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Darrel D. Nicholas.....................................................................................
Phone: 662-325-8838
Email: dnicholas@cfr.msstate.eduaddress:
Building 4, Rm# 4107
Department of Forest Products
Box 9820
Mississippi State, MS 39762-9820.....................................................................................
Education:
- North Carolina State University Ph.D., Wood Science and Technology
- Oregon State University M.S., Forest Products
- Oregon State University B.S., Forest Products
Research Interests:
- Development of new wood preservatives
- Evaluations of wood preservative systems
- Non-enzymatic decay mechanisms of brown-rot fungi
- Bioconversion of lignin
- Dimensional stabilization of wood
Research / Extension Websites:
2009
Dahlen, J., T.P. Schultz, M.L. Prewitt, D.D. Nicholas. 2009. Effect of chemical and physical properties on the decay susceptibility of southern pine sapwood decking in two aboveground exposures. Forest Products Journal 59(9):74-78.2009
Li, G., D.D. Nicholas, T.P. Schultz. 2009. Measurement of wood decay by dynamic MOE in an accelerated soil contact test. International Research Group on Wood Protection, IRG/WP 08-20390. 8 pp. Download2009
Nicholas, D.D., J. Shi, T.P. Schultz. 2009. Evaluation of variables that influence dynamic MOE in wood decay studies. International Research Group on Wood Protection, IRG/WP 09-20409. 8 pp. Download2009
Schultz, T.P., D.D. Nicholas. 2009. Short- and long-term ground-contact decay efficacies of three copper-organic systems and possible implications for standardization criteria for copper-based systems. Forest Products Journal 59(5):13-18. Download2008
Dahlen, J., D.D. Nicholas, T.P. Schultz. 2008. Water repellency and dimensional stability of southern pine decking treated with waterborne resin acids. Journal of Wood Chemistry and Technology 28(1):47-54. Download
