Publications
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Refereed Journals
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Young, T.M., D.G. Perhac, F.M. Guess and R.V. León.  2007.  Bootstrap confidence
            intervals for percentiles of reliability data for wood plastic composites.  Forest

cccccc Products Journal.  Submitted.

Edwards, D.J., F.M. Guess and T.M. Young. 2007. Bootstrap confidence intervals for
cccccccpercentiles of reliability of modern engineered wood. IIE Transactions. Submitted.

Young, T.M., L.B. Shaffer, F.M. Guess, H. Bensmail and R.V. León.  2007.  A comparison of
            multiple linear regression and quantile regression for modeling the internal bond of
            medium density fiberboard.  Forest Products Journal.  In Press.

Shaffer, L.B., T.M. Young, F.M. Guess, H. Bensmail and R.V. León.  2007.  Using R software
            for reliability data analysis.  International Journal of Reliability and Application. In Press.

André, N., H.W. Cho, S.H. Baek, M.K. Jeong and T.M. Young.  2007.  Enhanced prediction of
            internal bond strength in a medium density fiberboard process using supervised
            probabilistic regression and feature selection.  Wood Science and Technology.  In Press.

Clapp, N. E., Jr., T.M. Young and F.M. Guess.  2007.  Predictive modeling the internal bond of medium
            density fiberboard using principal component analysis.  Forest Products Journal. In Press.

Kim, H., F.M. Guess and T.M. Young. 2007. Using data mining tools of decision trees in
rrrrrrrrrrreliability applications. IIE Transactions. In Press.


Young, T.M., B.H. Bond and J. Wiedenbeck. 2007. Implementation of a real-time statistical
cccccc process control system in hardwood sawmills. Forest Products Journal. 57(9): 64-62.
ccccccc View Pub.

Young, T.M., D.G. Hodges and T.G. Rials.  2007.  The Forest Products Economy of
            Tennessee.  Forest Products Journal. 57(4): 12-19.cccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccc View Pub.

Perhac, D.G., T.M. Young, F.M. Guess and R.V. León.  2007.  Exploring reliability of wood-
            plastic composites: stiffness and flexural strengths.  International Journal of Reliability
            and Application. 8(4): In Press.


Wang, Y., T.M. Young, F.M. Guess and R.V. León.  2007.  Exploring reliability of oriented
            strand board’s tensile and stiffness strengths.  International Journal of Reliability and
cccccccApplication. 8(1):113-126.

André, N., T.M. Young and T.G. Rials. 2006. On-line monitoring of the buffer capacity of
cccccccparticleboard furnish by near-infrared spectroscopy. Applied Spectroscopy. 
cccccc 60(10): 1204-1209cc


Guess, F.M., J.C. Steele, T.M. Young and R.V. Leon. 2006. Applying novel mean residual

ccccccclife confidence intervals. International Journal of Reliability and Application. 7(2):177-186.cc

Chen, W., R.V. Leon, T.M. Young and F.M. Guess. 2006. Applying a forced censoring
ccccccctechnique with accelerated modeling for improving estimation of extremely small
cccccccpercentiles of strengths. International Journal of Reliability and Application. 7(1):27-39.cc

Guess, F.M., X. Zhang, T.M. Young and R.V. Leon. 2005. Using mean residual life functions
cccccccfor unique insights into strengths of materials data. International Journal of Reliability
cccccc and Application. 6(2):79-85.


Gu, H., T.M. Young, W.W. Moschler and B.H. Bond. 2004. Potential sources of variation

that influence the final moisture content of kiln dried hardwood lumber.  Forest Products
Journal. 54(11): 65-70. ccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccc ccView Pub.


Wang, S., PM. Winistorfer and T.M. Young. 2004. Fundamentals of vertical density profile

formation in wood composites - Part 3. Wood and Fiber Science. 36(1): 17-25. cccc ccView Pub.


Guess, F.M., R.V. León, W. Chen and T.M. Young. 2004. Forcing a closer fit in the lower tails

cccccc of a distribution for better estimating extremely small percentiles of strengths. International

Journal of Reliability and Application. 5(4): 129-145.cccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccView Pub.

