Article of Interest:

Charles B. Gale, Richard Vlosky, Mason T. LeBlanc, and Rajan Parajui. 2019. Perceptions, Awareness, and Participation: Sawmills and the CLT Market in the South. The Forestry Source. August 2019: 8-9.

LSU AgCenter researcher named to
Gordon D. Cain Chair of Agriculture

Qinglin Wu, a researcher in the LSU AgCenter School of Renewable Natural Resources, has been named to the Gordon D. Cain Endowed Chair of Agriculture.

Qinglin Wu (left), who has been named to the Gordon D. Cain Endowed Chair of Agriculture in the LSU AgCenter School of Renewable Natural Resources, stands in his lab next to an extrusion machine that makes composites using plastics with wood and other natural fibers. Photo by Olivia McClure/LSU AgCenter

The chair was created in 1988 to be dedicated to a discipline related to agriculture in memory of G.D. Cain on behalf of his children and in memory of Ola and Ruth Cain on behalf of their children.

Wu, who holds the Roy O. Martin Sr. Endowed Professorship in Composites/Engineered Wood Products in the Louisiana Forest Products Development Center, joined the AgCenter in 1996.

His research emphases include wood and natural fiber polymer composites, biomaterials from natural polymers, composite durability and engineering performance, and nano-composite materials.

Wu has received three U.S. patents with five others in application. One patented product, TigerBullets, is manufactured in Louisiana and has sold more than 30 million pounds worldwide to major oil companies.

He also has established a Sustainable Material and Engineering Laboratory and a Wood Durability Laboratory, which have been successful in competing for federal, state, university and industry research dollars.

During his career in the AgCenter, Wu has successfully competed for federal, state, university and industry grants totaling more than $7 million and submitted more than 200 publications in top journals.

“Qinglin is one of the most productive researchers I’ve ever known,” said Allen Rutherford, head of the School of Renewable Natural Resources. “He has a lot of innovative ideas,” Rutherford said. “And he has worked with a wide range of graduate students and visiting scientists from around the world.”

Wu holds a doctorate in forest products from Oregon State University; a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Tasmania, Tasmania, Australia; and a bachelor’s degree in agricultural from Henan Agricultural University, China.

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Forest Products Society 2019
Award Winners Announced

LaGrange, GA – May 08, 2019 – The Forest Products Society (FPS), a global network for forest products professionals, announces the winners of its 2019 Annual Excellence Awards. The awards will be presented on June 27, 2019 during a luncheon at the 73rd FPS International Convention (IC) in Atlanta, GA, USA. The winners are:

Richard Vlosky, Ph.D. - Fred W. Gottschalk Memorial Award

The prestigious Fred W. Gottschalk Memorial Award, named for the first President of the Society, recognizes exceptional service to FPS by an individual member. The 2019 Gottschalk Award winner, Dr. Richard Vlosky, has exhibited consistent commitment in serving the Forest Products Society since becoming a member 27 years ago. He has been involved in a number of strategic leadership roles at the National and Section levels.

Vlosky’s activities have strengthened FPS through the common goal of advancing wood through science, technology and most importantly active communication of wood’s wonderful characteristics. He has proven to be a strong ambassador for forestry products and fostering the goals of FPS and aligning with FPS’s mission.

Vlosky previously served as FPS President in 2016 after being President-Elect (2015) and Vice President (2014). He is currently the chair of the 2019 International Nominating Committee, chair of the Mid-South Section Communications Committee and a member of the FPS National Communications Team.

LFPDC Student Awarded Scholarship

Mason LeBlanc, a Master Student working with Dr. Richard Vlosky, Director, Louisiana Forest Products Development Center, has been awarded a Composite Panel Association Foundation scholarship, in memory of Robert E. Dougherty.

The Foundation reviewed thirty-three applicants for the 2019 Scholarship Program. Four scholarships were awarded to students based on recommendations from the Foundation’s Scholarship Committee.

Mason has also been awarded a Forest Products Society Scholarship to attend the Forest Products Society International Convention in Atlanta, Georgia in June.

LFPDC Is Now On Facebook!

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The group is public, and is listed as "Louisiana Forest Products Development Center." The direct link is HERE. After you "join the group" you will be added. You will then start to receive notifications when content is added to the group page.