Thomas L. Eberhardt, PhD

Treesearch Publications

• Sameen Raut, Ighoyivwi Onakpoma, Seyedehsan Vasefi, Joseph Dahlen, Laurence R. Schimleck, Sudhagar Mani, Gerald Presley, Thomas L. Eberhardt. 2026. Rapid chemical characterization of loblolly pine forest residues with near-infrared hyperspectral imaging
• Sameen Raut, Joseph Dahlen, Thomas L. Eberhardt, Laurence Schimleck, Daniel M. Johnson, Kier D. Klepzig, Sudhagar Mani. 2025. Light gradient-boosting machine model provides biologically realistic predictions of southern pine wood extractives content using near infrared spectroscopy hyperspectral imaging compared to artificial neural network and partial least squares regression models
• Yaru Li, Jing-jing Shao, Thomas L. Eberhardt, Hui Pan. 2025. Cobalt-doped MIL-88A anchored on a cellulose filter paper: a recyclable flow-through catalyst for peroxymonosulfate activation during the degradation of organic dyes
• Fanyang Meng, Thomas L. Eberhardt, Yaru Li, Chen Xu, Hui Pan. 2025. Assessment of the interaction mechanisms for a novel ternary deep eutectic solvent developed to enhance the enzymatic hydrolysis of bamboo
• Nancy Falxa Sonti, Jim Westfall, Michael C. Wiemann, Thomas L. Eberhardt. 2025. Influence of site type on wood specific gravity and ash content for urban-grown hardwoods
• Laurence Schimleck, Joseph Dahlen, Christian Mora, Finto Antony, Thomas L. Eberhardt, Ighoyivwi Onakpoma. 2025. Maps depicting the within-tree wood property variation of some North American conifers: a review
• Nawa Raj Pokhrel, Joseph Dahlen, Thomas L. Eberhardt, Kamal J.K. Gandhi. 2024. Development of an automated radial scanning microscopy-based imaging system and its use for measuring resin canal size and frequency in Pinus taeda
• Yingying Feng, Thomas L. Eberhardt, Fanyang Meng, Chen Xu, Hui Pan. 2024. Efficient extraction of lignin from moso bamboo by microwave-assisted ternary deep eutectic solvent pretreatment for enhanced enzymatic hydrolysis
• Thomas L. Eberhardt, Keonhee Kim, Nicole Labbé, Lisa J. Samuelson. 2024. Wood properties of mature loblolly pine grown in Hawaii, North Carolina, and Mississippi: impacts of climate conditions on specific gravity and chemical composition
• Bo Cai, Rui Kang, Junfeng Feng, Thomas L. Eberhardt, Zhongqing Ma, Qingge Zhu, Hui Pan. 2024. Construction of Cu–Ru bimetallic catalyst for the selective catalytic transfer hydrogenation of carbonyl (C=O) in biomass-derived compounds
• Ganesh Sedhain, Yunsang Kim, Shuaib A. Mubarak, Thomas L. Eberhardt. 2024. Evaluation of weathering resistance of cross-laminated timber blocks surface-treated with TiO₂ nanoparticles by liquid-precursor flame spray pyrolysis
• Xiang Wang, Weiqi Leng, R.M. Oshani Nayanathara, David Milsted, Thomas L. Eberhardt, Zhao Zhang, Xuefeng Zhang. 2023. Recent advances in transforming agricultural biorefinery lignins into value-added products
• Joseph Dahlen, David Auty, Thomas L. Eberhardt, Laurence Schimleck, Nawa Raj. Pokhrel. 2023. Determination of ring-level dynamic modulus of elasticity in loblolly pine from measurements of ultrasonic velocity and specific gravity
• Bo Cai, Junfeng Feng, Dayi Guo, Shuai Wang, Tianyi Ma, Thomas L. Eberhardt, Hui Pan. 2022. Highly efficient isomerization of glucose to fructose over a novel aluminum doped graphitic carbon nitride bifunctional catalyst
• Thomas L. Eberhardt, Daniel Leduc, Lisa J. Samuelson. 2022. Wood properties of loblolly pine grown under intensive management in the Upper Coastal Plain of southwest Georgia
• Shuai Wang, Thomas L. Eberhardt, Dayi Guo, Junfeng Feng, Hui Pan. 2022. Efficient conversion of glucose into 5-HMF catalyzed by lignin-derived mesoporous carbon solid acid in a biphasic system
