
2024
1st Place: Liam O’Brien, University of Maine, United States, “The Hygrothermal Performance and Durability Assessment of a Wood-Fiber Insulation and Cross-Laminated Timber Wall Envelope”
2nd Place: Cody Wainscott, Oregon State University, United States, “Characterization of Bondlines in Cross-Laminated Timber Made with Preservative-Treated Lumber”
3rd Place: Seungoh Jung, Seoul National University, South Korea, “Lignocellulosic Biomass-Based Hydrogel for Efficient Microplastic Removal”
2023
1st Place: Lukmanul Hakim Zaini, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria, “Ultra-Lightweight Foamed Insulation Panels Made of Oil Palm Trunk Fibres”
2nd Place: Andreas Tockner, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria, “Individual Tree Analysis via Person-Carried Laser Scanning (PLS) in Forest Stands”
3rd Place: Cody Wainscott, Oregon State University, United States, “In-Depth Characterization of Bondlines in Cross-Laminated Timber Made with Preservative-Treated Lumber”
2022
1st Place: Wenxuan Wu, The University of Queensland, Australia, “Novel Insights Into Self-Sustained Smouldering of CCA-Treated Timber Poles”
2nd Place: Cody Wainscott, Oregon State University, United States, “In-Depth Characterization of Bondlines in Cross-Laminated Timber Made with Preservative-Treated Lumber”
3rd Place: Trinh Huynh, University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia, “Multiple Ecosystem Services of Monoculture Hardwood Plantations: A Case Study of Spotted Gum Forests in Queensland”
2021
1st Place: Xuan Wang, University of North Texas, United States
2nd Place: Sina Jahedi, Oregon State University, United States
3rd Place : Kenneth Udele, Oregon State University, United States
2020
1st Place: Qifan Wang, Northeast Forestry University, China
2nd Place: Sujata Mandal, University of North Texas, United States
3rd Place: Faksawat Poohphajai, InnoRenew CoE, Slovenia
2019
1st Place: Qijun Zhang, University of Tennessee, United States
2nd Place: Aitor Barbero-López, University of Eastern Finland, Finland
3rd Place: Tianyu Cao, Northeast Forestry University, China
3rd Place: Jiyao Hu, University of North Texas, United States
Special Recognition: Brooklyn Legg, Oregon State University, United States
2018
1st Place – Subir Kumar Biswas, Kyoto University, Japan
2nd Place – Chihiro Kimura, Kyoto University, Japan
3rd Place – Han Wang, Nagoya University, Japan
Honorable Mention – Lili Cai, Mississippi State University, United States
Honorable Mention – Hideaki Kanayama, Nagoya University, Japan
Honorable Mention – Ayana Yamashita, Toyama Prefectural University, Japan
2017
1st Place – Shiori Sato, University of Tsukuba, Japan
2nd Place – Jose Guerrero, Oregon State University, USA
2nd Place – Nanami Zeniya, University of Tsukuba, Japan
3rd Place – Juliana Vincente Becker, University of São Paulo, Brazil
2016
1st Place – Paige McKinley, Oregon State University, USA
2nd Place – Stephen Amiandamhen, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa
3rd Place – Priscilla Morris, North Carolina State University, USA
2015
1st Place – Charles Edmunds, North Carolina Statue University, USA
2nd Place – Changlei Xia, University of North Texas, USA
3rd Place – Jinxue Jiang, Washington State University, USA
2014
1st Place – Bryan Dick, North Carolina Statue University, USA
1st Place – Charles Edmunds, North Carolina State University, USA
3rd Place – Melanie Blumentritt, University of Maine, USA
2013
1st Place – Yujie Meng,University of Tennessee
2nd Place – Jesse Paris,Oregon State University
3rd Place – Mauricio Londono, University of North Texas
4th Place – Ying-Li (Ingrid) Tsai, University of British Columbia
2012
1st Place – Wenping Shi, Pennsylvania State University
2nd Place –Yucheng Peng, University of Maine
3rd Place – Hong Chen, International Centre for Bamboo and Rattan
2011
1st Place –Qiang Gao, Beijing Forestry University and Mississippi State University
2nd Place –Xianglin Zhai, Louisiana State University
3rd Place –Ignacio Diaz, Mississippi State University
2010
1st Place – Neil Kohan, Auburn University
2nd Place –Alper Kiziltas, University of Maine
3rd Place – Seok Sean How, University of Canterbury
2009
1st Place – Arijit Sinha, Oregon State University
2nd Place – Günter Modzel, Oregon State University
3rd Place – Zeki Candan, Istanbul University
2008
1st Place – Gloria Oporto, University of Maine
2nd Place – Sandeep Nair, University of Tennessee
3rd Place – Zanin Kavazovic, Université Laval
2007
1st Place – Joseph Jakes, University of Wisconsin-Madison
2nd Place – Zhiyuan Lin, Virginia Tech
3rd Place – Chris Gabrielli, Oregon State University
2006
1st Place – Samuel L. Zelinka , Univeristy of Wisconsin-Madison
2nd Place – Jinwu Wang Washington State University
3rd Place – Emmanuel Kodzi Purdue University
2005
1st Place – Hermanus van Dyk , North Carolina State University
2nd Place – Suzana Radivojevic University of Toronto
3rd Place – Sudip Chowdhury Washington State University
2004
1st Place – Darren Riedlinger , Virginia Tech
2nd Place – Jerome Alteyrac Laval Universite
3rd Place – Diogo Baptista University of Maine
2003
1st Place – B. B. Maruthi Sridhar , Mississippi State University
2nd Place – Iris Vasquez-Cooz, SUNY-ESF
2002
1st Place – Iris Vazquez-Cooz , SUNY-ESF
2nd Place – Patrick Rappold, SUNY-ESF
2001
1st Place – Milan Sernek , Virginia Tech
2nd Place – Thaddeus J. Ryan, Washington State University
2000
1st Place – Shane R. C. O’Neill , University of Maine: Orono
2nd Place – Sang Yeob Lee, University of Idaho
1999
1st Place – Alexander J. Salenikovich , Virginia Tech
2nd Place – Fatima Moore Shmulsky, Mississippi State
1998
1st Place – Milan Sernek , University in Ljubljana, Slovenia
2nd Place – Chris K. Andrews, University of Tennessee
1997
1st Place – Stefan Zauscher , University of Wisconsin
2nd Place – Anthony A. R. Lukindo , University of Minnesota
1996
1st Place – Robert G. Schmidt , Virginia Tech
2nd Place – Laura K. Brantley , Washington State University
1995
1st Place – Audimar P. Bangi, Clemson University
2nd Place – Hung Chen , University of Minnesota