• Paul Mayencourt

    Paul is an Assistant Professor of Cooperative Extension at the Berkeley woodlab. Paul is a structural engineer and a faculty member in the Department of Architecture and the Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management.

    https://ourenvironment.berkeley.edu/people/paul-mayencourt

  • Daniel Sanchez

    Daniel L. Sanchez studies engineered biomass & bioenergy systems that remove CO2 from the atmosphere. Trained as an engineer and energy systems analyst, Sanchez’s work and engagement spans the academic, corporate, and governmental sectors. He is currently an Associate Professor of Cooperative Extension at UC Berkeley.

    https://ourenvironment.berkeley.edu/people/daniel-sanchez

  • Jitske Swagemakers

    Jitske Swagemakers is an Architect and Research Associate at University of California, Berkeley. Originally from Rotterdam, she holds a Master’s degree in Architecture from MIT, and a Bachelor of Science in Architecture, Urbanism, and Building Sciences from TU Delft. Jitske’s work explores how material cycles drive sustainable design and enable new tactile experiences in the built environment. At UC Berkeley, her work integrates forest management and wood construction with a focus on low-carbon, low-tech mass timber systems for achievable housing.

    https://jswag.design

Current students

Adam Gordon - resident Nail-Laminated Timber (NLT) expert

Jack Joseph Van Thyne - shop assistant and furniture

Elisa Woodham - Dowel-Laminated Timber (DLT) optimization

Kayla Ignatia Sidik - Modular and reusable veneer molds

Dylan Hirst + Evelyn Carolina + Ling Ge - SPUR undergraduate research team on veneer molding

Alumni

Sarah Gunawan, Research associate

Twiggy Chen, woodshop manager

Maximilian Pramreiter, postdoctoral scholar

Frederic Lam, Graduate Student Researcher

Jeremy Chen, student assistant

Noah Cole Johnson, student assistant

Mark Hellrich, visiting student

Noelle Foden-Vencil, visiting student