• Shuai Wang, Thomas L. Eberhardt, Hui Pan. 2022. Efficient dehydration of fructose into 5-HMF using a weakly-acidic catalyst prepared from a lignin-derived mesoporous carbon
• Thomas L. Eberhardt, Lisa J. Samuelson. 2022. Specific gravity of slash, longleaf, and loblolly pine growth rings formed in mature trees during periods of drought
• Thomas L. Eberhardt, Lisa J. Samuelson. 2022. Comparison of lignin and polysaccharide sugar contents for slash, longleaf, and loblolly pine growth rings formed during periods of soil moisture extremes
• Yongjian Zhang, Thomas L. Eberhardt, Bo Cai, Mingqi Wu, Xiangxin Xu, Junfeng Feng, Hui Pan. 2022. Organosolv fractionation of a lignocellulosic biomass feedstock using a pilot scale microwave-heating reactor
• Thomas L. Eberhardt, Patricia K. Lebow, Philip M. Sheridan, Arvind A.R. Bhuta. 2022. Identifying southern yellow pine cross sections from the southeastern United States using quadratic discriminant analysis on pith and second annual ring diameters
• Qiang Gu, Thomas L. Eberhardt, Jingjing Shao, Hui Pan. 2022. Preparation of an oxyalkylated lignin‐g‐ polylactic acid copolymer to improve the compatibility of an organosolv lignin in blended poly(lactic acid) films
• Keonhee Kim, Priya Voothuluru, Choo Hamilton, Jessica McCord, Bijay Tamang, Michael Cunningham, Thomas L. Eberhardt, Timothy Rials, Nicole Labbé. 2021. Tradeoffs between yield, disease incidence and conversion efficiency for selection of hybrid poplar genotypes as bioenergy feedstocks
• Yongjian Zhang, Hao Wang, Thomas L. Eberhardt, Qiang Gu, Hui Pan. 2021. Preparation of carboxylated lignin-based epoxy resin with excellent mechanical properties
• Alex C. Wiedenhoeft, Thomas L. Eberhardt. 2021. Chapter 3: Structure and function of wood
• Joseph Dahlen, Mohamad Nabavi, David Auty, Laurence Schimleck, Thomas L. Eberhardt. 2021. Models for predicting the within-tree and regional variation of tracheid length and width for plantation loblolly pine
• Jim Westfall, Nancy Falxa Sonti, Michael C. Wiemann, Thomas L. Eberhardt, Chi-Leung So. 2020. Urban tree specific gravity and ash content: A case study from Baltimore, Maryland USA
• Rabiu Olatinwo, Chi-Leung So, Thomas L. Eberhardt. 2019. Effect of Acaromyces ingoldii secondary metabolites on the growth of brown-rot (Gloeophyllum trabeum) and white-rot (Trametes versicolor) fungi
• Xuefeng Zhang, Yunsang Kim, Islam Elsayed, Madison Taylor, Thomas L. Eberhardt, EI Barbary Hassan, Rubin Shmulsky. 2019. Rigid polyurethane foams containing lignin oxyalkylated with ethylene carbonate and polyethylene glycol
• Hao Wang, Thomas L. Eberhardt, Chunpeng Wang, Shishuai Gao, Hui Pan. 2019. Demethylation of alkali lignin with halogen acids and its application to phenolic resins
• Thomas L. Eberhardt, Chi-Leung So, Daniel Leduc, Joe Dahlen. 2019. Comparison of juvenile wood depictions to wood property maps from mature longleaf pine
• David Auty, Thomas L. Eberhardt, Eric Turnblom, Eini C. Lowell, Joseph Dahlen, Laurence Schimleck, Cristian Montes. 2019. Assessing the within-tree variation in stiffness from ultrasonic velocity and specific gravity measurements in Douglas-fir and loblolly pine
• Stephen Wright, Joseph Dahlen, Cristian Montes, Thomas L. Eberhardt. 2019. Quantifying knots by image analysis and modeling their effects on the mechanical properties of loblolly pine lumber
• Xuefeng Zhang, Yunsang Kim, Thomas L. Eberhardt, Rubin Shmulsky. 2019. Lab-scale structural insulated panels with lignin-incorporated rigid polyurethane foams as core
• Thomas L. Eberhardt, Chi-Leung So, Daniel Leduc. 2019. Wood property maps showing wood variability in mature longleaf pine: does getting old change juvenile tendencies?
