Christopher G. Hunt, PhD

Treesearch Publications

• Wenjing Sun, Christopher G. Hunt, Mehdi Tajvidi. 2025. Progress in Using Fungal Mycelia as Adhesive in Composites
• Catherine Kilumets, Heikko Kallakas, Sally Ralph, Junyong Zhu, Christopher G. Hunt, Anti Rohumaa, Jaan Kers. 2024. Effect of lignin on veneer densification and set-recovery
• Heikko Kallakas, Nayomi Z. Plaza, Casey Crooks, Derek Turner, Mathew Gargulak, Matthew A. Arvanitis, Charles R. Frihart, Christopher G. Hunt. 2024. Effect of Protein Surface Hydrophobicity and Surface Amines on Soy Adhesive Strength
• Christopher G. Hunt, Linda F. Lorenz, Carl J. Houtman, Eder Valle, Thomas Coolidge, Chera Mock, Charles R. Frihart. 2023. Jet cooking dramatically improves the wet strength of soy adhesives
• Christopher G. Hunt, Manfred Dunky. 2023. Analysis of Future Prospects and Opportunities for Wood Adhesives: A Review
• Wejing Sun, Mehdi Tajvidi, Christopher G. Hunt. 2023. Fungal mycelia as bioadhesives
• Wenjing Sun, Mehdi Tajvidi, Caitlin Howell, Christopher G. Hunt. 2022. Insight into mycelium-lignocellulosic bio-composites: Essential factors and properties
• Wenjing Sun, Mehdi Tajvidi, Christopher G. Hunt, Barbara J.W. Cole, Caitlin Howell, Douglas J. Gardner, Jinwu Wang. 2022. Fungal and enzymatic pretreatments in hot-pressed lignocellulosic bio-composites: A critical review
• Tolgay Akkurt, Heikko Kallakas, Anti Rohumaa, Christopher G. Hunt, Jaan Kers. 2022. Impact of Aspen and Black Alder Substitution in Birch Plywood
• Wenjing Sun, Mehdi Tajvidi, Christopher G. Hunt, Caitlin Howell. 2021. All-Natural Smart Mycelium Surface with Tunable Wettability
• Vera Novy, Fredrik Nielsen, Daniel Cullen, Grzegorz Sabat, Carl J. Houtman, Christopher G. Hunt. 2021. The characteristics of insoluble softwood substrates affect fungal morphology, secretome composition, and hydrolytic efficiency of enzymes produced by Trichoderma reesei
• Charles R. Frihart, Rishawn Brandon, Rebecca E. Ibach, Christopher G. Hunt, Wolfgang Gindl-Altmutter. 2021. Comparative Adhesive Bonding of Wood Chemically Modified with either Acetic Anhydride or Butylene Oxide
• Andreja Kutnar, Jane O'Dell, Christopher G. Hunt, Charles R. Frihart, Frederick Kamke, Matthew Schwarzkopf. 2021. Viscoelastic properties of thermo-hydro-mechanically treated beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) determined using dynamic mechanical analysis
• Christopher G. Hunt. 2021. Chapter 16: Finishing wood
• Charles R. Frihart, Christopher G. Hunt. 2021. Chapter 10: Wood adhesives: bond formation and performance
• Umesh P. Agarwal, Richard Reiner, Sally Ralph, Jeffery Catchmark, Kai Chi, E. Johan Foster, Christopher G. Hunt, Carlos Baez, Rebecca E. Ibach, Kolby Hirth. 2021. Characterization of the supramolecular structures of cellulose nanocrystals of different origins
• Peter Kitin, Satoshi Nakaba, Christopher G. Hunt, Sierin Lim, Ryo Funada. 2020. Direct fluorescence imaging of lignocellulosic and suberized cell walls in roots and stems
• Wenjing Sun, Mehdi Tajvidi, Caitlin Howell, Christopher G. Hunt. 2020. Functionality of Surface Mycelium Interfaces in Wood Bonding
• Jenna Y. Schambach, Anna M. Finck, Peter Kitin, Christopher G. Hunt, Erik R. Hanschen, Brian Vogler, Shawn R. Starkenburg, Amanda N. Barry. 2020. Growth, total lipid, and omega-3 fatty acid production by Nannochloropsis spp. cultivated with raw plant substrate
• Samuel L. Zelinka, Carl J. Houtman, Kolby Hirth, Steven Lacher, Linda F. Lorenz, Emil Engelund Thybring, Christopher G. Hunt. 2020. The effect of acetylation on iron uptake and diffusion in water saturated wood cell walls and implications for decay
