Cellulose Analysis

Investigator(s): S. Renneckar, K.J. Edgar, A.G. Zink-Sharp
Sponsor: U.S. Army
Amount: $80,000
September 1, 2008 - August 31, 2009

SEMRR: Creating Advanced Cellulosic Composites and Biobased Energy Feedstocks

Investigator(s): Audrey Zink-Sharp, Kevin J. Edgar, Thomas Fox, Charles Frazier, Scott Renneckar, Maren Roman, and Shepard Zedaker
Sponsor: USDA CSREES Special Grants Program
Amount: $452,159
October 1, 2009 - September 31, 2010

Wonders of Wood, Interactive computer program

Investigator(s): Audrey Zink-Sharp
Sponsor: Virginia Forestry Education Association
Amount: $2,800
January 1, 2008 - December 31, 2008

Wood Science Summer Camp at Virginia Tech

Investigator(s): Winistorfer, P.M. and Audrey Zink-Sharp
Sponsor: Virginia Forestry Educational Foundation
Amount: 2,500
June 11, 2009 - August 1, 2010

SEMRR:Advanced Forest Management linked with Innovative, Bio-Based Composites

Investigator(s): Audrey Zink-Sharp, Carolyn Copenheaver, Kevin J. Edgar, Thomas R. Fox, Charles E. Frazier, Scott H. Renneckar, Maren Roman, and Shepard Zedaker
Sponsor: USDA CSREES Special Research Grants Program
Amount: $481,515
September 1, 2008 - August, 31, 2010

Surface Modification of Cellulose-Based Fibers Using Steam Explosion and Admicellar Polymerization

Investigator(s): Audrey Zink-Sharp
Sponsor: USDA CSREES Hatch Program
Amount: $425,222
September 1, 2007 - August 31, 2008

Sustainable Engineered Materials from Renewable Resources: Innovative Forest Management Linked with High Performance, Wood-Based Composites

Investigator(s): Audrey Zink-Sharp, Carolyn Copenheaver, Kevin J. Edgar, Ulrika Egertsdotter, Thomas A. Fox, Charles E. Frazier, Scott Renneckar, and Shep Zedaker
Sponsor: USDA CSREES McIntire-Stennis Program
Amount: $221,732
September 1, 2007 - August 31, 2008

SEMRR:Innovative Forest Management Linked with High Performance, Wood-Based Composites

Investigator(s): Audrey Zink-Sharp, C. Copenheaver, K. Edgar, U. Egertsdotter, T. Fox, C. Frazier, S. Renneckar, M. Roman, and S. Zedaker
Sponsor: USDA CSREES McIntire-Stennis
Amount: $221,732
September 1, 2007 - August 31, 2008

Wood Magic

Investigator(s): Audrey Zink-Sharp
Sponsor: Virginia Forest Products Association
Amount: $5,000
January 1, 2006 - June 1, 2006

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

Inside Wood, A Virtual Reality Model of a Wood Cube

Investigator(s): Audrey Zink-Sharp
Sponsor: Thomas M. Brooks endowment
Amount: $3,500
January 1, 2006 - December 31, 2006

Wood Magic

Investigator(s): Audrey Zink-Sharp
Sponsor: Virginia Forestry Education Foundation
Amount: $2,800
January 1, 2006 - December 31, 2006

Wood Magic at Virginia Tech

Investigator(s): Audrey Zink-Sharp
Sponsor: Virginia Forestry Education Foundation
Amount: $2,400
May 2005 - April 2006

Wood Identification Workshop

Investigator(s): Audrey Zink-Sharp
Sponsor: USDA Forest Service Wood Education and Resource Center
Amount: $9,000
June 2005 - June 2006

Wood Identification Workshop

Investigator(s): A. Zink-Sharp
Sponsor: USDA Forest Service
Amount: $9,400
January 1, 2005 - January 1, 2007

International Travel Supplemental Grant

Investigator(s): Audrey Zink-Sharp
Sponsor: Virginia Tech Research Division
Amount: $1,000
November 1, 2005 - November 30, 2005

Sustainable Engineered Materials from Renewable Resources: Processing and Characterization

Investigator(s): A. Zink-Sharp, U. Egertsdotter, T.R. Fox, C.E. Frazier, T.V. Gallagher, D.P. Hindman, F.A. Kamke, J.R. Loferski, S.P. Prisley, P.J. Radtke, M. Roman, R.L. Smith, L.T. Watson, and S.M. Zedaker
Sponsor: USDA CSREES Special Grant
Amount: $563,001
July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2006

International Travel Supplemental Grant

Investigator(s): Zink-Sharp, Audrey
Sponsor: International Travel Supplemental Grant
Amount: $1000
September 2004

3-D Wood Micrographic Library

Investigator(s): Zink-Sharp, Audrey
Sponsor: Department of Wood Science and Forest Products
Amount: $3500
2004-2005

Wood Magic at Virginia Tech

Investigator(s): Audrey Zink-Sharp
Sponsor: Virginia Forestry Education Foundation
Amount: $2,400
May, 2004

Wood Magic at Virginia Tech

Investigator(s): Audrey Zink-Sharp
Sponsor: Virginia Forest Products Association
Amount: $10,000
January, 2004

Award for Outreach Excellence

Investigator(s): Audrey Zink-Sharp
Sponsor: College of Natural Resources, Virginia Tech
Amount: $500
June, 2004

Fibers for wood composites by steam explosion

Investigator(s): Wolfgang Glasser and Audrey Zink-Sharp
Sponsor: University of Tennessee
Amount: $10,000
10/1/03-9/30/04

Bringing the Magic of Wood to Your Community

Investigator(s): Audrey Zink-Sharp
Sponsor: USDA Forest Service Wood Education and Resource Center
Amount: $13,700
7/02 to 8/03

Semi-Sustainable Engineering Materials Institute

Investigator(s): Audrey Zink-Sharp
Sponsor: College of Natural Resources grant to purchase a micro-testing system
Amount: $22,000

Wood Magic at Virginia Tech

Investigator(s): Audrey Zink-Sharp
Sponsor: Various trade associations, industry, agency, and private donors.
Amount: $12,500

Re-Engineering the Wood Cell Wall

Investigator(s): Audrey Zink-Sharp and R. B. Hanna
Sponsor: USDA NRI CSREES
Amount: $140,000
9/1/03 to 8/31/05

Wood Magic at Virginia Tech

Investigator(s): Audrey Zink-Sharp
Sponsor: Virginia Forestry Educational Foundation
Amount: $2,550
September, 2003

Eastman Chemical Fellowship

Investigator(s): Audrey Zink-Sharp and Wolfgang Glasser
Sponsor: Eastman Chemical
Amount: $20,000
8/10/02 to 8/9/03

