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Jingxin Wang

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Jingxin Wang, PhD

Professor & Program Coordinator/Chair of Wood Science & Technology, Director of Biomaterials & Wood Utilization Research Center

Contact Information

West Virginia University
Division of Forestry and Natural Resources
PO Box 6125
Morgantown, WV 26506-6125

Telephone: (304) 293-7601
Fax: (304) 293-2441
Email: jxwang@wvu.edu

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Education

Ph.D., 1997, Forest Resources Management, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia.

M.S., 2005, Computer Science, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Ph.D., 1990, Forest/Mechanical Engineering, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China.

Professional Employment

2011-Present. Professor
Division of Forestry and Natural Resources, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA.

2006-Present.
Director of Biomaterials and Wood Utilization Research Center.
Chair of Wood Science and Technology Program.
Division of Forestry and Natural Resources, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA.

2006-2011. Associate Professor
Division of Forestry and Natural Resources, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA

2000-2006. Assistant Professor.
Division of Forestry, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA.

1998-2000. Systems Programmer/Analyst.
Computer Sciences Corporation, Financial Services Group, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

1994-1998. Research Assistant/Coordinator.
Warnell School of Forest Resources, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA.

1993-1994. Visiting Associate Professor.
Department of Forest Resource Management, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.

1992-1993. Associate Professor.
Department of Forest Engineering, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China.

1986-1992. Assistant and Lecturer.
Department of Forest Engineering, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China.

Courses Taught

Undergraduate Courses

WDSC 232 Primary Conversion and Grading Forest Operations Section), 3 CR
WDSC 422 Harvesting Forest Products, 3 CR
FOR 240 Introduction to Computing in Natural Resources, 3 CR
WDSC 491 Professional Field Experience, 1-6 CR
WDSC 495 Independent Study, 1-6 CR

Graduate Courses

WDSC 555 Computer Applications in Forest Resource Management, 3 CR
WDSC 696 Graduate Seminars, 2 CR

Research Interests

Biomass utilization and bioenergy.

Computer simulation and system modeling.

Database management and web-based applications.

Spatial analysis.

Log merchandising and sawing optimization.

Production and cost analyses of harvesting systems.

Forestry best management practices.

Environmental impacts of forest management practices and watersheds.

Timber cruising system design and development

Professional Affiliations

Society of American Foresters.

Council on Forest Engineering (Membership Committee).

Forest Products Society (Trustee, Carolina-Chesapeake Section, 2005-2007).

American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers.

Society of Wood Science and Technology.

IUFRO Division 3.

Selected Publications

Adebayo, A.B. and J. Wang. 2012. Pretreated central Appalachian hardwood residues and their potential for bioenergy production. Wood and Fiber Sci. (Accepted).

Brar, J., K. Singh, J. Wang, and S. Kumar. 2012. Cogasification of coal and biomass: A Review. Int. J. of For. Res. 2012(363058, doi:10.1155/2012/363058. 10 pp.

Grushecky, S. W. Lin, and J. Wang. 2012. Assessment of Woody Biomass Availability from Surface Mining Operations in West Virginia. Forest Products Journal. (Accepted).

Lin, W. and J. Wang. 2012. An integrated 3D log processing optimization system for hardwood sawmills in central Appalachia, USA. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture. 82(2012): 61-74.

Lin, W., J. Wang, D. DeVallance, and D. Summerfield. 2012. Assessment of the 2008-2010 Economic Downturn Period on Appalachian Hardwood Sawmill Operations. Forest Products Journal. 61(8): 649-655.

Lin, W., J. Wang, S. Grushecky, D. Summerfield, and B. Gopalakrishnan. 2012. Energy consumption and efficiency of Appalachian hardwood sawmills. Forest Products Journal. 62(1): 32-38.

Sun, P., Z. Yu, S. Liu, X. Wei, J. Wang, and N. Zegre. 2012. Climate change, growing season water deficit and vegetation activity along the north-south transect of Eastern China from 1982 through 2006. Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. Discuss. 2012(9): 6649-6688. DOI: 10.5194/hessd-9-6649-2012.

Wang, H., S. Liu, J. Wang. 2012. Effects of tree species mixture on soil organic carbon stocks and greenhouse gas fluxes in subtropical plantations in China. Forest Ecol. Manage. (2012), http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2012.04.005.

Wang, J., P. Edwards, F. Wood, and W. Goff. 2012. In-Stream Turbidity Changes Following Construction of a Forest Road in West Virginia. Int. J. of Forest Engineering. (Accepted).

Wu, J. J. Wang, and M. Strager. 2012. A Two-Stage GIS-Based Suitability Model for Siting Biomass-to-Biofuel Plants and Its Application in West Virginia. International Journal of Forest Engineering. 22(2): 28-38.

Wu, J. J. Wang, Y. Li, and B. Spong. 2012. A web-based decision support system for analyzing timber harvesting costs and productivity. North. J. of App. For. 29(3): 141-149.

Xu, Q., S. Liu, X. Wang, C. Jiang, X. Song, and J. Wang. 2012. Effects of rainfall on soil moisture and water movement in a subalpine dark coniferous forest in southwestern China. Hydrological Processes. (wileyonlinelibrary.com) DOI: 10.1002/hyp.8400.

Adebola, A., J. Wang, and Q. Cheng. 2011. Bioenergy properties of juvenile hybrid poplars and their parent species. Wood and Fiber Science. 43(4): 412-420.

Lin, W., J. Wang, and B. Sharma. 2011. Development of an optimal 3D visualization system for rough lumber edging and trimming in central Appalachia. Forest Products Journal. 61(5): 401-410.

Lin, W., J. Wang, and E. Thomas. 2011. Development of a 3D log sawing optimization system for small sawmills in central Appalachia. Wood and Fiber Science. 43(4): 379-393.

Lin, W., J. Wang, J. Wu, and D. DeVallance. 2011. Log Sawing Practices and Lumber Recovery of Small Hardwood Sawmills in West Virginia. Forest Prod. J. 61(3): 216-224.

Luan, J., S. Liu, J. Wang, X. Zhu, and Z. Shi. 2011. Rhizospheric and heterotrophic respiration of a warm-temperate oak chronosequence in China. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 43(2011):503-512.

Luan, J., S. Liu, X. Zhu, and J. Wang. 2011. Soil carbon stock and flux in a warm-temperate oak chronosequence in China. Plant and Soil. (343) DOI: 10.1007/s11104-011-0842-7.

Luan, J., S. Liu, X. Zhu, J. Wang, and K. Liu. 2011. Roles of biotic and abiotic variables in determining spatial variation of soil respiration in secondary oak and planted forests. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 44(2012): 143-150.

Sharma, B. J. Wang, S. Liu. 2011. Modeling of sustainable biomass utilization and carbon emission reduction. Sensor Letters. 9(2011):1175-1179.

Wu, J., J. Wang, and J. McNeel. 2011. Economic modeling of woody biomass utilization for bioenergy and its application in central Appalachia. Canadian J. of Forest Research. 41(2011):165-179.

Wu, J., J. Wang, Q. Cheng, and D. DeVallance. 2011. Assessment of coal and biomass to liquid fuels in central Appalachia, USA. International Journal of Energy Research. (2011) DOI: 10.1002/er.1838.