The principal scientist at Armstrong World Industries (Lancaster, Penn.), Dr. Brian Beakler, knows a thing or two about wood, and he'll be pumping from his well of knowledge during his two-hour session at the National Wood Flooring Association Certified Professionals Symposium before the NWFA Expo on April 16 in Nashville, Tenn.
The principal scientist at Armstrong World Industries (Lancaster, Penn.), Dr. Brian Beakler, knows a thing or two about wood, and he'll be pumping from his well of knowledge during his two-hour session at the National Wood Flooring Association Certified Professionals Symposium before the NWFA Expo on April 16 in Nashville, Tenn.
Beakler, who is also Armstrong's manager of installation and technical services, will give his presentation called "Environmental Effects on Wood Flooring" at 3:30 p.m.
His talk will cover how wood reacts to different environments, drying and milling lumber for lifelong use, and acclimating and conditioning wood floors.
The topics are fitting-Beakler has taught and conducted research at Penn State focusing on wood anatomy, kiln drying hardwood lumber and quantifying organic emissions from kiln drying processes.
He currently sits on the boards of the Hardwood Forestry Fund, the Keystone Kiln Drying Association and the Hardwood Plywood and Veneer Association.
Other symposium speakers include Dr. Alex Wiedenhoeft, a research botanist in the Center for Wood Anatomy Research at the federal Forest Products Laboratory in Madison, Wis., and humidity experts Charlie Peterson, Randy Lenz and Mike Rimrodt.
The NWFA has registration information online here.
