Jan K. Wiedenbeck, PhD
Former Employee
Project Leader / Research Forest Products Technologist.
Treesearch Publications
- Mike R. Saunders, David P. Mann, Shannon Stanis, Jan K. Wiedenbeck, Daniel C. Dey, Thomas M. Schuler. 2023. Prescribed Fire Causes Wounding and Minor Tree Quality Degradation in Oak Forests
- David Mann, Jan K. Wiedenbeck, Daniel C. Dey, Mike R. Saunders. 2020. Evaluating Economic Impacts of Prescribed Fire in the Central Hardwood Region
- Jan K. Wiedenbeck. 2020. Undervalued hardwood utilization from the forest manager's perspective
- Yvette Dickinson, Xiping Wang, Jan K. Wiedenbeck, Robert J. Ross. 2019. Effects of silviculture practices on engineering properties of northern hardwood species of the Great Lakes Region: a literature review
- Kathryn Arano Gazal, Iris B. Montague, Jan K. Wiedenbeck. 2019. Factors affecting social media adoption among wood products consumers
- Shannon Stanis, Jan K. Wiedenbeck, Mike R. Saunders. 2019. Effect of Prescribed Fire on Timber Volume and Grade in the Hoosier National Forest
- Jan K. Wiedenbeck, Matthew S. Scholl, Paul R. Blankenhorn, Chuck D. Ray. 2019. Defects and Grading after Kiln Drying Hardwood Lumber Sawn from Small-diameter Logs
- Iris B. Montague, Kathryn Arano Gazal, Jan K. Wiedenbeck. 2019. Social media use in the wood products industry: Impact on the consumer purchasing process
- Jan K. Wiedenbeck, Kevin T. Smith. 2019. Hardwood management, tree wound response, and wood product value
- Jan K. Wiedenbeck. 2018. Causes and costs of bole wounds in hardwoods—a synopsis of the literature
- John Brown, Jan K. Wiedenbeck, Thomas M. Schuler, Melissa Thomas-Van Gundy. 2018. Patterns of overstory mortality in a shelterwood- burn central Appalachian forest
- John Brown, Melissa Thomas-Van Gundy, Thomas M. Schuler, Jan K. Wiedenbeck. 2018. Silvicultural Prescriptions Influence the Proportion of High-Quality Hardwood Butt Logs Harvested over a Half-Century of Management
- Jan K. Wiedenbeck, Eini C. Lowell. 2017. Wood Quality of Old-Growth Koa Logs and Lumber
- Daniel C. Dey, John Dwyer, Jan K. Wiedenbeck. 2017. Relationship between Tree Value, Diameter, and Age in High-Quality Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum) on the Menominee Reservation, Wisconsin
- 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
- Matt Bumgardner, Iris B. Montague, Jan K. Wiedenbeck. 2017. Survey response rates in the forest products literature from 2000 to 2015
- Jan K. Wiedenbeck, Matthew Scholl, Paul Blankenhorn, Chuck Ray. 2017. Lumber volume and value recovery from small-diameter black cherry, sugar maple, and red oak logs
- Thomas M. Schuler, Melissa Thomas-Van Gundy, John Brown, Jan K. Wiedenbeck. 2017. Managing Appalachian hardwood stands using four management practices: 60-year results
- Kathryn Gazal, Iris B. Montague, Rajendra Poudel, Jan K. Wiedenbeck. 2016. Forest products industry in a digital age: Factors affecting social media adoption
- Iris B. Montague, Kathryn Arano Gazal, Jan K. Wiedenbeck, Jean-Gabriel Shepherd. 2016. Forest Products Industry in a Digital Age: A Look at E-Commerce and Social Media
- Henry Quesada-Pineda, Jan K. Wiedenbeck, Brian Bond. 2016. Analysis of electricity consumption: a study in the wood products industry
- Iris B. Montague, Adri Andersch, Jan K. Wiedenbeck, Urs Buehlmann. 2015. Hardwood log supply: a broader perspective
- Adrienn Andersch, Iris B. Montague, Urs Buehlmann, Jan K. Wiedenbeck. 2015. U.S. Hardwood sawmill log procurement practices
- Jan K. Wiedenbeck, Thomas M. Schuler. 2014. Effects of prescribed fire on the wood quality and marketability of four hardwood species in the central Appalachian region
- Adrienn Andersch, Urs Buehlmann, Jeff Palmer, Jan K. Wiedenbeck, Steve Lawser. 2014. Product costing guide for wood dimension and component manufacturers
- Guanghui Li, Xiping Wang, Hailin Feng, Jan K. Wiedenbeck, Robert J. Ross. 2014. Analysis of wave velocity patterns in black cherry trees and its effect on internal decay detection
- Jan K. Wiedenbeck, Shawn Grushecky. 2014. West Virginia harvest and utilization study, 2008
- Jeff Palmer, Adrienn Andersch, Jan K. Wiedenbeck, Urs Buehlmann. 2014. Users guide for WoodCite, a product cost quotation tool for wood component manufacturers [computer program]
- Adrienn Andersch, Urs Buehlmann, Jeff Palmer, Jan K. Wiedenbeck, Steve Lawser. 2013. Product costing program for wood component manufacturers
- Adrienn Andersch, Urs Buehlmann, Jan K. Wiedenbeck, Steve Lawser. 2013. Status and opportunities associated with product costing strategies in wood component manufacturing
- Adrienn Andersch, Jan K. Wiedenbeck, Urs Buehlmann, Iris B. Montague. 2013. Hardwood supply chain and the role of log brokers in 2012
- Guanghui Li, Xiping Wang, Jan K. Wiedenbeck, Robert J. Ross. 2013. Analysis of Wave Velocity Patterns in Black Cherry Trees and its Effect on Internal Decay Detection
- Marc F. DiGirolomo, Douglas C. Allen, Stephen V. Stehman, Susan L. Stout, Jan K. Wiedenbeck. 2013. Insect damage to wind-thrown and standing live black cherry resulting from delayed salvage after a major abiotic disturbance
- Charles D. Ray, Li Ma, Thomas Wilson, Daniel Wilson, Lew McCreery, Jan K. Wiedenbeck. 2013. Biomass boiler conversion potential in the eastern United States
- Shawn T. Grushecky, Jan K. Wiedenbeck, Curt C. Hassler. 2013. Examination of roundwood utilization rates in West Virginia
- Matt Bumgardner, Scott Bowe, Jan K. Wiedenbeck. 2013. Assessing the influence of forest ownership type and location on roundwood utilization at the stump and top in a region with small-diameter markets
- Adrienn Andersch, Urs Buehlmann, Jan K. Wiedenbeck, Steve Lawser. 2011. Product costing practices in the North American hardwood component industry
- 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
- Jan K. Wiedenbeck, Chuck D. Ray, Li. Ma. 2011. A synopsis of the wood-based energy and heating industries in the northeastern United States with consideration of potential impacts on future demand for roundwood
- Shawn T. Grushecky, Jan K. Wiedenbeck, Ben Spong. 2011. Roundwood markets and utilization in West Virginia and Ohio
- Brian Boltz, Jan K. Wiedenbeck. 2010. Strike one! Aluminum. Strike two! Maple. Will EAB be strike three?
