Armando McDonald Professor, Wood Chemistry & Wood Composites Office:CNR 102D Phone: (208) 885-9454 E-mail: armandm@uidaho.edu

Education:

University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

1980-1982: BSc in Chemistry and Applied Chemistry, conferred May 1983
1983:  Post Graduate Diploma in Science in Chemistry, conferred with credit May 1984
1984-1985:  MSc in Chemistry, conferred with Distinction May 1986.   MSc Thesis "Glucofructan Polysaccharides"

York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

New Zealand Institute of Management and University of Waikato

• Member: New Zealand Institute of Chemistry
• Member: Australian Pulp and Paper Institute Technical Association (APPITA)
• Member: Plastics Institute of New Zealand
• NZ-FRI Achievement in Science Award for Inter-disciplinary Science (April 97)
• Member: Forest Products Society
• Member: Society of Wood Science and Technology

Employment Record:

December 1985-August 1989  Scientist in Carbohydrate Chemistry, New Zealand Forest Research Institute
September 1993-June 1998  Senior Scientist in Wood Materials Chemistry, New Zealand Forest Research Institute
June 1998-November 2001  Project Leader: Material Discovery, Forest Research
December 2001-Present  Associate Professor: Department of Forest Products, University of Idaho

 Research Interests:

• Biobased composite materials research which includes fibre modifications and product prototype development
• Synthesis of carbohydrate, protein, and polyphenolic based polymers for use as thermoplastics and adhesives
• Synthesis of core-shell polymer systems
• Chemical characterization of genetically modified lignin in trees
• Characterizing the volatile emissions from wood processing operations
• Structural characterization of immunoprotective lilpopolysaccharides (LPS) of the fish pathogen Flavobacterium psychrophilum

 Recent Publications/Presentations:

Production of natural fiber reinforced thermoplastic composites through the use of PHB-rich biomass.  Coats, E.R., Loge, F.J., Wolcott, M.P., Englund, K., McDonald, A.G.  (2009).  Bioresource Technology, 99:2680-2686.

Initial high temperature schedule to reduce drying time and control kiln brown stain in ponderosa pine shop lumber.  Wagner, F.G., Smith N.R., McDonald, A.G.  (2008).  Forest Products Journal.  58(12): 29-32.

Wood solubilization and depolymerization using supercritical methanol. Part 1: Process optimization and analysis of methanol insoluble components (bio-char).  Soria, A.J., McDonald, A.G., Shook, S. (2008).  Holzforschung. 62: 402–408

Wood solubilization and depolymerization by supercritical methanol. Part 2: Analysis of methanol soluble compounds.  Soria, A.J., McDonald, A.G., He, B.B. (2008). Holzforschung 62: 409–416

Wood Plastic Composites Weathering: Visual Appearance and Chemical Change.  Fabiyi, J.S., McDonald, A.G., Wolcott, M.P. and Griffith, P.R.  (2008).  Polymar Degradation and Stability 93:1405-1414.

Accelerated Weathering of Modified Wood Flour Plastic Composites. Fabiyi J.S., McDonald A.G. (2007).  Advanced Materials Research. 29-30:315-318.

Synthesis of polyhydroxyalkanoates in municipal wastewater treatment. Coats, E.R., Loge, F.J., Wolcott, M.P., Englund, K., McDonald, A.G. (2007). Water Environment Research 79(12):2396-2403.

Moldable Wood Flour by Benzylation. Ma, L., McDonald, A.G. (2007). In European Conference on Wood Modification, Cardiff Wales, October 12-13. Pp 255-259.

Wood Fibre Surface Engineering for Use in Wood Plastic Composites. Sundar, S.T., McDonald, A.G. (2007). In European Conference on Wood Modification, Cardiff Wales, October 12-13. Pp 115-122.

Rapid Thermal Modification of Wood by Electroheating. Mangalam, A., Blengeri-Oyarce C.D., McDonald, A.G., Shook S.R. (2007).  In European Conference on Wood Modification,  Cardiff Wales, October 12-13. Pp 263-266.

Ponderosa Pine Wood Enhancement by Resin Treatment. Keyoumu, A., McDonald, A.G., Gorman, T. (2007).  In European Conference on Wood Modification, Cardiff Wales, October 12-13. Pp 267-270.