• Joseph Jakes, Samuel L. Zelinka, Christopher G. Hunt, Peter Ciesielski, Charles R. Frihart, Daniel J. Yelle, Leandro Passarini, Sophie-Charlotte Gleber, David Vine, Stefan Vogt. 2020. Measurement of moisture-dependent ion diffusion constants in wood cell wall layers using time-lapse micro X-ray fluorescence microscopy
• Christopher G. Hunt, Samuel L. Zelinka, Joseph Jakes. 2020. Limiting polysaccharide motion protects wood from decay
• Charles R. Frihart, Christopher G. Hunt, Nayomi Z. Plaza, Joseph Jakes. 2019. Adhesive-wood interactions in relation to failure in bonded wood products from the centimeter to nanometer scale
• Joseph Jakes, Christopher G. Hunt, Samuel L. Zelinka, Peter N. Ciesielski, Nayomi Z. Plaza. 2019. Effects of Moisture on Diffusion in Unmodified Wood Cell Walls: A Phenomenological Polymer Science Approach
• Vera Novy, Kevin Aïssa, Fredrik Nielsen, Suzana K. Straus, Peter Ciesielski, Christopher G. Hunt, Jack Saddler. 2019. Quantifying cellulose accessibility during enzyme-mediated deconstruction using 2 fluorescence-tagged carbohydrate-binding modules
• Gregory Schueneman, Steven Lacher, Christopher G. Hunt. 2019. Installing sealants for long service life
• Wenjing Sun, Mehdi Tajvidi, Christopher G. Hunt, Gavin McIntyre, Douglas J. Gardner. 2019. Fully bio-based hybrid composites made of wood, fungal mycelium and cellulose nanofibrils
• Samuel L. Zelinka, Joseph Jakes, Grant T. Kirker, Leandro Passarini, Christopher G. Hunt, Barry Lai, Olga Antipova, Luxi Li, Stefan Vogt. 2019. Copper distribution and oxidation states near corroded fasteners in treated wood
• Joseph Jakes, Charles R. Frihart, Christopher G. Hunt, Daniel J. Yelle, Nayomi Z. Plaza, Linda F. Lorenz, Daniel J. Ching. 2018. Integrating multiscale studies of adhesive penetration into wood
• Christopher G. Hunt, Charles R. Frihart, Manfred Dunky, Anti Rohumaa. 2018. Understanding wood bonds–going beyond what meets the eye: a critical review
• Umesh P. Agarwal, Sally Ralph, Richard Reiner, Christopher G. Hunt, Carlos Baez, Rebecca E. Ibach, Kolby Hirth. 2018. Production of high lignin-containing and lignin-free cellulose nanocrystals from wood
• Christopher G. Hunt, Samuel L. Zelinka, Charles R. Frihart, Linda F. Lorenz, Daniel J. Yelle, Sophie-Charlotte Gleber, Stefan Vogt, Joseph Jakes. 2018. Acetylation increases relative humidity threshold for ion transport in wood cell walls – a means to understanding decay resistance
• Joseph Jakes, Charles R. Frihart, Christopher G. Hunt, Daniel J. Yelle, Nayomi Z. Plaza, Linda F. Lorenz, Warren Grigsby, Daniel J. Ching, Fred Kamke, Sophie-Charlotte Gleber, Stefan Vogt, Xianghui Xiao. 2018. X-ray methods to observe and quantify adhesive penetration into wood
• Gregory Schueneman, Steven Lacher, Christopher G. Hunt. 2018. Effects of prestrain, outdoor aging, and simultaneous strain cycling on the durability of building sealants
• Carl J. Houtman, Eranda Maligaspe, Christopher G. Hunt, Elena Fernández-Fueyo, Angel T. Martínez, Kenneth E. Hammel. 2018. Fungal lignin peroxidase does not produce the veratryl alcohol cation radical as a diffusible ligninolytic oxidant
• Nayomi Z. Plaza, Joseph Jakes, Charles R. Frihart, Christopher G. Hunt, Daniel J. Yelle, Linda F. Lorenz, William T. Heller, Sai Venkatesh Pingali, Donald S. Stone. 2017. Small-angle neutron scattering as a new tool to evaluate moisture-induced swelling in the nanostructure of chemically modified wood cell walls
