Daniel L. Cassens, Ph. D.

EDUCATION

University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 
B.S. in Forestry (Forest Products)

University of California, Berkeley, California 
M.S. in Wood Science

University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
Ph.D. Major in Forestry (Forest Products)
Minor in Botany

PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT

July 1996 - To date (Academic Year Appointment)
Professor; Extension Wood Products Specialist 70%, Teaching 30%,
Department of Forestry and Natural Resources
Purdue University,  West Lafayette, Indiana 47907

July 1985 - 1967 (Academic Year Appointment)
Professor and Extension Specialist - Wood Products,
Purdue University

July 1981 - 1985
Associate Professor and Extension Specialist - 
Wood Products,
Purdue University

March 1977 - July 1981.
Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist -
Wood Products,
Purdue University

June 1973 - February 1977.
Extension Specialist - Wood Products,
Cooperative Extension Service,
Louisiana State University,
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803

January 1970 - May 1973.
Wood Products Technologist,
U.S. Forest Products Laboratory,
One Gifford Pinchot Drive
Madison, Wisconsin 53705

June 1968 - December 1969.
Research Assistant,
California Forest Products Laboratory,
University of California,
Berkeley, California

• Society of Wood Science and Technology
• Forest Products Society

• Xi Sigma Pi
• Sigma Xi
• Gamma Sigma Delta

• American Men and Women of Science
• Who's Who in Technology Today
• Who's Who in Frontier Science and Technology

• Invited by the American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC) to make several presentations in Mexico on hardwood lumber and veneer.  1999.
• Invited by the American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC) to make several presentations in the Japan on hardwood lumber and veneer.  1995.
• Invited by the American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC) to make several presentations in the Philippines on hardwood lumber and veneer.  1994.
• Participated in an IUFRO meeting and subsequent industry tour in Brazil.  1988.
• Visited and subsequently developed a cooperative working relationship with the Furniture Industry Research Association of Great Britain (FIRA).  FIRA is world-renowned and the largest furniture research organization in the world.  1987.
• Attended Ligna Hannover '85 Fair, Hanover, West Germany.  This fair is the world's largest and covers all aspects of woodworking equipment.  1985.
• Served as a lecturer at the 3er Seminario De Ingenieria De Maderas and Consultant to the Sawmill Industry of the Instituto Tecnologicao, Cartago, Costa Rica.  1984.
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• Wood Products Processing (FNR 301)
• Wood Structure, Properties and Identification (FNR 311)

EXTENSION OR CONTINUING EDUCATION RESPONSIBILITIES
Cassens services as a teacher and coordinator of numerous industry oriented educational programs.  These programs can be divided into two types.  The first are short courses which provide basic information on wood to industry and consumers.  This information helps improve the efficiency of how wood products are manufactured and used.  The second group of programs are state-of-the-art programs which provide wood manufacturers with the most current technology and application of new ideas, processes and equipment.  Recent examples of each follows:

 
State-of-the-Art Programs

Upholstery Frames With Plywood and Oriented Strandboard, November 15, 2000

Powder Coatings for Wood Substrates, October 11, 2000

UV/EB Finishing Systems for the Wood Industry, October 12, 2000

Furniture and Cabinet Manufacturing Seminar - An Overview, May 16-18, 2000

Upholstery Frames With Plywood and Oriented Strandboard, November 16, 1999

Powder Coatings for Wood Substrates, March 1997

UV/EB Finishing Systems for the Wood Industry, March 1997

Basic Training Programs

Identifying and Understanding Wood in Historic Structure.  For Restoration and Renovation Exhibition and Conference, New Orleans, LA, Sept. 2001

Hardwood Lumber Grading Short Course, June 6-8, 2001

Strength Design and Testing of Furniture, Thursday, June 7,2001

Sawing, Edging, Trimming, and Bucking Hardwoods for Maximum Value, April 18, 2001

Marketing Hardwood Veneer Logs and Trees, Thursday, April 12, 2001

Hardwood Log, Lumber and Tree Grading Workshop, April 10, 11, 2001

Existing and Developing Methods for Stain Control in Hardwood Lumber and Logs, IHLA Annual Convention, Indianapolis, IN, Feb. 5, 1999

Basic Lumber Drying School, Elkhart, IN, April 13-15, 1999

Each year Cassens prepares numerous papers for publication through Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service and for different trade journals.  Examples follow:

• Cassens, Daniel.  May 2001. How to Grade Hardwood Logs.  Sawmill and Woodlot Management
• Cassens, Daniel.  May 2001.  Webb Company Hosts Veneer Log Marketing Seminar, Northern Logger 2001 
• Cassens, Daniel.  March 2001.  Buck You Logs To NHLA Rules?
• Cassens, Daniel.  January 2001.  Log and Tree Scaling. 
• Daniel Cassens.  Nov. 2000.  Quality Control in Lumber Purchasing:  Hardwood Lumber Grades. 
• Cassens, Daniel.  May 9, 2000.  Particleboard and MDF Properties as Related to the Furniture, Cabinet and Millwork Industry. 
• Daniel Cassens and Yuelong Leng.  March 7, 2000.  Face Check Development in Veneered Furniture Panels. 
• Cassens, Daniel.  1999.  Tools for Measuring the Board Feet Volume in Trees and Logs, CES Paper 318. Wood Mizer News
• Cassens, Daniel.  1999. Douglas Fir, CES Paper 317.  Wood Mizer News
• Cassens, Daniel. 1999.  American Black Walnut, CES Paper 324.  Wood Mizer News
• Cassens, Daniel.  1999.  Storage of Logs and Lumber, CES Paper 322.  Wood Mizer News
• Cassens, Daniel.  1998.  What Makes a Veneer Quality Tree.  Wood Mizer News.
• Cassens, Daniel.  1998.  Techniques for Increasing Grade Lumber Yield.  Wood Mizer News.
• Cassens, Daniel.  1998.  Air Drying Lumber.  Wood Mizer News.
• Cassens, Daniel.  1998.  Understanding the Softwood Lumber Grading Process.  Wood Mizer News.