Engineering the Wood Fiber-Plastic Interface by Steam Explosion

Investigator(s): Wolfgang Glasser, Robert Wright and Audrey Zink-Sharp
Sponsor: USDA CSREES
Amount: $150,000
11/01/01 to 10/31/04

Physical and Mechanical Properties of Wood

Investigator(s): VT Ag. Experiment Station
Sponsor: A. Zink-Sharp
Amount: $60,300
January 1, 1998 - January 1, 2004

Moisture Distribution and Flow during Drying of Wood and Fiber

Investigator(s): A. Zink-Sharp and R.B. Hanna
Sponsor: U.S. Dept. of Energy and Industrial contributions specific to this project
Amount: $ 520, 663
January 1, 1997 - January 1, 2000

Stereoscopic Video Microscopy in Wood Science

Investigator(s): A.G. Zink
Sponsor: CEUT, Va Tech
Amount: $3,850
January 1, 1997 - January 1, 1998

Percent Wood Failure in Plywood Shear Specimens

Investigator(s): A.G. Zink
Sponsor: APA Engineered Wood Research Foundation
Amount: $15,000
January 1, 1995 - January 1, 1996

Wood Pulp and Nitrocellulose Characterization

Investigator(s): W.G. Glasser and A.G. Zink
Sponsor: Alliant Tech Systems
Amount: $30,000
January 1, 1995 - January 1, 1996

Experimental Stress Analysis of Structural Connections

Investigator(s): A. Zink-Sharp
Sponsor: VT Ag. Experiment Station
Amount: $44,506
January 1, 1994 - January 1, 1999

Field Evaluation of Wood Connections

Investigator(s): A.G. Zink
Sponsor: Oak Ridge Associated Universities
Amount: $10,000
January 1, 1994 - January 1, 1996

Measurement of Drying Stress in Red Oak Lumber

Investigator(s): USDA NRICGP
Sponsor: A.G. Zink and R. L. Youngs
Amount: $72,000
January 1, 1994 - January 1, 1997

Video-Microscopy Assisted Learning in Wood Science

Investigator(s): A.G. Zink
Sponsor: Learning Resources Center, Va Tech
Amount: $4,305
January 1, 1993 - January 1, 1994

Experimental Stress Analysis Techniques for Wood

Investigator(s): A.G. Zink
Sponsor: Va Tech Research Division
Amount: $5,000
January 1, 1993 - January 1, 1995

Effect of Design Parameters on Load Transfer in Multiple-Bolted Connections

Investigator(s): A.G. Zink and J. R. Loferski
Sponsor: USDA NRICGP
Amount: $65,000
January 1, 1993 - January 1, 1994

Johnson, R.K., A. Zink-Sharp, S.Renneckar, and W.G. Glasser.  2009.  A new bio-based nanocomposite: Fibrillated TEMPO-oxidized celluloses in hydroxypropylcellulose matrix. Cellulose 16(2):227-238.

Jeong, G.Y., A. Zink-Sharp, and D.P. Hindman.  2009.  Tensile properties of earlywood and latewood from loblolly pine using digital image correlation. Wood and Fiber Science 41(1):51-63.

Johnson, R.K., A. Zink-Sharp, S.H. Renneckar, W.G. G lasser.  2008.  Mechanical properties of wetlaid lyocell and hybrid fiber-reinforced composites with polypropylene. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing 39(3) 470-477.

Renneckar, Scott, Audrey Zink-Sharp, and Wolfgang Glasser.  2007.  Fiber modification by steam-explosion: Microscopic analysis of co-refined wood and polypropylene. IAWA Journal 28(1):13-27.

Zink-Sharp, A. and C. Price.  2006.  Compression strength parallel to the grain within growth rings of low density hardwoods. Maderas: Ciencia y Tecnologia 8(2):117-126.

Jennings, J.D., A. Zink-Sharp, C.E. Frazier, F.A. Kamke.  2006.  Properties of compression densified wood. Part 2: Surface Energy. Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology 20(4)335-344.

Renneckar, S., Zink-Sharp, A.G., and Glasser, W.G.  2006.  Fiber surface modification by steam-explosion: Sorption studies with co-refined wood and polyolefins. Wood and Fiber Science 38(3):427-438.

Zink-Sharp, A. and C. Price.  2006.  Intra-ring compression strength of low density hardwoods. Maderas: Ciencia y Tecnologia (Wood Science and Technology) 8(2):.

Renneckar, S., Johnson, R. K., Zink-Sharp, A.G., and Glasser, W.G.  2005.  Fiber modification by steam-explosion: 13C NMR and dynamic mechanical analysis studies of co-refined wood and polypropylene. Composite Interfaces 12(6):559-580.

Gu, H. M. and A. Zink-Sharp.  2005.  Geometric model for softwood transverse thermal conductivity. Wood and Fiber Science 37(4):699-711.

Jennings, J.E., A. Zink-Sharp, F.A. Kamke, C.E. Frazier.  2005.  Properties of compression densified wood. Part 1: Bond performance. Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology 19(13-14):1249-1261.

Renneckar, S., Johnson, R.K., Zink-Sharp, A., Sun, N., and Glasser, W.G.  2005.  13C NMR and dynamic mechanical analysis of co-refined wood and polypropylene. Composite Interfaces 12(6):559-580.

Deomano, E. and A. Zink-Sharp.  2005.  Effect of species, cutting direction, dimensions, and temperature on flake drying. Forest Products Journal 55(9):31-36.

Renneckar, S., A. Zink-Sharp, T. C. Ward, and W. G. Glasser.  2004.  Compositional analysis of thermoplastic wood composites by TGA. Journal of Applied Polymer Science 93(3):1484-92.

Deomano, E. and A. Zink-Sharp.  2004.  Bending properties of wood flakes of three southern species. Wood and Fiber Science 36(4):493-499.

Renneckar, S., Zink-Sharp, A.G., Ward, T.C. and Glasser, W.G.  2004.  Compositional Analysis of Thermoplastic Wood Composites by TGA. Journal of Applied Polymer Science 93(3):1484-1492.

Pugh, C.E., B.B. Lockee, and A. Zink-Sharp.  2003.  Instructional design model for a distance education program. Forest Products Journal 53(9):6-14.

Via, B.V., A. Zink-Sharp, F.E. Woeste, and J.D. Dolan.  2001.  Influence of embedment gap on metal plate truss connections. Forest Products Journal 51(10):88-92.

Gu, H.-M., J. Sell, and A. Zink-Sharp.  2001.  Role of cell wall structure on transverse differential shrinkage of wood. Holz als Roh-und Werkstoff 59(6):436-442.

Via, B. K., A. Zink-Sharp, F. E. Woeste and J. D. Dolan.  2001.  Influence of specific gravity on embedment gaps in metal-plate-connected truss joints. Forest Products Journal 51(10):88-92.