Surface Characterization of Weathered Wood Plastic Composites Produced from Modified Wood Flour.  Fabiyi, J.S., McDonald, A.G., Stark, N.M. (2007).  In Proc. 9th Int. Conf. on Woodfiber-Plastic Composites, Madison, Wisconsin, May 21-23. Pp 271-276.

Plasticization of Wood Fiber by Benzylation. Ma, L., McDonald, A.G. (2007). In Proc. 9th Int. Conf. on Woodfiber-Plastic Composites, Madison, Wisconsin, May 21-23. Pp 325-330.

Degradation of a Wood Plastic Composite Exposed Under Tropical Conditions. Schauwecker, C., Morrell, J.J., McDonald, A.G., Fabiyi, J.S., (2006). Forest Products. J., 56 (11/12):123-129.

Durability of Wood-Plastic Composites. Morrell, J.J., Stark, N.M., Pendleton, D.E., and McDonald A.G. (2006) Wood Design Focus. 16(3): 7-10.

Characterization of water-soluble components from MDF fibers.  McDonald, A.G., A. Clare and R. Meder. (2006). Chapter 16, In Characterization of Cellulosic Cell Wall, Eds. Stokke, D. and Groom, L.. Blackwell Pub Professional. pp 213-226.

Food Carbohydrates.  Huber, K.C., A.G. McDonald., J. N. BeMiller (2006). In Handbook of Food Science, Technology, and Engineering, Ed Hui,Y.H.. Francis Taylor/CRC Press. pp 1-24.

Polysaccharide composition of leaf cell walls of forage chicory (Cichorium intybus L.)  Z. Sun, I.G. Andrew, K.N. Joblin, P.J. Harris, A.G. McDonald, S.O. Hoskin (2006).  Plant Science 170:18-27.

Particle Size and Wood Surface Modification on Wood Plastic Composite Performance.  L.W. Gallagher, S.T. Sundar, A.G. McDonald, and M.P. Wolcott (2005). The Effect of In Proceeding of the Pre-symposium of the 13^th International Symposium of Woodfiber and Pulping Chemistry, 12-13 May, Rotorua, New Zealand, pp 11-17.
 
Air emissions from timber drying: high temperature drying and re-dry of CCA treated timber.   A.G. McDonald, P.H. Dare, J.S. Gifford, D. Steward, S. Riley, and I. Simpson. (2004)  Holz als Roh- und Werkstoff., 62: 291-302.

Supercritical methanol for conversion of Ponderosa pine into chemicals and fuels.  J.A.Soria, A.G. McDonald, S. Shook, and B. He (2005). In the proceedings of the 13^th International Symposium of Woodfiber and Pulping Chemistry, Auckland, New Zealand, May 16-19, Vol 3, pp369-374.

X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy determination of urea formaldehyde resin coverage on MDF fibre.  W. Grigsby, A.G. McDonald, A thumm, and C. Loxton. Hotz Roh Werkst (2004). 62:358-364.

The effect of silane coupling agents on radiata pine fibre for use in thermoplastic matrix composites.  K.L. Pickering, A. Abdallaa, C. Jia, A.G. McDonald, and R.A. Franich (2003).  Composites Part A., 34:915-926.

 Cell differentiation, secondary cell-wall formation and transformation of callus tissue of Pinus radiata D.  R. Mller, A.G. McDonald, C. Walter and P.J. Harris (2003).  Planta., 217(5):736-747.

Chemical Characterization of the Water Soluble Components from Radiata Pine MDF Fiber.  A.G. McDonald, A. Clare, and R. Meder (2003). In proceedings of the 12th International Symposium of Wood and Pulping Chemistry, June 9-12, 2003, Madison, WI, USA.  Vol. II, pp. 173-176.

Fiber-plastic composites made from Wet-formed Wood and Plastic Fiber Mats. C. Risch and A.G. McDonald (2002).  In Proceedings of the 6th Pacific Rim Biobased Composites Symposium, Portland, OR, USA. pp. 122-128.

Thermoplast Lignin Esters. D. Steward, A.G. McDonald, and A.R. Meder (2002).  In Proceedings of the 6th Pacific Rim Biobased Composites Symposium, Portland, OR, USA. pp. 584-594.

