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Phone:  662-325-2243
Email:  rshmulsky@cfr.msstate.edu

address:
Franklin Center, Room #203
Department of Forest Products
Box 9820
Mississippi State, MS 39762-9820

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Education:

• Mississippi State University Ph.D., Forest Resources
• Mississippi State University M.S., Forest Products
• University of Massachussetts Building Materials and Wood Technology

Research Interests:

• Drying of wood and wood products
• Mechanics of wood and wood products
• Engineered wood products

Teaching Areas:

• FP 4123/6123 - Lumber Manufacturing

Research / Extension Websites:

• Engineered Wood Products
• New Manufacturing Systems for Wood-based Industries
• Wood Utilization Research Center

Graduate Students

• Joseph M. Dahlen
• Benny Green
• Maisaa Kakeh
• Eric McConnell
• Carrlet Stokes

2009
McConnell, E., R. Shmulsky. 2009. Hurricane Katrina’s effects on Mississippi’s lumber manufacturers. Forest and Wildlife Research Center, Mississippi State University, Research Advances 12(4):4 pp. Download

2009
McConnell, T.E., S.Q. Shi, R. Shmulsky. 2009. Technical note: A preliminary study on the bending stiffness of chemically treated wood material for structural composite lumber. Wood and Fiber Science 41(3):322-324.

2008
Armstrong, J., R. Shmulsky. 2008. Accreditation: Elevating programs, the profession, and SWST, an editorial. Wood and Fiber Science 40(4):481-483.

2008
Dahlen, J., R. Shmulsky. 2008. Grade improvement during drying with a pre-commercial prototype restrain device of two-by-fours from loblolly pine thinnings. Forest Products Journal 58(3):91-94.

2008
Mlsna, T., R. Shmulsky, S. Millar. 2008. Continuous monitoring of volatile organic compounds during kiln drying with a MEMS chemical sensor. American Laboratory 1(2)19-22.