Rate My Professor Jimmy Johansson

Jimmy Johansson is Professor in the Department of Forestry and Wood Technology, Faculty of Technology, at Linnaeus University in Växjö, Sweden, continuing the legacy of Växjö University where he began his academic journey. He has conducted research in forest products since 2003, earning his licentiate degree in 2005 with the thesis 'Product differentiation in the Swedish hardwood sawmill industry' and his PhD in late 2008 with 'Mechanical processing for improved products made from Swedish hardwood,' both from Växjö University. His career includes roles such as representative on the Board of the School of Technology and Design and research staff group during his PhD studies, co-supervision of three PhD students, and current involvement in industry-collaborative projects like BioFrame 2.0 for forest-based solutions, Competitive timber structures for resource efficiency, Development of a quality description for sawn birch, Efficient remanufacturing of furniture (RE:Furn), and Strategies for Increased Circularity in the Wood Processing Industry (CirkuWood).

Johansson's research specializes in eco-effective products and production systems to maximize wood value, focusing on visual wood products for living environments, mechanical hardwood processing, scanner-based quality sorting, nuclear magnetic resonance imaging for wood parameters, and capillary properties of wood. He teaches undergraduate courses including Wood manufacturing, Machinery in wood processing, Wood material science, Manufacturing in the wood industry, and CAE/Computer Aided Engineering, while planning the Master program in Forest and Wood Technology with industrial partners. Since 2009, he has been co-editor of the Journal Wood Material Science and Engineering and contributes to partnerships like The Bridge with IKEA and Södra. Key publications include 'Effects of cryogenic minimum quantity lubrication on milling force and surface quality of wood-plastic composites' (Zhang et al., 2026), 'Full-Field Force Mapping of Cutting Forces Driven by Local Density Variations in Norway Spruce Wood' (Mellqvist et al., 2025), 'The Influence of Slicing Thickness on the Perpendicular to Grain Tensile Properties of Oak Lamellae' (Grubîi and Johansson, 2023), 'Identifying present drivers of product development... harvesters' (Gustafsson and Johansson, 2022), and earlier works on CT-scanning of capillary uptake (Johansson and Kifetew, 2010) and shape stability of laminated veneer products (Blomqvist et al., 2014), reflecting his impact on sustainable wood utilization and processing innovations.