Jingxin Wang

Bio

Dr. Jingxin Wang is Head and Professor of Department of Forest Biomaterials at North Carolina State University. Before joining NC State, he was the Benedum Distinguished Scholar, Davis Michael Professor of Forestry and Natural Resources, and the Director of WVU Sustainable Biomaterials & Bioenergy at West Virginia University, USA. He received his degrees in Forest/Mechanical Engineering from Northeast Forestry University, China. He received a M.S. in Computer Science from West Virginia University, and a Ph.D. in Forest Resource Management from the University of Georgia, USA. He has taught forest and biomass harvesting logistics and analysis, computing applications in forest and natural resources for both undergraduate and graduate students for more than 20 years. His research interests include sustainable biomaterials, biomass energy and bioproducts, forest carbon management and decarbonized bioeconomy, computer simulation and system modeling, and forest ecosystem services and climate change. Dr. Wang has authored or coauthored 200 refereed papers, and 12 books or book chapters. Currently, he is a leading PI for several USDA and USDOE biomass energy and bioproducts projects. He has served as an editorial board member and associate editor for four international journals. He is an active member in six international professional societies.

Publications

• Zhao, J., Smith, J. Wang, X. Zhang, R. Bergman. 2024. Life-cycle impact assessment of hardwood forest resources in the eastern United States. Science of the Total Environment 909 (2024) 168548. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.168458.
• Jiang, C., J. Hu, C. Zhang, G. Hota, Wang, and N. Ahkmedov. 2023. Lignin Oligomers from Mild Base-catalyzed Depolymerization for Potential Application in Aqueous Soy Adhesive as Phenolic Blends. Reaction Chemistry & Engineering, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1039/D3RE00224A.
• Hu, W., Wang, J. Hu, J. Schuler, S. Grushecky, N. Nan, W. Smith, and C. Jiang. 2023. Thermodegradation of naturally decomposed forest logging residues: Characteristics, kinetics, and thermodynamics. Bioresource Technology. 376 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2023.128821.
• Wang, H., Y. Ding, Y. Zhang, Wang, Z. Freedman, P. Liu, W. Cong, J. Wang, R. Zang, S. Liu. 2023. Evenness of soil organic carbon chemical components changes with tree species richness, composition and functional diversity across forests in China. Global Change Biology. 2023;00:1-13. DOI: 10.1111/gcb.16653.
• Vance, J., Wang, S. Grushecky, X. Zhang, and R. Spinelli. 2023. Chipping Operations and Chip Quality from Mixed Hardwood Forests for Bioenergy. International Journal of Forest Engineering. DOI: 10.1080/14942119.2023.2187677.

Research Grants:

• PI, Mid-Atlantic Sustainable Biomass for Value-Added Products Consortium (MASBio). (Funded by USDA NIFA, $10,000,000)
• PI, Advancing forest logging residue harvesting and collection logistics in the Eastern United States. (Funded by USDA NIFA, $1,000,000)
• PI, Economic and environmental impacts of woody biomass utilization for bioenergy in the central Appalachian region. (Funded by USDA NIFA, $350,000)
• PI, Integrated life cycle and techno-economic assessments of Central Appalachian legacy mine sites for biomass development and utilization. (Funded by US DOE, $400,000)
• Co-PI, Unique nanotechnology converts carbon dioxide to valuable products. (Funded by US DOE, $1,000,000)