Academic and Other Research Institutions

Links to university, government, and quasi-government sites conducting theoretical and applied research in wood science, product development and manufacturing, building construction sciences, and forest products marketing. Bookmark this page for easy future reference.

Academic and Other Research Institution Links
Airstar Inc. - - Blow Detectors and thickness gages for Plywood,OSB,LVL,MDF and other engineered wood products Appalachian Hardwood Center Auburn University - Forestry Home Page Australia - University of Melbourne Forestry - Home Page Canada - British Columbia Institute of Technology - Wood Science & Forest Products Home Page Canada - C-BOM: Collaborative for Business and Operations Management - a group of researchers in the Faculty of Forestry, at the University of British Columbia, Canada. Canada - FOR@C - Research consortium in e-business in the forest products industry Canada - Forest Engineering Research Institute of Canada (FERIC) - Home Page Canada - Industry Canada (Industrie Canada) - Forest Industries and Building Products Page Canada - University of British Columbia - Department of Wood Science Canada - University of British Columbia - Pulp & Paper Centre Canada - University of New Brunswick - Wood Science and Technology Centre Canada - Woodworking Centre of Ontario - Conestoga College Chinese antique furniture, oriental curio, Asian handicrafts, souvenirs, cushion, bags, table runner - - We(www.orient-curio.com) exporter on Chinese antique furniture, Asian antiques, oriental curio, antique furniture reproduction, Tibetan, silk embroidery, cushion, table runners, bags, paintings, folk art, crafts, jewelry, handicrafts Colorado Wood Utilization & Ma - Provides U&M assistance to the forest products industry in Colorado Cornell University - Aegean Dendrochronology Laboratory DeciduousForest.net - - Environmental organization dedicated to expanding knowledge about our world's forests, and providing ways to help them grow and thrive. Finland - Finnish Forest Research Institute - Home Page Forest Industry Market Research - -Major conductor of worldwide forest industry market studies Forest Resources Association - - FRA promotes the interests of forest products industry members in the economical, efficient, and sustainable use of forest resources to meet the needs of the wood fiber supply chain through private enterprise. Forest Service Research Work Unit 4702 Forestry Guide - Gottingen State and University Library (Germany) Forex Trading France - Bordeaux Laboratory of Wood Rheology - Home Page (in French) Greece - Forest Research Institute - Home Page Holzforschung Austria - an independent lab focusing on applied research, testing and quality assurance HP ink cartridges - - HP ink cartridges can easily print complex colours along with minute details in photos of faces and landscapes. The high yield XL cartridges can offer roughly around 30-45 % savings on a cost-per-page basis. Indian Council of Forestry Res - To generate, preserve, disseminate and advance knowledge, technologies, and solutions for addressing issues related to forests and promote linkages arising out of interactions between people, forests and environment on a sustained basis through research, education & extension. Institute of Wood Biology and Wood Technology - Germany Institute of Wood Science and Technology - University for Agricultural Sciences, Vienna Austria International Forest Industries - - The only global Forest and Sawmilling publication. A new magazine which covers everything from silviculture through timber harvesting to forwarding and haulage to sawmills, pulp mills, etc It will also cover biomass collection and preparation. We al Japan - Hokkaido Forest Products Research Institute Louisiana Forest Products Development Center - Louisiana State University Mississippi State University - Forest Products Department National Association of Home Builders Research Center - Home Page National Network of Forest Practitioners - - A network of small sustainable forestry and forest products businesses and non-profit organizations. New Zealand - Waiariki Polytechnic (Rotorua) - Departments Home Page NOAA - Paleoclimatology Tree Ring Data Sets North Carolina State University - Wood and Paper Science Department Home Page North Carolina State University - Furniture Manufacturing and Management Center North Carolina State University-Wood Products Extension - - Industry outreach to the wood products industry in North Carolin Online Pulp and Paper Directory - - Find and contact pulp and paper suppliers, manufacturers, distributors, and merchants from around the world Oregon State University - Department of Forest Products Home Page Pulp and Paper Industry Search Engine - - Search more than 22,000 pulp and paper industry websites with PaperPundit - the pulp and paper search engine. Pulp and Paper Search Engine - - - Find pulp and paper industry information using paper industry search engine powered by Google Custom Search Southern Illinois University - Department of Forestry Sozluk TR English-Turkish German Italiano - - online dictionary English-Turkish German Italiano Dictionary, word, wort translation, Ubersetzung, Worterbuch, dictionnaire, Deutsche, Allemand, search, suchen,chercher Sweden - Lulea University - Department of Wood Technology Sweden - Swedish Institute for Wood Technology Research (TRTEK) - The collective research and development (R&D) resource for Swedens wood-working industry Sweden - Swedish Pulp & Paper Institute U.S.D.A. Forest Products Laboratory - Home Page University of Arizona - Laboratory of Tree Ring Research University of Idaho - - Department of Forest Products University of Illinois - Department of Natural Resources Home Page University of Massachusetts, Amherst - Building Materials and Wood Technology Homepage University of Minnesota - Forest Products Department University of Minnesota - Natural Resources Research Institute University of Tennessee - Tennessee Forest Products Center University of Washington - Forest Products Marketing Program University of Washington - Center for International Trade in Forest Products Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University - Wood Science and Forest Products Home Page Western Michigan University - Department of Printing and Paper Science and Engineering WoodPro - The Pennsylvania Wood Products Productivity Program. - Formerly Wood Products Extension program at Penn State. Created to ensure that the wood products industries of Pennsylvania receive optimal exposure to relevant, value-adding resources of Penn State and from around the world.