 

Guess, F.M., D.J. Edwards, T.M. Pickerell and T.M. Young.  2003.  Exploring graphically and 

statistically the reliability of medium density fiberboard. International

Journal of Reliability and Application. 4(4): 97-109.ccccccccccccccccccccccccccccc ccView Pub.


Young, T.M. and F.M. Guess.  2002.  Developing and mining higher quality information in

automated relational databases for forest products manufacture.  International

Journal of Reliability and Application. 3(4): 155-164.

 

Young, T.M. and F.M. Guess.  2002.  A statistical analysis of tree-harvesting worker safety. 

International Journal of Reliability and Application. 3(2): 61-79 cccccccccccccccccccccccView Pub.

 

Young, T.M. and P.M. Winistorfer.  2001.  The effects of autocorrelation on real-time

statistical process control with practical solutions for the forest products industry. 

Forest Products Journal. 51(12): 70-77.                      ccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccView Pub.

                                               

Wang, S., P.M. Winistorfer, T.M. Young, and C. Helton. 2001. Step-closing pressing of

medium density fiberboard. Part 2: Influences on the panel performance and layer

characteristics. Holz als Roh-und Werkstoff 59(5): 311-318.cccccccccccccccccccccccc View Abstract

 

Wang, S., P.M. Winistorfer, T.M. Young, and C. Helton. 2001. Step-closing pressing of

medium density fiberboard. Part 1: Influence on the vertical density profile. Holz als

Roh-und Werkstoff 59(1/2): 19-26.         cccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccView Abstract

 

Young, T.M., Winistorfer, P.M., and S. Wang.  1999.  Multivariate control charts of

vertical density profile attributes.  Forest Products Journal. 49(5): 79-86.cccccccccccccccView Pub.

 

Young, T.M. and P.M. Winistorfer.  1999.  Statistical process control and the forest

products industry. Forest Products Journal. 49(3): 10-17.ccccccccccccccccccccccccccccView Pub.

 

Winistorfer, P.M., T.M. Young and E. Walker.  1996.  Modeling and comparing vertical

density profiles.  Wood and Fiber Science. 28(1):133-141. ccccccccccccccccccccccccccView Pub.

 

Young, T.M. and F.M. Guess.  1994.  Reliability processes and corporate structures. 

Microelectronics and Reliability.  34(6):1107-1119.                 

           

Idassi, J.O., T.M. Young, P.M. Winistorfer, D.M. Ostermeier and R.B. Woodruff.  1994.

A customer-oriented marketing method for hardwood lumber companies.  Forest

Products Journal.  44(7/8): 67-73.

 

Graveel, J.G., T.M. Young, M. Balbach, D.A. Munn and J.S. Panter.  1993.  Journal of

Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education: why the new title and scope?

Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education. 22(2): 81-86.

 

Young, T.M., D.M. Ostermeier, J.D. Thomas and R.T. Brooks.  1991.  The economic

availability of woody biomass for the Southeastern United States.  Bioresources

Technology.  37(1): 7-16.

 

Young, T.M., D.M. Ostermeier and D.W. Domenech.  1988.  Average wood chip trucking

costs for the Southeastern United States.  Southern Journal of Applied Forestry. 

12(4): 267-269.

 

Ostermeier, D.M., T.M. Young and L.A. Weaver.  1988.  Fossil-fuel-using industries: their

awareness and perceptions of wood energy.  Forest Products Journal.  38(10): 53-58.

 

Young, T.M. and D.M. Ostermeier.  1986.  A survey of nonforest products industrial wood

energy users.  Forest products Journal.  37(2):57-61.

 

Boungiorno, J.B. and T.M. Young.  1984.  Statistical appraisal of timber with an

application to the Chequamegon National Forest.  Northern Journal of Applied

Forestry.  1(4): 72-76.

