Employee Information |
| Name: |
Philip A. Araman |
| Title: |
Team Leader |
| Unit: |
Utilization of Southern Forest Resources (4704)
AD Unit - Inventory and Monitoring |
| Phone: |
540-231-5341 |
| Fax: |
318-473-7246 - Unit Fax
540-231-1383 - Location Fax
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| E-Mail: |
paraman@fs.fed.us
paraman@vt.edu |
Location Information |
Mailing
Address: |
USDA-Forest Service
Southern Research Station
1650 Ramble Road
Blacksburg, VA 24060-6349 |
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Research Information |
Education: |
| AAS, Paul Smith's College, 1965 (Forestry); BS, North Carolina State University, 1968 (Wood Technology); MS, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1975 (Forest Products) |
Current Research: |
| Machine vision for inspection of hardwood lumber and logs; evaluation of hardwood edging and trimming in sawmills; development of a computerized training tool for proper edging and trimming; refinement to a simulation for grading hardwood lumber; opportunities to produce furniture, cabinet, and export parts directly from logs; evaluation of log-sawing techniques that could be improved by combining with scanning; evaluation of the performation of repaired pallets to enhance the reuse of wood products; value-added products from used pallets (ie. flooring); evaluation of sawmill options. Developing improved tree bucking tools. Developing full tree stem volume and value advanced data collection technologies and advanced tools. Other studies include working on drying, resource analysis, and value-added products for rural areas. |
Collaborative Research: |
| Recycling of solid wood waste; improved material yields for hardwood and softwood products; automation in the softwood industry; machine vision for hardwoods processing and evaluation; processing automation; improved utilization of wood from the forest s to the mill; development of products that can be made from dead or dying timber. |
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Southern Research Station Headquarters - Asheville, NC
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