Expertise

• Forest products and wood science.
• Wood technologies, wood composites and structural design with wood.
• Wood based panel technology.
• Volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from composite word products, including formaldehyde.
• Drying of wood and wood products; kiln operations.
• Mechanics of wood and wood products; light frame construction.
• Engineered wood products and the physical properties of wood.
• Resin selection and physical properties of oriented strand board (OSB).
• Testing and nondestructive evaluation (NDE) of wood products.
• Lumber production.

Experience

Private Sector

• President, Timber Consulting Firm.
• Professional forest products and light frame construction consultant.
• Consultant for custom dry kilns.
• Architectural timber and millwork.
• Owner of a Construction and Home Inspection Service Company.

Educational Sector

• University Professor and Department Head - Forests Products.
• Interim Head of Department, Forest Products.
• Associate Professor of Forest Products.

Honors & Publications

Textbooks

• Forest and Wood Science and Products

Academic and Professional Affiliations

• Forest Products Society - Many leadership positions: Softwood Lumber Group; Wood Physics and Drying Group; Regional Sections.
• Society of Wood Science and Technology: Accreditation Committee and Education Committee

Publications - Many invited presentations on such topics as:

• Laboratory evaluation of oriented strand board samples and VOC emissions.
• Resin type and flake thickness on properties of oriented strand board.
• Water spray log storage on southern pine veneer drying.
• High temperature drying from the three primary orthogonal surfaces of loblolly pine.
• VOC emissions from drying SYP lumber in a lab-scale kiln.

Education

• Ph.D. Forest Products, Mississippi State University
• M.S. Forest Products, Mississippi State University
• B.S. Building Materials & Wood Technology, Forestry minor