VIRGINIA TECH'S WINISTORFER
ELECTED PRESIDENT OF FOREST
PRODUCTS SOCIETY
BLACKSBURG,
July 28, 2003 - Paul Winistorfer,
professor and department head
of wood science and forest products
at Virginia Tech, has been elected
president of the Forest Products
Society (FPS). He was installed
as president of the national professional
organization at its recent annual
meeting held in Bellevue, Washington.
Winistorfer holds the B.S. and
Ph.D. degrees from Iowa State
University.
Winistorfer
has been a member of FPS since
1976 and has held various positions
in the organization. Recently,
he was also appointed to the board
of directors of WoodLinks U.S.A.,
Inc., an industry education partnership
program. He is a member of the
Society of American Foresters
(www.safnet.org)
and the founder of Quintek Measurement
Systems, Inc. the leading manufacturer
of x-ray based test equipment
for the forest products industry.
Virginia
Tech's department of wood science
and forest products is a leading
North American program in student
education, cutting-edge research,
and service to the wood-using
industry. Winistorfer is an expert
in the field of radiation density
research, wood structure, identification,
and wood-based composites. More
information on the program at
the department of wood science
and forest products is located
on the web at www.woodscience.vt.edu.
The Forest Products Society (www.forestprod.org)
is one of the oldest organizations
serving professionals and the
industry in the field of wood
science and forest products. FPS
consists of 14 regional sections,
and chapters that operate with
the voluntary input and effort
of members who conduct technical
meetings and other programs of
regional interest. FPS supports
18 student chapters at universities
in North America, which have educational
and degree programs in wood science
and forest products.
