Wood, Wood Conposite and Particleboard Expert

Technical Consultant #1269

Wood science and technology expert, including wood composite products such as plywood and particleboard.
Problems in wooden structures, wooden members and wood components caused by biological and non-biological agents.
Performance of wood preservatives and fire retardant systems.
Wood durability and technology to improve wood durability.
Creosote use in wood preservation, such as railroad ties.
Drying, storage, and treatment of wood products.
Inspections for architects, engineers, pest control operators, insurance companies, wood preserving companies, private laboratories, fabricators, construction firms, utilities.
Expert witness for wood technology, wood use and wood failure.

Professor, Department of Forest Products, 1985-present

Professional Associations

American National Standards Institute
American Society for Testing & Materials
American Wood-Preservers' Association (Water Borne Systems, Lumber and Timber, Poles, composites, Fire Retardants, Wood Preservation Research, Creosote & Creosote Solutions, Organic and Organometallic Systems, Methods of Chemical Analysis of Preservatives).
Cooling Tower Institute
Forest Products Society (formerly Forest Products Research Society)
Chairman, 2006 Wood Protection Conference and Regional Board Member, Conference on Wood Protection Techniques and the Use of Treated Wood in Construction.
Institute of Wood Science: Fellow
Railway Tie Association
Society of American Foresters
Society of Wood Science and Technology

Ph.D., State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Major: Wood Products Engineering
M.S.,Louisiana State University; Major: Forest Products Technology, Minor: Experimental Statistics
B.S.F., Louisiana State University; Major: Forestry; Minor: Wood Science & Technology
Mississippi Department of Agriculture & Commerce, Division of Plant Industry, Certified Commercial Pesticide Applicator Certificate: Category XII. Wood Preservation and Products Treatment