William Tai Yin Tze
Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota
203 Kaufert Laboratory, 2004 Folwell Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108, USA
Tel: 612-624-2383; FAX: 612-625-6286; E-mail: [email protected]
ORCID identifier: 0000-0001-7922-2076
Education
Ph.D. Forest Resources (Wood Science) University of Maine, USA, 2003
M. S. Forestry (Wood Science) Michigan Technological University, USA, 1998
B. Forestry Sc. (Wood Industry) Universiti Pertanian Malaysia (now Universiti Putra Malaysia), 1992
Academic and Professional Experience
Employment:
Associate Professor (Aug. 2011 – present)
Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota
Assistant Professor (Aug. 2005 – Aug. 2011)
Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota
Post-Doctoral Research Associate (Feb. 2004 – Jul. 2005)
Tennessee Forest Products Center (now Center of Renewable Carbon), University of Tennessee
Other professional appointment/experience:
Visiting Associate Professor (Oct. 2018 –Jun. 2019)
School of Forestry and Resource Conservation, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
Faculty Associate (2005 – 2013)
School of Forest Resources, University of Maine, Orono, Maine
Visiting Researcher (Feb. 2012 –Jul. 2012)
Biomass Refinery Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Hiroshima, Japan
Visiting Researcher (Sep. 2011 – Jan. 2012)
Laboratory of Adhesion and Bio-Composites, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
Guest Researcher (Mar. 2000 - Aug. 2000)
Polymers Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland
Honors and Awards
First Place Oral Presentation (biomaterials subject in the 107 Forest Resource Sustainability Development Conference), Chinese Forestry Association, 2018.
Distinguished Teaching Award for Undergraduate Faculty (college-wide recognition for significant contribution to teaching), College of Food, Agricultural, and Natural Resource Sciences, University of Minnesota, 2018.
Richard C. Newman Art of Teaching Award (for passion and excellence in the teaching of natural resource sciences and for positive impacts on students); College of Food, Agricultural, and Natural Resource Sciences, University of Minnesota, 2008.
L. J. Markwardt Wood Engineering Award (for most outstanding paper on the basic research of wood as an engineering material); Forest Products Society, 2008.
Feature article and journal cover page
Tze’s research on functional micro/nanofiber composites was highlighted on the front cover page of the 2017’s 35th issue of Journal of Applied Polymer Science. (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/10974628/2017/134/35)
Tze’s nanocellulose research was highlighted in a feature article in the Minnesota Conservation Volunteer Magazine (Sep-Oct, 2014 issue) published by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. (https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/mcvmagazine/issues/2014/sep-oct/forest-products.html)
Teaching (last 12 years)
BBE1002 (Biorenewable Resources): 2012 – 2023 (online since 2017)
BBE 4/5403 (Bio-based Products Engineering Lab 1): 2012 – 2015; 2024 –
BBE 4/5404 (Biopolymers & Biocomposites Engineering): 2012 –
ESPM 3605 (Recycling: Extending Raw Materials): 2024