Dr Benoit Belleville is a senior research fellow at the School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Melbourne. He is a wood engineer and the leader of the Sustainable and Renewable Forest Products research group. He holds a PhD in wood science from Laval University, Canada, and his research focuses on wood as a sustainable and renewable material, processing and manufacturing, development and design, and utilisation of plantation timber and agricultural resources. His expertise has engaged him in research in Australia, Canada, France, Chile, Lao PDR, and Papua New-Guinea.