The following testing services are available through the universities of the Wood-Based
Composites Center. By following the link in each category you will find a list of facilities
and equipment for that service. The facilities and equipment are listed by university and then
by the type of testing that they perform. Center members may be eligible for reduced rates for
testing services, as described in the Benefits of
Membership section of our website. Reduced testing services fees may be negotiated with
other Center universities on a case-by-case basis.
University of British Columbia
Contact person: Paul McFarlane
Phone: (604) 822-7667
Email: pmcfarla@interchg.ubc.ca
University of Maine
Contact person: Russell Edgar, Wood Composites Manager
Phone: (207) 949-1591
Email: russell.edgar@umit.maine.edu
University of Minnesota
Contact person: Shri Ramaswamy
Phone: (612) 624-8797
Email: shri@umn.edu
Mississippi State University
Contact person: Rubin Shmulsky
Phone: (662) 325-2243
Email: rshmulsky@cfr.msstate.edu
Oregon State University
Contact person: Thomas McLain
Phone: (541) 737-4224
Email: thomas.mclain@oregonstate.edu
Virginia Tech
Contact person: Linda Caudill
Phone: (540) 231-7092
Email: lcaudill@vt.edu