Curriculum Vitae
Shane Robert Columba O’Neill
879 Woodland Ave.
Old Town, ME 04468
Work Phone: (207) 581-2857 Fax: (207) 581-2074
Home: (207) 827-7034 Cell: (207) 949-4110
E-mail: themadhatter@umit.maine.edu
Education:
Ph.D University of Maine 2001-Current
Degree: Forest Resources
Area of focus: High-temperature wood-thermoplastics
Certificate University of Maine 2001-2002
Degree: Graduate Certificate in Advanced Engineered Wood Composites
Area of Focus: Utilization of wood-composite hybrid technology
M.Sc. University of Maine 1998-2000
Degree: Forestry
Thesis: “VOC Emissions from Southern Pine Flakeboard:
Effects of Parameters and Chemical Additives”
B.Sc. Michigan Technological University 1992-1997
Major: Wood Science
Minors: Wood Chemistry; Industrial Chemistry; Literature
Areas of -Wood & FRP Adhesion - Wood-thermoplastic Extrusion
Study -Composite VOC Emissions - WPC Formulation & Processing
- Wood Composites Manufacturing - Analytical & Industrial Chemistry
Professional
Experience: University of Maine, AEWC Sept 2004-Present
Wood Plastic Composite Specialist/Project Manager
Entwood, LLC May 2004-Present
Co-Founder/Executive Director
University of Maine, AEWC Oct. 2000-Sept 2004
Research Associate
University of Maine, AEWC Oct. 1999-Oct. 2000
Laboratory Engineering Specialist
University of Maine July, 1998 – Oct. 1999
Graduate Research Assistant
Michigan Technological University May 1997 - July 1998
Graduate Research Assistant
Michigan Technological University April 1995 - May 1997
Undergraduate Research Asst.
Michigan Technological University Sept. 1994 - May 1995
Microbiology Laboratory Asst.
Michigan Technological University. Sept. 1993 - June 1994
Laboratory Assistant
Professional Memberships
American Chemical Society
Society of Plastics Engineers
Forest Products Society
Society of Wood Science & Technology
Conferences Attended
July 10-14, 2005. 3rd International Conference Advanced Engineered Wood Composites. Bar Harbor, ME
May 23-25, 2005. 8th International Conference on Woodfiber-Plastic Composites (and other natural fibers). Madison, WI
April 11-12, 2005. Graduate Research Exposition: 2005. Orono, ME
December 8-10, 2004: Intertech. Natural Fiber Reinforcements/Wood Plastics 2004. New Orleans, LA.
October 11-12, 2004: Principia Partners. WPC Conference 2004. “Realizing the Full Potential”. Baltimore, MD.
October 10, 2004: InnoPlast. Natural Fiber Composites Workshop. Baltimore, MD.
May 14, 2004: Northeast Section Forest Products Society Annual Meeting. Bar Harbor, ME.
May 10-11, 2004: Materials and Manufacturing Ontario. Progress in Woodfibre-Plastic Composites. Toronto, ON.
February 28, 2004: DGM World Media. 54th Annual New England Home Show. Boston, MA.
February 25-27, 2004: American Fence Association. “FenceTech04”. Orlando, FL.
December 3-5, 2003: Intertech. “The Global Outlook for Natural Fiber & Wood Composites 2003”. New Orleans, LA.
May 19-20, 2003: 7th International Conference on Woodfiber-Plastic Composites. Madison, WI.
May 23-24, 2002: Materials and Manufacturing Ontario. Progress in Woodfibre-Plastic Composites. Toronto, ON
September 11-12, 2001: Vinyl Technical Conference: “Pushing Profitability”. Iselin, NJ.
December 5-6, 2000: Plastics Technology Wood-Plastic Conference, Baltimore, MD.
November 5-9, 2000: 32nd International SAMPE® Technical Conference "Revolutionary Materials: Technology and Economics". Boston, MA.
October 19, 2000: SPE Extrusion “Minitec 00” Conference, New England Section. Worcester, MA.
October 10, 2000: ASTM Committee D7 on Wood Meeting. Orono, ME
September 21st, 2000: Krupp Werner & Pfleiderer Corporation Extrusion Conference, Ramsey, NJ.
