Evaluation of the mechanical interactions of pallets and unit loads

Investigator(s): White, Marshall S. and Joseph R. Loferski
Sponsor: PalletOne
Amount: $99,661
January 1, 2006 - January 1, 2007

Sustainable Engineered Materials from Renewable Resources: Design and Manufacture of High-Performance Composites

Investigator(s): Audrey Zink-Sharp, Ulrika Egertsdotter, Thomas R. Fox, Charles E. Frazier, Daniel P. Hindman, Joseph R. Loferski, Philip J. Radtke, Scott Renneckar, Maren Roman, Robert L. Smith, Layne T. Watson, Shepard M. Zedaker
Sponsor: USDA/CSREES Special Research Grants
Amount: $646,954
July 1, 2006 - June 30, 2007

Investigation of I-joist rienforcement

Investigator(s): Hindman D. and Loferski J.R
Sponsor: Metwood Inc
Amount: $17,000
5/05-7/05

Optimizing Fastener Spacing in Multiple Bolt Wood Connections for Natural Hazard Loadings

Investigator(s): J.D. Dolan and J.R. Loferski
Sponsor: USDA, CSREES, National Research Initiative
Amount: 140,000
12/02 to 1/05

Wood Based Composites Steering Committee

Investigator(s): Kamke, F., Loferski, J., Zink-Sharp, A., Smith, R
Sponsor: Industry Contributions
Amount: $200,000
2003-2004

Optimizing Fastener Spacing in Multiple Bolt Connections for Natural Hazard Loading"

Investigator(s): Dolan, J.D., Loferski, J.R.,
Sponsor: USDA CSREES
Amount: $140,000
2003-2005

Sustainable Engineered Materials Institute

Investigator(s): Kamke, F., Zedaker, S, Frazier, C., Loferski, J., etal
Sponsor: USDA Special Grant
Amount: $600,000
2003-2004

National Needs Fellowship in Wood-Based Composites Engineering

Investigator(s): Loferski, Joseph R., Fred A. Kamke, and Charles E. Frazier
Sponsor: USDA
Amount: $54,000
1995-1999

Turner, Matthew A., Raymond H. Plaut, David A. Dillard, Joseph R. Loferski, and Rick A. Caudill.  2009.  Tests of adhesives to augment nails in wind uplift resistance of roofs. Journal of Structural Engineering 135(1):88-93.

Hindman, D. P. and J. R. Loferski.  2008.  Cold-formed steel reinforcement for improperly cut wood i-joists. Practice Periodical of Structural Design and Construction 13(4):198-203.

Carradine, David M., Donald A. Bender, Frank E. Woeste, and Joseph R. Loferski.  2007.  Development of design capacities for residential deck ledger connections. Forest Products Journal 57(3):29-33.

Espinoza, O. A., Bond, B. H. and J. R. Loferski.  2007.  Equilibrium moisture content during storage, manufacturing, and shipping of Bolivian wood products. Forest Products Journal 57(6):81-87.

Brown, N.R., J.R. Loferski and C.E. Frazier.  2007.  Cross-linking poly(vinyl acetate-co-N-methylolacrylamide) latex adhesive performance Part II: Fracture mechanics and microscopic durability studies. Int. J. Adhesion & Adhesives 27(7):554-561.

Goodell, Barry, Jody Jellison, Joseph Loferski, and Stephen Quarles.  2007.  Brown-rot Decay of ACQ and CA-B Treated Lumber. Forest Products Journal 57(6):31-33.

Loferski, Joseph R. and Frank E. Woeste.  2006.  Residential Deck Ledger Connection Testing and Design. Wood Design Focus 16(2):9-12.

Carradine, David M., Donald Bender, Joseph R. Loferski, and Frank E. Woeste.  2006.  Residential deck ledger connection testing and design. Wood Design Focus 16(2):9-12.

