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Department of Wood and Paper Science

Wood Products Extension


 

Dr. Philip H. Mitchell

 

Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist:

B.S. North Carolina State University
M.S. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Ph.D. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Background:

Philip H. Mitchell obtained a B.S. (1977) in Wood Science and Technology from North Carolina State University and both his M.S. (1979) and Ph.D. (1981) in Forestry and Forest Products from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Upon completion of his Ph.D. he worked as an Assistant Professor at the Mississippi Forest Products Laboratory. He joined Weyerhaeuser Company in 1987 where he worked as a Research Scientist and Environmental Engineer. In March, 1996 he returned to North Carolina State University as a Wood Products Extension Specialist and Assistant Professor. He is a member of the Forest Products Society and the North Carolina Association of Cooperative Extension Specialists.


A Current Project:

Developing optimization software that generates an optimized arbor saw spacing solution for gang ripsaws.

You Can Reach Phil Mitchell At:

Department of Wood and Paper Science
Wood Products Extension
Campus Box 8003
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC 27695-8003
Telephone: 919-515-5581
FAX: 919-515-8739
E-mail: phil _mitchell@ncsu.edu