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Professor (1st Class, then Exceptional Class, Chair) of Industrial Chemistry, ENSTIB (School of Wood engineering), University of Nancy 1, Epinal, France, 1995 to present.
Professor (‘ad hominem’ Chair) of Polymer Chemistry, Dept. of Chemistry, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, 1989 to 1995.
Head, Dept. of Chemistry, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, 1991 to 1993.
Director, Division of Processing and Chemical Manufacturing Technology (composed of the national institutes for Chemistry, Timber and Textiles for a total of 320 researchers), Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Pretoria, South Africa, 1987 to 1989.
Director, National Timber Research Institute, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Pretoria, South Africa, 1984 to 1987.
Assistant Director, National Timber Research Institute, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Pretoria, South Africa, 1983 to 1984.
Head, Adhesives and Wood Glueing Section, National Timber Research Institute, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Pretoria, South Africa, 1981 to 1984.
Head, Composite Products Section, National Timber Research Institute, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Pretoria, South Africa, 1978 to 1980.
Researcher, project leader, Adhesives and Wood Glueing, National Timber Research Institute, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Pretoria, South Africa, 1976 to 1978.
Head of Research, Isoroy-Novobord particleboard factory, Port Elizabeth, South Africa, 1971-1976.
Quality control Chemist, Pretoria Portland Cement, Western Transvaal and Port Elizabeth, South Africa, 1970-1971.
Process research chemist (insecticides), Klipfontein Organic Products, Sentrachem group, Johannesburg, South Africa, 1970.
Research
- Wood Adhesives: development, polymerisation, analysis, compounding and glue-mixing, application, interactions at the interface, trouble-shooting.
- Polymer Chemistry
- Glueing technology
- Panel Products
- Chemistry of Wood Preservatives and Wood Preservation
- Wood Chemistry
- Structure of Wood Constituents
International prizes, awards and honours
1980.Forest Products Research Society (USA) Bark Award
1985.Forest Products Research Society (USA) Markwardt Wood Engineering Award
1986.2° place, TRADA (UK) Sir Stuart Mallison Medal for Timber Research
1986.CSIR (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research)(South Africa) prize
1986.FOYSA (Johannesburg Junior Chamber of Commerce) prize( South Africa)
1987.2° prize, National Productivity Institute, Johannesburg, South Africa
1988.3° prize, National Productivity Institute, Johannesburg, South Africa
1990.International Union of Forestry Research Organizations (IUFRO) Scientific Achievement Award (delivered in Montreal, Canada)
1996-onward. Mentioned, Marquis Who’s Who in the World
2000.Finalist, 1st René Descartes Research Prize of the European Commission (in Brussels, Belgium)
2000.Chevalier des Palmes Academiques (France)
2005.Schweighofer Wood Technology Innovation Prize (Austria)
2005.Finalist Prize, René Descartes Research Prize of the European Commission (in London, UK)
2005.Grand Prix de la Recherche, Societé Industrielle de l’Est (France)
2006.Finalist Prize, Swiss Technology Award (Switzerland).
2008. Josef Umdasch Research Innovation Prize (Austria)
2012 Fraunhofer Geselleschaft Award “2012 German High Tech Champion-Green Building” (Germany)
2013 Gold Medal, Academie d’Agriculture de France, Paris, France
Other information of interest
- Secretary, International Academy of Wood Science (1992-1996)
- Board member, International Academy of Wood Science (1987-1996)
- Chairman, Adhesives and Wood Glueing working party, IUFRO (1986 to 2000)
- Co-chairman, Adhesives and Wood Glueing working party, IUFRO (1981-1986)
- Chairman, COST Action E13 on Wood adhesives and Wood glueing, European Commission (1998-2002)
- Advisory Editorial Board, Holzforschung (Germany) (1992 to present)
- Advisory Editorial Board, Holz als Roh- und Werkstoff (Germany) (1997 to present)
- Advisory Editorial Board, J. of Wood Chemistry and Technology (USA) (1981 to present)
- Advisory Editorial Board, J.Adhesion Science and Technology (USA) (1986 to present)
- Advisory Editorial Board, Int.J. of Adhesion and Adhesives (UK) (1981 to present)
- Advisory Editorial Board, J. of Wood Science (Mokuzai Gakkaishi, English version) (Japan)(1998 to present)
- Advisory Editorial Board, Wood Science and Technology (Germany), (2009 to present)
- Advisory Editorial Board, Maderas: Ciencia y Tecnologia (Chile), (2008 to present)
- Advisory Editorial Board, Industrial Crops & Products (UK), (2009 to present)
Languages: English, Italian, French, Spanish, Flamish
M.Sc. supervised : 50
Ph.D. supervised: 40 completed + 11 running
Publications: International Refereed Journals: 603 appeared + 11 in press
Patents : 35
Conference proceedings : 70
Books : 8
