Dr. Lech Muszyński is a Professor in the Department of Wood Science and Engineering at the Oregon State University. A native of Poland, he received his M.S. in Wood Technology and Ph.D. in Forestry and Wood Technology from the University of Life Sciences in Poznań, Poland. In 1998-2004 he worked in the Advanced Engineered Wood Composites Center at the University of Maine. Lech joined OSU in 2004. His research area includes mechanical performance of solid wood, engineered wood-based composites, with stress on interface performance, bonding, durability, fire resistance, damage assessment, and hygro-mechanical behavior. Since 2010 one of the focus areas of his research has been the cross laminated timber (CLT) technology and other mass-timber panel (MTP) products. Lech has toured MTP manufacturing plants, construction sites, MTP-focused research centers, and related businesses across the globe.