M. Soledad Peresin

CLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson University has appointed M. Soledad Peresin as director of the Wood Utilization + Design Institute (WU+D), a center of excellence dedicated to advancing sustainable wood-based innovations through research, education and industry collaboration. A globally recognized leader in renewable biomaterials and sustainable design, Peresin brings to Clemson more than 20 years of academic and industry experience focused on transforming lignocellulosic biomass into high-value, real-world solutions. She most recently served as a professor in the College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment at Auburn University. …Peresin earned her Ph.D. in Forest Biomaterials from North Carolina State University and Licenciate degree in Analytical Chemistry with a focus on Pulp and Paper Engineering from Universidad Nacional del Litoral in Argentina. Following her doctoral studies, she worked for six years as a Senior Scientist at VTT, the Technical Research Centre of Finland.