• Chi-Leung So, Thomas L. Eberhardt, Daniel Leduc. 2018. Within-tree variability in wood quality parameters for mature longleaf pine
• Joseph Dahlen, David Auty, Thomas L. Eberhardt. 2018. Models for predicting specific gravity and ring width for loblolly pine from intensively managed plantations, and implications for wood utilization
• Thomas L. Eberhardt, Chi-Leung So, Daniel Leduc. 2018. Wood variability in mature longleaf pine: differences related to cardinal direction for a softwood in a humid subtropical climate
• Joseph Dahlen, Cristian Montes, Thomas L. Eberhardt, David Auty. 2018. Probability models that relate nondestructive test methods to lumber design values of plantation loblolly pine
• Chi-Leung So, Thomas L. Eberhardt. 2018. FTIR-based models for assessment of mass yield and biofuel properties of torrefied wood
• Mohamad Nabavi, Joseph Dahlen, Laurence Schimleck, Thomas L. Eberhardt, Cristian Montes. 2018. Regional calibration models for predicting loblolly pine tracheid properties using near-infrared spectroscopy
• Thomas L. Eberhardt, Joseph Dahlen, Laurence Schimleck. 2017. Species comparison of the physical properties of loblolly and slash pine wood and bark
• Mark Alexander Butler, Joseph Dahlen, Thomas L. Eberhardt, Cristian Montes, Finto Antony, Richard F. Daniels. 2017. Acoustic evaluation of loblolly pine tree- and lumber-length logs allows for segregation of lumber modulus of elasticity, not for modulus of rupture
• Mengchao Zhou, Thomas L. Eberhardt, Bo Cai, Chung Hse, Hui Pan. 2017. Dynamic dielectric properties of a wood liquefaction system using polyethylene glycol and glycerol
• Mengchao Zhou, Thomas L. Eberhardt, Pingping Xin, Chung Hse, Hui Pan. 2016. Liquefaction of torrefied wood using microwave irradiation
• Thomas L. Eberhardt, Chi-Leung So, Karen Reed. 2016. Yield and Production Properties of Wood chips and Particles Torrefied in a Crucible Furnace Retort
• Mark Alexander Butler, Joseph Dahlen, Finto Antony, Michael Kane, Thomas L. Eberhardt, Huizhe Jin, Kim Love-Myers, John Paul McTague. 2016. Relationships between Loblolly Pine small clear specimens and Dimension Lumber Tested in Static Bending
• Mark Alexander Butler, Joseph Dahlen, Richard F. Daniels, Thomas L. Eberhardt, Finto Antony. 2016. Bending strength and stiffness of loblolly pine lumber from intensively managed stands located on the Georgia Lower Coastal Plain
• Thomas L. Eberhardt, Chi-Leung So, Nicole Labbé, Daniel Leduc, Jeffrey M. Warren. 2016. Changes in bark composition from long-term elevated CO₂ treatment: Implications for the management of sweetgum as a wood energy crop
• Thomas L. Eberhardt, Nicole Labbé, Chi-Leung So, Keonhee Kim, Karen Reed, Daniel Leduc, Jeffrey Warren. 2015. Effects of long-term elevated CO₂ treatment on the inner and outer bark chemistry of sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua L.) trees
• Thomas L. Eberhardt, Lisa J. Samuelson. 2015. Collection of wood quality data by X-ray densitometry: a case study with three southern pines
• Thomas L. Eberhardt, Philip M. Sheridan, Chi-Leung So, Arvind A.R. Bhuta, Karen Reed. 2015. The quest for methods to identify longleaf pine stump relicts in Southeastern Virginia