Loferski, Joseph R., Dustin Albright, and Frank E. Woeste.  2006.  Tested guardrail post connections for residential decks. Wood Design Focus 16(2):13-18.

Loferski, Joseph R., Dustin Albright, and Frank E. Woeste.  2006.  Tested Guardrail Post Connections for Residential Decks. Wood Design Focus 16(2):13-18.

Kochkin V. G. and Loferski J.R.  2005.  Modeling the Nonlinear Moment-Rotation Relationship of a Nail Plate Connector. Wood and Fiber Science vol 37(3):514-520.

.  2004.  Carradine, David M., Frank E. Woeste, J.Daniel Dolan, and Joseph R. Loferski. Diaphragm behavior and design of laterally loaded timber frame and structural insulated panel buildings. Wood Design Focus 14(3):18-22.

Smart, J.V., F.E. Woeste and J.R. Loferski.  2003.  “Potential Thermal Degradation of Attic Framing and Wood Sheathing.”. ASCE Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction. Vol. 8(4):203-208.

Anderson, C., Woeste, F.E. and Loferski, J.R. .  2003.  “Practical Engineering: Attaching Deck Ledgers.”. Journal of Light Construction pp8-87.

Carradine, David, Don Bender, Joe Loferski, and Frank Woeste.  2008.  Residential deck ledger connection testing and design.  StructureMay, pp. 53-56.

Carradine, David M., Donald A. Bender, Joseph R. Loferski, and Frank E. Woeste.  2005.  Residential Deck Ledger Design.  ICC Building Safety Journal. 6(3):4-7.

Loferski, Joseph R., Frank E. Woeste, Dustin G. Albright, and Rick A. Caudill.  2005.  Load Tested Guardrail Post Connections.  Professional Deck Builder4(2):48-59.

Loferski, Joseph R., Frank E. Woeste, Dustin G. Albright, and Rick A. Caudill.  2005.  Strong Rail-Post Connections for Wooden Decks.  Journal of Light Construction23(5):65-71.

Woeste, Frank E. and Joseph R. Loferski.  2005.  Minimum Details and Specifications for Permitting Residential Decks.  Building Safety JournalApril, pp. 4-7.

Woeste, F.E., Loferski, J.R.  2004.  PPT Lumber: Know What You Are Buying.  Professional Deck Builder Vol. 3, No. 6 pp10-14.

Loferski, J.R., Woeste, F.E., Caudill, R., Platt, T. and Smith, Q.  2004.  Load-Tested Deck Ledger Connections .  Journal of Light Construction Vol. 22. No. 6, pages 71-78.

Loferski, J.R., Woeste, F.E., and Billings, M.A.  2004.  Deck Ledger Connection Design .  Professional Deck Builder Magazine Vol. 3, No. 3, May/June pages 56-67.

Loferski, J.R., Woeste, F.E., Billings, M.A .  2004.  Deck Ledger Connection Design .  Professional Deck Builder Magazine Vol. 3, No. 3. pp56-67.

Loferski, J.R., Woeste, F.E., et al .  2004.  Load-Tested Deck Ledger Connections .  Journal of Light Construction Vol. 22, No. 3. pp71-78 .

Carradine, D.M., Woeste, F.E., Dolan, J.D., Loferski, J.R.  2004.  Utilizing Diaphragm Action for Wind Load Design of Timber Frame and Structural Insulated Panel Buildings.  Forest Products Journal Vol. 54, No. 5, pages 73-80.

Loferski, Joseph R., Dustin Albright, and Frank Woeste.  2007.  Tested Guardrail Post Connections for Residential Decks.  Structure magazine, July, pp. 55-59.

Woeste F.E. and Loferski J.R.  2004.  Pressure Treated Lumber: Know What You Are Buying.  Professional Deck Builder, vol. 3 no. 6 pp10-14.

Anderson, C., Woeste, F., and Loferski, J. .  2003.  "Practical Engineering: Attaching Ledgers.".  Journal of Light construction. Vol. 21, No. 11. pp81-87.

