IRG Member Bios
The Bios of the Group's members and sponsors issued through the IRG Newsletters since the inception of this feature during 2015 are archived here.
You may access the Bios either by clicking on the name links below to open each Bio or by opening the Mapotic map and to view each Bio.
| Name | Affiliation | Country | Written |
| Mr William Abbott | CopperCare | USA | 2019-02 |
| Dr Gry Alfredsen | NIBIO | Norway | 2018-02 |
| Dr Nadine Amusant | DGCAT | Guyane, FR | 2018-11 |
| Dr Michael Barnes | MSU | USA | 2020-12 |
| Dr Djeison C Batista | Federal Univ. Espírito Santo (UFES) | Brazil | 2024-09 |
| Dr Hannu Boren | Iivari Mononen Group | Finland | 2026-09 |
| Dr Tony Bravery | FRPL/BRE | Utd Kingdom | 2020-07 |
| Mr Bruce Breedt | SAWPA | South Africa | 2016-06 |
| Dr Christian Brischke | Thünen Institute | Germany | 2016-04 |
| Dr Lili Cai | University of Georgia | USA | 2021-08 |
| Dr Kevin Candelier | CIRAD | France | 2022-02 |
| Dr Jinzhen Cao | Beijing Forestry University | China | 2019-02 |
| Dr Chris Coggins | Wood Protection Association | Utd Kingdom | 2025-01 |
| Dr Elena Conti | CATAS | Italy | 2019-04 |
| Mr Jim Creffield | CSIRO | Australia | 2017-02 |
| Ms Bridget Derham | TimTech Chemicals | New Zealand | 2020-10 |
| Dr Ramunas Digaitis | DTI - Danish Technological Institute | Lithuania | 2025-09 |
| Dr Jeanette Drysdale | FRI/Hickson | New Zealand | 2020-02 |
| Dr Lukas Emmerich | Wald und Holz NRW | Germany | 2025-05 |
| Dr Phil Evans | University of British Columbia | Canada | 2017-10 |
| Dr Yoshihisa Fujii | Kyoto University | Japan | 2024-11 |
| Dr Eric Gelhaye | Université de Lorraine | France | 2022-11 |
| Dr Philippe Gerardin | LERMAB/Université de Lorraine | France | 2020-05 |
| Dr Barry Goodell | University of Massachusetts | USA | 2020-05 |
| Dr Harry Greaves | CSIRO | Australia | 2015-12 |
| Dr Peter Hayward | Zelam | New Zealand | 2019-04 |
| Mr Doug Howick | CSIRO | Australia | 2017-08 |
| Dr Miha Humar | University of Ljubljana | Slovenia | 2015-10 |
| Dr Ulrich Hundhausen | NTI Norwegian Inst Wood Technology | Norway | 2024-01 |
| Dr Marcela Ibanez | Universidad de la República | Uruguay | 2020-07 |
| Dr Jody Jellison | University of Massachusetts | USA | 2021-02 |
| Mr Joran Jermer | IRG Secretariat/SP | Sweden | 2017-04 |
| Dr Lehong Jin | CSI/Viance/Arxada | USA | 2016-12 |
| Dr Dennis Jones | LTU Luleå University of Technology | Utd Kingdom | 2020-10 |
| Dr Nami Kartal | Istanbul University | Türkiye | 2017-10 |
| Dr Michael Kennedy | QDPI | Australia | 2023-02 |
| Dr Makoto Kiguchi | Nihon University | Japan | 2023-09 |
| Dr Morten Klamer | DTI/Koppers Performance Chemicals | Denmark | 2020-02 |
| Dr Yuka Kojima | Tokyo Univ of Ag. & Technology | Japan | 2025-05 |
| Dr Andreas Kretzschmar | Arxada | Germany | 2021-08 |
| Dr Davor Kržišnik | University of Ljubljana | Slovenia | 2026-03 |
| Dr Magdalena Kutnik | Elicit Plant | France | 2016-02 |
| Dr Erik Larnøy | NIBIO | Norway | 2019-09 |
| Ms Francisca Latorre | Arxada Quimetal | Chile | 2017-12 |
| Dr Boštjan Lesar | University of Ljubljana | Slovenia | 2024-11 |
| Dr Daniel Lima | University of Minho | Brazil | 2025-07 |
| Dr Jeff Lloyd | Nisus Corporation | USA | 2016-10 |
| Dr David Lorenzo | University of Vigo | Spain | 2023-04 |
