Our team of program leaders is comprised of international experts in different fields of wood sciences, coming from Europe and the United States. All of them will be present during the whole program.
Alpine Europe Leaders
Chris Knowles (Oregon State University)
Associate Professor of Forest Products Marketing and Assistant Director of the Oregon Wood Innovation Center
Eric Hansen (Oregon State University)
Professor of Forest Products Marketing and Department Head of Wood Science and Engineering
Andreja Kutnar (University of Primorska)
Associate Professor in Wood Science and Director of the InnoRenew Centre of Excellence
Amy Simmons (University of Primorska)
Assistant Researcher at InnoRenew Centre of Excellenece and the University of Primorska
Matthew Schwarzkopf (University of Primorska)
Associate Professor and Researcher at the InnoRenew Centre of Excellence
Alpine Europe Coordinators
Aleš Oven (University of Primorska)
Head of International Office at UP FAMNIT.
UP and European students contact Aleš with any questions about the application process, logistics and recognition of your experience.
Kerry Menn (Oregon State University)
Coordinator of International Programs.
OSU students contact Kerry with any questions about the application process, logistics, or pairing this experience with a semester exchange program in Europe.
Michele Justice (Oregon State University)
Director of International Programs.
OSU students contact Michele with any questions about pairing this experience with a research internship in Austria through the Marshall Plan scholarship or other summer internship opportunities in Europe.