Gu, H.-M. and A. Zink-Sharp.  1999.  Measurement of moisture gradients in wood. Forest Products Journal 49(4):77-86.

Via, B.V., A. Zink-Sharp, F.E. Woeste, and J.D. Dolan.  1999.  Relationship between tooth withdrawal strength and specific gravity. Forest Products Journal 49(7/8):56-63.

Zink-Sharp, A., J.W. Stelmokas, and H.-M. Gu.  1999.  Effects of wood anatomy on the mechanical behavior of single bolted connections. Wood and Fiber Science 31(3):249-263.

Zink, A.G. and E. Kartunova.  1998.  Wood failure in plywood shear samples measured with image analysis. Forest Products Journal 48(4):69-74.

Zink, A.G.  1998.  Elements of a successful undergraduate student recruiting program. Women in Natural Resources 19(3):9-11.

Zink, A.G.  1997.  Elements of a successful undergraduate student recruiting program. Wood and Fiber Science 29(2):142-147.

Stelmokas, J.W., A.G. Zink, J.L. Loferski, and J.D. Dolan.  1997.  Measurement of load distribution among multiple-bolted wood connections. Journal of Testing and Evaluation 25(5):510-515.

Stelmokas, J.W., A.G. Zink, and J.L. Loferski.  1997.  Image correlation analysis of multiple-bolted wood connections. Wood and Fiber Science 29(3):210-227.

Zink, A.G., R.W. Davidson, and R.B. Hanna.  1997.  Effect of composite structure on strain and failure of laminar and wafer composites. Mechanics of Composite Materials and Structures 4(4):345-359.

Zink, A.G., R.B. Hanna, and J.W. Stelmokas.  1997.  Measurement of Poisson’s ratios for yellow-poplar. Forest Products Journal 47(3):78-80.

Salenikovich, A.J., J.R. Loferski, and A.G. Zink.  1996.  Understanding the performance of laterally loaded wood connections assembled with multiple bolts. Wood Design Focus 7(4):19-26.

Zink, A.G., R.W. Davidson, and R.B. Hanna.  1996.  Finite element modeling of bonded wood connections. Journal of Adhesion 56(1996):217-228.

Zink, A.G., R.W. Davidson, and R.B. Hanna.  1996.  Experimental measurement of the strain distribution in double overlap wood adhesive joints. Journal of Adhesion 56(1996):27-43.

Zink, A.G., R.W. Davidson, and R.B. Hanna.  1996.  The influence of overlap length on adhesive joint strength. Wood and Fiber Science 28(1):62-73.

Zink, A.G., R.W. Davidson, and R.B. Hanna.  1995.  Strain measurement in wood using a digital image correlation technique. Wood and Fiber Science 27(4):346-359.

Zink, A.G., P.J. Pellicane, and R.A. Anthony.  1995.  A stress transformation approach to predicting the failure mode of wood. Wood Science and Technology 30(1995):21-30.

Zink, A.G., P.J. Pellicane, and C.E. Shuler.  1994.  Ultrastructural analysis of softwood fracture surfaces. Wood Science and Technology 28(1994):239-338.

Zink-Sharp.  2004.  Wood Magic at Virginia Tech.  Hardwood Floors, January.

Zink-Sharp, Audrey and J. Davis.  2008.  Wood in our Everyday Lives: A Wood Science Curriculum for fourteen to eighteen year olds.  Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA. Publication #388-809.

Renneckar, S., A. Zink-Sharp, A. Esker, and W.G. Glasser.  2006.  Novel Methods for Interfacial Modification of Cellulose Reinforced Composites.  In: Cellulose Nanocomposites: Processing, Characterization, and Properties. K. Oksman and M. Sain, Eds. ACS Symposium Series. American Chemical Society. Washington, DC. 359 pps.

Zink-Sharp, A.  2006.  Wood Magic at Virginia Tech.  http://www.woodmagic.vt.edu.

Zink-Sharp, Audrey.  2004.  Wood formation and properties.  Chapter 37, Encyclopedia of Forest Sciences, Jeff Burley, Julian Evans, and John Youngquist, editors, Academic Press, London, England, pgs 1806-1815.

Zink-Sharp, A. and J. Bussey.  2004.  A wood science curriculum for nine to eleven years olds.  Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA. Publication 388-807.

Zink-Sharp, A. and J. Bussey.  2004.  Wood Magic. A Wood Science Curriculum for nine to eleven year olds.  Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, Publication 388-807.

Zink-Sharp, A.  2004.  Wood Magic Program at Virginia Tech.  Newsletter of the Virginia Forest Landowners Association, Richmond, VA.

Zink-Sharp, Audrey and J. Bussey.  2004.  Wood is a magical material: activity guide.  Virginia Tech Department of Wood Science and Forest Products, Blacksburg, VA, 11 pgs.

Zink-Sharp, A.  2004.  Wood Formation and Properties. Chapter 37, Encyclopedia of Forest Sciences.  Jeff Burley, Julian Evans, and John Youngquist, editors, Academic Press, London, England. pgs. 1806-1815.

Zink-Sharp, Audrey.  2003.  Wood magic programs at Virginia Tech highlight the magic in wood.  Annual Report, Virginia Forestry Educational Foundation, Richmond, Virginia.

Zink-Sharp, Audrey.  2003.  SWST teaching units 1 and 2.  Society of Wood Science and Technology, Madison, Wisconsin. http:www.swst.org/teach.html.

Zink-Sharp, Audrey.  2003.  Wood magic program at Virginia Tech.  Newsletter of the Virginia Forestry Landowners Association, Richmond, Virginia.

Zink-Sharp, Audrey and Christinia E. Pugh.  2003.  One inch cube owners manual.  http://www.woodmagic.vt.edu.

Zink-Sharp, A.  2003.  Reviewed, edited, and contributed sections to two books for children: Wood and Paper.  Published by Capstone Press, Mankato, Minnesota.

Zink-Sharp, Audrey.  2003.  Mechanical Properties of Wood.  Chapter 8, in ""Wood Quality and Its Biological Basis"". G. Jeronimidis and J.R. Barnett, editors, Blackwell Publishing, Oxfordshire, UK, pages 197-209.

Zink-Sharp, Audrey.  2003.  Acquiring the professor frame of mind.  Section in Training the Future Professoriate Handbook, Virginia Tech Graduate School .

Pugh, C. E. and A. Zink-Sharp.  2003.  Wood Magic: An Instruction Manual.  http://www.woodmagic.vt.edu.

Zink-Sharp, Audrey.  2003.  Wood magic annual report.  Virginia Tech Department of Wood Science and Forest Products, Blacksburg, VA, 23 pgs.

Zink-Sharp, A.  2003.  Mechanical Properties of Wood. Chapter in Wood Quality and its Biological Basis.  G. Jeronimidis and J.R. Barnett, editors. Blackwell Publishing, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom. pgs. 197-209.

