Education

Ph.D. - Forestry (Wood Science and Technology). 1996. Louisiana State University. Dissertation: The effect of silvicultural treatments on some mechanical and physical properties of loblolly pine wood composites. 91 p.

M.S. - Forestry (Wood Science and Technology). 1994. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Thesis: An assessment of some of the chemical properties of ten-year-old short-rotation hardwood biomass grown in Illinois. 202 p.

B.S. - Forestry (with honors). 1992. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Jonathon Baldwin Turner (JBT) Scholar. JBT Competitive Grant Award: The effects of various relative humidities on the adsorption and desorption and equilibrium moisture content of Kempas (Koompassia
malacensis) wood.

Honors and Awards
USDA Award for Individual Extension Program Excellence 1998

Exceptional programming in wood science journal publications 1999. Sponsored by the Southern Region of the Cooperative Extension Service.

Exceptional programming in wood products technology transfer 1999. Sponsored by the Southern Region of the Cooperative Extension Service.

Exceptional programming in administrative service in continuing forestry education 1999. Sponsored by the Southern Region of the Cooperative Extension Service.

Exceptional programming in journal publication. 2001. The Formosan subterranean termite in Louisiana: implications for the forest products industry. Sponsored by the Southern Region of the Cooperative Extension Service.

Membership in professional societies and honorary fraternities
American Society for the Advancement of Science
American Wood Preservers Association
Alpha Lambda Delta
Alpha Zeta
Association of Natural Resources Extension Professionals
Forest Products Society
Gamma Sigma Delta
Golden Key
International Association of Wood Anatomists
International Network of Bamboo and Rattan
International Research Group on Wood Preservation
International Society of Tropical Foresters
International Union of Forest Research Organizations
Louisiana Forestry Association
National Association of County Agricultural Agents
Phi Kappa Phi
Phi Eta Sigma
Sigma Xi
Society of American Foresters
Society of Wood Science and Technology
Structural Board Association
Technical Association of Paper and Pulp Industry
Xi Sigma Pi

Fee Schedule:

Expert Designation fee: (amount charged to use expert's name, applied to case): $1,000
Retainer Policy: (usually applied toward the last invoice): $1,000
Non-Testimonial:(Consulting/analysis): $125/hr
Testimonial:(deposition and in court): $250/hr
Travel policy (rates): $125/hr-8 hr. min., $0.45/mi
Misc.(expenses and other costs): lodging and meals if overnight travel at cost