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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.
InsideWood is an online resource and database for wood anatomy, serving as a reference, research, and teaching tool. Wood anatomy is a sub-area within the discipline of wood science. [1] [2] This freely accessible database is purely scientific and noncommercial.
Gerald Koch (born in 1968) is a German wood scientist and professor, [1] senior researcher and research scientific director at the Thünen-Institute of Wood Research at Hamburg, [2] [3] who is an elected fellow of the International Academy of Wood Science. [4]
There are several databases relating to wood anatomy. One of them, InsideWood, is an online resource and database for wood anatomy, serving as a reference, research, and teaching tool. [13] [14] This database was created by several international researchers, members of the IAWA, mostly botanists, biologists and wood scientists. [15]
Wood Material Science and Engineering is a bimonthly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering all aspects of wood science, engineering, and technology. It is published by Taylor & Francis and the editor-in-chief is Dick Sandberg of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). The journal was established in 2006.
The function of the IWSc was to provide a forum for the timber trade and timber research to come together, thereby furthering wood science and technology to the wider community. It provided recognised education and training qualifications in wood science and technology through courses and examinations. Membership grades [10] were:
In 2018, Mantanis was elected as a co-editor in the scientific journal Wood Material Science and Engineering (Taylor & Francis), which publishes topics related to wood science, wood technology, and wood engineering. [11]
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]