Zink-Sharp, A.  2003.  Interviewed for WTOB Channel 2 Kid Town program.  July 29, 2003, program aired every Tuesday and Thursday, September 2003.

Zink-Sharp, A.  2002.  Wood Magic Highlights: An Educational Way to Highlight the Magic in Wood.  CNR 2002 Outreach Bulletin.

Uhrig, P., A. Zink-Sharp, G. Ifju, and A.L. Hammett.  2000.  Public Perceptions of the Forest Products Industry in the United States.  Wood-Based Composites Center Technical Bulletin, Blacksburg, VA .

Zink-Sharp, A.  1999.  Should or should we not speak up?.  Invited Editorial. Wood and Fiber Science. 31(1):1.

Zink, A.G.  1997.  Scanning System for % Wood Failure.  Report to APA-The Engineered Wood Association, Tacoma, WA. 7 pgs.

Glasser, W.G. and A.G. Zink.  1996.  Final Report on Cellulose and Cellulose Nitrate Characterization.  BioBased Materials Report. Blacksburg, Virginia, 107 pgs.

Pita, L.C. and A.G. Zink.  1996.  TE-1996-002. The effect of anatomical structure and temperature on the failure mode, strength, and stiffness of red oak and sugar maple in tension perpendicular to the grain.  Wood Science & Forest Products, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA. 22 pgs.

Zink, A.G. and S. Deutermann.  1996.  TE-1996-003. Experimental mechanics techniques for wood and wood-based composites.  Wood Science & Forest Products, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA. 9 pgs. .

Stelmokas, J.W., A.G. Zink, and J.R. Loferski.  1995.  TE-1995-001. The influence of wood anatomy on strength and stiffness of hard maple and red oak bolted connections.  Wood Science & Forest Products, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia. 24 pgs.

Glasser, W.G. and A.G. Zink.  1995.  Interim Report on Cellulose and Cellulose Nitrate Characterization.  AlliantTech Systems, Radford, Virginia. 80 pgs.

Renneckar, S., Glasser, W.G., Zink-Sharp, A.  2006.  Cellulose Nanocomposites Designed from the Bottom-up.  TAPPI International Conference on Nanotechnology for the Forest Products Industry, Atlanta, GA, April 26-28, 2006 .

Johnson, R.K., A. Zink-Sharp, and W.G. Glasser.  2005.  Thermoplastic Composites with Lyocell Fibers.  Forest Products Society 59th International Convention, June 19-22, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, page 28.

Renneckar, S., A. Zink-Sharp, and W.G. Glasser.  2005.  Bio-inspired nanostructured cellulose composites.  Macromolecules and Interfaces Institute Symposion, August. Blacksburg, VA.

Zink-Sharp, A.  2005.  Intra-ring compression strength of low density hardwoods.  10th Meeting of the International Academy of Wood Science. Concepcion, Chile, November, 2005.

Renneckar, S., A. Zink-Sharp, and W.G. Glasser.  2005.  Modification of wood fiber with thermoplastics by reactive steam-explosion processing for wood-plastic composite materials.  Forest Products Society 59th International Convention, June 19-22, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, page 31.

Renneckar, S., W.G. Glasser, A. Zink-Sharp, and A. Esker.  2005.  Interactions and interfaces in cellulose composites.  229th ACS Annual Meeting, March. San Diego, CA .

Zink-Sharp, A., C. Price, and T.M. Jeffries.  2005.  Micromechanical Evaluation of Wood.  Forest Products Society 59th International Convention, June 19 - 22, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, page 33.

Johnson, R., A. Zink-Sharp, and W.G. Glasser.  2004.  Wetlaid cellulose fiber thermoplastic composites.  MACRO Conference, September. Blacksburg, VA .

Zink-Sharp, Audrey and Carlile Price.  2004.  Micromechanical evaluation of wood.  3rd International Conference of the European Society for Wood Mechanics. September, 2004, Villa Real, Portugal. Josef Grill, Editor, pages 231-238.

Glasser, W.G. and A. Zink-Sharp.  2004.  Fiber composites with cellulose.  POLYDAYS 2004 October. University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany.

Renneckar, S., R. Wright, A. Zink-Sharp, W.G. Glasser.  2003.  Wood fiber surface modification by steam-explosion with polyolefins.  American Chemical Society Annual Meeting, March 2003. New Orleans, LA .

R. B. Hanna and A. Zink-Sharp.  2003.  Modern microscopy methods for exploring wood.  Society of Wood Science and Technology annual meeting, June 22, 2003. Madison, WI.

Zink-Sharp, Audrey, John S. Stelmokas, and H.-M. Gu.  2002.  Effects of wood anatomy on the mechanical behavior of single bolted connections.  In: Proceedings of the First International Conference of the European Society for Wood Mechanics, Lausanne, Switzerland. April 19-21, 2001. Parviz Navi, Editor. Pp 481-491.

Deomano, E. and A. Zink-Sharp.  2001.  Influences of temperature and time on drying wood flakes.  Annual Society of Wood Science and Technology Meeting, June 23, 2001. Baltimore, MD.

Zink-Sharp, A.  2000.  Moisture Distribution and Flow During Drying of Wood and Fiber.  July 27, 2000. US DOE Agenda 2020 Energy Efficiency Task Group Meeting, Oak Ridge, TN.

Gu, H.-M and A. Zink-Sharp.  2000.  Anisotropic 2D-Transient heat conduction in wood drying.  Annual Society of Wood Science and Technology Meeting, June, 2000. Lake Tahoe, CA .

Gu, H.-M, A. Zink-Sharp and J. Sell.  2000.  Anisotropic shrinkage: Influence of microfibril angle.  In: Proceedings of the International Conference on Wood and Wood Fiber. April 13-15, 2000. Stuttgart, Germany, Simon Aicher, Editor. pgs 15 - 22.

Zink-Sharp, A.  1999.  Moisture Distribution and Flow During Drying of Wood and Fiber.  US DOE Agenda 2020 Energy Efficiency Task Group Meeting, July, 1999. Washington, DC.

Zink-Sharp, A.  1998.  Moisture Distribution and Flow During Drying of Wood and Fiber.  October, 1998. US DOE Agenda 2020 Energy Efficiency Task Group Meeting, Washington, DC.

Zink-Sharp, A. and L. C. Pita.  1998.  Strain development during drying of red oak and southern pine.  1998 Annual Meeting, Forest Products Society, June 26, 1998. Merida, Mexico.

Zink, A.G., J.W. Stelmokas, and H.-M. Gu.  1997.  The influence of anatomical structure on the strength and failure mode of bolted wood connections.  51st Annual Meeting Forest Products Society, June 27, 1997. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada .

