Research Expertise and International Linkages
Research Expertise
| Research Interest |
Key Words |
Country of Expertise |
| The use of timber for production of high value added wood products |
Utilization of plantation timbers, product development, manufacturing processes: machining, bending, jointing, gluing. Wood waste utilization. |
Australia, Laos, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Spain |
Languages
Languages
| Language |
Proficiency |
| English |
Speak, Read & Write |
| Spanish |
Speak, Read & Write |
| French |
Speak, Read & Write |
| Polish |
Speak, Read & Write |
| Russian |
Read and Write |
| Swedish |
Read and Write |
Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other
Awards
Qualifications
| Title |
Institution |
Date Awarded |
Abbreviation |
| Master of Wood Technology |
Institute of Wood Technology |
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| Doctor of Philosophy |
Institute of Wood Technology |
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Memberships
| Membership Type |
Membership Body |
Description |
Start Date |
End Date |
| Member |
Forest Products Society |
Member |
15-Oct-2008 |
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| Member |
Decorative Wood Veneer Association. |
Chair of Technical Committee |
17-Oct-2001 |
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| Member |
Innovawood (The European Network of Forestry, Forest Products and Furniture Universities and Research Organisations) |
The Australian Coordinator. |
01-Mar-2002 |
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| Member |
CEFFOR Furniture Foresight Centre |
Management Committee, CEFFOR |
15-Nov-2007 |
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| Member |
Australian Furnishing Research and Development Institute. |
Board Director |
22-Apr-2008 |
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| Member |
Research Priorities and Coordination Committee (RPCC) |
Secretary, Research Working Group 8 (RWG 8). |
02-Apr-2007 |
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Fellowships
| Fellowship |
Date Awarded |
| Fellow of the Institute of Wood Science (FIWSC) |
28-Nov-2005 |
Government Research Classifications
Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications
Socio-Economic Objective Classifications
Grants and Contracts
Research Grants, Contracts and Consultancies awarded to the University of Melbourne as the administering institution (since 2003) as recorded in Themis Agreements.
Grants
| Title |
Role |
Funding Source |
Scheme |
Award Date |
| Participation in the European Commission Project: "COFURN" |
Chief Investigator |
FOREST WOOD PRODUCT RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION |
Research Grants |
10/08/2004 |
| VALUE-ADDING TO LAO PLANTATION TIMBER PRODUCTS |
Chief Investigator |
AUST CENTRE FOR INTL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH |
Research Grant (ACIAR) |
01/01/2007 |
| IMPACT OF SAPWOOD ON THE PROPERTIES & MARKET UTILISATION OF PLANTATION AND YOUNG HARDWOODS
( LEX4447- SUBMISSION NO. - 0716521) |
Chief Investigator |
UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA,
UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE |
Research and Development Research Grants (FOREST WOOD PRODUCT RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION) |
30/01/2007 |
| Increasing downstream value adding in PNG's forest and wood products industry |
Chief Investigator |
AUST CENTRE FOR INTL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH |
Collaborative Agricultural R&D Projects (ACIAR) |
01/01/2008 |
| Improving added value and Small Medium Enterprises capacity in the utilisation of planation timber for furniture production in the Jepara region |
Chief Investigator |
AUST CENTRE FOR INTL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH |
R & D Programs |
01/01/2009 |
Contracts
| Title |
Role |
Funding Source |
Award Date |
| Project Agreement 2.3 - Innovative techniques in bending of wood components |
Chief Investigator |
CRC WOOD INNOVATIONS |
01/07/2003 |
| ASSESSMENT OF QUALITY OF NOMINATED SOFTWOOD PRODUCTS SUBSEQUENT TO ARTIFICIAL AND NATURAL WEATHERING EXPOSURE |
Chief Investigator |
CSIRO MANUFACTURING & INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNOLOGY |
01/04/2005 |
Publications
Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.
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