Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Postgraduate Project Opportunities
Wood modification and characterisation of modified timbers. Many aspects of the chemical and physical changes occurring during wood modification remain of interest to enhance the fundamental understanding of property changes achieved.
Postgraduate Project Opportunities
Characterisation of mechanical and physical properties, wood anatomy and chemical composition of under utilised timber species. Assessment of suitability for new applications in wood based composites and panel products.
Education/Academic qualification
Postgraduate, Compatibilisation of natural fibres for use in polypropylene matrix composites, University of Wales, Bangor
Award Date: 1 Mar 2002
Undergraduate, BSc, Forestry and Forest Products BSc (hons), University of Wales, Bangor
Award Date: 1 Jul 1997
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Developments in the Recycling of Wood and Wood Fibre in the UK: A Review
Spear, M., Dimitriou, A., Curling, S. & Ormondroyd, G., 15 Feb 2025, In: Fibers. 13, 2, 22 p., 23.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Investigating Cell Wall Diffusion in Wood Modified with Phenol Urea Formaldehyde Resin in Different Length Scales
Kupfernagel, C., Rahman, M., Cresswell, R., Spear, M. J., Pitman, A., Brown, S. P. & Ormondroyd, G. A., 10 Feb 2025, In: Biomacromolecules. 26, 2, p. 900-913 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Modelling Wood Product Service Lives and Residence Times for Biogenic Carbon in Harvested Wood Products: A Review of Half-Lives, Averages and Population Distributions
Spear, M. & Hart, J., 15 Jul 2025, In: Forests. 16, 7, 32 p., 1162.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Using Wood in COnstruction as a Significant Greenhouse Gas Removal Mechanism
Newman, G., Spear, M. & Corbey, S., 28 May 2025, 39 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report › peer-review
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Wood Modification: Optimisation and characterisation of modified timbers
Spear, M. (Editor) & Bak, M. (Editor), 14 Jan 2025, Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI). 169 p. (Special Issue Reprint)Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
Impacts
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Between environmental concerns and compliance: How does media messaging affect motivation and choice between disposable versus reusable facemasks?
Abrams, N. (Participant), Tenbrink, T. (Participant), Willcock, S. (Participant), Hassan, L. (Participant), Roberts, H. (Participant), Roberts, G. (Participant), Spear, M. (Participant), Steele, S. (Participant), Auge, A. (Participant) & Nowakowski, M. (Participant)
Impact: Environmental, Health/Quality of life, Policy and Public Services
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Commonly littered and problematic plastic items
Abrams, N. (Participant), Spear, M. (Participant), Tenbrink, T. (Participant), Parry, S. (Participant), Patterson, C. (Participant), Hanna, S. (Participant), Willcock, S. (Participant), Rimmer, C. (Participant), Ferris, D. (Participant), Kurr, M. (Participant), Auge, A. (Participant), Nowakowski, M. (Participant) & Dunn, C. (Participant)
Impact: Environmental
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Commonly littered single-use plastic items in England
Abrams, N. (Participant), Dunn, C. (Participant), Rimmer, C. (Participant), Parry, S. (Participant), Ferris, D. (Participant), Kurr, M. (Participant), Patterson, C. (Participant), Spear, M. (Participant), Hanna, S. (Participant), Willcock, S. (Participant), Tenbrink, T. (Participant), Nowakowski, M. (Participant) & Auge, A. (Participant)
Impact: Environmental
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Places of Climate Change Seminars
Patterson, C. (Participant), Tenbrink, T. (Participant), Roberts, S. (Participant), Parry, S. (Participant), Hanna, S. (Participant), Spear, M. (Participant), Patil, S. (Participant), Willcock, S. (Participant), Morris-Webb, L. (Participant), Altunbas, Y. (Participant) & Malham, S. (Participant)
Impact: Societal
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Miscanthus as a GGR technology – case studies and calculations
Spear, M. (PI)
1/09/25 → 15/03/26
Project: Research
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Woodfibre Insulation Production in Wales – A feasibility study2
Spear, M. (PI)
1/05/25 → 15/11/25
Project: Research
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Rapid Evidence Review of Environmental Impact of Changes in Working Practice under COVID-19
Spear, M. (PI)
20/01/22 → 1/08/22
Project: Research
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Activities
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Timber 2023
Spear, M. (Chair) & Ormondroyd, G. (Member of programme committee)
29 Nov 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in Academic conference
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International Panel Products Symposium 2023
Spear, M. (Organiser), Elias, R. (Chair), Ormondroyd, G. (Member of programme committee), Curling, S. (Member of programme committee), Loxton, C. (Member of programme committee) & Dimitriou, A. (Member of programme committee)
3 Oct 2023 → 4 Oct 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in Academic conference
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Wood Technology Group of the IOM3 (External organisation)
Spear, M. (Chair)
2023 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of board
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Timber 2022
Spear, M. (Organiser) & Ormondroyd, G. (Chair)
5 Jul 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in Academic conference
Prizes
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Fellow of the Institute of Materials Minerals and Mining (IOM3)
Spear, M. (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Other distinction
Thesis
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Compatibilisation of natural fibres for use in polypropylene matrix composites
Spear, M. (Author), Hill, C. (Supervisor), 2002Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
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