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Dr. Todd  F. Shupe
Title:
Professor
Mailing Address:
School of Renewable Natural Resources
111 Renewable Natural Resources Building
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Email: tshupe@agcenter.lsu.edu
Phone:(225) 578-6432
Fax: (225) 578-4251
EDUCATION
  • Ph.D. Forestry (Wood Science and Technology). 1996. Louisiana State University
    • Dissertation: The effect of silvicultural treatments on some mechanical and physical properties of loblolly pine wood composites. 91 p
  • M.S. Forestry (Wood Science and Technology). 1994. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
    • Thesis: An assessment of some of the chemical properties of ten-year-old short-rotation hardwood biomass grown in Illinois. 202 p
  • B.S. Forestry (with honors). 1992. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
  • Jonathon Baldwin Turner (JBT) Scholar.
  • JBT Competitive Grant Award: The effects of various relative humidities on the adsorption and desorption and equilibrium moisture content of Kempas (Koompassia malacensis) wood.
COURSES TAUGHT
  • FOR 2043: Wood Science and Forest Products
  • FOR 4061: Selected or Assigned Forestry Problem
  • FOR 7071: Graduate Seminar in Forestry
  • FOR 8900: Research Problems in Forestry
RESEARCH INTERESTS
  • Recycling of decommissioned preservative-treated wood
  • Wood durability
  • Novel engineered wood products
  • Bio-based chemicals
  • Novel chemical extraction processes
CURRENT RESEARCH
  • Microwave-assisted extraction of heavy metals from decommissioned CCA-treated wood
  • Value-added utilization of beetle-killed timber
  • Endophytic fungi associated with Formosan termites
  • Wood durability
HONORS AND AWARDS
  • Elected Fellow, International Association of Wood Scientists (2007)
  • Board Member (2001-2002), Vice President, Pres. Elect, and President, Society of Wood Science and Technology (2009-2012)
  • Outstanding Research Award (2005) LSU Chapter of Gamma Sigma Delta
  • Chair, MidSouth Section, Forest Products Society (2004)
  • USDA Award for Individual Extension Program Excellence (1998)
SELECTED RECENT PUBLICATIONS
Journal Articles
  • Lee, S., H. Pan, C.Y. Hse, R.A. Gunasekaran, and T.F. Shupe. 201-. Reinforcement of regenerated nanocellulosic fibers from cellulose dissolution in aqueous solutions. Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials. (in review).
  • Zhai, X., T.F. Shupe, and C.Y. Hse. 201-. Polyols from microwave liquefied bagasse and its application to rigid polyurethane foam. Green Chem. (in review).
  • Yang, X.Q., H. Pan, T. Zeng, T.F. Shupe, and C.Y. Hse. 201-. Extraction and characterization of seed oil from naturally-grown Chinese tallow trees. J. Industrial Crops & Products (in review).
  • Xu, J., J. Jiang, C.Y. Hse, and T.F. Shupe. 201-. Effect of methanol on the liquefaction reaction of biomass in hot compressed water. Biomass & Bioenergy. (in review).
  • Xu, J., J. Jiang, C.Y. Hse, and T.F. Shupe. 201-. Renewable chemical feedstocks from integrated liquefaction processing of lingocellulosic materials using microwave energy. Green Chem. (in review).
  • Xu, J., J. Jiang, C. Hse, and T.F. Shupe. 201-. Preparation of polyurethane foams using fractionated products in liquefied wood. Green Chem. (in review).
  • T.F. Shupe and C. Piao. 2012. The termiticidal properties of superhydrophobic wood surfaces treated with ZnO nano rods and stearic acid. European Journal of Wood and Wood Products. (70):531–535.
  • Hse, C.Y., T.F. Shupe, and B. Yu. 2012. Rapid microwave-assisted acid extraction of metals from chromated copper arsenate (CCA)-treated southern pine wood. Holzforschung. (accepted).
  • Hse, C.Y., T.F. Shupe, H. Pan, and F. Feng. 2012. Veneer-reinforced particleboard for exterior structural composition board. Forest Products Journal. 62(2): (in press).
  • Sun, Q.N., C.Y Hse, and T.F. Shupe. 2011. Characterization and performance of melamine enhanced urea formaldehyde resin for bonding southern pine particleboard. J. Applied Polymer Science. 119:3538-3543.
  • Du, T., T.F. Shupe, and C.Y. Hse. 2011. Antifungal activities of three supercritical fluid extracted cedar oils. Holzforschung. 65:277-284.
