Charles Ray
Associate Professor of Ecosystem Science and Management
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205 Forest Resources Building
University Park, PA - cdr14@psu.edu
- 814-865-0679
Research Summary
Analysis of natural resources systems; wood identification and taxonomy; forest industry economics; wood products operations management; process control, simulation, and optimization; statistical quality control; relationships of wood, moisture, product properties, and environmental emissions; artificial intelligence; lean manufacturing; quality management systems.
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Industry Lumber Raw Materials Wood Competency Defects Resources Environmental Impact Iran Decision Making Life Cycle Decision Model Sensitivity Analysis Competency Model Radio Analytic Hierarchy Process Defect Drying Resource External Factors Comparison Costs Manufacturing Biomass Sustainable DevelopmentMost Recent Papers
An analysis of cleaner production planning by applying analytic hierarchy process
Fatemeh Hasani Khorshidi, Majid Azizi, Charles Ray, Mohammad Mahdi Faezipour, Hamid Zarea Hosseinabadi, 2021, International Journal of Sustainable Engineering
Life cycle assessment comparison of wooden and plastic pallets in the grocery industry
Sebastian K. Anil, Junfeng Ma, Gül E. Kremer, Charles David Ray, Shirin M. Shahidi, 2020, Journal of Industrial Ecology on p. 871-886
Feasibility study on the production and consumption of wood pellets in Iran to meet return-on-investment and greenhouse gas emissions targets
Vahid Nabavi, Majid Azizi, Asghar Tarmian, Charles David Ray, 2020, Renewable Energy on p. 1-20
Defects and grading after kiln drying hardwood lumber sawn from small-diameter logs
Jan K. Wiedenbeck, Matthew S. Scholl, Paul R. Blankenhorn, Chuck D. Ray, 2019, BioResources on p. 4085-4099
Cleaner production solution selection for paper making – a case study of Latif paper products Co. Iran
Majid Azizi, Yaghoob Asadizadeh, Charles Ray, Yahya Hamzeh, 2018, International Journal of Sustainable Engineering on p. 342-352
A comprehensive end-of-life strategy decision making approach to handle uncertainty in the product design stage
Junfeng Ma, Gul E.Okudan Kremer, Charles David Ray, 2018, Research in Engineering Design - Theory, Applications, and Concurrent Engineering on p. 469-487
Identification of the length distribution of lumber defect-free areas
Mykhailo Mysyk, Yaroslav Matsyshyn, Volodymyr Mayevskyy, Charles D. Ray, Roman Kurka, Ivan Sopushynskyy, 2017, Wood and Fiber Science on p. 396-406
Proposing a decision model for privatization of newsprint paper industry by applying ANP
Majid Azizi, Charles Ray, 2016, Cogent Business and Management
A decision model for prioritizing geographic regions for cellulosic renewable energy
Majid Azizi, Fatemeh Rahimi, Charles D. Ray, Mehdi Faezipour, Mosen Ziaie, 2016, Cogent Business and Management
Introducing a status of access to raw material resources for manufacturers of cellulosic industries
Majid Azizi, Charles Ray, 2015, Forest Policy and Economics on p. 17-28
Most-Cited Papers
A comprehensive end-of-life strategy decision making approach to handle uncertainty in the product design stage
Junfeng Ma, Gul E.Okudan Kremer, Charles David Ray, 2018, Research in Engineering Design - Theory, Applications, and Concurrent Engineering on p. 469-487
Biomass boiler conversion potential in the eastern United States
Charles David Ray, Sr., Li Ma, Thomas Wilson, Daniel Wilson, Lew McCreery, Janice K. Wiedenbeck, 2014, Renewable Energy on p. 439-453
Introducing a status of access to raw material resources for manufacturers of cellulosic industries
Majid Azizi, Charles Ray, 2015, Forest Policy and Economics on p. 17-28
Feasibility study on the production and consumption of wood pellets in Iran to meet return-on-investment and greenhouse gas emissions targets
Vahid Nabavi, Majid Azizi, Asghar Tarmian, Charles David Ray, 2020, Renewable Energy on p. 1-20
Application of sensitivity analysis for assessment of energy and environmental alternatives in the manufacture by using analytic hierarchy process
Ghorbannezhad Payam, Azizi Majid, Ray Charles, Yoo Changkyoo, Ramazani Omid, 2013, Environmental Protection Engineering on p. 5-20
A decision model for prioritizing geographic regions for cellulosic renewable energy
Majid Azizi, Fatemeh Rahimi, Charles D. Ray, Mehdi Faezipour, Mosen Ziaie, 2016, Cogent Business and Management
Cleaner production solution selection for paper making – a case study of Latif paper products Co. Iran
Majid Azizi, Yaghoob Asadizadeh, Charles Ray, Yahya Hamzeh, 2018, International Journal of Sustainable Engineering on p. 342-352
Life cycle assessment comparison of wooden and plastic pallets in the grocery industry
Sebastian K. Anil, Junfeng Ma, Gül E. Kremer, Charles David Ray, Shirin M. Shahidi, 2020, Journal of Industrial Ecology on p. 871-886
Identification of the length distribution of lumber defect-free areas
Mykhailo Mysyk, Yaroslav Matsyshyn, Volodymyr Mayevskyy, Charles D. Ray, Roman Kurka, Ivan Sopushynskyy, 2017, Wood and Fiber Science on p. 396-406
Proposing a decision model for privatization of newsprint paper industry by applying ANP
Majid Azizi, Charles Ray, 2016, Cogent Business and Management