Meet the editors

Guanben Du is a full professor of wood science and technology at Southwest Forestry University, China. He was elected a fellow of the International Academy of Wood Science (IAWS) in 2010 and is serving as a board member from 2018 to 2028. Prof. Du's research focuses on wood adhesives, wood composites and wood surface treatment, with the goal of upgrading the wood panel and wood adhesives industry. His research has

been supported by the EU, the National Natural Science Foundation of China, and others. He has published more than 300 articles/books and 31 patents and is the recipient of many awards. As a director, he has successfully built multi-research platforms, such as the International Joint Research Center for Bio-materials.

Xiaojian Zhou received his Ph.D. in wood and fiber science from the University of Lorraine in France in 2013 and then joined the Luleå University of Technology in Sweden. He has been a professor at Southwest Forestry University in China since 2019. Dr. Zhou's research, which has been supported by the EU, NSFC, and others, focuses on the processing and evaluation of wood adhesives and composites. He has published over

80 articles, five books or book chapters, served as a reviewer, editor or editorial board member for many international journals, and obtained eight authorized patent rights He has twice received Youth Technology Awards, and has gained three provincial and one national Science and Technology Progress Awards.

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