• Thomas L. Eberhardt. 2015. Thickness and roughness measurements for air-dried longleaf pine bark
• Thomas L. Eberhardt, Karen Reed. 2014. Technical note: Evaluation of a crucible furnace retort for laboratory torrefactions of wood chips
• Lisa Samuelson, Thomas L. Eberhardt, Stan Bartkowiak, Kurt Johnsen. 2013. Relationships between climate, radial growth and wood properties of mature loblolly pine in Hawaii and a northern and southern site in the southeastern United States
• Michael Jackson, Thomas L. Eberhardt, Akwasi Boateng, Charles Mullen, Les Groom. 2013. Evaluation of biochars by temperature programmed oxidation/mass spectrometry
• Thomas L. Eberhardt. 2013. Longleaf pine inner bark and outer bark thicknesses: Measurement and relevance
• Chi-Leung So, Thomas L. Eberhardt. 2013. A Mid-IR Multivariate Analysis Study on the Gross Calorific Value in Longleaf Pine: Impact on Correlations with Lignin and Extractive Contents
• Thomas L. Eberhardt, Hui Pan. 2013. Analysis of the fly ash from the processing of wood chips in a pilot-scale downdraft gasifier: Comparison of inorganic constituents determined by PIXE and ICP-AES
• Chi-Leung So, Thomas L. Eberhardt, Les Groom, Todd F. Shupe. 2012. A Spectroscopic study on the fuel value of softwoods in relation to chemical composition
• Thomas L. Eberhardt. 2012. Impact of industrial source on the chemical composition of loblolly pine bark
• P.M. Sheridan, Thomas L. Eberhardt. 2012. The rosin baked potato, a Southern culinary delight
• P.M. Sheridan, N. Rudnick, Thomas L. Eberhardt. 2012. Early reproduction of longleaf pine established in a savanna-style planting
• Chang Yoon Jeong, Jim J. Wang, Syam K. Dodla, Thomas L. Eberhardt, Les Groom. 2012. Effect of biochar amendment on tylosin adsorption-desorption and transport in two different soils
• Thomas L. Eberhardt, Hui Pan. 2012. Elemental analyses of chars isolated from a biomass gasifier fly ash
• Thomas L. Eberhardt, Stan Lebow, Karen Reed. 2012. Partial dissolution of ACQ-treated wood in lithium chloride/N-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone: Separation of copper from potential lignocellulosic feedstocks
• Shi-Jean Susana Sung, Daniel Leduc, Dave Haywood, Thomas L. Eberhardt, Mary Anne Sword Sayer, Stan Zarnoch. 2012. Methodology and preliminary results of evaluating stem displacement and assessing root system architecture of longleaf pine saplings
• Thomas L. Eberhardt, Hui Pan. 2011. Characterization of fly ash from the gasification of wood and assessment for its application as a soil amendment
• Chi-Leung So, Thomas L. Eberhardt. 2011. The prediction of gross calorific value using infrared (IR) spectroscopy and multivariate analysis
• Thomas L. Eberhardt, Hui Pan, Les Groom, Chi-Leung So. 2011. Characterization and partitioning of the char ash collected after the processing of pine wood chips in a pilot-scale gasification unit
• Thomas L. Eberhardt, Philip M. Sheridan, Arvind A.R. Bhuta. 2011. Revivification of a method for identifying longleaf pine timber and its application to southern pine relicts in southeastern Virginia
• P.M. Sheridan, A.R. Bhuta, Thomas L. Eberhardt. 2010. Current trends for the planting of longleaf pine in Virginia: 2009-2010