Anderson, C., Loferski, J., and Woeste, F.  2003.  Detecting Early Wood Decay.  ICBO Building Standards. July/August.

Anderson, C., Woeste, F.E., and Loferski, J.R.  2003.  "Manual for the Inspection of Residential Wood Decks and Balconies." Forest Products Society and International Code Congress.  .

Smart, J.V., Woeste, F.E., and Loferski, J.R.  2003.  "Potential Thermal Degradation of Attic Framing and Wood Sheathing.".  ASCE. Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction. November. pp6.

Anderson, C., Woeste, F.E. and Loferski, J.R. .  2003.  “Manual for the Inspection of Residential Decks and Balconies”.  ” Publisher: Forest Products Society and International Code Council. Publication No. 7243, ISBN 0-892529-34-3. pp 76.

Loferski, J.R. .  2003.  “Evaluation of Timbers in the Anderson Forge Blacksmith Shop at Colonial Williamsburg in Williamsburg, Virginia.” .  Report to Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Pp35.

Loferski, Joseph R. .  2002.  Historic log buildings.  Virginia Forests, Vol. LVII No. 4, Winter. Pp.17-19. .

Dolan, J. Daniel, Joseph R. Loferski, and Jason A. Smart .  2002.  Monotonic displacement tests of single shear laterally loaded connection in gypsum wallboard, fiberboard, and hardboard..  .

Loferski, Joseph R and Frank Woeste.  2007.  Residential deck and balcony safety: Design and testing of residential guardrails.  World Conference on Timber Engineering, August 6-10, pp. 1-8.

Hindman, D. P. and J. R. Loferski.  2005.  Light Gauge Steel Reinforcement for Improperly Cut I-joists.  2005 ASAE Annual International Meeting Tampa Convention Center Tampa, FL July 17-20, 2005.

Loferski, J.R., Woeste, F.E.  2004.  The Safety of Exterior Wood Decks on Residential Buildings.  Presented at the Wold Conference on Timber Engineering in Lahti, Finland, June 14-17, 2004. Pages 195-200 .

Dolan, J. Daniel, Christian P. Heine, Guy T. Anderson, and Joseph R. Loferski.  2002.  Stochastic and numerical modeling of the dynamic response of multiple-joints in timber.  Abstract in proceedings of The World Conference on Timber Engineering, Shah Alam, Malaysia, August 12-15.

Robitaille Brown, Nicole, Joseph R. Loferski, and Charles E. Frazier.  2002.  Correlating Co-Monomer Distribution with Performance in Vinyl Acetate/NMA Latex Copolymers.  Proceedings of the 25th Annual Meeting of the Adhesion Society and the Second World Congress on Adhesion and Related Phenomena, 517-519, 2002.

Dolan, J. Daniel, Guy T. Anderson, Christian P. Heine, and Joseph R. Loferski.  2002.  Strength-Based Group Action Factors for Multiple-Bolt Connections.  Abstract in proceedings of The World Conference on Timber Engineering, Shah Alam, Malaysia, August 12-15.

Robitaille, Nicole, Charles E. Frazier, and Joseph R. Loferski.  2001.  Molecular Aspects of Performance in Crosslinking Poly(vinyl acetate) Adhesives.  24th Annual Meeting of the Adhesion Society, Williamsburg, VA, February 2001.

Robitaille, Nicole, Charles E. Frazier, and Joseph R. Loferski.  2000.  Establishing the Location of the Co-Monomer N-Methylolacrylamide with Respect to the Latex Particles in Cross-linking Polyvinyl Acetate Emuslsions.  Proceedings of the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Adhesion Society, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. 293, February 2000.

Robitaille, Nicole, Joseph R. Loferski, and Charles E. Frazier.  1999.  Crosslinking PVAc Emulsions: Synthesis and Evaluation.  Proceedings of the 22nd Annual Meeting of the Adhesion Society, Panama City Beach, Florida. 190, February 1999.