Preparation, Characterization and Performance of Cross-Linkable Maltodextrin-Based Packaging Adhesives.  A.B. Clare, R.A. Franich, T.D. Lomax, A.G. McDonald and A.R. Meder, (2002), J. Adhesion Sci. and Technol. 16(3):317-329.

Totally Wood Based Fiber-Plastic composite Materials.  S. Weal, A.G. McDonald, and K. Pickering (2002), In Proceedings of Progress in Woodfibre-Plastic Composites Conference, Toronto, Canada  (May 23-24)

Modification of Radiata Pine Fibre for use in Thermoplastic Matrix Composites using Silane Coupling Agents.  K.L. Pickering, A. Abdalla, and A.G. McDonald (2002), In Proceedings of Progress in Woodfibre-Plastic Composites Conference, Toronto, Canada  (May 23-24).

Assessment of Air Emissions from Industrial Kiln Drying of Radiata Pine Wood. A.G. McDonald, P.H. Dare, J.S. Gifford, D. Steward, and S. Riley (2002), Holz als Roh- und Werkstoff, 60:181-190.

Wood Fibre-Plastic Composite: Recent Developments Research and Commercial Applications in Australasia.  A.G. McDonald and K. Jolly (2001) In Proceedings of the 2001 FIEA Annual Conference: Non-wood Substitutes, Growing Competition to Solid Wood Products, Nelson, NZ (May 31)  pp 1-9.

The Chemical Nature of Kiln Brown Stain in Radiata Pine.  A.G. McDonald, M. Fernandez, B. Kreber and F. Laytner, (2000), Holzforschung, 54(1):12-22.

Constituents of Wood.  A.G. McDonald and L.A. Donaldson, (2000), The Encyclopedia of Materials: Science and Technology, Elsevier Science.

Influence of Fiber Length on the Mechanical Properties of Wood Fiber / Polypropylene Prepreg Sheets.  B.J. Lee, A.G. McDonald and B. James, (2000), Materials Research Innovation, 4 (2/3).

Cellulose Degradation During Conventional and Modified Kraft Pulping.  I.D. Suckling, R.W. Allison, S.H. Campion, K.G. McGrouther and A.G. McDonald, (2000), J. Pulp. Paper. Sci. 27(11):336-341.

Wood Fibre-Plastic Composites as Packaging Materials.  B.J. Lee and A.G. McDonald (2000), First International Conference of Advanced Materials Processing, Rotorua, New Zealand, (November 19-23), pp 187-191.

Visualization of UF Resin in MDF by Cathodoluminescence/Scanning Electron Microscopy.  A. Thumm, A.G. McDonald and LA Donaldson, (2000), Holz als Roh- und Werkstoff, 59:215-216.

Wood Fibre-Plastic Composite Materials for Injection Moulding.  B.J. Lee and A.G. McDonald, (2000), 5th Pacific Rim Biobased Composites Symposium, Canberra, Australia, (Dec 10-13), pp 664-670.

Comparison of Radiata Pine and Rubberwood High Temperature TMP Fibres by Microscopy.  New Horizons in Wood Anatomy.  A.P. Singh and A.G. McDonald, (2000)  Edited by Y.S. Kim, Chonnan National University Press, Kurangju, South Korea, pp 334-339.

Chemical Characterization of Constituents from Radiata Pine Presteamer Screw Press Effluent in an MDF Operation. A.G. McDonald and A.B. Clare, (2000).  In Proceedings of the 5th Pacific Rim Biobased Composites Symposium, (Dec 10-13), Canberra, Australia, pp 326-334.

Monoterpene Composition of Radiata Pine (Pinus radiata D.Don) Sapwood from a 13 Year Old Progeny Trial.  A.G. McDonald, D. Steward and R. A. Franich, (1999), Holz als Roh- und Werkstoff, 57, pp 301-302.

The Use of Sodium Dithionite for Controlling Kiln Brown Stain Development in Radiata Pine Sapwood.  B.Kreber, A.G. McDonald and A.N. Haslett, (1999), Forest Products Journal 49(1):57-62.

Surface Characterization of Radiata Pine High-temperature TMP Fibres by X-ray Photo-electron Spectroscopy.  A.G. McDonald, A.B. Clare, and B. Dawson, (1999), In Proceedings of the 53rd General APPITA Conference, Rotorua, New Zealand, (19-22 April), Vol 1, pp 51-57.

