The Society of Wood Science and Technology (SWST) is providing international travel grants for the professional growth of two members each calendar year. These grants are to enhance the members’ international perspective and networking with scientists, technologists, and engineers from other countries that are so vital to the success of SWST in the future. Successful candidates are also to bring colleagues from their home country into the networks they establish.
| Year | Recipient | Country Visited |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Fred Kamke | Austria |
| 1992 | Doug Stokke | Asia |
| 1993 | Michael Hoag | United Kingdom, Switzerland, Germany |
| 1994 | Stephen Shaler | Mainland China |
| 1997 | Elvin T. Choong | China |
| 1997 | John Wang | China |
| 1998 | John N. Saddler | New Zealand, Australia |
| 1999 | K. Frimpong-Mensha | United Kingdom |
| 2001 | Earl Kline | Sweden |
| 2004 | Lech Muszynski | Sweden |
| 2009 | Barbara Lachenbruch | French Guiana |
| 2010 | Jae-Woo Kim | Austria |
| 2012 | Lech Muszynski | Austria |
| 2013 | Stephen Tekpetey | USA |
| 2016 | H. Michael Barnes and Jilei Zhang | USA and China |
| 2018 | Francesco Negro | USA |