Scope and range of services
Expert consultancy, testing, research, analysis, & testimony

Education:     
Ph.D. in Forest Products. Mississippi State University, Starkville.
M.S. in Forest Products. Mississippi State University, Starkville.
B.S. in Building Materials & Wood Tech. Forestry minor. University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Cum Laude.
New England Kiln Drying Assoc. (NEKDA) workshop on seasoning hardwood lumber. 1994. 

Experience:
Private Sector:
8/2000 – Present: President and Chair of Timber Technology Authority, LLC.
6/94 - 8/2000: Professional forest products and light frame construction consultant
7/94 - 5/95: Forest Products Associates, custom dry kiln.
3/94 - 7/94: Architectural Timber and Millwork.
1/88 - 1/94: Shmulsky Construction and Home Inspection Service.

Public Sector:
- 7/2004 – Present: Mississippi State University, Forest Products Department, Associate Professor.
- 6/2000 – 6-2004: University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Wood and Paper Science Department, Assistant Professor.
- 7/98 - 6/2000: Mississippi State University, Forest Products Department, Instructor.

Textbooks:
- Bowyer, J.L., R. Shmulsky, and J.G. Haygreen. 2007. Forest Products and Wood Science, an Introduction, 5th ed. Blackwell Publishing, Ames, IA.
- Bowyer, J.L., R. Shmulsky, and J.G. Haygreen. 2003. Forest Products and Wood Science, an  Introduction, 4th ed. ISU Press, a Blackwell Company.

Refereed Manuscripts:
- Shmulsky, R., R.D. Seale, R.D. Snow. 2006. Analysis of acoustic velocity as a predictor of stiffness and strength in 5-inch-diameter pine dowels. Forest Prod. J. 56(9):53-55.
- Shmulsky. R. 2006. Dimensional stabilization of pine four-by-fours via restraint drying. Forest Prod. J. 56(3):41-43.
- Shmulsky, R. and V. Shvets. 2006. The effect of subzero temperatures on FSP of cottonwood. Forest Prod. J. 56(2):74-77.
- Bartekova, A., C. Lungu, R. Shmulsky, P. Huelman, J.Y. Park. 2006. Laboratory evaluation of oriented strand board samples with respect to VOC emissions. Forest Prod. J. 56(2):85-90.

- Shmulsky, R. and D. Butler. 2005. Shrinkage and grade retention in restraint-dried thick dimension  loblolly pine. For. Prod. J. 55(11):34-36.
- Shmulsky, R., R.W. Erickson, D.L. Buckner, G. Li., 2005. Field test of edgewise restraint southern pine lumber drying. For. Prod. J. 55(10):25-27.
-  Shmulsky, R., R.W. Erickson, P.H. Steele, D.L. Buckner. 2005. Warp reduction of SYP lumber by  restrained drying. For. Prod. J. 55(9)37-41.
-  Erickson, R.W., and R. Shmulsky. 2005. Warp reduction of red pine two-by-fours via restrained drying. For. Prod. J. 55(9)84-86.
- Shmulsky, R. 2004. Effect of Lamina Thickness on Parallel-To-Grain Strength in Small Douglas-Fir Samples. J. Bridge Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers. 9(3):308-309.
- Shmulsky, R. 2004. EMC response along the tensile face of small wood beams. Wood Sci. and Tech. Springer. 37(2004):447-449.
- Brochmann, J., C. Edwardson, R. Shmulsky. 2004. Influence of resin type and flake thickness on properties of OSB. For. Prod. J. 54(3):51-55.
- Shmulsky, R. and R.W. Erickson. 2004. Twist assessment and reduction in southern pine 2x4s. For. Prod. J. 54(4):66-68.
- Shmulsky, R. 2002. Effect of log storage on structural veneer processing. For. Prod. J. 52(4):82-84.
- Shmulsky, R., K. Kadir, and R. W. Erickson. 2002. Effect of air velocity on the drying of red oak lumber. For. Prod. J. 52(1):78-80.
- Shmulsky, R. and H. Castillo. 2001. Accelerated kiln schedules for drying of hackberry, red oak, and sweetgum lumber. For. Prod. J. 51(11/12):33-36.
- Shmulsky, R., K. Kadir, and R. W. Erickson. 2001. Effect of sample geometry on EMC and hysteresis of red oak (Quercus Sp.). Wood and Fiber Sci. 33(4):662-666.   
- Shmulsky, R. 2001. Effect of water spray log storage on southern pine veneer drying. Drying Technology, an International J. 19(6):1157-1162.
- Shmulsky, R. 2001. Proportional Surface Drying of Small Loblolly Pine Cubes at 120 Degrees Celsius. For. Prod. J. 51(4):90-92. 
- Shmulsky, R. 2001. High temperature drying from the three primary orthogonal surfaces of loblolly pine. Drying Tech. an International J. 19(3):651-657.
- Shmulsky, R. and F. W. Taylor. 2001. Evaluation of Energy Conservation by Second-Stage Drying. For. Prod. J. 51(3):75-78.
- Shmulsky, R. and L. L. Ingram Jr.  2000. Empirical prediction of VOC emissions from drying SYP lumber. For. Prod. J. 50(6):61-63.
- Shmulsky, R. 2000. Influence of end grain on VOC emissions from kiln drying loblolly pine lumber. For. Prod. J. 50(5):21-23.
- Ingram, L. L., Jr., R. Shmulsky, A. L. Thompson, F. W. Taylor, M. C. Templeton. 2000. The measurement of VOC emissions from drying SYP lumber in a lab-scale kiln. For. Prod. J. 0(4):91-94.
- Shmulsky, R. 2000. Influence of drying schedule on VOC emissions from kiln drying loblolly pine lumber. For. Prod. J. 50(4):45-48.
- Shmulsky, R. 2000. Influence of lumber dimension on VOC emissions from kiln drying loblolly pine lumber. For. Prod. J. 50(3):63-66.
- Steele, P. H., L. Kumar, R. Shmulsky. 2000. Differentiation of knots, distorted-grain, and clear wood by RF scanning. For. Prod. J. 50(3):58-62.
- Shmulsky, R., F. Taylor. 1999. Effect of water spray storage of southern pine logs on the drying          and shrinkage of lumber. For. Prod. J. 49(11/12):75-77.            
- Steele, P., J. Wiedenbeck, R. Shmulsky, and A. Perera. 1999. The influence of lumber grade on         machine productivity in the rough mill. For. Prod. J. 49(9):48-54.
- Su, W., J. Boerner, U. Hooda, H. Yan, S. Banerjee, R. Shmulsky, L. Ingram Jr., T. Conners. 1999. VOC extraction from softwood through low-headspace heating. Holzforchung. 53(1999)641-647.
- Steele, P., A. Perera, O. Harding, and R. Shmulsky. 1999. The potential for straight line ripping prior to crosscutting hardwood lumber. For. Prod. J. 49(3):46-49.
- Quin, F. Jr., P. Steele, and R. Shmulsky. 1998. Locating knots in wood with an IR detector system. For. Prod. J. 48(10):80-84.

