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Experts in Environmental Sciences
Wayde Brown Karen Lee Abt Cory K. Adams Jose Buitrago Jacquelyne Adams Jon Calabria Shelley Cannady Susan B. Adams Peter Anderson Chia-Chun Hsu Michele G. Wheatly Edward Andrews Zanethia C. Barnett Johnny Boggs Mohammad Hadi Aryai Monfared Michael Bowker Kari A. Segraves James Terry MICHAEL BRKLACICH Yousef Nazzal View MorePhilip A. Araman
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Department of Agriculture
Pacific Southwest Research Station
United States of America
Machine vision for inspection of hardwood lumber and logs; evaluation of hardwood edging and trimming in sawmills; development of a computerized training tool for proper edging and trimming; refinement to a simulation for grading hardwood lumber; opportunities to produce furniture, cabinet, and export parts directly from logs; evaluation of log-sawing techniques that could be improved by combining with scanning; evaluation of the performation of repaired pallets to enhance the reuse of wood products; value-added products from used pallets (ie. flooring); evaluation of sawmill options. Developing improved tree bucking tools. Developing full tree stem volume and value advanced data collection technologies and advanced tools. Other studies include working on drying, resource analysis, and value-added products for rural areas.
Forest Operations Research to Achieve Sustainable Management