| Dr Dulcidio Macedo | Lanxess | Brazil | 2022-09 |
| Mr Øyvind Magerøy | VIS Forsikring | Norway | 2025-11 |
| Dr Hiroshi Matsunaga | FFPRI | Japan | 2021-10 |
| Mr Paul Maynard | Matterworks | New Zealand | 2021-02 |
| Mr Patrick Meckler | Lanxess | Germany | 2021-10 |
| Dr Linda Meyer-Veltrup | Leibniz Universität Hannover | Germany | 2015-06 |
| Dr Holger Militz | University of Göttingen | Germany | 2019-06 |
| Dr Jeff Morrell | OSU/Adelaide University | USA | 2018-02 |
| Dr Paul Morris | FPInnovations | Canada | 2015-06 |
| Dr Olena Myronycheva | LTU Luleå University of Technology | Sweden | 2021-12 |
| Dr Darrel Nicholas | Mississippi State University | USA | 2020-10 |
| Mr Frank Noetzel | Cosaco | Germany | 2017-12 |
| Mr Jack Norton | QDPI | Australia | 2018-06 |
| Dr Lina Nunes | INEC | Portugal | 2016-04 |
| Dr Katie Ohno | USDA Forest Products Laboratory | USA | 2021-12 |
| Dr Tomoko Osawa | IWT - Akita Prefectural University | Japan | 2026-01 |
| Dr Jacob Owoyemi | Federal Univ of Technology, Akure | Nigeria | 2023-09 |
| Dr Sabrina Palanti | Institute for BioEconomy IBE | Italy | 2018-06 |
| Dr Marko Petric | University of Ljubljana | Slovenia | 2016-12 |
| Dr Yao Peng | Beijing Forestry University | China | 2024-03 |
| Dr Alan Preston | FRI/MTU/CSI/Viance | New Zealand | 2018-09 |
| Dr Gerald Presley | Oregon State University | USA | 2025-01 |
| Dr Wei Qu | China Academy of Forestry | China | 2025-09 |
| Dr Lone Ross | NIBIO | Norway | 2016-08 |
| Dr John Ruddick | University of British Columbia | Canada | 2020-07 |
| Dr Masahiro Samejima | University of Tokyo | Japan | 2022-04 |
| Dr Anna Sandak | InnoRenew CoE | Slovenia | 2019-12 |
| Dr Gervais Sawyer | The Saw Doctor | Utd Kingdom | 2022-02 |
| Dr Wolfram Scheiding | Inst of Wood Technology Dresden IHD | Germany | 2024-03 |
| Dr Tripti Singh | Scion/University of Sunshine Coast | Australia | 2016-10 |
| Dr Jonas Stenbaek | Danish Technological Institute DTI | Denmark | 2024-01 |
| Dr Rod Stirling | FPInnovations | Canada | 2018-11 |
| Dr Kathryn Stokes | BRANZ | New Zealand | 2023-02 |
| Dr Adam Taylor | University of Tennessee | USA | 2022-09 |
| Dr Joely Taylor | Well Writ | Australia | 2023-11 |
| Dr Maite de Troya | INIA/University San Pablo CEU | Spain | 2017-08 |
| Dr Wibke Unger | MPA/HNEE | Germany | 2021-06 |
| Dr Marcelino Alba Valle | Pluschemie SA | Argentina | 2022-11 |
| Dr Joris Van Acker | Ghent University | Belgium | 2016-08 |
| Dr Jan Van den Bulcke | Ghent University | Belgium | 2023-07 |
| Dr Ven Venkatasamy | Consultant | Mauritius | 2022-02 |
| Dr Nenad Vidovic | Sansin Corporation | Canada | 2022-04 |
| Dr Hannu Viitanen | VTT Espoo | Finland | 2023-04 |
| DrCharuneeVongkaluang | Royal Forest Department | Thailand | 2019-06 |
| Dr Mats Westin | RISE/IRG Secretariat | Sweden | 2017-04 |
| Dr John Williams | RSK Consultancy | Utd Kingdom | 2024-01 |
| Dr Edmond Wozniak | FCBA/Xylochemie/Dyrup | France | 2024-03 |
| Dr Koichi Yamamoto | FFPRI/JWPA | Japan | 2019-12 |
| Dr Makoto Yoshida | Tokyo Univ of Ag. & Technology | Japan | 2024-09 |
| Dr Alba Zaremski | CIRAD Ag. Research for Development | France | 2017-12 |
| Dr Jun Zhang | Koppers Performance Chemicals | USA | 2023-11 |
| Dr Meng Zhou | Beijing Forestry University | China | 2026-01 |
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