June 22nd-23rd, 2000: Wood Adhesives 2000, S. Lake Tahoe, NV
June 18th-21st, 2000: 54th Annual Forest Products Society Meeting, S. Lake Tahoe, NV
June 18th, 2000: 2000 SWST Annual Meeting, S. Lake Tahoe, NV
March 23, 2000: “Wood Products Performance in Energy Efficient Housing”. Forest Products Society Northeast Section Spring Meeting, Amherst, MA
July 5th-8th, 1999: 1st International Conference on Advanced Engineered Wood Composites, Bar Harbor, ME
Poster Presentations
Gardner, Douglas J., Roberto Lopez-Anido, Habib J. Dagher, Stephen M. Shaler, Shane R. O’Neill, and Michael P. Wolcott. “Extruded Woodfiber-Plastic Composite Decking and Retaining Wall for CG Shore Facilities”. 7th International Conference on Woodfiber-Plastic Composites. Madison, WI. May 19-20, 2003
O’Neill, Shane R.C., and Douglas J. Gardner. “Effect of Various Chemical Additives on VOC Emissions from Southern Pine Flakeboard”. SWST Student Poster Competition, S. Lake Tahoe, NV. June 18, 2000
O’Neill, Shane R.C., and Douglas J. Gardner. “Effect of Various Chemical Additives on VOC Emissions from Southern Pine Flakeboard”. 54th Annual Forest Products Society Meeting, S. Lake Tahoe, NV. June 19, 2000
Son, Jungil, William T.Y. Tze, Douglas J. Gardner, and Shane C. O’Neill. “Study of the Crystallization Behavior of Extruded Polyolefin Woodfiber-Plastic Composite Lumber by Post Die Process Conditions”. 7th International Conference on Woodfiber-Plastic Composites. Madison, WI. May 19-20, 2003
Tze, W. T. Y., S. C. O’Neill, D. J. Gardner, C. P. Tripp, and S. M. Shaler. 2002. Cellulose-fiber/polymer adhesion: Evaluation using the Raman-microbond technique. Poster presentation at the American Chemical Society 223rd National Meeting, Orlando, Florida. April 7-11, 2002
Awards
1st Place, SWST Student Poster Competition, S. Lake Tahoe, NV. June 19, 2000 “Effect of Various Chemical Additives on VOC Emissions from Southern Pine Flakeboard”.
1st Place, Oral Presentation (Molecular, Chemical, and Earth Science Catergory). Graduate Research Exposition: 2005, Orono, ME. April 11-12, 2005 “Manufacture of Extruded Wood-Nylon Composites: Processing & Properties”.
Publications
Refereed Journal Articles
Son, Jungil, Douglas J. Gardner, Shane O’Neill, and Costas Metaxes. 2003. “Understanding the Viscoelastic Properties of Extruded Polypropylene Wood Plastic Composites.” Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 89: 1638-1644.
Stark, Nicole M., Matuana, Laurent M., and Craig M. Clemons. 2004. “Effect of Processing Method on Surface and Weathering Characteristics of Wood-Flour/HDPE Composites.” Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 93: 1021-1030. Manufactured testing materials for authors.
Sun, Bernard C.H., Hawke, Robert N. 1997. “Properties of Polyisocyanate Resin Consolidated Composites Made From Secondary Fibers of Corrugated Containers.” Forest Products Journal. 47(2): 80-88. Acknowledged in Research.
Sun, Bernard C.H., Hawke, Robert N. 1997. “A Moist-Liberation Process for Producing Dry Secondary Fibers.” Forest Products Journal. 47(4): 74-79. Acknowledged in Research.
Conference Proceedings
Tze, W. T. Y., D. J. Gardner, C. P. Tripp, S. M. Shaler, and S. C. O’Neill, 2001. “Interfacial adhesion studies of cellulose-fiber/polymer composites using a micro-Raman technique”. Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Woodfiber-Plastic Composites. Forest Products Society, Madison, WI. Pp. 177-183.
Tze, W. T. Y., S. C. O’Neill, D. J. Gardner, C. P. Tripp, and S. M. Shaler. 2003. “Coupling polystyrene and cellulose fibers with hydrophilic and hydrophobic silanes: Effects on interfacial properties”. Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Woodfiber-Plastic Composites. Forest Products Society, Madison, WI. Pp. 29-35.
Conference Presentations
Bogner, Ben, Dagher, Habib, and Shane O’Neill. 2001. Bonding E-glass to Wood Using a Modified Polyester Resin. Composites 2001 Convention and Trade Show. Composites Fabricators Association, Tampa FL. October 3-6, 2001.
Dura, Matthew, Lopez-Anido, Roberto, Dagher, Habib, Gardner, Douglas J, O’Neill, Shane R., and Katherine L. Stephens. Experimental Behavior of Hybrid Wood-Plastic Composite-FRP Structural Members for Use in Sustained Loading Applications. 8th International Conference on Woodfiber-Plastic Composites (and other natural fibers). May 23-25, 2005.
