Dr. David DeVallance is currently that Associate Dean for the College of Science and Technology at the Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania. Prior to his tenure at Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania, he was the vice rector for internationalization at the University of Primorska (UP) and Group Leader for Renewable Materials Composites (RMC) at the InnoRenew Center of Excellence in Koper, Slovenia. At InnoRenew, he led and managed a group of diverse, international scientists to advance the institute’s strategic research, innovation, and development priorities in composite materials for sustainable and healthy built environments. In this role, he also provided mentorship through the supervision of two Marie Skłodowska-Curie European Post-Doctoral Fellows. Previously, Dr. DeVallance was an associate professor and program chair in the Wood Science and Technology Program at West Virginia University, where he still holds a courtesy appointment as an adjunct associate professor. While at West Virginia, he was instrumental in building the capacity to develop and test cross-laminated timber panels and led efforts to utilize hardwood lumber as a species to produce the panels. He also served as the site director for the Bioenergy and Bioproducts Education program and as a mentor in The Consortium for Advanced Bioeconomy Leadership Education program. He received a B.S. in wood products processing and manufacturing from the Pennsylvania State University and his M.S. and Ph.D. in wood science from Oregon State University.