Acoustics of Wood

2005 Silver medal "Société d'Encouragement au Progrès" Paris, France 1993-1994 cited in Who's Who - Publications Board 1999 Professor - honorific- University Transylvania- Brasov, Roumania 1978-2005 senior Scientist at INRA -Centre de Recherches Forestières de Nancy, France since 1979- participation to numerous international conferences on nondestructive testing, ultrasonics, wood, musical instruments - 1984 Ph D thesis - Dr. Ing. on "ultrasonics and wood" -Institut Supérieur de Matériaux, St. Ouen- Paris, France 1962 diploma on "wood mechanics " Polytechnic Institute, University Transylvania, Brasov, Roumania

Environmental Acoustics.- Acoustics of Forests and Acoustic Quality Control of Some Forest Products.- Wood and Wood-Based Materials in Architectural Acoustics.- Material Characterization.- Theory of and Experimental Methods for the Acoustic Characterization of Wood.- Elastic Constants of Wood Material.- Wood Structural Anisotropy and Ultrasonic Parameters.- Quality Assessment.- Wood Species for Musical Instruments.- Acoustic Methods as a Nondestructive Tool for Wood Quality Assessment.- Environmental Modifiers of Wood Structural Parameters Detected with Ultrasonic Waves.- Acoustic Emission.- Acousto-Ultrasonics.- High-Power Ultrasonic Treatment for Wood Processing.

From the reviews of the 1st edition:

"It will surely remain the most comprehensive work in this field for a long time to come. It belongs on the bookshelf of every material scientist and structural engineer."

CAS Journal, USA

"(...) the author has done an admirable job, collecting, organizing, and reviewing the disparate literature on most aspects of the Acoustics of Wood."

Journal of the Acoustical Society of Amerika, USA