• Serrano, Jose R and Daniel Cassens.  2001.  Reducing Warp and checking in Plantation Grown Yellow Poplar 4 x 4’S by Reversing Part Positions and Gluing in the Green Condition.  Accepted For. Prod. J.
• Serrano, Jose R. and Daniel Cassens.  2000.  Pallet and Component Parts From Small-Diameter Red Oak Bolts.  For. Prod. J. 50(3):67-73.
• Cassens, Daniel and Yuelong Leng .  Face Check Development in Veneered Furniture Grade Panels.  Forest Products Society, Lake Tahoe, Nevada, June 18-21, 2000.  . 
• Krutz, Gary W., Harry G. Gibson, Daniel L. Cassens, and Min Zhang.  1999.  Color Vision in Forest Engineering.  International Conference on Forest Engineering.  . 
• Wettschurack, Katherine P., Harry G. Gibson, Daniel L. Cassens, and Gary W. Krutz.  1999.  The Causes of Ridges That Occur During the Widebelt Sanding of Cabinet Doors.  For. Prod. J. 49(2):82-88.
• Wettschurack, Katherine, Harry Gibson, Daniel L. Cassens, and Gary Krutz.  1999.  Factors Causing Ridge Formation During Wide-Belt Sanding and Corrective Actions.  For. Prod. J. 49(2):82-88.
• Cassens, Daniel L. and Richard Hanger.  2/26/98   Application and Quality of Coatings on Porous Surfaces.  Purdue Coatings System Research Center Symposium.  . 
• Cassens, Daniel L. and Elmer L. Schmidt.  1998.  Use of Borate Compounds to Prevent Insect Damage to Furniture Hickory Rounds with The Bark Intact.  For. Prod. J. 48(3):36-37.
• Serrano, Jose R. and Daniel Cassens.  1998.  Dimensional Stability of Red Oak Panels Products from Small-Diameter Top Logs.  For. Prod. J. 48(7/8):71-74.
• Hester, Patricia, Daniel Cassens and T.A. Bryan.  1997.  The Applicability of Particleboard Residue as a Litter Material for Male Turkeys.  Poultry Sci. 76:248-255.  AES Paper No 14806.
• Schmidt, E.L., D. L. Cassens and J. Steen. 1997.  Log Fumigation Prevents Sticker Stain and Enzyme - Medicated Sapwood Discoloration in Maple and Hickory Lumber.  For. Prod. J. 47(9)47-50. 
• Cassens, Daniel and James Bradtmueller.  1996.  Characterization of the Custom Woodworking Industry.  For. Prod. J. 46(5):29-36.
• Cassens, Daniel L., J.R. Bankston, and J.S. Friday.  1994.  Statistical Process Control for Hardwood Sawmills - Is It Time?. For. Prod. J. 44(1):48-50.
• Cassens, Daniel L., James P. Bradtmueller and Federico Picado.  1994.  Variation in Selected Properties of Industrial  Grade Particleboard.  For. Prod. J.  44(10) 50-56.
• Haney, Leland, Cyrille Precetti, Harry Gibson, Gary Krutz, and Daniel Cassens.  1994.  Color Matching of Wood a Real-Time Machine Vision System.  Paper No. 943579 Winter Meeting of the American Society of Agr. Eng. Atlanta, GA.
• Winterhalter, D. and D. L. Cassens.  United States Hardwoods:  Consumer Perceptions and Willingness to Pay.  Report produced for and distributed by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Founding Assembly, Toronto, Canada, October 1-3, 1993.  The report was supplemental to the United States consultative process determining economic, social and environmental feasibility of FSC success in the United States.
• Cassens, Daniel, Yuelong Leng and George McCabe.  In Process.  Face Check Development in Veneered Furniture Grade Panels.

• Cassens, Daniel L., Bruce Johnson, William Feist, and Rodney DeGrott.  1995.  Selection and Use of Preservative-Treated Wood.  Forest Products Society, 2801 Marshall Ct., Madison, WI 53705.  104 pp.
• Cassens, Daniel L. and William C. Feist.  1991.  Exterior Wood in the South:  Selection, Application and Finishes.  USDA Forest Service General Technical Release - 69.  56 pp.
• U.S. Navy Wood Preservation Manual.  1990.  NAVFAC Mo-312 Navel Facilities Engineering Command, 200 Stovall Street, Alexandria, VA 22332-2300.  7 chapters, 186 pages, 67 figures, 13 tables, 32 pages of appendix.  (Prepared by Daniel Cassens and Rodney DeGroot).
• Cassens, Daniel L. and William C. Feist.  1986.  Finishing Wood Exteriors, Selection, Application and Maintenance.  USDA Forest Service, Agr. Hbk. No. 647.  56 pp.