Gardner, Douglas J., O’Neill, Shane R., Peterson, Matthew, and Jonathan Robinson. The Application of Flame Surface Pre-Treatment to Promote Structural Adhesive Bonds in Wood-Plastic Composite Laminates. 8th International Conference on Woodfiber-Plastic Composites (and other natural fibers). May 23-25, 2005.
Gardner Douglas J., Son Jungil, O'Neill Shane, Tze, William T, and Tim G. Rials. Study of the crystallization behavior and material properties of extruded polyolefin wood-plastic composite lumber as a function of post die process conditions. Progress in Woodfibre-Plastic Composites. Toronto, Canada. May 10 – 11, 2004.
O'Neill, Shane and Douglas J. Gardner. Anisotropic thermal expansion of wood-thermoplastic composites. Northeast Section Forest Products Society Annual Meeting; Bar Harbor, ME. May 14, 2004.
O’Neill, Shane, Gardner, Douglas J., and Katherine L. Stephens. Reutilization of Polyolefin Float Rope from Lobster Fisheries into WPCs. 3rd International Conference Advanved Engineered Wood Composites. July 10-14, 2005.
O’Neill, Shane, Gardner, Douglas J., and Katherine L. Stephens. Reutilization of Polyolefin Float Rope from Lobster Fisheries into WPCs. 8th International Conference on Woodfiber-Plastic Composites (and other natural fibers). May 23-25, 2005.
O'Neill, Shane and Douglas J. Gardner. Anisotropic thermal expansion of wood-thermoplastic composites. Progress in Woodfibre-Plastic Composites. Toronto, Canada. May 10 – 11, 2004.
O’Neill, Shane, Gardner, Douglas J., and Stephen M. Shaler. Manufacture of Extruded Wood-Nylon Composites: Processing & Properties. Graduate Research Exposition: 2005, Orono, ME. April 11-12, 2005
Son, Jungil, O'Neill, Shane, and Douglas J. Gardner. DMTA and DSC of extruded polypropylene wood-plastic composite lumber cooled at different post die temperatures. Northeast Section Forest Products Society Annual Meeting; Bar Harbor, ME. May 14, 2004.
Son, J., W. T. Y. Tze, D. J. Gardner, and S. C. O’Neill. Study of the crystallization
behavior of extruded polyolefin woodfiber-plastic composite lumber by post die process conditions. 7th International Conference on Woodfiber-plastic Composites, Madison, WI, May 19-20, 2003
Stark, Nicole M. 2003. Processing Effects on the Photodegredation of Wood-Polyethylene Composites. 7th International Conference on Woodfiber-Plastic Composites, Madison, WI. May 19-20, 2003. Acknowledged in Research.
Tze, W. T. Y., D. J. Gardner, C. P. Tripp, S. C. O’Neill, and S. M. Shaler. 2003. Cellulose-fiber/polystyrene composites: Effects of fiber/matrix compatibility on interfacial micro-deformation. American Chemical Society 225th National Meeting, New Orleans, LA. March 23-27, 2003.
Tze, W. T. Y., S. C. O’Neill, D. J. Gardner, C. P. Tripp, and S. M. Shaler. 2003. Coupling polystyrene and cellulose fibers with hydrophilic and hydrophobic silanes: Effects on interfacial properties. 7th International Conference on Woodfiber-Plastic Composites, Madison, WI. May 19-20, 2003.
Tze, W. T. Y., D. J. Gardner, C. P. Tripp, S. M. Shaler, and S. C. O’Neill. 2002. Raman micro-spectroscopic study of cellulose fibers at the fiber/polymer interface. American Chemical Society 223rd National Meeting, Orlando, FL. April 7-11, 2002.
Tze, W. T. Y., D. J. Gardner, C. P. Tripp, S. M. Shaler, and S. C. O’Neill. 2001. Interfacial adhesion studies of cellulose-fiber/polymer composites using a micro-Raman technique. 6th International Conference on Woodfiber-Plastic Composites, Madison, WI. May 15-16, 2001.
Media Releases
Newspapers
April 18th, 2005. “Wood Composite Center Addition to Improve Program”. Maine Campus, Orono, ME
January 30, 2005. “Maine Firm Aims to Recycle Lobster Line” Portland Press Herald, Portland, ME
Television
April 13th, 2005. WVII ABC Channel 7 6:00 News, Bangor, ME