UMaine Researcher Elected Fellow of International Academy of Wood Science
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ORONO — Robert Rice, a professor of wood science in the University of Maine’s School of Forest Resources, was recently elected a 2008 fellow of the International Academy of Wood Science.
A UMaine faculty member for 17 years, Rice has published more than 60 research papers on the physics of wood, many of them involving the human health and environmental issues related to wood processing plants. His work also includes research in the fields of wood energy, heat and mass transfer in wood and wood-based composites.
The International Academy of Wood Science was founded in Paris in 1966 as a non-profit organization whose mission is to promote worldwide the concerted development of wood science by recognizing the meritorious achievements and high scientific standards of its elected fellows.