Organizational Directory
of Research Programs and Work Units

The Forest Product Laboratory has three main branches and the State and Private Forestry Technology Marketing Unit under the director's guidance.

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The Forest Products Laboratory continues to improve its organizational efficiency. We ask for your patience as we work hard to merge the information to reflect the new organizational structure on the web site. The list below shows the new RWU names and numbers with the previous work units listed below.

Wood Products Research Units

Assistant Director: Michael A. Ritter, Supervisory General Engineer
Secretary: Judy Wegner

• Engineering Properties of Wood, Wood Based Materials and Structures
  (RWU 4714)
  • Center for Wood Anatomy Research (RWU 4701)
  • Condition Assessment and Rehabilitation of Structures (partial) (RWU 4719)
• Durability and Wood Protection Research (RWU 4723)
  • Building Moisture and Durability (RWU 4716)
  • Fire Safety (RWU 4725)
  • Condition Assessment and Rehabilitation of Structures (partial) (RWU 4719)
• Economics and Statistics Research (RWU 4851)
  • Statistical Methods in Wood and Fiber Research (RWU 4724

Wood, Fiber and Composites Research Units

Assistant Director: Theodore H. Wegner, Supervisory Chemical Engineer
Secretary: Jane Kohlman

• Performance Engineered Composites (RWU 4706)
• Performance Enhanced Biopolymers (RWU 4707)
  • Modified Lignocellulosic Materials (RWU 4722)
  • Wood Adhesives Science and Technology (RWU 4703)
• Fiber and Chemical Sciences Research (RWU 4709)
  • Fiber Processing and Paper Performance (4710)
• Institute for Microbial and Biochemical Sciences (RWU 4712)

Administration

Assistant Director: R. Lee Nightingale
Secretary: Judy Wegner

• Analytical Chemistry and Microscopy Laboratory (ACML)
• Engineering Mechanics and Remote Sensing Laboratory (EMRSL)
• Paper Test Laboratory (PTL)
• Civil Rights
• Financial Resources Management (FRM)
• Library
• Office of Communication (OC)
• Research Facilities Engineering (RFE)

Key FPL Web Sites

• Advanced Housing Research Center
• Wood Transportation Structures Research
• Air Emissions from Wood and Wood-Based Products (VOCs)
• Center for Forest Mycology Research

WASHINGTON OFFICE PERSONNEL LOCATED AT FPL

• Science, Policy, Planning, Inventory and Information
• Information Technology Management
• IRM Customer Relations and Services

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