Gu, H.-M. and A.G. Zink.  1997.  Measurement of moisture gradients during kiln drying of red oak lumber.  51st Annual Meeting Forest Products Society, June 27, 1997. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Zink, A.G. and R.B. Hanna.  1996.  Application of confocal scanning laser microscopy to wood and wood composites.  Annual Meeting of the Society of Wood Science and Technology, June 23, 1996. Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Zink, A.G., J.W. Stelmokas, and J.R. Loferski.  1996.  Measurement of load distribution among multiple-bolted connections using instrumented shear connectors.  50th Annual Meeting Forest Products Society, June 25, 1996. Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Zink, A.G.  1995.  Shear specimen scanning.  Technical Editorial Staff, APA - The Engineered Wood Association Management Report. October 1995. pgs. 31-35.

Zink, A.G. and E. Kartunova.  1995.  Wood Pulp Fiber and Nitrocellulose Physical Characterization.  AlliantTech Systems, November 15, 1995. Radford, Virginia.

Zink, A.G.  1995.  A practical, automatic system to measure percent wood failure in plywood shear specimens.  APA Engineered Wood Research Foundation Annual Meeting, September 25, 1995. Rancho Mirage, California.

Zink, A.G.  1994.  Measuring composite properties using novel experimental methods.  Proceedings Wood Engineering Technical Division, USDA FS Gen Tech Report. June 1994. Portland, Maine. A.G. Zink and L. Groom, Eds. pgs. 28-35.

Zink, A.G. and R.B. Hanna.  1994.  Digital analysis to measure strain in wood and wood-based composites.  Proceedings of 1994 Society for Experimental Mechanics International Conference. June 1994. Baltimore, Maryland. M. Ramulu, Editor. pgs. 691-698.

Zink, A.G.  1993.  Stress analysis of wood with knots .  In: Systems Approach to Wood Structures, Forest Products Society. June 1993. Madison, WI. K. J. Fridley & J. D. Dolan, Editors. pgs. 100-101.

Gi Young Jeong, D. Hindman, and A. Zink-Sharp.  2009.  Comparison of mechanical properties of different orientation strands from loblolly pine.  63rd International Convention, Forest Products Society, Boise, Idaho, June 21 - 23, 2009.

Audrey Zink-Sharp.  2009.  Sustainable Engineered Materials Institute.  invited presentation to Forestry Department Advisory Board, March 27, 2009.

Audrey Zink-Sharp.  2009.  Securing Special Grant Funding: SEMRR FY09.  Wood Science department graduate seminar, March 6, 2009.

Johnson, Richard K., Audrey Zink-Sharp, and Wolfgang G. Glasser.  2008.  Effects of fiber size and size distribution on performance of cellulose-reinforced composites.  235th American Chemical Society National Meeting and Exposition, New Orleans, Louisiana, April 6-10.

Audrey Zink-Sharp.  2008.  Sustainable Engineered Materials Institute: An Overview.  Invited presentation to CNR Forestry Graduate Student Association, December, 2008.

Zink-Sharp, Audrey.  2008.  Sustainable Engineered Materials Institute: An Overview and Update.  Spring 2008 Wood-Based Composites Center Industry Advisory Board Meeting, Blacksburg, Virginia, May 21-22.

Zink-Sharp, Audrey and T. Mason Jeffries.  2008.  Relationships between growth rate and mechanical properties in sweetgum plantation trees.  62nd International Conference of the Forest Products Society, St. Louis, Missouri, June 22-25.

Johnson, Richard K., Audrey Zink-Sharp, Scott H. Renneckar, and Wolfgang G. Glasser.  2008.  Novel bio-based nanocomposites: Fibrillated TEMPO-oxidized celluloses in hydroxypropyl cellulose matrix.  Spring 2008 Wood-Based Composites Center Industry Advisory Board Meeting, Blacksburg, Virginia, May 21-22.

Zink-Sharp, Audrey.  2007.  Bio-processing Wood into High Performance Composites.  Invited presentation for the Virginia Agri-Business Council, Blacksburg, Virginia, October 25.

Zink-Sharp, Audrey.  2007.  Sustainable Engineered Materials from Renewable Resources: An Overview.  Deans' Forum on the Environment, Blacksburg, Virginia, February 26.

Renneckar, Scott, and Audrey Zink-Sharp.  2007.  Nano Fiber Technology Initiatives at Virginia Tech.  61st International Convention of the Forest Products Society, Knoxville, Tennessee, June 10-13.

Johnson, Richard K., Audrey Zink-Sharp, and Wolfgang G. Glasser.  2007.  TEMPO-Mediated Oxidation as Pretreatment for Generation of Functionalized Cellulose Microfibrils.  MII Technical Conference and Review, Blacksburg, Virginia, October 22-24.

Zink-Sharp, Audrey.  2007.  Bio-processing wood into high performance composites.  meeting of the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation Board of Directors and staff, Blacksburg, Virginia, September 24-26.

Zink-Sharp, Audrey and O. Kwon.  2007.  Intra-ring Compression Strength of Loblolly Pine Normal and Reaction Wood.  Forest Products Society 61st International Convention, Knoxville, Tennessee June 10-13.

Renneckar, Scott H., Wolfgang G. Glasser, and Audrey Zink-Sharp.  2006.  Towards Creating Wood.  MII Technical Conference and Review “A Review of Advances in Research at Emerging Frontiers,” Blacksburg, Virginia, April 10-12.

Johnson, Richard K., Audrey Zink-Sharp, Wolfgang G. Glasser.  2006.  Surface Charge Modification of Lyocell Fibers for use in Admicellar Polymerization.  Wood-Based Composites Center 2006 Fall Advisory Board Meeting, Blacksburg, Virginia, October 4-5.

Zink-Sharp, Audrey.  2006.  A Look at Cells through an Electron Microscope.  invited presentation, Circle of Excellence meeting, Back to the Classroom, College of Natural Resources, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, June 5.

Renneckar, Scott, Audrey Zink-Sharp, and Wolfgang G. Glasser.  2006.  Self-assembly of biopolymers on fiber surfaces.  Forest Products Society 60th International Convention, Newport Beach, California, June 25-28.

Zink-Sharp, Audrey and Carlile H. Price.  2006.  Micro-Mechanics Evaluation of Low Density Hardwoods.  SEMI Task 1 Review, College of Natural Resources, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, May 17.

Zink-Sharp, Audrey.  2006.  Wood Magic.  30th East Coast Sawmill and Logging Equipment Exposition, Richmond, Virginia, May 19-20.

Zink-Sharp, Audrey.  2006.  Sustainable Engineered Materials Institute: Background, Progress, & Plans.  Wood-Based Composites Center Spring 2006 Industry Advisory Board meeting, Blacksburg, Virginia, March 22-23.

Zink-Sharp, Audrey.  2006.  Sustainable Engineered Materials Institute.  Wood Science and Forest Products seminar, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, February 7.

