AWARDS & HONORS

2009 Fellow, International Academy of Wood Science

2008 Second-place Award, Seciety of Wood Science and Technology

2005 George Marra Award

2004 Concurrent Professor , Nanjing Forestry University, China

2003 T. J. Whatley Distinguished Young Scientist Award, University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture.

2002 Honored Professor, Southwest Forestry College, China.

2000 American Museum of Science and Energy Technological Achievement Award.

1998 First-place Award in the poster competition at the Second European Panelboard Symposium in Wales, England. Presentation titled "An Optical Technique for Determination of Layer Thickness Swell of Wood Composites".

1995 Outstanding Teacher, Nanjing Forestry University, China.

1995 The 1995`s Best Director of Undergraduate Student Summer Training, Educational Department of Jiangsu Province, China.

1994 Wood Science and Technology Prize for the Youth, Society of Wood Science, China.

1992 Outstanding Young Teacher, Nanjing Forestry University, China.

1991 National Science & Technology Improvement Award, China's Ministry of Forestry.

1990 Science & Technology Improvement Award, Nanjing Forestry University, China.

1987-91 Graduate Research Assistantship, College of Wood Science and Technology, Nanjing Forestry University, China.

1982-85 Graduate Research Assistantship, College of Wood Science and Technology, Nanjing Forestry University, China

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