• Joseph Jakes, Charles R. Frihart, Christopher G. Hunt, Daniel J. Yelle, Nayomi Z. Plaza, Linda F. Lorenz, Daniel J. Ching. 2017. Integrating multi-scale studies of adhesive penetration into wood
• Leandro Passarini, Samuel L. Zelinka, Samuel V. Glass, Christopher G. Hunt. 2017. Effect of weight percent gain and experimental method on fiber saturation point of acetylated wood determined by differential scanning calorimetry
• Nayomi Z. Plaza, Joseph Jakes, Charles R. Frihart, Christopher G. Hunt, Daniel J. Yelle, Linda F. Lorenz. 2017. Small angle neutron scattering as a new tool to evaluate moisture-induced swelling in the nanostructure of chemically modified wood cell walls
• Christopher G. Hunt, Joseph Jakes, Charles R. Frihart. 2017. Advanced analysis tools and programs to accelerate the adoption of more natural structures
• Christopher G. Hunt, Steven Lacher, Kolby Hirth, Linda F. Lorenz, Kenneth E. Hammel. 2017. Exploring the hypothesis that limiting diffusion of fungal oxidants underlies decay resistance in acetylated wood
• Carl J. Houtman, Peter Kitin, Jon C. D. Houtman, Kenneth E. Hammel, Christopher G. Hunt. 2016. Acridine Orange Indicates Early Oxidation of Wood Cell Walls by Fungi
• Joseph Jakes, Xavier Arzola, Richard Bergman, Peter Ciesielski, Christopher G. Hunt, Nima Rahbar, Mandla A. Tshabalala, Alex C. Wiedenhoeft, Samuel L. Zelinka. 2016. Not just lumber--Using wood in the sustainable future of materials, chemicals, and fuels
• Anti Rohumaa, Akio Yamamoto, Christopher G. Hunt, Charles R. Frihart, Mark Hughes, Jaan Kers. 2016. Effect of log soaking and the temperature of peeling on the properties of rotary-cut birch (Betula pendula Roth) veneer bonded with phenol-formaldehyde adhesive
• Anti Rohumaa, Toni Antikainen, Christopher G. Hunt, Charles R. Frihart, Mark Hughes. 2016. The influence of log soaking temperature on surface quality and integrity performance of birch (Betula pendula Roth) veneer
• Premsagar Korripally, Christopher G. Hunt, Carl J. Houtman, Don C. Jones, Peter Kitin, Dan Cullen, Kenneth E. Hammel, A. A. Brakhage. 2015. Regulation of Gene Expression during the Onset of Ligninolytic Oxidation by Phanerochaete chrysosporium on Spruce Wood
• Christopher G. Hunt, Gregory Schueneman, Steven Lacher, Xiping Wang, R. Sam Williams. 2015. Non-destructive Analysis Reveals Effect of Installation Details on Plywood Siding Performance
• Umesh P. Agarwal, Richard Reiner, Christopher G. Hunt, Jeffery Catchmark, E. Johan Foster, Akira Isogai. 2015. Comparison of Cellulose Supramolecular Structures Between Nanocrystals of Different Origins
• Gregory Schueneman, Steven Lacher, Christopher G. Hunt. 2015. Monitoring Sealant Durability during Instrumented Outdoor Exposure with Variation in Prestrain
• Joseph Jakes, Christopher G. Hunt, Daniel J. Yelle, Linda F. Lorenz, Kolby Hirth, Sophie-Charlotte Gleber, Stefan Vogt, Warren Grigsby, Charles R. Frihart. 2015. Synchrotron-based X-ray Fluorescence Microscopy in Conjunction with Nanoindentation to Study Molecular-Scale Interactions of Phenol–Formaldehyde in Wood Cell Walls
• Toni Antikainen, Anti Rohumaa, Christopher G. Hunt, Mari Levirinne, Mark Hughes. 2015. Estimating the spread rate of urea formaldehyde adhesive on birch (Betula pendula Roth) veneer using fluorescence
• Anti Rohumaa, Christopher G. Hunt, Charles R. Frihart, Pekka Saranpää, Martin Ohlmeyer, Mark Hughes. 2014. The influence of felling season and log-soaking temperature on the wetting and phenol formaldehyde adhesive bonding characteristics of birch veneer
• Charles R. Frihart, Christopher G. Hunt, Michael J. Birkeland. 2014. Chapter 16: Soy Proteins as Wood Adhesives
