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Phone:  662-325-4083
Email:  lprewitt@cfr.msstate.edu

address:
Building 3, Room #3204
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., Chemistry
• Mississippi State University, B.S., Chemistry

Research Interests:

• Chemical analyses of wood preservatives and their degradation products
• Molecular identification of microbial communities during wood decay
• Enzymatic wood decay processes

Teaching Areas:

• FP 4023/6023 - Wood Chemistry

Research / Extension Websites:

• Biotechnology and Fundamental Research
• Lucas Laboratory for Advanced Biodeterioration Research
• Wood Utilization Research Center

Graduate Students

• Young-Min Kang

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
Hatten, N.R., H. Borazjani, S.V. Diehl, M.L. Prewitt. 2009. Effects of composting on removal of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from sawdust amended with chicken litter. Compost Science and Utilization 17(3):166-172.

2008
Borazjani, A., S.V. Diehl, M.F. Hannigan, M.L. Prewitt. 2008. Long-term performance of a pump and treat system at a wood treating site. Pages 12-16 in Proceedings, 38th Annual Mississippi Water Resources Research Conference. Jackson, MS. Download

2008
Kang, Y., M.L. Prewitt, S.V. Diehl. 2008. Characterization of protein patterns from decayed wood of loblolly pine (Pinus taeda) by proteomic analysis. International Research Group on Wood Protection, Doc #IRG/WP 08-10654.

2008
Kirker, G.T., S.V. Diehl, M.L. Prewitt, W.J. Diehl. 2008. Microbial Community Analysis using terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism (T-RFLP) analysis: Field Study Results. International Research Group on Wood Protection, Doc# IRG/WP 08-20377.