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Society of Wood Science and Technology
Student Poster Winners 2002
The 2002 Student Poster Competition was held on Saturday, June 22, 2002, at Monona Terrace Conventional Hotel, Madison, Wisconsin. Judges for the Competition were: Bruce Cutter, Steve Verrill, and Robert Meyer.
The winners were:
First Place - $250 - Awarded to: Iris Vazquez-Cooz, SUNY-ESF, Syracuse, New York.
for her poster "A Differential Staining Method to Identify Libriform Fibers and Their Lignification in Normal and Tension Wood of Red and Sugar Maple."
Second Place - $125 - Awarded to: Patrick Rappold, SUNY-ESF, Syracuse, New York.
for his poster "An Investigation of the Relationship Between Harvest Season, Log Age, and Drying Schedule on the Coloration of Hard Maple Lumber."
Other Participants were:
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Roy C. Anderson, Oregon State University, "Analysis of end-use consumer response to certified forest products"
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Aldo G. Cisternas, University of Idaho, "Engineering Requirements of Structural Wood Components for Use in Light-Frame Residential Structures"
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David B. DeVallance, Oregon State University, "Relating Douglas-Fir plywood glue-bond performance to lathe check characteristics and veneer roughness"
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Mark Gagnon, Pennsylvania State University, "Effects of leader-member exchange in a wood production environment"
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David Harper, Washington State University, "Characterization of the wood-polypropylene interphase with the addition of a coupling agent and processing aids"
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Elena Kultikova, Virginia Tech, "Modeling mechanical properties of OSB"
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Reiner M. Leschinsky, Penn State University, "Investigation of motivators of wood products industry employees and differences between generations"
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Pascal Nzokou, Michigan State University, "Evaluation of extractives from African Padauk for protection of a non decay resistant species"
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Scott Renneckar, Virginia Tech, "Microscopy: Advances in technology and applications for wood science"
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Roger Sathre, University of Idaho, "Improving the performance of hardwood journal bearings"
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Yijun Tang, Michigan State University, "Residual copper in water-borne copper naphthenate treated southern yellow pine"
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Adam M. Taylor, Oregon State University, "Extractive content of Douglas-fir heartwood in relation to thinning"
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William T. Y. Tze, University of Maine, "A study of strain distributions at the cellulose-fiber/polymer interphase using a Raman micro-spectroscopic technique"
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Ernesto Wagner, Oregon State University, "Identifying key competitive advantages using quality function deployment: listening to the customer"
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Vikram Yadama, Washington State University, "Characterization and modeling of oriented strand lumber (OSL)"
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Xiaoqiu Zuo, North Carolina State University, "Applying a mixture design to solve the least costs grade mix problem"
Last updated: 10/7/02
For further information, please contact Vicki Herian at
vicki@swst.org
