Associate Professor and Senior Scientific Associate at the InnoRenew Centre of Excellence

E-mail: matthew.schwarzkopf@innorenew.eu
Web: https://innorenew.eu/employee/matthew-schwarzkopf/

Dr. Matthew Schwarzkopf is a Senior Scientific Associate at the InnoRenew CoE an associate professor at the University of Primorska. He earned his Ph.D. in 2014 from Oregon State University, USA with a dual major in Wood Science and Materials Science.

His research has focused on micro-mechanical testing of the wood-adhesive/polymer interphase, optical measurement techniques, wood-plastic composites, low-grade woody biomass utilization, and measurement of micro-scale local surface properties of wood.

He is currently involved in a variety of international projects with topics including flexible structural adhesives, bark-derived chemicals, fish-based adhesives, and bio-based impregnants for wood modification.

Matthew holds a MS in Wood Science from Oregon State University (Oregon, USA 2009) and a BS in Forestry from Iowa State University (Iowa, USA 2007).