 

Refereed Proceedings          

 
Young, T.M. and A.M. Taylor.  2007.  Real-time statistical process control and components
            of variance systems for reducing lumber thickness variation in hardwood sawmills. 
            International Scientific Conference on Hardwood Processing, September 24–25–26,
            2007 Quebec City, Canada. Pages 171-180. Proceedings available on-line at
            http://www.ischp.ca/pdf/ISCHP_Proceedings.pdf

Taylor A.M., T.M. Young, C. Steiner and M.K. Jeong. 2007. Hardwood Lumber Manufacturing
            Optimization Using NIR Spectroscopy. International Scientific Conference on
            Hardwood Processing, September 24–25–26, 2007 Quebec City, Canada. Pages 157-163.
            Proceedings available on-line at http://www.ischp.ca/pdf/ISCHP_Proceedings.pdf

Young, T.M. and P.M. Winistorfer.  1999.  Advanced information technology and chip

quality improvement.  Proc. TAPPI 1999 Pulping Conference.  Orlando, FL. 

Volume III.  p. 871-880.

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Proceedings and Technical Abstracts     

 
Young, T.M. and B.H. Bond.  2007.  Applications of real-time statistical process control and
            other statistical methods for improved lumber drying quality.  Proc. Quality Drying for
            the 21st Century: Energy and Market Realities.  Bellingham, WA.  November 15-17,
            2006.  Forest Products Society. Madison, WI. In Press.

Young, T.M. and T.G. Rials.  2005.  Real-time statistical process control systems for sawmills.
CCC cProc. of the SawTech 2005. The 9th International Conference on Sawing Technology.
cccccc Las Vegas, NV.  p. 25-42.


Young, T.M., N. André and C.W. Huber.  2004.  Predictive modeling of the internal bond of MDF using
cccccGenetic Algorithms with distributed data fusion.  Proc. of the 8th European Panel Products Symposium. 

Llandudno, UK.  p. 45-59.

 

Young, T.M. and C.W. Huber.  2004.  Predictive modeling of the physical properties of wood composites
cccccusing genetic algorithms with considerations for distributed data fusion.  Proc. of the 38th International
cccccParticleboard/Composite Materials Symposium. Washington State University, Pullman, WA. p.
145-153
 
Young, T.M.  2002.  Developing and mining higher quality information in automated relational databases for
ccccc forest products manufacturers.  C. Warren Neel Conference on Statistical Data Mining & Knowledge
ccccc Discovery.  Knoxville, TN. p. 25.

Young, T.M.  2002.  Statistical process control applications for pressline parameters and

products.  Composite Panels Association 2002 Pressline Technology Seminar Proceedings. 

Composite Panel Association.  Gaithersburg, MD. p. 374-393. (Note the paper was

presented three times per se CPA’s wishes, Charlotte, NC; Portland, OR; Ottawa,

Ontario). cccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccView Pub.

 
Young, T.M.  2002.  Real-time modeling of the internal bond of medium density fiberboard (MDF)
ccccccusing commercial software and database platforms.  6th European Panel Products Symposium. 
ccccccLlandudno, United Kingdom.

 

Young, T.M., B.H. Bond and J. Wiedenbeck.  2002.  Reducing lumber thickness variation

using real-time statistical process control.  Current Topics in the Processing and

Utilization of Hardwood Lumber.  Fall Creek Falls, TN.  p. 103-113. cccccccccccccccccView Pub.

 
Young, T.M. and C.H. Huber.  2001.  Modeling the core temperature gradient of MDF
cccccc with control limits for data signatures.  35th International particleboard/Composite
cccccc Materials Symposium.  Washington State University.  Pullman, WA.  p. 183

Young, T.M.  2000.  Advanced information technology for MDF manufacture. 54th
cccccc Annual Meeting of the Forest Products Society.  Lake Tahoe, NV. 