Invited Presentations:
- Shmulsky, R. and J.M. Dahlen. Acrolein and selected HAPS from southern pine a comparison of four mills. Forest Products Society Conference: Quality drying for the 21st Century, Energy and Market Realities. Bellingham, WA. 11/2006.
- Shmulsky, R. and R.W. Erickson. Dealing with delinquent lumber, a straight-jacket approach. Forest Products Society annual convention. Newport Beach, CA. June 2006.
- Snow, R.D., Grebner, D.L., Belli, K.L., Shmulsky, R., and T.P. Schultz. 2006. Existing knowledge levels of silvicultural impacts on wood properties for developing engineered wood. In: Proceedings, Society of American Foresters National Convention, Fort Worth, TX, October 19-23, 2005. CD-ROM.
- Shmulsky, R. Dimensional stabilization via forced slab drying. Society of Wood Science and Technology, annual meeting. June. Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. 6.05.
- Shmulsky, R., and R.W. Erickson. Dimensional stabilization via edgewise restraint. Forest Products Society, international convention. June. Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. 6.05.
- Erickson, R.W. and R. Shmulsky. Let’s get the crook out of the stud game. IUFRO drying conference. Brasov, Romania. 8.03.
- Processing straighter studs. Technical session, Forest Prod. Soc. Annual Meeting. Bellevue, WA. R.W. Erickson, co-presenter. 6.03.
- Wood Based Composite Center semi-annual meeting. Presentation with Nate Derringer, graduate research assistant. Starkville, MS. 4.03.
- Technical poster at Consortium for Plant Biotech. Research conference in Washington DC. 2.03.
- Shmulsky, R. Accelerated drying of hardwoods. Quality Drying: The key to profitable manufacturing conference. Presentations and conference proceedings. Forest Products Society. Montreal, Quebec. 9.02.
- Shmulsky, R. Accelerated Lumber Drying. NHLA Hardwood Symp. Fall Creek Falls, TN. 5.02.
- Erickson, R.W. and R. Shmulsky. Small diameter trees into advanced round composites. Comm. & Econ. Development Opportunities in Small Tree Utilization. Albuquerque, NM. 4.02.
- Erickson, R. and R. Shmulsky. The hollow veneered pole: “Guess who’s not coming to dinner.” Enhancing the durability of lumber and engineered wood products conf. Orlando, FL. 2.02.
- Shmulsky, R. and R.W. Erickson. Engineered Hollow wood Composite Poles. 2nd International Conf. on Advanced Engineered Wood Composites. Bethel, ME. 8.01.
- Shmulsky, R. 10-20 year horizon of forest products. Soterra Co. land manager’s meeting. Thomasville, AL. 9.04.
- Shmulsky, R, & J.P. Mgt. ARDC & IRRRA Value added opportunities in NE MN. Duluth, MN. 6.02.
- Shmulsky, R. Effect of humidity cycling on shear stress in OSB. Wood Based Composite Center meeting, VPI&SU. 10.01.
- Shmulsky, R. Engineered Timber Bridges. MN State Fair, St. Paul, MN. 8.01.
- Shmulsky, R. Wood Drying Emissions, the Big Picture. Southern For. Prod. Assoc. Exposition. Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, GA. 7.01.
- Milton, T. and R. Shmulsky. Sawmilling and value added processing. Million acres workshop. Duluth, MN. 5.01.