The CRMR and the MRQ network, radiate in the 22nd International Non-destructive Testing and Evaluation of Wood Symposium!
22nd International Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation of Wood Symposium- May 2022- Quebec City, Université Laval
See the complete program of the conference : https://www.ndtesymposium.org/program
See the symposium booklet of the 22nd International Symposium on Non-destructive Testing and Evaluation of Wood
The International Non-Destructive Testing and Evaluation of Wood Symposium was a great success! The Symposium brings together two groups of the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO): 5.01.00 – Wood and fiber quality and 5.01.09 – Non-destructive evaluation of wood and wood-based materials. For the 22nd edition of this meeting, University Laval, and more specifically the CRMR, hosted this biennial international event. Exceptionally, the event was postponed for one year due to the global pandemic. This was the first NDTE symposium to be held in hybrid.
The Wood Quality Research Group brings together a variety of interests that include studies on wood formation, structure, and chemistry, as well as studies on wood end-use requirements. All, however, share the common goal of understanding the fundamental properties of an important biological material, how the environment and other factors affect these properties, how these properties may be influenced by a changing wood resource, and how these properties influence the use of wood resources.
The ultimate goal of this knowledge is the sustainable and efficient use of our valuable wood resource. In this symposium, wood quality is paired with the science of non-destructive evaluation, a science that involves identifying the physical and mechanical properties of a material without altering its end-use capabilities. These evaluations rely on non-destructive testing technologies to provide accurate information about the properties, performance or quality of the material in question.
The objective of these symposia is to disseminate information on the latest research advances and improvements in the field of wood quality and non-destructive testing in order to bridge the gap between research and industrial applications. We can say: mission accomplished!
The next edition of the symposium will be held in Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil! Stay tuned, Dr. Raquel Gonçalves, professor at the University of Campinas (UNICAMP) will organize the symposium!
Responsible
- Dr. Alexis Achim, Vice-Dean of Research of the Faculty of Forestry, Geography and Geomatics and full professor, Université Laval.
- Robert J. Ross, Researcher and Project Manager, USDA Forest Products Laboratory, USA
- Xiping Wang, Forest Products Research Technologist, USDA Forest Products Laboratory, US
- Adam Senalik, Researcher, USDA Forest Products Laboratory, USA
- Claude Durocher, Research Professional, Université Laval
- Rosilei Aparecida Garcia, Research Professional, Université Laval
Acknowledgements
The conference organizers would like to thank the speakers for their involvement and for sharing the results of various research and development projects.
Thank you to the team that contributed to the logistical and technical support of the conference: Alexandre Morin-Bernard, Anne Bernard, Besma Bouslimi, Benoît St-Pierre, David Voyer, Félix Coulaud, Florence Leduc, Laurence Boudreault, Philippe Riel, Pierre-Yves Normandin, and Véronique Jodoin!
This symposium was supported by the following institutions and organizing partners: FPInnovations, Mississippi State University, Forest Products Society, Forest Products Laboratory – USDA Forest Service, Renewable Materials Research Center.
Congratulations to the students who received a scholarship to participate:
- Karen Christina de Freitas P.h.D., Agricultural Engineering, Concentration in Nondestructive Methods Applied to Materials, Structures and Trees, State University of Campinas, Brazil
- Bakare Misirat Bisola M. Tech, Wood Science and Technology, Federal University of Technology Akure, Nigeria
- Isaac Nyarko Ph.D., Forestry Engineering major Wood Processing and Forest Machinery, Czech University of Life Sciences
- Carolina Kravetz P.h.D., Agricultural Engineering, Concentration in Nondestructive Methods Applied to Materials, Structures and Trees, State University of Campinas, Brazil
- Achraf Ammar M.Sc., Engineering, Concentration of Renewable Materials, Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Canada
- Abel Feyisa M.Sc, Biodiversity Conservation and Management, 2nd M.Sc, Aquatic Ecosystem and Environmental Management, Faculty of Science, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia.
