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SWST

Society of Wood Science and Technology

2005 Annual Meeting Presentations

• Session I: Nanotechnology for the Forest Products Industry

• "Nanotechnology in the Forest Products Industry: Update"
  
  

• "Nanotechnology and the Agenda 2020 Industry Technology Vision"
  
  

• "PPERA - SWST: Opportunities for Collaboration"
  
  

• "Bio-based Nanocomposites: Challenges and Opportunities"
  
  

• "Nanotechnology and Wood Composites - Impact and Opportunity"
  
  

• Session II: Understanding Standing Timber Properties to Improve Wood Quality

• "Impact of Silvicultural Practices on Wood Quality of Southern Pine"
  
  

• "NIR Spectroscopy for the Rapid Measurement of Wood Properties"
  
  

• "Impact of Stand Density Management on Stem and Wood Characteristics, Lumber Properties, and Financial Returns in Major Species of Eastern Canada"
  
  

• "Genetic Selection for Wood Properties of Standing Trees"
  
  

• "Impact of Rotation Age on Jack Pine Lumber Grade Yield and Bending Properties"
  
  

• "Detection and 3-D Visualization of Wetwood in Subalpine Fir Stems Using Industrial X-Ray CT Imaging"
  
  

• "Feasibility Study of Determinating Standing Tree Density Using X-ray Scanning Technique"
  
  

• "Relationship Between Stem Taper, Crown Depth and External Knot Characteristics in Balsam Fir from the Maritime Lowlands"
  
  

• "Impact of Commercial Thinning on Wood Density and Strength in Jack Pine"
  
  

• Session III: Wood Physics and Drying Fundamentals

• "Microwave Heating in a Pressurized Chamber"
  
  

• "Microwave Wood Moisture Sensors for Dry Kilns"
  
  

• "XMT Imaging and Digital Volume Correlation for Characterization of Micromechanical Performance in Wood-Plastic Composites"
  
  

• "The Psychrometric Chart - Theory and Application"
  
  

• "Green Kerfing for Improvements in Drying and Future Utilization"
  
  

• "Dimension Stablilization via Forced Slab Drying"
  
  

• "Influence of Wood Structure on Moisture Desorption and Changes in its Properties Above the Fiber Saturation Point"
  
  

• "Package Traceability Improves Drying Quality"
  
  

• "Acoustic Evaluation of Warp Potential in Small Diameter Ponderosa Pine Trees and Logs"
  
  

• Session IV: Wood Modification

• "Wood Modification Keynote - Chemical Modification of Wood: A Journey from Analytical Technique to Commercial Reality"
  
  

• "New Protection Systems with Silicones and Silanes"
  
  

• "Modification of Medium Density Fiberboard Furnish: Analysis and Products"
  
  

• "WPCs Made from Modified Wood and Bioderived Thermoplastics"
  
  

• "Wood Core Shell Structures for Use in Wood Plastic Composites"
  
  

• All Student Poster Competition Abstracts
  
  

• Technical Forum Abstracts
  
  

Last updated: 12/22/05
For further information, please contact Vicki Herian at vicki@swst.org