• Chi-Leung So, Thomas L. Eberhardt. 2010. Chemical and calorific characterisation of longleaf pine using near infrared spectroscopy
• Lisa J. Samuelson, Thomas L. Eberhardt, John Butnor, Tom A. Stokes, Kurt Johnsen. 2010. Maximum growth potential in loblolly pine: results from a 47-year-old spacing study in Hawaii
• Chi-Leung So, Thomas L. Eberhardt, Daniel Leduc, Les Groom, Jeffery Goelz. 2010. Wood quality for longleaf pines: a spacing, thinning and pruning study on the Kisatchie National Forest
• Thomas L. Eberhardt, Jolie Mahfouz, Philip M. Sheridan. 2010. Pondering the monoterpene composition of Pinus serotina Michx.: can limonene be used as a chemotaxonomic marker for the identification of old turpentine stumps?
• David P. Harper, Thomas L. Eberhardt. 2010. Evaluation of micron-sized wood and bark particles as filler in thermoplastic composites
• Thomas L. Eberhardt, W. James Catallo, Todd F. Shupe. 2010. Hydrothermal transformation of Chinese privet seed biomass to gas-phase and semi-volatile products
• Chi-Leung So, Stan Lebow, Thomas L. Eberhardt, Les Groom, Todd F. Shupe. 2009. Application of near-infrared spectroscopy to preservative-treated wood
• Thomas L. Eberhardt. 2009. Characterization of southern yellow pine bark layers by Attenuated Total Reflectance (ATR) and Fourier Transform Infrared (FT-IR) Spectroscopy
• Thomas L. Eberhardt, Karen Reed, Chi-Leung So. 2009. Partitioning of pine bark components to obtain a value-added product for plywood manufacture
• Thomas L. Eberhardt, Philip M. Sheridan, Jolie Mahfouz. 2009. Monoterpene persistence in the sapwood and heartwood of longleaf pine stumps: assessment of differences in composition and stability under field conditions
• Thomas L. Eberhardt, Philip M. Sheridan, Karen Reed. 2009. Surfing the Koehler Curve: revisiting a method for the identification of longleaf pine stumps and logs
• Thomas L. Eberhardt, Chi-Leung So, Andrea Protti, Po-Wah So. 2009. Gadolinium chloride as a contrast agent for imaging wood composite components by magnetic resonance
• Thomas L. Eberhardt, Soo-Hong Min. 2008. Biosorbents prepared from wood particles treated with anionic polymer and iron salt: Effect of particle size on phosphate adsorption
• Todd F. Shupe, Leslie H. Groom, Thomas L. Eberhardt, Thomas C. Pesacreta, Timoty G. Rials. 2008. Selected mechanical and physical properties of Chinese tallow tree juvenile wood
• W. James Catallo, Todd F. Shupe, Thomas L. Eberhardt. 2008. Hydrothermal processing of biomass from invasive aquatic plants
• James McSweeny, Roger M. Rowell, George Chen, Thomas L. Eberhardt, Min Soo-Hong. 2008. Periodate and hypobromite modification of Southern pine wood to improve sorption of copper ion
• Todd F. Shupe, LEslie H. Groom, Thomas L. Eberhardt, Thomas C. Pesacreta, Timothy G. Rials. 2008. Selected mechanical and physical properties of Chinese tallow tree juvenile wood
• S.-H. Min, Thomas L. Eberhardt, Jang Min. 2007. Base-treated juniper fiber media for removing heavy metals in stormwater runoff
• Heng Gao, Todd F. Shupe, Thomas L. Eberhardt, Chung Hse. 2007. Antioxidant activity of extracts from the wood and bark of Port OrFord cedar
