INFORMATION ABOUT SMALLWOOD 2010 AND PDF/POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS
The theme of the 2010 conference was "Bridges, Business, and Biomass." The conference provided state-of-the-art information on small-tree utilization and fostered peer-to-peer learning. The conference included an international slate of speakers, including researchers, material and equipment suppliers, manufacturers, and end-users.
TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL 20
OPENING GENERAL SESSION I
WelcomeJohn T. Shannon, Arkansas State Forester, Arkansas Forestry Commission, Little Rock, AR
POWERPOINT NOT AVAILABLE - Keynote Address: Policy
Jim Hubbard, Deputy Chief for State & Private Forestry, USDA Forest Service, Washington, DC
Keynote Address: Wood Use for Energy – Experiences and Perspectives
Seth Voyles, Manager, Government Affairs, Pellet Fuels Institute, Arlington, VA; Christian Rakos, Executive Director, proPellets Austria, Wolfsgraben, Austria
Keynote Address: Smallwood and Timber Bridges
Michael A. Ritter, Assistant Director, Wood Products Research, USDA Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, WI
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
SESSION IIA: Biomass Policy
Biomass Energy Policy and its Impact on Public and Private Forest OwnersMichael T. Goergen Jr., Executive Vice President and CEO, Society of American Foresters, Bethesda, MD
Federal Biomass Incentives – Biomass Crop Assistance and other Programs
Antonio M. Franco, Chief Program Specialist, Price Support & Conservation Divisions, USDA Farm Service Agency, Little Rock, AR
Bioenergy Policy from a Non-regulatory Perspective
Nathan McClure, Georgia Forestry Commission, Dahlonega, GA
Council On Sustainable Biomass Production (CSBP)
Jonn Heissenbuttel, President, Phoenix Strategic Solutions, Pine Grove, CA
SESSION IIB: Small-Diameter Lumber as a Bridge Material
Use of Eastern Cottonwood for Stress-Laminated Sawn Lumber Bridges in IowaPaula D. Hilbrich Lee, Project Manager, Smith Structural Engineers, Austin, TX; Michael A. Ritter, Assistant Director, Wood Products Research, USDA Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, WI
Use of Red Pine for Stress-Laminated Glulam Bridges in Wisconsin
James P. Wacker, Research Engineer, USDA Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, WI
Suspension Trail Bridge Using Sustainable Materials
Bradley D. Miller, Senior Bridge Project Manager, HDR Engineering, Inc., Missoula, MT
Ponderosa Pine Glulam Bridges in Arizona
Lola E. Hislop, Civil Engineering Technician, USDA Forest Service, Gold Beach Ranger District, Gold Beach, OR
TUESDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 20
Luncheon Address
POWERPOINT NOT AVAILABLEBill Imbergamo, Senior Professional Staff Member, U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry, Washington, D.C.
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
SESSION IIIA: Counting Trees That Count – The Woody Biomass Resource
Timber Supply and Resource CompetitionDavid N. Wear, Project Leader, Forest Economics & Policy Research, USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station, Research Triangle Park, NC
Woody Biomass Supply
Bryce J. Stokes, Senior Advisor, Navarro Research & Engineering, U.S. Dept. of Energy, Golden Field Office, Golden, CO; Ken Skog, Project Leader, USDA Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, WI
POWERPOINT NOT AVAILABLE - Woody Biomass Sources, Characteristics, and Impacts on Product Characteristics
John S. Gephart, President, and Bill Gilbert, North Shore Forest Products, Inc., Duluth, MN
Modeling Biomass Supply
Timothy G. Rials, Director, Office of Biomass Programs, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN; James H. Perdue, Senior Biological Scientist, USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station, Knoxville, TN
SESSION IIIB: Opportunities in Utilization
Hickory – Problems or OpportunitiesDavid W. Patterson, Research Professor, Arkansas Forest Resources Center, University of Arkansas, Monticello, AR
New Structural Products from Small-Diameter Pine Trees
Rubin Shmulsky, Professor and Dept. Head, R. Dan Seale, Professor, and P. David Jones, Assistant Extension Professor, Dept. of Forest Products, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS
Kiln Drying Basics for the Small Producer
Joseph Denig, Professor and Department Extension Leader, Dept. of Wood & Paper Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
SESSION IVA: Wood Fuel Pellets
Poultry House Heating with Wood PelletsScott W. Jacobs, Sales Manager, Ozark Hardwood Products, LLC, Seymour, MO
Wood Pellet Standards
Scott W. Jacobs, Sales Manager, Ozark Hardwood Products, LLC, Seymour, MO; Seth Voyles, Manager, Government Affairs, Pellet Fuels Institute, Arlington, VA
Wood Pellet Production from Beetle Kill Feedstock