  • Eberhardt, T.E., W.J. Catallo, and T.F. Shupe. 2010. Hydrothermal transformation of Chinese privet seed biomass to gas-phase and semi-volatile products. Bioresource Technology. 101:4198-4204.
  • Zhao, R.J., Z.H. Jiang, C.Y. Hse, and T.F. Shupe. 2010. The effect of steam treatment on bending properties and chemical composition of Moso bamboo Phyllostachys pubescens. Journal of Tropical Forest Science. 22(2):197-201.
  • Piao, C., J.E. Winandy, and T.F. Shupe. 2010. From hydrophilocity to hydrophobicity: A criticial review: Part 1. Wettability and surface behavior. Wood and Fiber Science 42(4):490-510.
  • Piao, C. M. Gibson, T.F. Shupe, and W.A. Nipper. 2010. Laminated crossarms made from decommissioned chromated cropper arsenate-treated utility pole wood. Part II: Preservative retention, glue-line shear, and delamination. Forest Products Journal 60(7/8):659-667.
  • Obanda, D.N. and T.F. Shupe. 2009. Biotransformation of tebuconazole by microorganisms: Evidence of a common mechanism. Wood Fiber Sci. 41(2):157-167.
  • Pan, H., C.Y. Hse, R.P. Gambrell, and T.F. Shupe. 2009. Fractionation of heavy metals in liquefied chromated copper arsenate (CCA)-treated wood sludge using a modified BCR-sequential extraction procedure. Chemosphere. 77:201-206.
  • Catallo, W.J., T.F. Shupe, J.L. Comeaux, T. Junk. 2009. Transformation of glucose to volatile and semi-volatile products in hydrothermal (HT) systems. Biomass and Bioenergy. doi:10.1016/jbiombioe.2009.07.017.
  • Catallo, W.J., T.F. Shupe, and T.L. Eberhardt. 2008. Hydrothermal processing of biomass from invasive aquatic plants. Biomass & Bioenergy. 32(2):140-145.
  • Lee, S., T.F. Shupe, and C.Y. Hse. 2008. Thermosets as compatibilizers at the isotactic polypropylene film and thermomechanical pulp fiber interphase. Composite Interfaces. 15(2-3):221-230.
  • Via, B.K. C.L. So, L.G. Eckhardt, T.F. Shupe, L.H. Groom, and M. Stine. 2008. Response of near infrared diffuse reflectance spectra to blue stain and wood age. Journal of Near Infrared Spectroscopy. 16(1):71-74.
  • Pan, H., T.F. Shupe, and C.Y. Hse. 2008. Synthesis and cure kinetics of liquefied wood/phenol/formaldehyde (LWPF) resins. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 108:1837-1844.
  • Obanda, D.N., T.F. Shupe., and W.J. Catallo. 2008. Resistance of Trichoderma harzianum to triazole based wood preservatives – Proposed biotransformation pathyways. Holzforschung. 62(5):613-619.
  • Catallo, W.J. and T.F. Shupe. 2008. Hydrothermal treatment of mixed preservative-treated wood waste. Holzforschung. 62(1):119-122.
  • Gao, H., D. Obanda, T.F. Shupe, C.Y. Hse, D.R. Ring. 2008. Chemical analysis and antifungal activities of heartwood extracts of Port-Orford cedar. Holzforschung. 62(5):620-623.
  • Pan, H., T.F. Shupe, and C.Y. Hse. 2009. Characterization of novolac type liquefied wood/phenol/formaldehyde (LWPF) resin. Holz als Roh- und Werkstoff. 67(4):427-437.
  • Obanda, D.N. and T.F. Shupe. 2009. Biotransformation of tebuconazole by microorganisms: Evidence of a common mechanism. Wood Fiber Sci. 41(2):157-167.
  • Pan, H., T.F. Shupe, and C.Y. Hse. 2008. Synthesis and cure kinetics of liquefied wood/phenol/formaldehyde (LWPF) resins. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 108:1837-1844.
  • Saxe, J.K., E.W. Wannamaker, S.W. Conklin, T.F. Shupe, and B.D. Beck. 2007. Evaluating landfill disposal of chromated copper arsenate (CCA) treated wood and potential effects on groundwater: evidence from Florida. Chemosphere. 66:496-504.
  • Gao, H., T.F. Shupe, and T.L. Eberhardt, and C.Y. Hse. 2007. Antioxidant activity of extracts from the wood and bark of Port-Orford-cedar. J. Wood Sci. 53:147-152.
  • Eberhardt, T.L., X. Li, T.F. Shupe, and C.Y. Hse. 2007. Chinese Tallow Tree (Sapium sebiferum) utilization: Characterization of extractives and cell wall chemistry. Wood Fiber Sci. 39(2):319-324.
