To ensure Australia is at the forefront of international best practice, the Centre has enlisted experts across academia, government and industry to provide advice, assist with networks and identify potential opportunities and challenges for the Centre.
Four key groups will advise the Centre Director, including an International Scientific Reference Panel, a core-partners group and a Forest and Wood Products Australia/Industry Advisory Board. If you are interested in being involved in the committees, please email the Administration team FRIAdmin@usc.edu.au
The International Scientific Panel helps foster global research linkages. The group meets with the International Research Group on Wood Protection at least once a year.
Members serve three-year terms.
The International Scientific Panel helps foster global research linkages. The group meets with the International Research Group on Wood Protection at least once a year.
Members serve three-year terms.
Members of the Board include:
- Dr. Tripti Singh, University of the Sunshine Coast, AUSTRALIA
- Professor Philip Evans, University of British Columbia, CANADA
- Dr. Lone Ross Gobakken, NIBIO, NORWAY
- Dr. Barry Goodell, University of Massachusetts, UNITED STATES of AMERICA
- Dr. Harry Greaves, (Consultant), AUSTRALIA
- Professor Holger Militz, University of Gottingen, GERMANY
- Dr. Alan Preston, Viance LLC (Retired), UNITED STATES of AMERICA
- Dr. Rod Sterling, FPInnovations, CANADA
- Dr. Robert Leicester, (Consultant), AUSTRALIA
- Professor Jeffrey Morrell (Oregon State University)
We look forward to the advice and involvement of our members
The International Scientific Panel helps foster global research linkages. The group meets with the International Research Group on Wood Protection at least once a year.
Members serve three-year terms.
Members of the Board include:
- Dr Andrew Leighton, CEO, Forest Wood Products Australia (FWPA)
- Professor Ross Young, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Research & Innovation, (UniSC)
- Dr Chris Lafferty, Head of Research, Development & Extension (FWPA)
- Dr Gavin Matthew, CEO (EWPAA)
- Mr Trevor Innes, GM, Technical and Sustainability (Timberlink)
- Dr Robbie Currie, Technology Manager (Hexion)
- Mr Emmanuel Sarmiento Research & Development Engineer (Wespine)
- Ms Marina Milic, Technical Manager (AKD)
- Dr David Humphrey, Associate Director (Arxada)
- Mr Jack Norton, National Secretary (TPAA)
- Mr Ahsan Qureshi, Quality Assurance Manager (Wesbeam)
- Mr Elias Akle, Managing Director (Koppers Performance Chemicals)
- Mr Alex Sas, Senior Program Manager (Wine Australia)
- Mr Harrison Brooke, Technical Manager (EWPAA)
- Ms Kersten Gentle, CEO, (FTMA)Mr Paul Oliver, Sales and Technical Manager, (Koppers Performance Chemicals)
- Mr Richard Hyett, Deputy CEO (AFPA)
We look forward to the advice and involvement of our members
Core Partner Members
Members of the Core Partners Group include:
- Dr Tim Smith, Director Forestry and Biosciences RD&E, Horticulture & Forestry Science, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (Q-DAF)
- Professor Keith Crews, Director, Advance Timber Hub & Centre for Future Timber Structures, University of Queensland
- Dr Bill Leggate, Forest Product Innovation, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (Q-DAF)
- Lesley Francis, Senior Research Scientist, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (Q-DAF)
- Dr Maryam Shirmohammadi, Principal Research Scientist, Forest Product Innovation, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (Q-DAF)
- Dr Chandan Kumar, Principal Scientist, Forest Product Innovation, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (Q-DAF)
- Dr Lisa Ottenhaus, Senior Lecturer, School of Civil Engineering, The University of Queensland
- Professor Sritawat Kitipornchai, Professor Structural Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, University of Queensland (UQ)
- Dr Gary Hopewell, A/Business Manager, Horticulture & Forestry Sciences, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (Q-DAF)
- Dr Robbie McGavin, Research Facility and Project Manager, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (Q-DAF)
- Professor Phil Evans, Affiliate, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
- Mr Jack Norton, Affiliate, Timber Preservers’ Association Australia
- Mr Michael Powell, Affiliate, Bioteca,
- Mr Scott Kleinschmidt, Affiliate, Australian Timber and Pest
Our people
The National Centre for Timber Durability and Design Life brings together researchers from UniSC, University of Queensland and the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries interested in creating a thriving research enterprise that engages scientists from around the world to collaboratively to address durability issues central to the use of timber in Australia.
Centre Members include:
- Professor Tripti Singh , Director, National Centre for Timber Durability and Design Life (UniSC)
- Dr Penelope Mitchell, Research Fellow, Timber Circularity Project (UniSC)
- Dr Luis Yerman Martinez, Research Fellow, School of Civil Engineering, University of Queensland (UQ)
- Dr Martin Strandgard, Senior Research Fellow (UniSC)
- Mr Jack Norton, Research Assistant (UniSC)
- Dr Tengfei Yi, Post Doctoral Research Assistant (UniSC)
- Dr Helen Nahrung, Senior Research Fellow (UniSc)
- Dr Vilius Gendvilas, Research Fellow (UniSc)
- Dr Saip Nami Kartal, Affiliate, Faculty of Forestry, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa
- Dr Kyra Wood, Affiliate, Durability Timber Design, University of Tasmania
- Dr Saeed Mahini, Affiliate, Civil engineering, QST Consulting Engineers
- Associate Professor Sanjeev Kumar Srivastava (UniSC)
- Dr Melanie Harris, Research Assistant, (UniSC)
- Dr Linda Moss, PhD Candidate (Completed)
- Ms Elaine Galore, Masters Candidate (Completed)
- Mr Juan Vargas Garcia (PhD Candidate)
- Mr William Haigh (PhD Candidate)
- Mr Scott Kleinschmidt (Masters Candidate)
- Ms Mehrnaz Akbarnezhad ((PhD Candidate)
- Mr Wenxuan Wu (PhD Candidate)
- Mr Camilo Montoya Giraldo (PhD Candidate)
- Ms Zeinab Darabi (PhD Candidate)
- Mr Yuhao Zhang (PhD Candidate)
- Ms Claudia Roder (PhD Candidate)
- Professor Jeffrey Morrell (Oregon State University)
- Kelly Stewart, Program Manager, Forestry Institute (UniSC)
- Kerri Salmon, Research Administration, (UniSC)
- Michelle Tapp, Research Administration, (UnisC