Sustainability, Engineering and Chemistry
Wood Structure and Anatomy
Price
150€
Workload
1 ECTS
Type
Self-paced online
Languages
English
- What is wood
- Formation of wood
- Faces of wood
- Softwood cells
- Hardwood cells
- Wood rays
- Heartwood and sapwood
- Growth rings
- Juvenile wood
- Reaction wood
- Scientific names
- Final assessment
Kristiina LillqvistKristiina Lillqvist a highly qualified wood science researcher and educator with a strong academic background and industry connections. Kristiina works as a Senior University Lecturer at Aalto University in the Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems.
Kristiina has years of experience in developing online learning experiences with a student-centric teaching philosophy. In her research, she focuses on improving the properties of wood by different modification methods in the Wood Material Science research group. Kristiina holds a doctoral degree in Wood Technology from Aalto University (2014) and has completed Professional Teacher Education.
After completing this course, you will
- be able to describe wood formation and name the components that form the cell wall, as well as their functions.
- understand the basic macro-level structure and features of wood and will be able to describe the basics of wood grain orientation.
- be able to list the typical softwood and hardwood cell types and their functions.