Television show.  2009.  HGTV Show.  June 13 and June 20, 2009.

Loferski, Joseph R.  2007.  Improving the safety of residential decks and balconies.  Colley-Hartford Memorial Lecture, American Wood Preservers Association, St. Louis, Missouri, May.

Lofersk, Joseph R.  2006.  Wood science issues in historic structures.  Invited lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 21-23.

Loferski, Joseph R. and Frank E. Woeste.  2006.  Design and testing of residential deck guardrails connections.  World Conference on Timber Engineering, Portland, Oregon, August.

Loferski, Joseph R.  2006.  Identifying wood.  Invited lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 21-23.

Loferski, Joseph R.  2006.  The safety of wood decks and deck guardrails.  Southern Forest Products Asoociation, Annual Meeting, Homestead, Virginia, November 5.

Loferski, Joseph R.  2006.  Wood deterioration in historic buildings.  Invited lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 21-23.

Loferski, Joseph R.  2005.  Code Conforming Deck Guardrails.  Deck Expo, Tampa, Florida, February.

Loferski, Joseph R.  2005.  Mechanisms of Wood Deterioration in Outdoor Structures and Decks.  Deck Expo, Tampa Florida, Feburary.

Loferski, Joseph R.  2005.  Wood in Buildings.  Lectures presented to BC 2024 principles of Construction II, February 28.

Loferski, Joseph R.  2005.  Wood in Architecture: Fundamentals of Wood as a Material.  Presented lectures to: Wood in Architecture Short Course, College of Architecture, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, April 8-22.

Loferski, Joseph R.  2005.  Visiting Scientist, Society of Wood Science and Technology.  Oregon State University, October 25-27.

Loferski, Joseph R.  2005.  Design of Residential Deck Guardrails.  Presented at the 59th Annual Meeting of the Forest Products Society, Quebec City, Quebec, June 19-22.

Brown, Nicole, Joseph R. Loferski, and Charles E. Frazier.  2004.  Co-monomer location and its impact on performance in crosslinking poly(vinyl acetate) wood adhesives.  7th Pacific Rim Bio-Based Composites Symposium, Nanjing, P. R. China, October 31- Nov. 2.

Loferski, Joseph R.  2004.  The safety of exterior wood decks on residential buildings.  Presented at the World Conference on Timber Engineering in Lahti, Finland, June 14.

Loferski, Joseph R. and Frank E. Woeste.  2004.  Elimination of CCA: Understanding New Preservative Treated Wood.  Deck Expo, Reno, Nevada, February 13.

Kamke, Frederick A., Joseph R. Loferski, Christopher D. Kamke, and D. Keene.  2004.  3D visualization of an adhesive bondline.  Presented at the Wood-Based Composites Center Advisory Board Meeting, St. Paul, Minnesota, April 24-25.

Loferski, Joseph R.  2004.  Visiting Scholar. University of Pennsylvania Department of Historic Preservation, College of Architecture.  Presented lectures on Wood Science in Historic Preservation, March.

Frazier, Charles E., Frederick A. Kamke, and Joseph R. Loferski.  2003.  Presentation.  Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, May 13-14, 25 participants.

Loferski, Joseph R., Frank E. Woeste and C. Anderson.  2003.  The Safety of Wood Decks and Balaconies.  Presented at Forest Products Society Annual Meeting in Seattle, Washington, June 2003.

Loferski, Joseph R .  2003.  National Frame Builders Association Workshop.  Blacksburg, Virginia, October 15-16, 15 participants.

Woeste, Frank E., Donald A. Bender, and Joseph R. Loferski.  2003.  Presentation.  Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, May 12-14, 25 participants.

Loferski, Joseph R.  2003.  The Safety of Wood Decks and Balconies.  Forest Products Society Annual Meeting, Seattle, Washington, June 25.