Young, T.M.
, B.H. Bond, P.M. Winistorfer and J.D. Cox.  2000.  Statistical process control

for sawmills.  Proc. of the 28th Annual Hardwood Symposium.  (West Virginia Now

      The Future for the Hardwood Industry?).  National Hardwood Lumber

Association.  Canaan, WV. p. 31-42 


Young, T.M. and P.M. Winistorfer and C.H. Huber.  2000.  Process modeling of internal
CCCC bond in MDF manufacture.  Proc. of the 34th International Particleboard/Composite
cccccc Materials Symposium.  Washington State University.  Pullman, WA. P. 181


Young, T.M.
, P.M. Winistorfer and T.A. McKinney  1999.  Continuous improvement

strategies for MDF manufacture.  Proc. of  the 33rd International Particleboard

Composite Materials Symposium.  Washington State University.  Pullman, WA.

p. 67-77.cccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccView Pub.

 

Young, T.M. and P.M. Winistorfer.  1998.  Recovering more from your hardwood lumber:

reducing thickness variation.  Proc. of the 26th Annual Hardwood Symposium

(Technology and Market Information for the Next Millennium).  National Hardwood

Lumber Association.  Cashiers, NC. p 109-120. 

 

Young, T.M.  1996.  Process improvement through “real-time” statistical process control in

MDF manufacture.  Proc. of Process and Business technologies for the Forest

Products Industry.  Forest Products Society, Madison, WI. p 50-51.                              

Nieh, W.L.S., H.J. Kennedy, E. Walker and T.M. Young.  1995.  Statistical analysis of the
            effects of face resin gel time on particleboard properties - a plant case.  Proc. of the
CCCC 29th International Particleboard/Composite Materials Symposium.  Washington State
cccccccUniversity.  Pullman, WA.

Winistorfer, P.M., T.M. Young and E. Walker.  1994.  Modeling and comparing vertical
CCCC density profiles.  Proc. of the 28th International Particleboard/Composite Materials
cccccccSymposium.  Washington State University.  Pullman, WA.

Young, T.M., D.M. Ostermeier, J.D. Thomas and R.T. Brooks.  1989.  Economic

availability of woody biomass fuel chips for 13 southeastern United States.  Proc.

International Energy Agency (Task VI, Activity 2, Integrated Harvesting Systems

Workshop).  New Orleans, LA.  p. 45-60.

 

Young, T.M., D.M. Ostermeier and R.W. Mulach.  1989.  Simulation of harvesting systems

for economic supply models.  Proc. (Task VI, Activity 3, Harvesting Small Trees

and Forest Residues).  Auburn, AL  p. 170-183.

 

Young, T.M., J.D. Thomas and D.T. Curtin.  1988.  Industrial fuel-chip supply simulator

(IFCHIPSS).  Proc. Harvesting Machines and Systems Evaluation Workshop. 

Blacksburg, VA.  p. 82-91.

 

Young, T.M., R.W. Mulach and D.M. Ostermeier.  1987.  IFCHIPSS: Industrial Fuel Chip

Supply Simulator - An overview of its structure.  Proc. Ninth Annual Southern

Forest Biomass Workshop.  Gulfport, MS.  p. 186-201

 

Weaver, L.A. and T.M. Young.  1986.  Market constraints to industrial wood energy use in

the southeastern United States.  Proc. Eighth Annual Southern Biomass Research

Conference.  Knoxville, TN. p.133-145.

 

Ostermeier, D.M., T.M. Young and D.F. Walsh.  1985.  Characteristics of industrial wood

energy users.  Biomass Energy Development.  Edited by W.H. Smith Plenum Publishing, Inc. 
New York, NY. p. 29-42.

Young, T.M.  1985.  A market segmentation strategy for the industrial wood energy market. 
cccccccProc. 15th Annual Southern Forest Economic Workshop.  Athens, GA. p. 90-100.

Young, T.M., D.M. Ostermeier and D.F. Walsh.  1985.  Energy market assessment for

woody biomass.  Proc. Energy from Biomass: Building on a Generic Technology
Data Base.  Argonne National Laboratory Pub. ANL/CNSV-TM-157. Argonne, IL. p. 223-234.

 

Young, T.M. and D.M. Ostermeier.  1984.  Information sources available for evaluating

changes in forest land ownership and forest land use.  Proc. 14th Annual Southern

Forest Economics Workshop.  Memphis, TN. p. 131-142.

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