Ilona Peszlen
Bio
Dr. Ilona Peszlen, Associate Professor, came to NC State from the Department of Forestry at Iowa State University in November of 2001. Prior to that, she was a professor of wood science at the University of West Hungary in Sopron.
Dr. Peszlen teaches wood anatomy and property-related courses. Her research emphasis is on juvenile and reaction wood, effects of the environment on wood and fiber properties, genetic improvement of wood quality, and on properties and utilization of plantation wood.
Dr. Peszlen received her B.S. in Wood Technology (1978), her M.S. in Wood Engineering (1979) from the University Of Sopron, and her M.S. in Higher Education (1984) from the University of Godollo, Hungary. She was the recipient of a Fulbright Scholarship and completed her Ph.D. in Wood Science & Forest Products (1993) at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia. She did post-doctoral research at North Carolina State University, Raleigh and at the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Dr. Peszlen serves as the current Director of Graduate Programs in the Department of Forest Biomaterials.
Area(s) of Expertise
Wood anatomy and properties, effects of environment on wood and fiber properties, genetic improvement of wood quality and properties, and utilization of plantation wood
Publications
- The impacts of CaCO3 deposition in natural wood on its viscoelastic properties , Composites Part B: Engineering (2024)
- Multiplex CRISPR editing of wood for sustainable fiber production , SCIENCE (2023)
- High-performance sustainable tissue paper from agricultural residue: a case study on fique fibers from Colombia , CELLULOSE (2022)
- The tissue dust analysis system: a new device and methodology to quantify dusting and linting propensity in hygiene tissue papers , CELLULOSE (2022)
- Wood Properties of CRISPR Gene-edited Poplar , SWST International Convention (2022)
- Bacterial degradation of the cell wall of transgenic poplar with modified lignin content and composition , Society of Wood Science and Technology 2021 International Convention (2021)
- Genetic Variation and the Effect of Herbicide and Fertilization Treatments on Wood Quality Traits in Loblolly Pine , FOREST SCIENCE (2021)
- High-Performance Sustainable Tissue Paper from Residue of Decorticated Nonwood Fique Fibers , SWST International Convention (2021)
- Pathways to Sustainable Materials Science and Engineering: Enhancing College and Career Opportunities for Minority Women From Rural North Carolina , Society of Wood Science and Technology 2021 International Convention (2021)
- Plant-Based Materials Selection , Society of Wood Science and Technology 2021 International Convention (2021)