Loferski, Joseph R.  2003.  Log Home Issues: Answers to Questions No One Wants to Ask.  National Association of Home Builders Log Home Council, The Homestead, Virginia, November 4, 105 participants.

Loferski, Joseph R.  2002.  Invited as a visiting scholar by the University of Pennsylvania Graduate program in Historic Preservation.  Presented 9 lectures in March, September, and November on the topic of wood preservation in historic buildings.

Robitaille, Nicole, Charles E. Frazier and Joseph R. Loferski.  2001.  Molecular Aspects of Performance in Crosslinking Poly(vinyl acetate) Adhesives.  24th Annual Meeting of the Adhesion Society, Williamsburg, Virginia, February.

Robitaille, Nicole, Charles E. Frazier and Joseph R. Loferski.  2000.  Establishing the Location of the Co-monomer N-methylolacrylamide with Respect to the Latex Particles in Crosslinking Polyvinyl Acetate Adhesives.  Adhesive and Sealant Council Spring Convention, Las Vegas, Nevada, April.

Robitaille, Nicole, Charles E. Frazier, and Joseph R. Loferski.  2000.  Establishing the Location of the Co-Monomer N-Methylolacrylamide with Respect to the Latex Particles in Cross-linking Polyvinyl Acetate Emuslsions.  23rd Annual Meeting of the Adhesion Society, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, February.

Robitaille, Nicole, Joseph R. Loferski, and Charles E. Frazier.  1999.  Crosslinking PVAc Emulsions: Synthesis and Evaluation.  22nd Annual Meeting of the Adhesion Society, Panama City Beach, Florida, February.

Award.
2009 Markwardt Wood Engineering Award awarded by the Forest Products Society.

Professional Development.
Sabbatical, July-December 2008.

Joseph Loferski.
Research was adopted by the International Residential Building Code on Structural Design of Wood Decks.

Joseph Loferski.
Colley-Hartford Memorial Lecturer, American Wood Preservers Association.

Joseph Loferski.
ICC-International Residential Building Code adopted Loferski's research results on code conforming deck ledger attachment.

Joseph Loferski.
Curriculum Club Award for Teaching Excellence.

Joe Loferski. Safety of Decks.
Interviewed by NBC WSLS News Channel 10, June 15-16, 2006, Roanoke, Virginia.

Safety of Residential Decks.
CBS News Early Show, interview, Aired May 2005.

Safe Decks and Balconies.
ABC News Radio, WMAL, Washington Dc-Baltimore Md., Loferski was interviewed on one hour radio show on deck safety issues. .

Certificate for Teaching Excellence.
Presented by the College of Natural Resources, Virginia Tech, May, 2004 .

College of Natural resources: Certificate for Teaching Excellence.
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Braden White.  2008.  M.S.  Measurement of wood pallet performance subjected to uniform loading in racked, fork tine, and floor stacked support conditions.
Major Professor: Joseph R. Loferski.

Dustin Albright.  2006.  M.S.  The Effects of Bolt Spacing on the Performance of Single-Shear Timber Connections Under Reverse-Cyclic Loading.
Major Professor: Joseph R. Loferski and Thomas E. Cousins.

Byan Mosher.  2005.  Master of Science in Eng. Sci. and Mechanics.  Failure Prediction of Adhesively Bonded Hardboard Doorskin Joints.
Major Professor: Loferski and Thangjitham.

Jeffrey S. Smith.  2004.  MS.  An Investigation of Nailed Connection Performance in a Cyclic Humidity Environment .
Major Professor: Loferski, J.R. and Kamke, F.A. .

J.S. Smith.  2004.  M.S. .  An Investigation of Nailed Connection Performance in a Cyclic Humidity Environment.
Major Professor: J.R. Loferski.

M.A. Billings.  2004.  M.S.  Investigation of the Effects of Spacing between Bolts in a Row in a Single Shear Timber Connection Subjected to Reversed Cyclic Loading.
Major Professor: J.R. Loferski, SW. S. Easterling.