Chemical Characterization of the Neutral Water Soluble Components from Radiata Pine High Temperature TMP Fibre.  A.G. McDonald, A.B. Clare, and A.R. Meder, (1999), In Proceedings of the 53rd General APPITA Conference, Rotorua, New Zealand, (19-22 April), Vol 2, pp 641-647.

Kiln Brown Stain in Radiata Pine: A Short Review on Cause and Methods for Prevention.  B.Kreber, A.N. Haslett and A.G. McDonald, (1999), Forest Products Journal, 49(4):66-70.

Medium Density Fiberboard from Novel Fiber Types. J.P. Alexander, A.G. McDonald, and J. Hague, (1999), In Proceedings of the 3rd European Panel Products Symposium, Llandudno, Wales (Oct. 6-8), pp 43-53.

Migration of Kiln Brown Stain Precursors During the Drying of Radiata Pine Sapwood.  B. Kreber, M. Fernandez and A. G. McDonald, (1998), Holzforschung, 52:441-446.

Essential Oil of the Wood of Araucaria cunninghamii Aiton ex D. Don.  R.A. Franich, A. McDonald and D. Steward, (1998), J. Essential Oil Research, 11:38-40.

Characterization of Volatile Constituents in Radiata Pine HTMP Screw Press Effluent.  A.G. McDonald, D. Steward and A. B. Clare, (1998), Appita J., 51(2):132-137.

Characterization and Performance of Chemically Modified Radiata Pine HTMP Fibres for MDF.  A.G. McDonald, K. Murton, J. McFarlane and A. Clare, (1998), In Proceedings of the 4th Pacific Rim Bio-Based Composites Symposium, Bogor, Indonesia, (Nov 2-5), pp 237-246.

Characterization and Performance of Chemically Modified Radiata Pine HTMP Fibres for MDF.  A.G. McDonald, K. Murton, J. McFarlane and A. Clare, (1998), In Proceedings of the 4th Pacific Rim Bio-Based Composites Symposium, Bogor, Indonesia, (Nov 2-5), pp 237-246.

Chemical and UV-VIS Spectroscopic Study on Kiln Brown Stain Formation in Radiata Pine.  A.G. McDonald, M. Fernandez and B. Kreber, (1997), In Proceedings of the 9th International Symposium of Wood and Pulping Chemistry, Montreal, Canada, (June 9-12), pp 70-71.

Essential Oil and extractives of the Wood of Araucaria cunninghamii Aiton ex D. Don.  R.A. Franich, J. Gifford, A. McDonald , M. Robinson, D. Steward and T. Stuthridge, (1997), In Proceedings of the International Conference on Plant oils and Marine lipids, Auckland (Nov 25-28), pp 141-142.

An Evaluation of Chemical Pre-treatments for Controlling Kiln Brown Stain in Radiata Pine.  B. Kreber and A.G. McDonald. (1997).  In Proceedings of the 28th Annual Meeting of the International Research Group on Wood Preservation, Whistler, Canada (May 24-30, 1997), IRG/WP 97-30124.

Causes of Kiln Brown Stain.  B. Kreber and A.G. McDonald.  (1997) Wood Processing Newsletter No. 21 (May 1997).

Isolation and Analysis of Extractives from Radiata Pine HTMP Fibres. A.G. McDonald, T.R. Stuthridge, A.B. Clare, and M.J. Robinson. (1997), In Proceedings of the 9th International Symposium of Wood and Pulping Chemistry, Montreal, Canada, (June 9-12), pp 71-76.

Characterization of Radiata Pine HTMP Fibres by Electron, UV, anc Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy.  A.G. McDonald, L.A. Donaldson, A.P. Singh, J. Alexander, and K.D. Murton.  In Proceedings of the First European Panel Products Symposium, Llandudno, Wales (Oct., 9-10). pp 41-51.

Applications for Cultured Pine Tracheary Elements. D.R. Smith, L.A. Donaldson, and A.G. McDonald.  In Proceedings of the IUFRO 97 Genetics of Radiata Pine Conference, Rotorua (Dec 1-4) pp 285-288.