Centre for Forest Value Lunchtime Sessions

Find out more about the exciting research currently being undertaken at the ARC Training Centre for Forest Value. The University of Tasmania Centre produces industry-ready graduates and postdoctoral fellows with broad perspectives of the forest industry.

To register for these free, 30-minute webinars click on the Eventbrite link here – you can follow the prompts to join one, or all three, of the webinars being held on November 4, 11 and 17 from 12.00-12.30pm.

When: November 4, 11 and 17 – 12-12.30pm
Where: Register for the online event via Eventbrite link here (you will receive an email with the webinar link).
Enquiries: Tom Baker Thomas.baker@utas.edu.au

Speakers/PhD candidates
4 November 12:00 – 12:30pm
Rose Brinkhoff – Nitrogen fertiliser increases leaf area but may create carbon and water costs in Eucalyptus nitens.
Vilius Gendvilas – Thinning effects on wood properties of plantation-grown Eucalyptus nitens.

11 November 12.00-12.30pm:
Michelle Balasso – Wood quality and segregation systems: the potential for solid wood products from fibre grown plantations
Kent Davis – Utilisation of sawn timber from plantation resources for appearance applications – a simulated yield perspective.

17 November 12.00-12.30pm:
Mihai Neagoe – Data-driven insights on port congestion.
Sean Krisanski – Simple measurement extraction from a complex forest: Towards the fully automated measurement of forests using deep learning and remote sensing techniques.