Eini C. Lowell

Treesearch Publications

• David Auty, Thomas L. Eberhardt, Eric Turnblom, Eini C. Lowell, Joseph Dahlen, Laurence Schimleck, Cristian Montes. 2019. Assessing the within-tree variation in stiffness from ultrasonic velocity and specific gravity measurements in Douglas-fir and loblolly pine
• David L. Nicholls, Jeffrey Halbrook, Michelle Benedum, Han-Sup Han, Eini C. Lowell, Dennis Becker, R. Barbour. 2018. Socioeconomic constraints to biomass removal from forest lands for fire risk reduction in the western U.S.
• Eini C. Lowell, Eric Turnblom, Jeff Comnick, CL Huang. 2018. Effect of rotation age and thinning regime on visual and structural lumber grades of Douglas-fir logs
• Jan K. Wiedenbeck, Eini C. Lowell. 2017. Wood Quality of Old-Growth Koa Logs and Lumber
• Eini C. Lowell, Katherine Wilson, Jan K. Wiedenbeck, Catherine Chan, J. B. Friday, Nicole Evans. 2017. Consumer preference study of characteristics of Hawaiian koa wood bowls
• Eini C. Lowell, D.R. Becker, D. Smith, M. Kauffman, D. Bihn. 2017. Community biomass handbook volume 4: enterprise development for integrated wood manufacturing
• Manuel R. Pelaez-Samaniego, Vikram Yadama, Manuel Garcia-Perez, Eini C. Lowell, Rui Zhu, Karl Englund. 2016. Interrelationship between lignin-rich dichloromethane extracts of hot water-treated wood fibers and high-density polyethylene (HDPE) in wood plastic composite (WPC) production
• Eini C. Lowell, Daniel J. Parrent, Robert C. Deering, Dan Bihn, Dennis R. Becker. 2015. Community biomass handbook. Volume 2: Alaska, where woody biomass can work.
• Xiping Wang, Robert J. Ross, Steve P. Verrill, Eini C. Lowell, Jamie Barbour. 2015. Acoustic Evaluation of Thinning and Biosolid Fertilization Effects on Wood Quality of a Douglas-fir stand
• Manuel Raul Pelaez-Samaniego, Vikram Yadama, Manuel Garcia-Perez, Eini C. Lowell. 2015. Abundance and characteristics of lignin liquid intermediates in wood (Pinus ponderosa Dougl. ex Laws.) during hot water extraction
• Manuel Raul Pelaez-Samaniego, Vikram Yadama, Tsai Garcia-Perez, Eini C. Lowell, Thomas Amidon. 2014. Effect of hot water extracted hardwood and softwood chips on particleboard properties
• Manuel Raul Pelaez-Samaniego, Vikram Yadama, Manuel Garcia-Perez, Eini C. Lowell, Armando G. McDonald. 2014. Effect of temperature during wood torrefaction on the formation of lignin liquid intermediates
• Eini C. Lowell, Douglas A. Maguire, David G. Briggs, Eric C. Turnblom, Keith J.S. Jayawickrama, Jed Bryce. 2014. Effects of silviculture and genetics on branch/knot attributes of coastal Pacific Northwest Douglas-fir and implications for wood quality--a synthesis
• Cosmin N. Filipescue, Eini C. Lowell, Ross Koppenaal, Al K. Mitchell. 2014. Modeling regional and climatic variation of wood density and ring width in intensively managed Douglas-fir
• D. Becker, Eini C. Lowell, D. Bihn, R. Anderson, S. Taff. 2014. Community biomass handbook. Volume I: thermal wood energy
• Manuel Raul Pelaez-Samaniego, Vikram Yadama, Eini C. Lowell, Raul Espinoza-Herrera. 2013. A review of wood thermal pretreatments to improve wood composite properties
• Xiping Wang, Steve P. Verrill, Eini C. Lowell, Robert J. Ross, Vicki L. Herian. 2013. Acoustic sorting models for improved log segregation
• Manuel Raul Pelaez-Samaniego, Vikram Yadama, Eini C. Lowell, Thomas E. Amidon, Timothy L. Chaffee. 2013. Hot water extracted wood fiber for production of wood plastic composites (WPCs)
• Eini C. Lowell, Janice K. Wiedenbeck, Betsy S. Porterfield. 2013. A photographic guide to Acacia koa defects
• Eini C. Lowell, Dennis Dykstra, Robert Monserud. 2012. Evaluating effects of thinning on wood quality in southeast Alaska
• Eini C. Lowell, Dennis Dykstra, David G. Briggs, Christine L. Todoroki. 2012. Maps and models of density and stiffness within individual Douglas-fir trees
• Vikram Yadama, Eini C. Lowell, Christopher E. Langum. 2012. Characterization of wood strands from young, small-diameter Douglas-fir and western hemlock trees
• Costel Barbuta, Pierre Blanchet, Alain Cloutier, Vikram Yadama, Eini C. Lowell. 2012. OSB as substrate for engineered wood flooring
• Jan K. Wiedenbeck, Eini C. Lowell. 2011. An examination of the feasibility of using time-of-flight based non-destructive evaluation to assess the soundness of standing Acacia koa
• J.M. Linton, H.M. Barnes, R.D. Seale, P.D. Jones, Eini C. Lowell, Susan Hummel. 2010. Suitability of live and fire-killed small-diameter ponderosa and lodgepole pine trees for manufacturing a new structural wood composite