Mark Mathis, President and CEO, Confluence Energy, Kremmling, CO
European Perspective of the Wood Pellet Market
Seth Voyles, Manager, Government Affairs, Pellet Fuels Institute, Arlington, VA; Christian Rakos, Executive Director, proPellets Austria, Wolfsgraben, Austria
SESSION IVB: Emerging Timber Bridge Technologies and Opportunities, Part 1
Timtek™: A Developing New Material for BridgesTerry L. Amburgey, Partner, TASKpro, LLC, Sturgis, MS; Shane C. Kitchens, Assistant Professor, R. Dan Seale, Professor, and H. Michael Barnes, Thompson Professor of Wood Science & Technology, Dept. of Forest Products, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS
Bridge Monitoring – Security and Smart Bridges
Brent M. Phares, Associate Director, Bridges & Structures, and Terry J. Wipf, Professor and Director, Bridge Engineering Center, Institute of Transportation (InTrans), Iowa State University, Ames, IA
Portable Timber Bridge Systems for Temporary Stream Crossings
Steven E. Taylor, Professor and Head, Dept. of Biosystems Engineering, and Director, Center for Bioenergy & Bioproducts, Auburn University, Auburn, AL; Michael A. Ritter, Assistant Director, Wood Products Research, USDA Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, WI; Christian J. Brodbeck, Research Engineer, Dept. of Biosystems Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, AL
Timber Railroad Bridges
Terry J. Wipf, Professor and Director, Bridge Engineering Center, Brent M. Phares, Associate Director, Bridges & Structures, and Douglas L. Wood, Research Associate, Institute of Transportation (InTrans), Iowa State University, Ames, IA; Michael A. Ritter, Assistant Director, Wood Products Research, USDA Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, WI
WEDNESDAY MORNING, APRIL 21
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
SESSION VA: Wood Energy – Heating, Cooling and Power
Organic Rankine Cycle Technology in Biomass Fueled CHP: Green Electricity and Heat from Low-Grade Wood and Forestry ResiduesDaniel Theuer, Business Development Manager, Turboden srl, Brescia, Italy; David Paul, Pratt & Whitney Power Systems, East Hartford, CT
Commercial Class Construction: A Bright Future for Woody Biomass Energy Systems
John T. Karakash and Daniel D. Richter, Renewable Energy Consultants, Resource Professionals Group, LLC, Lewisburg, PA
Small-to-Medium Biomass Thermal and CHP Installations
Thomas H. Wilson, President, and Dan Wilson, Vice President, Wilson Engineering Services, Meadville, PA
Status Update on EPA’s Boiler Rulemaking
William Schrock, Senior Technical Adviser, Natural Resources & Commerce Group, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC
SESSION VB: Forest Operations – Making Smallwood Pay
A Small-Scale Mechanized Harvesting System for Southern ForestsSteven R. Meadows and Brandon O’Neal, Graduate Research Assistants, and Tom Gallagher, Associate Professor, School of Forestry & Wildlife Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL
Taking the Leap for Biomass: 20+ Years of Lessons Learned
Barry Wynsma, Project Leader, USDA Forest Service, Idaho Panhandle National Forests, Bonners Ferry, ID
Small-Diameter Wood / Woody Biomass Harvesting and Processing in the Northeastern United States
Donald R. Peterson, Wood Education & Resource Center Woody Biomass Consultant, Renewable Resource Solutions, LLC, Crystal Falls, MI
Financial Condition of Loggers in Arkansas
Matthew H. Pelkki, Professor and Clippert Endowed Chair, Arkansas Forest Resources Center, University of Arkansas, Monticello, AR
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
SESSION VIA: Marketing
The New Market Reality: Strategic Factors for U.S. Hardwoods in the Coming DecadeLloyd C. Irland, President, The Irland Group, Wayne, ME and Assistant Professor, School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, Yale University, New Haven, CT
The Year at a Glance
David M. Caldwell, Assistant Editor, Hardwood Market Report, Memphis, TN
Traditional Hardwood Market Structure – Opportunities for Small Producers
Daniel L. Cassens, Professor and Extension Specialist, Dept. of Forestry & Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
SESSION VIB: Emerging Timber Bridge Technologies and Opportunities, Part 2
Bridge Durability and Preservative IssuesCarol A. Clausen, Supervisory Research Microbiologist, and Stan Lebow, Research Forest Products Technologist, USDA Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, WI
FRP-Reinforced Glulam Bridges: Development and Implementation
William G. Davids, John C. Bridge Professor, Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Habib J. Dagher, Professor and Director, Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering and AEWC Advanced Structures & Composites Lab., Robert Lindyberg, Assistant Director, AEWC Advanced Structures & Composites Lab., and Roberto Lopez-Anido, Professor, Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Maine, Orono, ME
