Omar Espinoza

Omar Espinoza
Director of Undergraduate Studies
Associate Professor
[email protected]
+1 612 624 0770
222 Kaufert Laboratory

2004 Folwell Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55108
United States

Forest Products Management Development Institute Website
Professor Espinoza's Google Scholar Page
Education
  • Ph.D. - Forestry and Forest Products, Virginia Tech
  • M.Sc. - Forest and Forest Products, Virginia Tech
  • Masters - International Business, Florida International University
  • B.S. - Production Engineering, Universidad Privada Boliviana
External Affiliations

Society of Wood Science and Technology, Forest Products Society

Areas of Interest

Marketing and Management of Biobased Products, Circular Economy, Process Improvement, Supply Chain Management, Performance Measurement, Product Development, Environmental certification

Teaching

  • SSM 4407W/5407: Sustainable Manufacturing Principles and Practices (Fall, in-person)
  • SSM 4504W/5504: Sustainable Products Systems Management (Spring, in-person)
  • SSM 3503 Marketing of Biobased Products (Fall, online)

Select Publications

  • Negro, F.; Espinoza, O.; Brunori, A.; Cremonini, C.; Zanuttini, R. (2021). Professionals’ Feedback on the PEFC Fair Supply Chain Project Activated in Italy after the “Vaia” Windstorm. Forests 12(7):946.
  • Thomas, E.; Espinoza, O.; Bora, R.; Buehlmann, Urs. 2020. A Specialized Data Crawler for Cross-Laminated Timber Information Resources. Forest Products Journal. 70 (3): 256–261.
  • Pitti, A. & Espinoza, O., Smith, R. (2020): The Case for Urban and Reclaimed Wood in the Circular Economy. BioResources, 15(3), 5226-5245.
  • Pitti, A., Espinoza, O., & Smith, R. (2019). Marketing Practices in the Urban and Reclaimed Wood Industries. Bioproducts Business, 4(2), 15-26.
  • Espinoza, O. and Buehlmann, U. (2018). Cross-Laminated Timber in the United States: Opportunity for Hardwoods? Current Forestry Reports 1-12.
  • Laguarda-Mallo, M. F., & Espinoza, O. (2018). Awareness, Perceptions and Willingness to Adopt CLT by U.S. Engineering Firms. Bioproducts Business, 3(1), 1-14.
  • Gamache, S., Espinoza, O., & Aro, M. (2017). Professional Consumer Perceptions about Thermally Modified Wood. BioResources 12(4), 9487-9501.
  • Espinoza. O. & Bond, B. (2016). Vacuum Drying of Wood - State of the Art. Current Forestry Reports.
  • Espinoza, O., Buehlmann, U., & Laguarda-Mallo, M. F. (2016). Research Needs of Cross-Laminated Timber in North America. Bioproducts Business
  • Bond, B. & Espinoza. O. (2016). A Decade of Improved Lumber Drying Technology. Current Forestry Reports, 1-13.
  • Espinoza, O., Laguarda-Mallo, M.F., & Weitzenkamp, M. (2015). Overcoming Barriers to Biomass
  • Cogeneration in U.S. Wood Products Industry. Wood and Fiber Science 47(3): 295-32.
  • Espinoza, O. (2015). Post-Secondary Educational Needs of the Wood Products Industry in the Northern Great Lakes Region. Wood and Fiber Science 47(1): 1-18.
  • Espinoza, O. & Dockry, M.J. (2014). Forest Certification in Bolivia: A Status Report and Analysis of Stakeholder Perspectives. Forest Products Journal 64(3): 80-89.
  • Espinoza, O., Buehlmann, U., & Smith, B. (2012). Forest certification and green building standards: overview and use in the U.S. hardwood industry. Journal of Cleaner Production, 33(0), 30-41.