Title:
Professor of Wood Science and Technology
Associate Director, Advanced Engineered Wood Composites (AEWC) Center
Degrees:
B.S., Colorado State University, 1979, Wood Science
M.S., Colorado State University, 1982, Wood Engineering
Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University, 1986, Forest Resources
Current Research Interests:
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Composite materials
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Optical methods in experimental mechanics
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Recycled wood/polymer interfacial behavior
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Modeling of structure property relations
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Selected Publications:
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Xing, C., B. Riedl, A. Cloutier, and S.M. Shaler. 2004. Characterization
of urea formaldehyde resin penetration into medium density fiberboard fibers.
Wood Science & Technology. Accepted for publication.
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Muszynski L, Lagana R, Davids W, Shaler SM. Comments on the experimental
methodology for quantitative determination of the hygro-mechanical properties
of wood. Holzforschung. Accepted for publication.
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Wang, H., and S.M. Shaler. 2004. A general three-dimensional particulate
wood composite model. Accepted for publication in Wood and Fiber Science.
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Yelle D, Goodell B, Gardner, DJ, Amirbahman, A., Winistorfer, P., Shaler,
S.M. 2004. Bonding of wood fiber composites using a synthetic chelator-lignin
activation system. Forest Products Journal 2004 54(4): 73-78.
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Davis, E., S.M. Shaler, and B. Goodell. 2003. The incorporation of paper
deinking sludge into fiberboard. Forest Projects Journal. 53(11//12):46-54.
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Deresse, T., R.K. Shepard, and S.M. Shaler. 2003. Microfibril angle variation
in red pine (Pinus resinosa Alt.) and its relation to the strength and
stiffness of early juvenile wood. Forest Products Journal. 53(7/8):34-40.
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Muszynski, L., M.E.P. Walinder, C. Pirvu, D.J. Gardner, and S.M. Shaler.
2003. Application of droplet dynamics analysis for assessment of water
penetration resistance of coatings. Pages 463-478 In: Contact Angle, Wettability
and Adhesion. vol. 3, Editor K.L. Mital.VSP. Utrecht the Netherlands.
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Muszynski, L., F. Wang, and S.M. Shaler. 2002. Short-term creep tests on
phenol-resorcinol-formaldehyde (PRF) resin undergoing moisture content
changes. Wood and Fiber Sci. 34(4):612-624.
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Groom, L., L. Mott, and S.M. Shaler. 2002. Mechanical properties of individual
southern pine fibers. Part I. Determination and variability of stress-strain
curves with respect to tree height and juvenility. Wood and Fiber Sci.
34(1):14-27.
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Mott, L., L. Groom, and S.M. Shaler. 2002.Mechanical properties of individual
southern pine fibers. Part II. Comparison of earlywood and latewood fibers
with respect to tree height and juvenility. Wood and Fiber Sci. 34(2):221-237.
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Groom, L., S.M. Shaler, and L. Mott. 2002. Mechanical properties of individual
southern pine fibers. Part III. Global relationships between fiber properties
and fiber location within an individual tree. Wood and Fiber Sci. 34(2):221-237.
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