Thomas M. Maloney, Emeritus Director of the Wood Materials and Engineering Laboratory, received the third annual Bronson J. Lewis Award
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Thomas M. Maloney, Emeritus Director of the Wood Materials and Engineering Laboratory, received the third annual Bronson J. Lewis Award at the 70th annual meeting of the APA, November 10-12, 2007, Indian Wells, CA. This award is given by the APA to recognize individuals for their leadership and outstanding contribution to the engineered wood products industry. Tom was a chief contributor to the development of the process for orienting wood strands, which led to the transition from wafer board to OSB. He is a leading expert on non-destructive test methods for evaluating the strength of wood. He founded and for most of its history was in charge of one of the world’s most prestigious and longest-running annual gatherings of wood composite producers, suppliers, and research experts—the International Wood Composites Symposium.