Jefery S. Smith.  2004.  Master of Science.  An Investigation of Nailed Connection Performance in A Cyclic Humidity Environment.
Major Professor: Loferski.

Jason V. Smart.  2003.  M.S.  Investigation of Capacity Design for Bolted and Nailed Connections.
Major Professor: J. D. Dolan and Joseph R. Loferski.

Keith Bretzfield. .  2003.  MS Thesis.  No Title.
Major Professor: Woeste, F.

Nicole Brown.  2003.  Ph.D.  Understanding the Role of N-Methylolacrylamide (NMA) Distribution in Poly (Vinyl Acetate) Latex Adhesives.
Major Professor: Charles E. Frazier and Joseph R. Loferski.

Danny Bredel.  2003.  M.S.  Performance Capabilities of Light-Frame Shear Walls Sheathed With Long OSB Panels.
Major Professor: J. D. Dolan.

Adam Toothman.  2003.  M.S.  Monotonic and Cyclic Performance of Light-Frame Shear Walls and Various Seathing Materials.
Major Professor: J. D. Dolan.

Structural Design of Residential Decks.
Instructor: Joseph R. Loferski and Frank E. Woeste.
Location: Dulles, VA.
Dates: January 30-31, 2008.

Structural Design With Wood.
Instructor: Joseph Loferski, Frank Woeste, and Donald Bender.
Location: Blacksburg, VA.
Dates: April 15-17, 2008.

Structural design with wood.
Instructor: Woeste, Frank E., Joseph R. Loferski, and Donald Bender.
Location: Blacksburg, Virginia.
Dates: April 3-5.

Wood Adhesion.
Instructor: Charles Frazier, Fred Kamke, Joe Loferski, and Dan Hindman.
Location: Blacksburg, VA.
Dates: September 12-13, 2007.

Structural Design with Wood.
Instructor: Frank E. Woeste, Donald A. Bender, and Joseph R. Loferski.
Location: Blacksburg, Virginia.
Dates: May 2-4, 2006.

Design of Code Conforming Residential Decks.
Instructor: Joseph R. Loferski and Frank E. Woeste.
Location: Memphis, Tennessee.
Dates: February 15-16, 2006.

Structural Design with Wood.
Instructor: Frank E. Woeste, Donald A. Bender, and Joseph R. Loferski.
Location: Blacksburg, Virginia.
Dates: April 26-28, 2005.

Design of Wood Structures.
Instructor: Woeste, Bender and Loferski.
Location: Blacksburg, Va.
Dates: April 12-14, 2005.

Design of Code Conforming Decks.
Instructor: Loferski and Woeste.
Location: Chesterfield County Va.
Dates: March 29, 2005.

Design of Code Conforming Decks and Inspection of Exsiting Decks.
Instructor: Loferski and Woeste.
Location: Tampa FL.
Dates: February 1-2, 2005.

Wood Science in Historic Buildings.
Instructor: Loferski.
Location: University of Pennsylvania School of Arichitecture .
Dates: January 21, 2005.

Understanding Wood.
Instructor: Loferski and Zink-Sharp.
Location: Blacksburg VA.
Dates: April 12-13.

Basics of Wood Science and Drying.
Instructor: Loferski and Bond.
Location: Kingsport TN.
Dates: February 18, 2005.

Design and Safety of Decks and Balconies .
Instructor: Loferski, J.R. and Woeste, F.E.
Location: Blacksburg, VA.
Dates: April 28-30, 2004.

Wood Adhesion Short Course.
Instructor: Charles Frazier, Fred Kamke, and Joe Loferski.
Location: Blacksburg, VA.
Dates: May 26-27, 2004.

Introduction to Wood Science, Preservatives, and the Wood Industry.
Instructor: Loferski, J.R., Smith, R.L., and Bond, B.H.
Location: Blacksburg, VA for Eastman Chemical Corp.
Dates: January 14-15, 2004.

