Online course “Forests, wood, and carbon” starts 5.9.2022
A new online course CHEM-C2470 Forests, Wood and Carbon (5 cr) is organized for the first time in the fall 2022. You may follow the course independently whenever it is suitable for you during I period 5.9. – 14.10.2022. The course includes short videos, texts, exercises and online exams. The course starts with an online introduction 5.9.2022 at 9:15. Register to the course by 12.9.2022:
Students on this course will learn about global carbon sources and sinks and the role of forests in the carbon cycle. The general rules of life-cycle analysis are introduced, including selected work phases, such as calculating carbon storage potential in the case of wood. The basic structure of wood is presented with links to its properties such as appearance, dimensional stability, and strength. Students will learn about the mechanical properties of wood as well its dimensional stability and moisture interaction at the cell-level. Students will become familiar with the most common long-lived wood products that are used in various applications in the built environment.
More practical information about the course will be updated in MyCourses:
To support learning the course includes several short videos, such as presented below. Even more videos can be found from this Youtube-channel:
The course is also available in spring 2023 period V (24.4. – 9.6.2023). Find out about other Wood science courses and Aalto Wood minor from the link below:
Questions?
Please contact the course staff by email: wood-teaching@aalto.fi
- Kristiina Lillqvist
- Daniela Altgen
- Lauri Rautkari, Professor
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