  • Pan, H., T.F. Shupe, and C.Y. Hse. 2007. Characterization of liquefied wood residues from different liquefaction conditions. J. Applied Polymer Sci. 105:3739–3746.
  • Catallo, W.J. and T.F. Shupe. 2007. Hydrothermal treatment of mixed preservative-treated wood waste. Holzforschung. (62(1):119-122.
  • Catallo, W.J., T.F. Shupe, and T.L. Eberhardt. 2007. Hydrothermal processing of biomass from invasive aquatic plants. Biomass & Bioenergy. 32(2):140-145.
  • T.F. Shupe, C.Y. Hse, and H. Roliadi. 2006. Removal of creosote from wood particles at different horizontal and vertical locations of decommissioned poles using steam treatment. Wood Fiber Sci. 38(2):345-350.
  • T.F. Shupe and W.J. Catallo. 2006. Hydrothermal processing of Chinese tallow tree (Triadica sebifera syn. Sapium sebiferum) biomass. Wood Fiber Sci. 38(1):55-63.
  • Gao, H., T.F. Shupe, T.L. Eberhardt, and C.Y. Hse. Antioxidant activity of extracts from the bark of Chaemaecyparis lawsoniana (A. Murray) Parl. 2006. Holzforschung. 60(4):459-462.
  • Catallo, W.J., T.F. Shupe, and R.P. Gambrell. 2004. Hydrothermal treatment of CCA- and penta-treated wood. Wood Fiber Sci. 36(2):152-160.
  • Catallo, W.J. and T.F. Shupe. 2003. Hydrothermal treatment of creosote-impregnated wood. Wood Fiber Sci. 35(3):524-531.
U.S. Patents
  • Lin, L., C.Y. Hse, and T. F. Shupe. 2007. A process for detoxification of CCA-treated wood and recycling of chromated copper arsenate and the detoxified wood. U.S. Patent No. 7,160,526.
  • Hse, C.Y., T.F. Shupe, B. Yu, and H. Pan. 2011. Process for rapid microwave-enhanced detoxification of CCA-treated wood. U.S. Patent No. 8,043,399.
Feature Articles
  • Shupe, T.F. and M.A. Dunn. 2000. The Formosan subterranean termite in Louisiana: Implications for the forest products industry. Forest Products Journal 50(5):10-18.
  • Chavez, A., M. Dunn, P. Monroe, T. Shupe, L. Velupillai, R. Vlosky, D. Ashbaugh-Vlosky. 2001. After the hurricane: Forest sector reconstruction in Honduras. Forest Products Journal 51(11/12):18-24.
  • Freeman, M.H., T.F. Shupe, R.P. Vlosky, and H.M. Barnes. 2003. Past, present, and future of preservative-treated wood. Forest Products Journal 53(10):8-15.
  • So, C.L., B.K. Via, L.H. Groom, L.R. Schimleck, T.F. Shupe, S.S. Kelley, and T.G. Rials. 2004. Near infrared spectroscopy in the forest products industry. Forest Products Journal. 54(3):6-16.
Book Chapters
  • Shupe, T.F. and C.Y. Hse. 2006. Recycling of preservative- treated wood using chemical extraction technologies. In: (T. Townsend and H. Solo-Gabriele, eds.). Environmental impacts of preservative-treated wood. CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-6495-7. Boca Raton, FL. pp. 383-400.
  • Piao, C., T.F. Shupe, and C.Y. Hse. 2006. Dynamic control of moisture during hot pressing of wood composites. In: (T.F. Shupe, ed.): Recent developments in the particleboard, fiberboard, and molded wood products industry. Forest Products Society. Madison, WI. ISBN 1-892529-40-8 pp. 27-40.
  • Lee, S.Y., T.F. Shupe, and C.Y. Hse. 2006. Properties of bio-based medium density fiberboard. In: (T.F. Shupe, ed.): Recent developments in the particleboard, fiberboard, and molded wood products industry. Forest Products Society. Madison, WI. ISBN 1-892529-40-8 pp. 51-58.
  • Lee, S.Y., T.F. Shupe, L.H. Groom, and C.Y. Hse. 2006. Heterogeneous nucleation of a semicrystalline polymer on fiber surfaces. In: (T.F. Shupe, ed.): Recent developments in the particleboard, fiberboard, and molded wood products industry. Forest Products Society. Madison, WI. ISBN 1-892529-40-8. pp. 91-98.