• Christopher G. Hunt, Carl J. Houtman, Don C. Jones, Peter Kitin, Premsagar Korripally, Kenneth E. Hammel. 2013. Spatial mapping of extracellular oxidant production by a white rot basidiomycete on wood reveals details of ligninolytic mechanism
• Anti Rohumaa, Christopher G. Hunt, Mark Hughes, Charles R. Frihart, Janne Logren. 2013. The influence of lathe check depth and orientation on the bond quality of phenol-formaldehyde-bonded birch plywood
• Joseph Jakes, Nayomi Plaza, Donald S. Stone, Christopher G. Hunt, Samuel V. Glass, Samuel L. Zelinka. 2013. Mechanism of Transport Through Wood Cell Wall Polymers
• Jane O'Dell, Christopher G. Hunt, Charles R. Frihart. 2013. High temperature performance of soy-based adhesives
• Prasad Kaparaju, Christopher G. Hunt, Daniel J. Yelle, Kolby Hirth, Hoon Kim, John Ralph, Claus Felby. 2012. Two-Dimensional NMR Evidence for Cleavage of Lignin and Xylan Substituents in Wheat Straw Through Hydrothermal Pretreatment and Enzymatic Hydrolysis
• Tony Bonura, Jack Dwyer, Arnie Nebelsick, Brent Stuart, Sam Williams, Christopher G. Hunt. 2011. Installation, care, and maintenance of wood shake and shingle roofs
• Jack Dwyer, Tony Bonura, Arnie Nebelsick, Sam Williams, Christopher G. Hunt. 2011. Installation, care, and maintenance of wood shake and shingle siding
• Gregory Schueneman, Steven Lacher, Christopher G. Hunt, Christopher C. White, Donald L. Hunston. 2011. Durability of sealants exposed to outdoor weathering and hot compression cycles
• Christopher G. Hunt, Joseph Jakes, Warren Grigsby. 2010. Evaluation of adhesive penetration of wood fibre by nanoindentation and microscopy
• Charles R. Frihart, Christopher G. Hunt. 2010. Adhesives with wood materials : bond formation and performance
• Dongsheng Wei, Carl J. Houtman, Alexander N. Kapich, Christopher G. Hunt, Daniel Cullen, Kenneth E. Hammel. 2010. Laccase and its role in production of extracellular reactive oxygen species during wood decay by the brown rot basidiomycete Postia placenta
• Christopher G. Hunt, Charles R. Frihart, Jane O'Dell. 2009. Heat resistant soy adhesives for structural wood products
• James Beecher, Christopher G. Hunt, Junyong Zhu. 2009. Tools for the characterization of biomass at the nanometer scale
• Rodolfo E. Perez-Roa, Marc A. Anderson, Dan Rittschof, Christopher G. Hunt, Daniel R. Noguera. 2009. Involvement of reactive oxygen species in the electrochemical inhibition of barnacle (Amphibalanus amphitrite) settlement
• Christopher G. Hunt, R. Sam Williams, Mark Knaebe, Peter Sotos, Steven Lacher. 2009. Factors effecting paint performance on wood siding
• Edward Burke, Tony Bonura, Charles G. Carll, Dennis Connelly, Christopher G. Hunt, Doug Mall, Arnie Nebelsick, Norm Slavik, Brent Stuart, Alex C. Wiedenhoeft, R. Sam Williams. 2009. Improving the performance of painted wood siding : rain screen, end-grain seal, and back priming
• Christopher G. Hunt, Rishawn Brandon, Rebecca E. Ibach, Charles R. Frihart. 2007. What does bonding to modified wood tell us about adhesion?
• Melissa R. Suzuki, Christopher G. Hunt, Carl J. Houtman, Zachary D. Dalebroux, Kenneth E. Hammel. 2006. Fungal hydroquinones contribute to brown rot of wood

• Project
  

  Understanding Protein Behavior for Bio-Based Wood Adhesives and Forest Products

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/fpl/projects/bio-based-adhesives
  Station

  Forest Products Laboratory

• University of Wisconsin - Madison, Ph.D., Analytical Chemistry, 2006
• University of Wisconsin - Madison, B.S., Physics and Mathematics Secondary Education, 1991