Rate My Professor Reza Hosseinpourpia

Reza Hosseinpourpia is an Associate Professor in the Department of Forestry and Wood Technology within the Faculty of Technology at Linnaeus University in Växjö, Sweden. He holds a Dr. rer. nat. degree in wood biology and wood technology from Georg-August-University Göttingen, Germany, awarded in 2015. His research specializations encompass thermal and chemical modification of wood, water sorption and thermal behaviors of natural polymers, bio-based adhesive systems, and wood composites. These interests drive his contributions to sustainable forest products and advanced wood technologies.

Hosseinpourpia has amassed over 1,485 citations according to Google Scholar, reflecting his influence in the field. He manages an extensive portfolio of research projects, including ongoing efforts such as Application of renewable hydrophobic formulations for wood composite panel manufacturing, Bio-based thermoset resins for abrasive applications (BiTHRA), Fire protection of wood with bio-based wood modification, Graphene application in bioadhesive for sustainable wood composite panels, Innovative modified birch wood product for building applications (InnoBjörk), and Predicting the water vapor sorption of wood with machine learning methods. Completed projects include Agro-industry feedstocks and side streams for increasing the sustainability of wood panel production, QualityWBPs – Innovative treatments and adhesives for high quality, sustainable wood-based panels, and Thermo-Reversible Starch-based Adhesives for Wood Panels (Tresa). Key publications feature 'Humin-based bioadhesives for manufacturing particleboard panels' (2026, Wood Material Science & Engineering), 'Durability of tannin-citric acid modified Scots pine against weathering and fungal exposures' (2025, Holzforschung), 'Humination Modification: A Green Approach to Improve the Material Properties of Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) Sapwood' (2025, ACS Omega), 'Photodegradation stability of huminated European pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) microveneers' (2024, Holzforschung), and 'A dialdehyde starch-based adhesive for medium-density fiberboards' (2023, BioResources). He participates in the Forest Products research group and the Linnaeus University Centre for Competitive Timber Structures, advancing bio-based solutions for the wood industry.