• Thomas L. Eberhardt, Xiaobo Li, Todd F. Shupe, Chung Hse. 2007. Chinese tallow tree (Sapium sebiferum) utilization: characterization of extractives and cell-wall chemistry
• Thomas L. Eberhardt. 2007. A reassessment of the compressive strength properties of southern yellow pine bark
• Chi-Leung So, Thomas L. Eberhardt, Ernest Hsu, Brian K. Via, Chung Hse. 2007. Infrared spectroscopic monitoring of urea addition to oriented strandboard resins
• Thomas L. Eberhardt, Thomas Elder, Nicole Labbe. 2007. Analysis of ethanol-soluble extractives in southern pine wood by low-field proton NMR
• X.B. Li, T.F. Shupe, G.F. Peter, C.Y. Hse, Thomas L. Eberhardt. 2007. Chemical changes with maturation of the bamboo species phyllostachys pubescens
• Chi-Leung So, Thomas L. Eberhardt, Stan Lebow, Leslie H. Groom. 2006. A preliminary study of preservative retention and penetration in ACQ-treated timbers using near infrared spectroscopy
• Thomas L. Eberhardt, Karen Reed. 2006. Strategies for improving the performance of plywood adhesive mix fillers from southern yellow pine bark
• Todd F. Shupe, Leslie H. Groom, Thomas L. Eberhardt, Timothy G. Rials, Chung Hse, Thomas Pesacreta. 2006. Mechanical and physical properties of composite panels manufactured from Chinese tallow tree furnish
• Thomas L. Eberhardt, Chi-Leung So, Amy H. Herlihy, Po-Wah So. 2006. Use of gadolinium chloride as a contrast agent for imaging spruce knots by magnetic resonance
• Heng Gao, Todd F. Shupe, Chung Hse, Thomas L. Eberhardt. 2006. Antioxidant activity of extracts from the bark of Chamaecyparis lawsoniana (A. Murrary) Parl.
• James McSweeny, Roger M. Rowell, George Chen, Thomas L. Eberhardt, Soo-Hong Min. 2006. Removal of heavy metals from water with forest based materials
• Chi-Leung So, Thomas L. Eberhardt. 2006. Rapid analysis of inner and outer bark composition of southern yellow pine bark from industrial sources
• Thomas L. Eberhardt, Philip M. Sheridan, Jolie Mahfouz, Chi-Leung So. 2006. Old resinous turpentine stumps as an indicator of the range of longleaf pine in Southeastern Virginia
• Thomas L. Eberhardt. 2006. Polymer-treated woody biomass: a filtration medium for removing phosphate from water
• Thomas L. Eberhardt, Soo-Hong Min, James S. Han. 2006. Phosphate removal by refined aspen wood fiber treated with carboxymethyl cellulose and ferrous chloride
• Thomas L. Eberhardt, Chi-Leung So. 2005. Variability in southern yellow pine bark from industrial sources
• Thomas L. Eberhardt, Karen Reed. 2005. Grinding and classification of pine bark for use as plywood adhesive filler
• Thomas L. Eberhardt, James S. Han, Jessie A. Micales, Raymond A. Young. 1994. Decay resistance in conifer seed cones: role of resin acids as inhibitors of decomposition by white-rot fungi

• Project
  

  Assessing Fire’s Impacts and Benefits from Pine Wood Restoration and Fuel Treatments

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/nrs/projects/bil-pine-wood-restoration
  Station

  Northern Research Station

• Virginia Tech, Ph.D., Wood Chemistry, 1992
• Virginia Tech, M.S., Wood Science and Forest Products, 1988
• University of Wisconsin-Madison, B.S., Forest Science, 1985