Zink-Sharp, Audrey.  2006.  Sustainable Engineered Materials Institute at Virginia Tech.  Presentation to House Agricultural Appropriations Committee staff, Brooks Forest Products Center, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, April 21.

Zink-Sharp, Audrey.  2006.  Wood Magic.  Invited presentations, Timber Truss Open House, Salem, Virginia, April 8.

Zink-Sharp, Audrey and Carlile H. Price.  2006.  Evaluation of intra-ring compression strength of yellow-poplar.  5th Plant Biomechanics Conference, Stockholm, Sweden, August.

Johnson, Richard K., Audrey Zink-Sharp, and Wolfgang G. Glasser.  2005.  Thermoplastic composites with lyocell fibers.  5th International Convention, Forest Products Society, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, June.

Renneckar, Scott H., Audrey Zink-Sharp, and Wolfgang G. Glasser.  2005.  Modification of wood fiber with thermoplastics by reactive steam-explosion processing for wood-plastic composite materials.  Poster for the Forest Products Society Annual Meeting, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, June 20.

Renneckar, Scott H., Wolfgang G. Glasser, Audrey Zink-Sharp, and Alan Esker.  2005.  Interactions and interfaces in cellulose composites: Reactive processing and bio-inspired design.  229th ACS Annual Meeting in San Diego, California, March.

Zink-Sharp, Audrey.  2005.  Intra-ring compression strength of low density hardwoods.  10th Meeting of the International Academy of Wood Science, Concepcion, Chile, November.

Glasser, Wolfgang G., Richard K. Johnson, Audrey Zink-Sharp, and Scott H. Renneckar.  2005.  Thermoplastic composites with lyocell fibers.  229th American Chemical Society National Meeting, San Diego, California, March.

Renneckar, Scott H., Audrey Zink-Sharp, and Wolfgang G. Glasser.  2005.  Bio-inspired nanostructured cellulose composites.  Macromolecules and Interfaces Institute Symposium, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, August.

Zink-Sharp, Audrey.  2005.  Micromechanical evaluation of wood.  59th International Convention. Forest Products Society, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, June.

Renneckar, Scott H., Richard K. Johnson, Audrey Zink-Sharp, and Wolfgang G. Glasser.  2004.  Modification of wood fiber with thermoplastics by reactive steam-explosion processing.  MACRO Conference, Blacksburg, Virginia, September.

Zink-Sharp, Audrey.  2004.  Wood Magic.  29th East Coast Sawmill and Logging Equipment Exposition, Richmond, Virginia, June 4-5.

Zink-Sharp, Audrey.  2004.  Career opportunities in wood science.  4-H Career Awareness Tours at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, April 8, 13, 16, 23 and 30.

Zink-Sharp, Audrey.  2004.  Opportunities in Wood Science.  Access Va Gear Up, July 19.

Zink-Sharp, Audrey and Carlile H. Price.  2004.  Micromechanical evaluation of wood.  3rd International Conference ESWM2004, Villa Real, Portugal, September 5-8.

Glasser, Wolfgang G. and Audrey Zink-Sharp.  2004.  Fiber composites with cellulose.  POLYDAYS 2004, University of Potsdam, Germany, October.

Johnson, Richard K., Audrey Zink-Sharp, Wolfgang G. Glasser.  2004.  Cellulose-Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites.  Wood-Based Composites Center 2004 Fall Industry Advisory Board Meeting, Blacksburg, Virginia, September 22-23.

Johnson, Richard K., Audrey Zink-Sharp, and Wolfgang G. Glasser.  2004.  Wetlaid cellulose fiber thermoplastic composites.  MACRO Conference, Blacksburg, Virginia, September.

Zink-Sharp, Audrey.  2004.  Intra-ring variability and surface properties.  Sustainable Engineered Materials Institute Annual Meeting, Blacksburg, Virginia, September.

Renneckar, Scott H., Robert S. Wright, Audrey Zink-Sharp, and Wolfgang G. Glasser.  2003.  Wood fiber surface modification by steam-explosion with polyolefins.  Paper presented at the Symposium on Composites from Renewable Resources, ACS, New Orleans, Louisiana, (Abstract CELL 118), March 23-27.

Zink-Sharp, Audrey.  2003.  Assessment of wood quality: Techniques and definitions.  Sustainable Engineered Materials Institute Annual Meeting, Blacksburg, Virginia, September.

Hanna, R. B. and Audrey Zink-Sharp.  2003.  Modern microscopy methods for exploring wood.  Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Wood Science and Technology. Bellevue, Washington, June 23.

Renneckar, Scott H., Robert S. Wright, Audrey Zink-Sharp, and Wolfgang G. Glasser.  2003.  Wood fiber surface modification by steam-explosion with polyolefins.  Meeting of the Society of Wood Science and Technology, Bellevue, Washington, June 23.

Renneckar, Scott H., Audrey Zink-Sharp, Robert S. Wright, Timothy Rials and Wolfgang G. Glasser.  2003.  Infrared and confocal laser scanning microscopy of modified steam-exploded fibers.  Wood-Based Composites Center Industry Advisory Board Meeting, Blacksburg, Virginia, September.

Zink-Sharp, Audrey.  2002.  Wood cell wall architecture: The latest news.  Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Wood Science and Technology, Madison, Wisconsin, June 23.

Renneckar, Scott H., Audrey Zink-Sharp, and Wolfgang G. Glasser.  2002.  Microscopy: Advances in technology and applications for wood science.  Presented at the Society of Wood Science and Technology Annual Meeting, Madison, Wisconsin, June 23.

Fellow.
selected as a Fellow in the International Academy of Wood Science.

Audrey Zink-Sharp.
May, 2006, appointed Assistant Department Head, Wood Science and Forest Products, Virginia Tech.

Audrey Zink-Sharp.
July 2005, appointed Associate Editor, Wood and Fiber Science.

Audrey Zink-Sharp.
June 2005, paper written by Richard K. Johnson, PhD Student, under the guidance of Drs. Audrey Zink-Sharp and Wolfgang G. Glasser was selected to receive the 2nd Place Wood Award given by the Forest Products Society, Madison, WI.

Audrey Zink-Sharp.
invited to be an External Reviewer for PhD Defense of Jerome Altyrac at Laval University, Quebec City, Quebec Canada, June 2005.

Audrey Zink-Sharp.
May 2005, selected to attend the Women's Leadership Institute at Virginia Tech.

Audrey Zink-Sharp.
March 2005, appointed Director of the Sustainable Engineered Materials Institute (SEMI) at Virginia Tech.

Zink-Sharp, Audrey.
Recipient, College Award for Outreach Excellence, College of Natural Resources, Virginia Tech, 2004.

Audrey Zink-Sharp.
1998 First Place George Marra Award, Society of Wood Science and Technology, Co-winner with John Stelmokas and Joseph R. Loferski.