  • Via, B.K.,T.F. Shupe, L.H. Groom, M. Stine, and C.L. So. 2006. Variation in kink and curl of longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) fibers. In: (D.D. Stokke, and L.H. Groom, eds). Characterization of the cellulosic cell wall. Grand Lake, CO. August 25-27, 2003. (ISBN 0-8138-0439-6). Blackwell Publishing, Ames, IA. pp. 180-191.
  • Pan, H.,T.F. Shupe, and C.Y. Hse. 2006. Mechanical and physical properties of bio-composites from wood fiber and liquefied wood/phenol/formaldehyde co-condensation resin. In: Wood Adhesives 2005. Forest Products Society. Madison, WI. ISBN 1-892529-45-9. pp. 257-262.
  • Vlosky, R.P. and T.F. Shupe. 2007. A survey of the U.S. treated wood manufacturing industry. In: Wood Protection 2006. Forest Products Society. Madison, WI. ISBN 1-892529-48-3. pp. 271-276.
  • Shupe, T.F. and C. Piao. 2007. When its done, is it really over for wood poles? 2007. In: (H.M. Barnes, ed.) Proceedings Southeastern Utility Pole Conference. Southern Forest Products Society. Madison, WI. ISBN 1-892529-43-2. pp. 165-172.
  • Pan, H., T.F. Shupe, and C. Y. Hse. 2008. Physical and mechanical properties of bio-composites from wood particles and liquefied wood resin. In: J.R. Shelly, M.E. Puettmann, K.E. Skog, H.-S. Han (eds.). Woody Biomass Utilization Challenges and Opportunities. Forest Products Society. Madison, WI. ISBN-13: 978-1-892529-51-0. pp. 43-46 (refereed).
  • Shupe, T.F. and C.Y. Hse. 2003. Delamination due to outdoor exposure of southern yellow pine plywood. In: (H.H. Lee and S.S. Jang, eds.). Better Utilization of Wood for Human, Earth and Future. International Conference on Forest Products. April 21-24, 2003. Daejeon, Korea. Vol. 1:332-338. (ISBN: 89-87603-01-6-94540). The Korean Society of Wood Science and Technology. Seoul, Korea.
  • Chow, P., G.L. Rolfe, and T.F. Shupe. 2003. Chemical constituents of juvenile paulownia, silver maple, and eastern cottonwood species. In: (H.H. Lee and S.S. Jang, eds.). Better Utilization of Wood for Human, Earth and Future. International Conference on Forest Products. April 21-24, 2003. Daejeon, Korea. Vol. 1:588-592. (ISBN : 89-87603-01-6-94540). The Korean Society of Wood Science and Technology. Seoul, Korea.
  • Via, B.K., T.F. Shupe, L.H. Groom, M. Stine, and C.L. So. 2005. Variation in kink and curl of longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) fibers. In: (D.D. Stokke, and L.H. Groom, eds). Characterization of the cellulosic cell wall. Grand Lake, CO. August 25-27, 2003. (ISBN 0-8138-0439-6). Blackwell Publishing, Ames, IA. pp. 180-191.
  • Shupe, T.F. and C.Y. Hse. 2005. Recycling of preservative- treated wood using chemical extraction technologies. In: (T. Townsend and H. Solo-Gabriele, eds.). Environmental impacts of preservative-treated wood. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. (in press).
  • Piao, C., T.F. Shupe, and C.Y. Hse. 2005. Dynamic control of moisture during hot pressing of wood composites. In: (T.F. Shupe, ed.): Recent developments in the particleboard, fiberboard, and molded wood products industry. Forest Products Society. Madison, WI. (in press).
Books
  • Shupe, T.F. and M.A. Dunn. 2009. (eds.). Louisiana Natural Resources Symposium Proceedings. LSU AgCenter. ISBN 0-9763632-3-2. Baton Rouge, LA. 164 p.
  • Shupe, T.F., W.R. Smith, and S. Rollosan. (eds.). 2004. Pallet phytosaniatiaon for international trade. USDA Forest Service and Limestone Bluffs RC&D. ISBN: 0-9763632-0-8. Princeton, WV.
  • Shupe, T.F. and M.A. Dunn. 2005. Louisiana Natural Resources Symposium Proceedings. LSU AgCenter. ISBN0-9763632-1-6. Baton Rouge, LA. 160 p.
  • Shupe, T.F.(ed.). 2005. Composite industry in transition. Forest Products Society. Madison, WI. ISBN 1-892529-40-8. Madison, WI. (accepted).
  • Barnes, H.M., T.L. Amburgey, and T.F. Shupe. (eds.). 2007. Proceedings of southeastern pole conference. Forest Products Society. ISBN 1-892529-43-2.Madison, WI.
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