Educational Objectives:

• Students will acquire knowledge and will demonstrate comprehension on processing and manufacturing of wood-polymer and fiber-reinforced hybrid composites.
• Students will conduct and analyze material property characterization of wood-polymer and fiber-reinforced hybrid composites.
• Students will develop skills in assessing technology and systematizing application of the interdisciplinary graduate training to product development of low-cost, high-performance wood-polymer and fiber-reinforced hybrid composites.

The 16 credit Graduate Certificate in Advanced Engineered Wood Composites includes the following:

Please note that these courses may have their own prerequisites.

• CIE 543 - Introduction to Composite Materials in Civil Engineering Credits: 3
• CIE 644 - Advanced Composite Materials in Civil Engineering Credits: 3
• WSC 531 - Mechanics of Wood and Wood Composites Credits: 3
• WSC 540 - Adhesion and Adhesives Technology Credits: 4
• WSC 550 - Wood-Polymer Hybrid Composites Credits: 3

For Additional Information about the AEWC Certificate Program, contact:

Douglas Gardner, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Forest Management
College of Natural Sciences, Forestry and Agriculture
Telephone: 581-2846
Email Doug_Gardner@apollo.umenfa.maine.edu

Roberto Lopez-Anido, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
College of Engineering
Telephone: 581-2119
Email RLA@umit.maine.edu