• C.L. Todoroki, Eini C. Lowell, Dennis Dykstra. 2010. Automated knot detection with visual post-processing of Douglas-fir veneer images
• Eini C. Lowell, Valerie Rapp, Richard Haynes, Caitlin Cray. 2010. Effects of fire, insect, and pathogen damage on wood quality of dead and dying western conifers
• Eini C. Lowell, Dennis Dykstra, George McFadden. 2009. Effects of bear damage on Douglas-fir lumber recovery
• Christopher E. Langum, Vikram Yadama, Eini C. Lowell. 2009. Physical and mechanical properties of young-growth Douglas-fir and western hemlock from western Washington
• Eini C. Lowell, Christine L. Todoroki, Ed. Thomas. 2009. Comparing timber and lumber from plantation and natural stands of ponderosa pine
• Dennis R. Becker, Debra Larson, Eini C. Lowell. 2009. Financial considerations of policy options to enhance biomass utilization for reducing wildfire hazards
• V. Yadama, Eini C. Lowell, N. Petersen, D. Nicholls. 2009. Wood-thermoplastic composites manufactured using beetle-killed spruce from Alaska
• David G. Briggs, Gonzalo Thienel, Eric C. Turnblom, Eini C. Lowell, Dennis Dykstra, Robert J. Ross, Xiping Wang, Peter Carter. 2008. Influence of thinning on acoustic velocity of Douglas-fir trees in western Washington and western Oregon
• Dennis R. Becker, Mark Nechodom, Adam Barnett, Tad Mason, Eini C. Lowell, John Shelly, Dean Graham. 2008. Assessing the role of federal community assistance programs to develop biomass utilization capacity in the Western United States
• Eini C. Lowell, Dennis R. Becker, Robert Rummer, Debra Larson, Linda Wadleigh. 2008. An integrated approach to evaluating the economic costs of wildfire hazard reduction through wood utilization opportunities in the Southwestern United States
• Eini C. Lowell, Dennis R. Becker, Robert Rummer, Debra Larson, Linda Wadleigh. 2008. An integrated approach to evaluating the economic costs of wildfire hazard reduction through wood utilization opportunities in the southwestern United States
• Dennis R. Becker, Debra Larson, Eini C. Lowell, Robert Rummer. 2008. User guide for HCR Estimator 2.0: software to calculate cost and revenue thresholds for harvesting small-diameter ponderosa pine.
• Thomas M. Gorman, David W. Green, Aldo G. Cisternas, Roland Hernandez, Eini C. Lowell. 2007. Structural lumber from suppressed-growth ponderosa pine from northern Arizona.
• Thomas M. Gorman, David W. Green, Aldo G. Cisternas, Roland Hernandez, Eini C. Lowell. 2007. Structural lumber from suppressed-growth ponderosa pine from northern Arizona
• Christine Todoroki, Eini C. Lowell. 2006. Effect of small changes in sawpattern on lumber value in pruned Douglas fir logs: Steps toward greater value from pruned logs.
• David W. Green, Eini C. Lowell, Roland Hernandez. 2005. Structural lumber from dense stands of small-diameter Douglas-fir trees.
• Robert Monserud, Eini C. Lowell, Dennis R. Becker, Susan Hummel, Ellen Donoghue, R. James Barbour, Kenneth A. Kilborn, David L. Nicholls, Joe Roos, Randall A. Cantrell. 2004. Contemporary wood utilization research needs in the Western United States.
• Dennis R. Becker, Evan E. Hjerpe, Eini C. Lowell. 2004. Economic assessment of using a mobile Micromill® for processing small-diameter ponderosa pine.
• Eini C. Lowell, David W. Green. 2001. Lumber recovery from small-diameter ponderosa pine from Flagstaff, Arizona
• Gary M. Scott, David W. Bormett, Nancy Ross Sutherland, Said Abubakr, Eini C. Lowell. 2000. Beetle-killed spruce utilization in the Kenai peninsula.
• Eini C. Lowell, Marlin E. Plank. 1997. California Black Oak–From Firewood to Lumber, the Lumber Recovery Story
• Eini C. Lowell, James M. Cahill. 1996. Deterioration of fire-killed timber in southern Oregon and northern California.

Citations of Non-Forest Service Publications

• Krahmer, R.L.; DeGroot, R.C.; Lowell, E.C. 1982. Detecting incipient brown rot with fluorescence microscopy. Wood Science. 15(2): 78–80.
• Krahmer, R.L.; Lowell, E.C.; Dougal, E.F.; Wellons, J.D. 1992. Durability of southeast Asian hardwood plywood as shown by accelerated aging tests and 10 year outdoor exposure. Forest Products Journal. 42(4):40–44.
• Lowell, E.C.; Krahmer, R.L. 1993. Effects of lean in red alder trees on wood shrinkage and density. Wood and Fiber Science 25(1): 2–7.

• Oregon State University, M.S. Forest Products, Forest Products/Wood Anatomy/Forest Management, 1982
• University of Maine, B.S. Forestry, Forestry/Wood Science and Technology, 1979