Zink-Sharp, Audrey.
President, Society of Wood Science and Technology, June 2004-June 2005.

Zink-Sharp, Audrey.
Selected, U.S. Delegate to European Society of Wood Mechancis, September, 2004.

Zink-Sharp, Audrey.
Member, Annals of Botany International Review Board, 2004.

Audrey Zink-Sharp.
Received Oak Ridge Associated Universities Junior Faculty Enhancement Award, 1994.

Audrey Zink-Sharp.
Selected Outstanding Faculty by the Forest Products Club in 1994, 1996, and 1997.

Zink-Sharp, Audrey.
President-Elect, Society of Wood Science and Technology, June 2003.

Audrey Zink-Sharp.
Invited keynote speaker for State University of New York, Women in Scientific and Environmental Professions Speaker Series, Spring 2002.

Thammarat Mettanurak.  2008.  M.S.  Effect of suppression and release on compression parallel to grain property for small-sized yellow-poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera L.) Specimens.
Major Professor: Audrey Zink-Sharp.

Thomas Jeffries.  2008.  M.S.  Relationships of Growth Rate and Mechanical Properties in Sweetgum, Liquidambar styraciflua.
Major Professor: Audrey Zink-Sharp.

Renneckar, Scott.  2004.  Ph.D.  Modification of Wood Fiber with Thermoplastics by Reactive Steam-Explosion Processing.
Major Professor: Audrey Zink-Sharp and Wolfgang Glasser.

Richard Johnson.  2004.  M.S.  Mechanical and Sorption Characteristics of Cellulose Fiber-reinforced Thermoplastic Composites.
Major Professor: Audrey Zink-Sharp and Wolfgang Glasser.

Jessica (McLaughlin) Jennings.  2003.  M.S.  Investigating the Surface Energy, Fracture Toughness, and Bond Durability of Compression Densified Wood.
Major Professor: Audrey Zink-Sharp.

Louisiana-Pacific 2007 WBC Custom Short Course: Understanding Wood.
Instructor: Audrey Zink-Sharp.
Location: Franklin, Tennessee.
Dates: January 8 - 10, 2007.

Wood Magic 10 at Virginia Tech.
Instructor: Audrey Zink-Sharp.
Location: Blacksburg, VA.
Dates: September 5, 2007.

New Department Head training.
Instructor: various.
Location: Blacksburg, VA.
Dates: August 7-8, 2007.

Wood Magic 9th Annual On Campus Program.
Instructor: Audrey Zink-Sharp.
Location: Blacksburg, VA.
Dates: October 11, 2006.

Wood Magic On-Campus Programs.
Instructor: Audrey Zink-Sharp.
Location: Brooks Forest Products Center.
Dates: October 5-6, 2005.

A Practical Approach to Understanding Wood.
Instructor: Audrey Zink-Sharp and Joe Lokerski.
Location: Blacksburg, VA.
Dates: May 23-24, 2006.

Learning to Conduct Wood Magic Activities workshop.
Instructor: Audrey Zink-Sharp.
Location: Holiday Lake 4-H Educational Center, Appomattox, VA.
Dates: June 2, 2006.

Weyerhaeuser 2006 WBC Custom Short Course: Understanding Wood.
Instructor: Audrey Zink-Sharp.
Location: Boise, Idaho.
Dates: August 1 - 4, 2006.

Contemporary Analytical Tools and Methods for Wood-Based Composites R & D.
Instructor: C.E. Frazier, T. Rials, and A. Zink-Sharp.
Location: Blacksburg, VA.
Dates: May 2005.

Conducting Wood Magic Activities.
Instructor: Audrey Zink-Sharp.
Location: Appomattox 4-H Educational Center.
Dates: June 3, 2005.

Wood Adhesion Problem Solving.
Instructor: C.E. Frazier and A. Zink-Sharp.
Location: Blacksburg, VA.
Dates: December 7 & 8, 2005.

A Practical Approach to Understanding Wood.
Instructor: Audrey Zink-Sharp and Joseph Loferski.
Location: Blacksburg, VA.
Dates: April 12 - 13, 2005.

Contemporary Analytical Tools and Methods for Wood-Based Composites R&D.
Instructor: Frazier, C. E., T. Rials and A. Zink-Sharp.
Location: Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia.
Dates: June 8-9, 2004.

Learning to Conduct Wood Magic Activities. Virginia Cooperative Extension 4-H In-service Training Workshop.
Instructor: Audrey Zink-Sharp.
Location: Blacksburg, VA.
Dates: January 28-30, 2004.

Conducting Wood Magic Activities. Virginia Cooperative Extension Holiday Lake 4H Educational Center.
Instructor: Audrey Zink-Sharp.
Location: Appomattox, VA.
Dates: May 28, 2004.

Wood-Based Composites Center Contemporary Analytical Methods for Wood-Based Composites R&D.
Instructor: C.E. Frazier, T. Rials, A. Zink-Sharp, S. Renneckar.
Location: Blacksburg, VA.
Dates: August 13 - 14, 2003.

Wood Structure and Properties.
Instructor: A. Zink-Sharp and Rubin Shmulsky.
Location: University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota.
Dates: August, 2002.

Chair.
College of Natural Resources Promotion and Tenure committee, 2008 - 2009

Committee chair.
Dept. of Wood Science Promotion and Tenure Committee, 2008 - 2010

Member, AB Massey Selection Committee.
outstanding Wood Science graduate student selection committee, Spring 2008

assistant marshal.
graduate commencement, May 9, 2008

member.
search committee, Forestry department, Forest Harvesting faculty

Chair.
Outstanding Graduate Student 2008 selection subcommittee, Nominations and Honorifics Committee, CNR Faculty Association

member.
search committee, Forest Products Business Management faculty

Department Service.
Promotion and Tenure Committee

Set up and conducted Wood Technology Contest as part of Mini Conclave.2007 VT Forestry Club.
Blacksburg, VA

member.
CNR Faculty Association nominations committee

member.
CNR Faculty Association promotion and tenure revision committee

member.
committee to evaluate future of packaging science at Virginia Tech

host.
Virginia Youth Conservation camp visit to Brooks Forest Products Center, attended by 23 participants, July 10, 2007

CNR Representative.
Commission on Graduate Studies and Policies

Audrey Zink-Sharp.
Member, Strategic Issues Committee, 2005-2006, Wood Science and Forest Products department

Audrey Zink-Sharp.
Chair, A.B. Massey award committee, Wood Science and Forest Products, 2006

Audrey Zink-Sharp.
member, Commission on Graduate Studies and Policies, 2006-2009

Audrey Zink-Sharp.
coached 1st place Wood Identification National Forestry Conclave winner (Matt Carroll), 2006 contest

