| Timothy M. Young Forest Products Center Department of Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries University of Tennessee Agricultural Campus 2506 Jacob Drive Knoxville, TN 37996-4750 Phone: 865-946-1119 FAX: 865-946-1109 Email tmyoung1@utk.edu |
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Research Assistant Professor: M.S. Statistics 1993 The University of Tennessee College of Business, Department of Statistics (Graduate Double Minor: Mathematics and Management Science); M.S. Forest Economics University of Wisconsin 1983; B.S. Forestry University of Wisconsin 1979. Re-joined The University of Tennessee, Tennessee Forest Products Center in January of 1998. Manufacturing experience with Georgia-Pacific Corp., Industrial Wood Products Division as Continuous Improvement Director (1994 - 1998). Additional experience with The University of Tennessee, Department of Forestry, Wildlife & Fisheries as Research Associate (1983 - 1993); U.S. Forest Service Forest Products Laboratory at Madison, Wisconsin as Statistical Analyst (1982); Champion International Corp. at Norway, Michigan as Resource Analyst (1982); and U.S. Forest Service at Kootenai National Forest at Yaak, Montana as Crew Supervisor of Large Timber Sales (1978; 1979; 1980-1981). I am a member of the American Statistical Association (ASA), American Society for Quality (ASQ), Forest Products Society, TAPPI, and Tennessee Forestry Association (TFA).
My professional research interests are in statistical process control (SPC) and human machine interface (HMI) technology as applied to the manufacture of wood products. These professional interests are based on the W. Edwards Deming's philosophy of continuous improvement. My role as a Research Assistant Professor in the Tennessee Forest Products Center is to conduct applied research which will improve the manufacture of wood products. The primary focus of this research is to help Tennessee wood products producers improve their competitiveness through the use of SPC and HMI systems. This research also extends to forest products industries outside the state of Tennessee.
One of my major research areas is the Tennessee Quality Lumber Initiative (TQLI). The TQLI is an applied research program with Tennessee hardwood sawmills that focuses on improving the quality of manufactured hardwood lumber. Other applied research projects include:
· Developing new "on-line" measurement devices for hardwood lumber
· Improving the quality of dry kiln lumber using SPC and HMI systems
· Comparing the economic benefits from using both engineering process control (EPC) and SPC in the manufacture of wood products
· Improving the quality of manufactured particleboard using SPC and HMI systems
· Improving the quality of manufactured oriented strand board using SPC and HMI systems
· Multivariate control charting of engineered wood characteristics
