HONORS
IAWS Fellow, June 2009 to present.
Research Award, Sigma Delta Gamma Honor Society, LSU Chapter. April 2008.
JSPS Visiting Fellow, Shizuoka University, Shizuoka, Japan. October 2007.
Concurrent Professorship, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China. June 2006-present.
Concurrent Teaching and Research Professorship, Henan Agricultural University. Zhengzhou. China. June 2006-present.
Visiting Professorship, East China University of Science and technology, Shanghai, China. June 2006-present.
Markwardt Wood Engineering Award for Excellence in Wood Engineering Research, Forest Products Society. 2005.
Roy O Martin Sr. Professor, Composites/Engineered Wood Products, Endowed professorship for research in composite and engineered wood products, Louisiana State University. 2004 to present.
Visiting Professor, College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Henan Agricultural University. Zhengzhou. China. 2004 to 2006.
Honorary Board Member, Chinese Forestry Society, 2004-Present.
Wood Award, Forest products Research Society (Second Place, two awards annually for outstanding graduate student research). 1994.