Structural Design with Wood.
Instructor: Woeste, F.A., Bender, D.A., Loferski, J.R.
Location: Blacksburg, VA.
Dates: November 16-18.

Wood-Based Composites Center Annual Wood Adhesion Short Course.
Instructor: Charles E. Frazier, Fred A. Kamke and Joseph R. Loferski.
Location: Blacksburg, VA.
Dates: May 26-27, 2004.

Deck Design and Inspection.
Instructor: Loferski, J.R. and Woeste, F.E.
Location: Reno, NV.
Dates: February 11-12, 2004.

Desighn of Wood Structures.
Instructor: Woeste, Bender, and Loferski.
Location: Blacksburg, Va.
Dates: November 16-18, 2004.

Structural Design with Wood.
Instructor: Woeste, Bends, Loferski.
Location: 0.
Dates: November 2003.

Wood Adhesion.
Instructor: C. Frazier, F. Kamke, and J. Loferski.
Location: Blacksburg, Virginia.
Dates: May 13-14, 2003.

Wood Design Conference.
Instructor: F. E. Woeste, D. A. Bender, and J. R. Loferski .
Location: Blacksburg, VA.
Dates: September 16-18, 2003. 50 participants.

Wood Design Conference.
Instructor: F. E. Woeste, D. A. Bender and J. R. Loferski.
Location: Blacksburg, VA.
Dates: May 12-14. 48 participants.

Wood Adhesion Short Course.
Instructor: Charles Frazier, Fred Kamke, and Joe Loferski.
Location: Blacksburg, VA.
Dates: March 27-28, 2002.

Wood-Based Composites Center Wood Adhesion Short Course.
Instructor: Charles E. Frazier, Fred A. Kamke and Joseph R. Loferski.
Location: Charlotte, NC.
Dates: August 15-16, 2001.

Wood-Based Composites Center Wood Adhesion Short Course.
Instructor: Charles E. Frazier, Fred A. Kamke and Joseph R. Loferski.
Location: Blacksburg, VA.
Dates: March 29-30, 2001.

Committee.
University Library Committee

Committee.
Department Promotion and Tenure Committee 2008

Joseph Loferski, Department Curriculum Committee.
2006-2007

Department Service.
Promotion and Tenure Committee

Joseph R. Loferski served on the Promotion and Tenure Committee 2005-2006.
Wood Science and Forest Products Department

Joseph R. Loferski served on the Strategic Issues Committee 2005-2006.
Wood Science and Forest Products Department

Joseph R. Loferski served on the Graduate Committee 2005-2006, 9 students.
Wood Science and Forest Products Department

Joseph R. Loferski, Chair.
Ph.D. Qualifying Exam Committee

Joe Loferski, Library Committee.
2006-2009

Joseph R. Loferski, Wood-Based Composites Steering Committee.
2005-2006

Graduate Committee member.
Loferski served as a graduate committee member on on four student committees in four departments

Safety of Residential Decks and Balconies: What Every Homeowner Should Know.
Radio Show Home Inovations. ABC WMAL AM 630. April 18, 2004

Member CNR Faculty Affairs Committee.

Lecture.
Lecture at the Winterthur Museum and University of Delaware, M.S. Program in Art Conservation, 2 days, January 2009

Reviewer.
Reviewer of articles for the Forest Products Journal, Wood and Fiber Science, and Silva Fennica (2 papers)

Lecture.
Lecture at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate Program in Historic Preservation, 2 days, November 2008

Lecture.
Lecture at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate Program in Historic Preservation, 2 days, September 2008

University of Pennsylvania Graduate Program in Historic Preservation.
April 2008

Winterthur Museum and University of Delaware.
M.S. Program in Art Conservation, 2 days of lectures, January 2008

Loferski, J. R.
Reviewer for United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Wood and Fiber Science, Forest Producs Journal, American Society of Civil Engineers, Structural Engineering Journal, and Journal of Bamboo and Ratan