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Wood science [1] is the scientific field which predominantly studies and investigates elements associated with the formation, the physical and chemical composition, and the macro- and microstructure of wood as a bio-based and lignocellulosic material.
The Institute for Wood Science (IWSc) was formed in 1955 [4] by several leading members of the wood industry in the UK and wood scientists, recognising that if timber was to compete effectively with other materials there needed to be an understanding of wood science and wood technologies. At this time there were dramatic changes in timber ...
Wood is scientifically studied and researched through the discipline of wood science, which was initiated since the beginning of the 20th century. History A 2011 discovery in the Canadian province of New Brunswick yielded the earliest known plants to have grown wood, approximately 395 to 400 million years ago .
The academy was first established on June 2, 1966, at the Centre Technique du Bois in Paris.. The development and establishment of the International Academy of Wood Science involved many people, but the key-person who had the idea of creating a wood academy was Professor Franz Gustav Kollmann, of the Wood Research and Technology at the University of Munich, Germany. [12]
The International Wood Products Journal is a quarterly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering all aspects of wood science, engineering, and technology. It is currently published by Sage Journals on behalf of the Wood Technology Society (Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining) and the editor-in-chief is Gervais Sawyer and the associate editor is Carmen-Mihaela Popescu.
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Institute of Wood Science and Technology (IWST) [1] is a Research institute situated in Bangalore in Karnataka. It works under the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) [2] of the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Govt. of India. [3] It is recognized to be a Centre of Excellence for Sandalwood Research and Wood Science [4]
Department of Forest and Wood Science, Faculty of AgriSciences, University of Stellenbosch; Department of Forestry, Fort Cox College of Agriculture and Forestry, King William's Town; Department of Forestry, School of Agriculture, University of Venda, Thohoyandou [5] Forest Science Postgraduate Program, University of Pretoria