Minnesota Timber Bridge Construction – A County Perspective
Brian K. Brashaw, Program Director, Wood Materials & Manufacturing, Natural Resources Research Institute (UM-Duluth), Duluth, MN
Crash System Development and Testing of Round Guardrail Posts
Ronald K. Faller, Research Assistant Professor, Midwest Roadside Safety Facility, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE; David E. Kretschmann, Research Engineer, USDA Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, WI; John D. Reid, Professor, Midwest Roadside Safety Facility, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE; Jason A. Hascall, Engineer, Wallace Engineering, Kansas City, MO; Dean L. Sicking, Professor, Midwest Roadside Safety Facility, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE. Presented by James P. Wacker, Research Engineer, USDA Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, WI
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 21
Luncheon Address
Woody Biomass Utilization Southern RegionJerome Thomas, Deputy Regional Forester, USDA Forest Service, Region 8, Atlanta, GA
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
SESSION VIIA: The New Age of Biomass
WelcomeE.R. (Dusty) Moller, Wood Utilization Manager, Business Environmental Program, Small Business Development Center, University of Nevada-Reno, Las Vegas, NV
Woody Biomass Utilization Group – Biomass and Wildland Fire Considerations
Henry Bastian, Manager, LANDFIRE / Biomass, Department of the Interior, Office of Wildland Fire Coordination, Washington, DC
Management Options for Wind Generated Biomass
John W. Huddleston, Consulting Forester and Owner/Manager, Habitat Interface Management, LLC, Petal, MS
The Sun Grant Initiative and DOE Biomass Feedstock Partnership
James J. Doolittle, Professor and Director, North-Central Sun Grant Center, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD
Urban Wood Waste and Biomass Recovery Facilities
E.R. (Dusty) Moller, Wood Utilization Manager, Business Environmental Program, Small Business Development Center, University of Nevada-Reno, Las Vegas, NV
SESSION VIIB: Liquid Biofuels
Mid-Mississippi Delta Regional Biomass OpportunitiesPeter A. Nelson, Principal and Vice President, New Business Development, BioDimensions, Inc., Memphis, TN
Wood Biomass Procurement, Processing, and Transportation Challenges
C. Scott Miller, The Price Companies, Inc., Monticello, AR
Process Technology Options for the Production of Biofuels from Cellulosic Biomass
Gary W. McChesney, CTO, FutureFuel Chemical Company, Batesville, AR
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
SESSION VIIIA: Smallwood 2008 and Beyond – Wisconsin Mobile HewSaw Story
Have Mill Will Travel: The Mobile HewSaw DemonstrationJohn (Rusty) Dramm, National Sawmill Specialist, Technology Marketing Unit, USDA Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, WI; Ralph Hamel, President and Owner, Ralph Hamel Forest Products, Vesper, WI; Russ Vaagen, Vice President, Vaagen Bros. Lumber, Inc., Colville, WA; Terry Mace, Forest Products Utilization & Marketing Specialist, Wisconsin DNR – Division of Forestry, Madison, WI
A Softwood Lumber Sawmill Approach to Low-Quality Hardwoods
Rock Fournier, Project Manager / Sales, HewSaw Machines Inc., Kirkland Lake, ON, Canada
SESSION VIIIB: Learning from the Past and Preparing for the Future
A Historical Review of the 15-year U.S. Forest Service Timber Bridge Program from a Research / Technical PerspectiveMichael A. Ritter, Assistant Director, Wood Products Research, USDA Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, WI
A Historical Review of the 15-year U.S. Forest Service Timber Bridge Program from a Utilization Perspective
Edward T. Cesa, Deputy Director, Wood Education & Resource Center, USDA Forest Service, State & Private Forestry, Morgantown, WV
Panel Discussion – Lessons Learned / Timber Bridge Acceptance / Where do we go from here?
Michael A. Ritter, Assistant Director, Wood Products Research, USDA Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, WI
Edward T. Cesa, Deputy Director, Wood Education & Resource Center, USDA Forest Service, State & Private Forestry, Morgantown, WV
National Historic Covered Bridge Preservation Program
Sheila R. Duwadi, Principal Research Structural Engineer and Team Leader, Multihazard & Specialty Materials, U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, McLean, VA
Paula D. Hilbrich Lee, Project Manager, Smith Structural Engineers, Austin, TX
James P. Wacker, Research Engineer, USDA Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, WI
Brent M. Phares, Associate Director, Bridges & Structures, Bridge Engineering Center, Institute of Transportation (InTrans), Iowa State University, Ames, IA