Extension Programs
Extension is a big part of the Wood Research Laboratory (WRL). The team conducts workshops and collaborates around the world to teach "all about wood". To find out what Extension is view: Purdue Extension. To view Purdue Forestry and Natural Resources (FNR) Extension publications which include aquatics, fisheries, forest, woodlands, urban forest, wildlife and wood products visit: Purdue Extension - Forestry and Natural Resources Publications.
Our strengths:
- Long-term collaboration with the industry
- Wealth of information generation by WRL
Programs Include:
- Hardwood University (Dr. Rado Gazo)
- A La Cart Programs
- Programs for youth, public & NGO:
Magical Wood (Dr. Eva Haviarova)
Wood –The Most Sustainable Biomaterial (Dr. Eva Haviarova)
School Furniture for Developing World (Dr. Eva Haviarova)
Publication: FNR-499-W How to Build a Simple Chair for
Schools or Homes in Disadvantaged Areas of the World
Using Local Resources and Low-End Technology - Wood on Wheels (Dr. Eva Haviarova)
- Hardwoods of the Central Midwest, The Purdue Arboretum (Dr. Rado Gazo & Dr. Eva Haviarova)
Industry-Related Programs:
- Wood Science 101 (Gazo, Haviarova)
- The Shrinking and Swelling of Wood and Its Effect on Furniture (Haviarova)
- Wood Products and International Trade (Haviarova)
- Sustainable Product Development (Haviarova)
- Furniture Performance Testing (Haviarova)
- Supply Chain Management (Haviarova)
- Automated Hardwood Lumber Grading (Gazo)
- Lean Manufacturing and Logistics (Gazo)
- Trees Fall for Me, Safely (Bollock)
- Hardwood Lumber, Grading, and Pricing (Gazo)
- Scanning and Sawing Hardwood (Gazo)
- Band and Circle Sawmill Maintenance (Bollock)
- CLT, Hardwood CLTs, and EWPs (Haviarova)
