Phone: 612-624-2383
E-mail: wtze@umn.edu
Tze Research Group Web Page
Ph.D. 2003, University of Maine
M. S. 1998, Michigan Technological University
B. Forestry Sc. 1992, Universiti Putra Malaysia
Areas of Interest - Composites from renewable resources; include hot-pressed composites, biofiber- and wood-plastic composites, and nanocomposites
- Surface modification for improving adhesion and interphase in composites
- Nanotechnology applications for enhancing the properties of wood and biofibers
- Extraction and utilization of plant cell-wall components
- Characterization and investigation of micron- and submicron-scale properties in relation to material performance
Selected Publications
Moya, L., J. E. Winandy, W. T. Y. Tze, and S. Ramaswamy. 2008. Use of fire-impacted trees for oriented strandboards. Forest Products Journal 58(6):45-52.
Mills, R. H., W. T. Y. Tze, D. J. Gardner, and A. van Heiningen. 2008. Inverse gas chromatography for the determination of the dispersive surface free energy and acid-base interactions of a sheet molding compound. I. Matrix material and glass. Journal of Applied Polymer Science 109:3519-3524. Tze, W. T. Y., S. Wang, T. G. Rials, G. M. Pharr, and S. S. Kelley. 2007. Nanoindentation of wood cell walls: Continuous stiffness and hardness measurements. Composites: Part A 38:945-953. Tze, W. T. Y., S. C. O’Neill, C. P. Tripp, D. J. Gardner, and S. M. Shaler. 2007. Evaluation of load transfer in the cellulosic-fiber/polymer interphase using a micro-Raman tensile test. Wood and Fiber Science 39:184-195. Tze, W. T. Y., D. J. Gardner, C. P. Tripp, and S. C. O’Neill. 2006. Cellulose-fiber/polymer adhesion: Effects of fiber/matrix interfacial chemistry on the micromechanics of the interphase. Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology 20:1649-1668. Tze, W. T. Y., G. Bernhardt, D. J. Gardner, and A. W. Christiansen. 2006. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy of wood treated with hydroxymethylated resorcinol (HMR). International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives 26:550-554.
Courses Taught - BBE 1002/5202 Wood and Fiber Science
- BBE 3001 Mechanics and Structural Design
- BBE 4404/5404 Bio-based Composites Engineering (co-teach with Prof. Steve Severtson)
Curriculum Vitae (.pdf) | 