Audrey Zink-Sharp.
Member, Search Committee for 4 faculty positions, Bioprocessing and Biomaterials, University Provost Office, Virginia Tech, 2006

Member, Bio-Based Processing, Search Committee.
2005-2006

Audrey Zink-Sharp.
served as a member of the CNR Outreach Excellence Award Committee, 2005

Audrey Zink-Sharp.
served on CNR Honor Banquet committee, 2005

Audrey Zink-Sharp.
serve on Wood-Based Composites Steering Committee, 2005

Audrey Zink-Sharp.
Faculty Volunteer for Staff Appreciation Day, May 18, 2005

Invited Participant, Women’s Leadership Institute.
Virginia Tech, May, 2005

Audrey Zink-Sharp.
presented 14 interactive class exercises in Wood Science as part of 4-H Career Awareness at Virginia Tech, April and May, 2005

Invited presentation to Access VA Gear Up. 2004.
Attended by 30 students and educators

Audrey Zink-Sharp.
Member, Faculty Search Committee, Packaging Science, 2004, Wood Science and Forest Products department

Zink-Sharp, Audrey.
Member, Committee on Commencement, 2004

Organized and Lead a training workshop for 25 youth extension agents.
January 30, 2004. Titled ""Learning to Conduct Wood Magic Activities"" as part of the Virginia Cooperative Extension 4-H In-service Training Workshop. Blacksburg, Virginia. January 28-30, 2004

Audrey Zink-Sharp.
Member, Faculty Search Committee, Biopolymers, 2003-2004, Wood Science and Forest Products department

Zink-Sharp, Audrey.
Member, Conflict of Commitment Committee, 2001-present

Member, Committee on Undergraduate Curriculum.
2000-2002

Hosted Greater Richmond AHEC enrichment science classes, 2000.
Attended by 30 students

Invited presenter, USDA Forest Service School-to-Work Program for Girls, 2000, Princeton, WV.
Attended by 175 students

Zink-Sharp, Audrey.
Member, Committee on Faculty Ethics, 2000-present

Zink-Sharp, Audrey.
Member, Conflict of Interest Committee, 2000-present

Selected to participate in the Science and Gender Equity (SAGE) of Western Virginia project in 1999.
Organized wood science projects for 23 middle school girls and 11 teachers. Participants came from Wise, Dickinson, and Lee County schools

Ad hoc advisor to the Forestry Club for their wood anatomy team entry in the annual Conclave Meetings.
1998 – present

Invited reviewer and discussant, Organization of Women Faculty Workshop, Preparing a Dossier for Tenure and Promotion.
April 1998, Blacksburg, VA

Member, Committee on Electron Microscopy.
1997

Organizer.
Team-Building Skills Panel Discussion. March, 1996. Blacksburg, Virginia

Member, Committee on Model Land Grant University.
1996

President, Association of Women in Science, Virginia State Chapter.
1996-1998

Faculty advisor for student chapter of the Forest Products Society.
1996-2000

Honor Panel Member, University Honor System.
1995-2000

Organizer and Moderator.
Women in Natural Resources Panel Discussion. March 1994, and March 1995. Blacksburg, Virginia

Created a Women's Advisory Board in College of Forestry and Wildlife Resources.
1994

Organizer and Sponsor.
Workshop on Issues Facing Women in Inudstry. November 1994

Member, Commission on Graduate Studies and Policies.
1993

Member, Subcommittee on Graduate Degree Requirements.
1993

Member, Committee on Commencement.
1993 – 2002, 2004

reviewer.
Asked to provide review of credentials for Dr. Nicole Brown's nomination for promotion and granting of tenure at Penn State University

reviewer.
provided manuscript reviews for Cellulose, Holzforschung, and Maderas: Ciencia y Tecnologia

Reviewer.
Wrote book review for Wood and Fiber Science journal, reviewed Kettunen, P.O. 2006. Wood Structure and Properties. Trans Tech Publications, Ltd., Zuerich, Switzerland, 401 pages

Reviewer.
Reviewed 1 manuscript for Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology, January 2008

Reviewer.
Reviewed 1 manuscript for Wood and Fiber Science, January 2008

Member.
Assisted with developing rules, procedures, and delivery of the 1st Wood Science Student Quiz Bowl for the Forest Products Society's 62nd International Conference, St. Louis, Missouri, June 2008

Reviewer.
Reviewed 1 manuscript for Holzforschung, April 2008

Member.
Society of Wood Science and Technology, Past Presidents' Council, July 2007

Member and VT representative.
Society of Wood Science and Technology Education Committee, July 2007

Audrey Zink-Sharp.
Chair, Society of Wood Science and Technology (SWST), Distinguished Service and Fellow Nomination committees (2), July 2005-June 2006

Audrey Zink-Sharp.
Proposal reviewer, USDA CSREES NRI, March, 2006

Audrey Zink-Sharp.
Manuscripts reviewed for Cellulose and Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology, March, 2006

Audrey Zink-Sharp.
Proposal reviewer, Canadian Foundation for Innovation, March, 2006

Audrey Zink-Sharp.
Manuscripts reviewed for Cellulose, Holzforschung, and Wood and Fiber Science, 2005

Society of Wood Science & Technology (SWST).
Past-President, June 2005-2006

Audrey Zink-Sharp.
represented SWST at American Forest and Paper Association's Agenda 2020 Capitol Fly-In, Washington, DC June 2005

Audrey Zink-Sharp.
continue to serve as the United States delegate to the European Society of Wood Mechanics, 2005

Society of Wood Science & Technology (SWST).
President, June 2004 – 2005

Chair of SWST Accreditation Site visit.
University of Maine, March 2003

Society of Wood Science & Technology (SWST).
President-Elect, 2003

Society of Wood Science & Technology (SWST).
Vice-President, 2002

Member.
SWST accreditation on-site visit and report for re-accreditation of Oregon State University's undergraduate program, June 2002

Panel Manager.
USDA/CSREES/SBIR Forests and Related Resources panel, 2001 – 2002, Washington, DC

Society of Wood Science & Technology (SWST).
Vice-Chair, Accreditation Committee, 2000 - 2006

Society of Wood Science & Technology (SWST).
Director, Executive Board, 1997 - 1999

Society of Wood Science & Technology (SWST).
Chair, Student Poster Competition, 1996, 1997

Society of Wood Science & Technology (SWST).
Chair, Education Committee, 1995-1997; 1998-1999

Forest Products Society (FPS).
Chair, Membership, Carolinas-Chesapeake Chapter, 1995-1998

Society of Wood Science & Technology (SWST).
Vice-Chair, Education Committee, 1994-1995

Society for Experimental Mechanics (SEM).
Founder and 1st Chair, Technical Subdivision on Wood and Wood Based Composites, 1994-1996

Forest Products Society (FPS).
Co-Chair, Wood Eng Task Force, 1993-1997