CONFERENCE CO-CHAIRS
Charles R. Frihart, Head of Wood Adhesives Science & Technology, Performance Enhanced Biopolymers, USDA Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, Wisconsin, USA;
Christopher G. Hunt, Research Chemist, Performance Enhanced Biopolymers, USDA Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, Wisconsin, USA;
Robert J. Moon, Materials Research Engineer, USDA Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, Wisconsin, USA, and Adjunct Assistant Professor, Birck Nanotechnology Center and School of Materials Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
PLANNING COMMITTEE MEMBERS & SESSION MODERATORS
Michael J. Birkeland, R&D Project Manager, HRT-Ashland, Edgerton, Wisconsin, USA;
Nicole R. Brown, Assistant Professor of Wood Chemistry, Penn State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA;
Zhiyong Cai, Material Research Engineer, USDA Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, Wisconsin, USA;
Chunping Dai, Senior Scientist and Group Leader, FPInnovations – Forintek Division, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada;
Manfred Dunky, Manager, Research & Application Technology, Kronospan GmbH, Lampertswalde, Germany and Lecturer, Wood-Based Panels & Adhesives, Inst. of Wood Science & Technology, University of Natural Resources & Applied Life Sciencs, Vienna, Austria;
Charles E. Frazier, Thomas M. Brooks Professor, Dept. of Wood Science & Forest Products, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA;
Douglas J. Gardner, Professor, Advanced Engineered Wood Composites Center and School of Forest Resources, University of Maine, Orono, Maine, USA;
Warren J. Grigsby, Science Leader, Scion, Rotorua, New Zealand;
David P. Harper, Assistant Professor, Forest Products Center, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Tennessee, USA;
Philip E. Humphrey, President, Adhesive Evaluation Systems, Inc., Corvallis, Oregon, USA;
Fred A. Kamke, JELD-WEN Professor of Wood-Based Composite Science, Dept. of Wood Science & Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, USA;
Winford T. Liles, R&D Director, Huber Engineered Woods, Commerce, Georgia, USA;
Joseph J. Marcinko, Principal Scientist, Advanced Biopolymer Technologies, Mantua, New Jersey, USA;
Richard M. Rammon, R&D Program Manager, Georgia-Pacific Chemicals, LLC, Decatur, Georgia, USA;
Klaus Richter, Head, Wood Laboratory, EMPA, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing & Research, Duebendorf, Switzerland;
Robert G. Schmidt, Senior Vice President – Research & Technology, Arclin, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada;
Kay-Uwe Schober, Professor in Timber Engineering & Structural Design, Mainz University of Applied Sciences, Mainz, Germany;
Milan Sernek, Associate Professor, Dept. of Wood Science & Technology, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia;
Magdalena Sterley, Researcher, SP Technical Research Inst. of Sweden, SP Wood Technology, Stockholm, Sweden;
Xiuzhi (Susan) Sun, Professor, Dept. of Grain Science & Industry, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, USA;
Ken Van Langenberg, Team Leader, Wood Adhesives & Composites, CSIRO Materials Science & Engineering, Melbourne, Australia
ABOUT CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS
USDA Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory
The USDA Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory (FPL), located in Madison, Wisconsin, was established in 1910 as the centralized wood research laboratory of the U.S. Forest Service. The mission of FPL is to improve the use of wood through science and technology, thereby contributing to the conservation and management of the forest resource. Its staff undertakes research that expands the understanding of all aspects of the conversion and use of wood. FPL’s Performance Enhanced Biopolymers Work Unit is actively engaged in research on adhesives and adhesion. Portions of this research deal with understanding durability of wood bonds, determining the interaction of adhesives with wood cellular structure, developing new adhesives, and improving the environmental acceptability of adhesives. Research programs are accomplished through coordinated partnerships involving industry, university, and government cooperators. Research findings are published to meet the needs of a variety of public and private sector users. Suggestions for cooperative research projects in the area of wood adhesives are welcome and should be addressed to Dr. Charles R. Frihart, email.
Website www.fpl.fs.fed.us
Forest Products Society
The Forest Products Society is an international not-for-profit technical association founded in 1947 to provide an information network for all segments of the forest products industry. The Society’s Vision is to be the world leader in technical information transfer to further the socially beneficial use of wood and fiber resources. The Society’s Mission is to foster innovation and research in the environmentally sound processing and use of wood and fiber resources by disseminating information and providing forums for networking and the exchange of knowledge. Society members represent a broad range of professional interests, including private and public research and development, industrial management and production, marketing, education, government, engineering, and consulting. The Forest Products Society also acts as the distributor for the technical publications of the American Wood Council which constitute an invaluable information resource on wood construction for engineers, architects, builders, and building code regulators, including engineering data, state-of-the-art design technologies, and construction standards. Membership is open to all interested individuals and organizations. For information on membership, contact 608-231-1361 or email.
Website www.forestprod.org
