Dick Sandberg
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- Researcher
- educator
- wood scientist
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| Born | May 8, 1967 |
| Alma mater | KTH Royal Institute of Technology |
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| Years active | Since 1996 |
| Awards | Fellow of the IAWS (2021) Editor of Wood Material Science and Engineering (2012) |
Dick Sandberg (born May 8, 1967)[1] is a Swedish mechanical engineer and wood scientist at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU),[2][3] who is an elected fellow (FIAWS) of the International Academy of Wood Science.[4]
He is currently the editor-in-chief at the journal Wood Material Science and Engineering,[5] and the period 2013–2024, he was a faculty member and chair professor at the Luleå University of Technology,[6] Division of Wood Science and Engineering.
Sandberg was born in Söderhamn, Sweden. He obtained his PhD degree in mechanical engineering, with specialization in wood technology and processing from the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm in 1998.
Afterwards, he worked as a wood specialist and manager in several wood enterprises in Sweden, and later served as a professor in forest products at Linnaeus University in Växjö. In 2015, he was elected as a chaired professor at Wood Science and Engineering division of Luleå University of Technology, in Skellefteå, where he worked until September 2024.
His main research interests include, among others, wood material properties, scanning technology and wood machining, as well as the production systems.[7] Until March 2024, he has published more than 300 research works in several international journals and conferences.
