thermally modified plywood and oriented strand board panels
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Durable phosphate-bonded natural fiber composite products
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review