- Urs Buehlmann, D. Earl Kline, Jan K. Wiedenbeck. 2009. A regression-based method for estimating rip-first rough-mill lumber yield
- Xiping Wang, Jan K. Wiedenbeck, Shanqing Liang. 2009. Acoustic tomography for decay detection in black cherry trees
- Xiping Wang, Henry E. Stelzer, Jan K. Wiedenbeck, Patricia K. Lebow, Robert J. Ross. 2009. Assessing wood quality of borer-infested red oak logs with a resonance acoustic technique
- Jan K. Wiedenbeck, Jeff Parsons, Bruce Beeken. 2009. What's your relationship with computerized manufacturing technologies -- functional, dysfunctional or non-existent?
- Jeff Palmer, Jan K. Wiedenbeck, Elizabeth Porterfield. 2009. SOLVE The performance analyst for hardwood sawmills
- Jan K. Wiedenbeck, Philip H. Mitchell, Bobby Ammerman, Daniel Saloni. 2009. Guía del Operador del Molino Preliminar -- 2009
- Urs Buehlmann, D. Earl Kline, Jan K. Wiedenbeck, R., Jr. Noble. 2008. The influence of cutting-bill requirements on lumber yield using a fractional-factorial design part II, correlation and number of part sizes
- Matthew S. Scholl, Jan K. Wiedenbeck, Paul R. Blankenhorn, Charles D. Ray, Lee R. Stover, Brian W. Beakler. 2008. A comparison of kiln-drying schedules and quality outcomes for 4/4-thickness black cherry lumber sawn from small-diameter logs
- Shanquing Liang, Xiping Wang, Jan K. Wiedenbeck, Zhiyong Cai, Feng Fu. 2008. Evaluation of acoustic tomography for tree decay detection
- Jan K. Wiedenbeck, Andy Sabula. 2008. Ohio roundwood utilization by the timber industry in 2006
- David Brinberg, Earl Kline, Delton Alderman, Philip Araman, Ed Cesa, Steve Milauskas, Tom Walthousen, Jan K. Wiedenbeck. 2008. Exploring research priorities for the North American hardwood industry
- Urs Buehlmann, D. Earl Kline, Jan K. Wiedenbeck, R., Jr. Noble. 2008. Validation of the standardized and simplified cutting bill
- Urs Buehlmann, Jan K. Wiedenbeck, R., Jr. Noble, D. Earl Kline. 2008. Creating a standardized and simplified cutting bill using group technology
- Timothy M. Young, Brian H. Bond, Jan K. Wiedenbeck. 2007. Implementation of a real-time statistical process control system in hardwood sawmills
- Patrick M. Rappold, Brian H. Bond, Jan K. Wiedenbeck, Roncs Ese-Etame. 2007. Impact of elliptical shaped red oak logs on lumber grade and volume recovery
- Xiping Wang, Henry E. Stelzer, Jan K. Wiedenbeck, Robert J. Ross. 2007. Acoustic assessment of stress level and potential wood quality of logs affected by oak decline
- Brian Bond, Jan K. Wiedenbeck. 2006. Study of overlength on red oak lumber drying quality and rough mill yield
- Judd H. Michael, Zhen George Guo, Jan K. Wiedenbeck, Charles D. Ray. 2006. Production supervisor impacts on subordinates' safety outcomes: an investigation of leader-member exchange and safety communication
- Jan K. Wiedenbeck, Jeff Palmer, Robert Mayer. 2006. Make Log Yield Analysis Part of Your Daily Routine
- Xiping Wang, Jan K. Wiedenbeck, Robert J. Ross, John W. Forsman, John R. Erickson, Crystal Pilon, Brian K. Brashaw. 2005. Nondestructive evaluation of incipient decay in hardwood logs
- Jeff Palmer, Jan K. Wiedenbeck, Robert W. Mayer, Robert W. Mayer. 2005. Cost of Sawing Timber (COST) Module (Version 1.0) for Windows®
- Robert Mayer, Jan K. Wiedenbeck. 2005. Continuous sawmill studies: protocols, practices, and profits
- Philip H. Mitchell, Jan K. Wiedenbeck, Bobby Ammerman, Bobby Ammerman. 2005. Rough Mill Improvement Guide for Managers and Supervisors
- Demetrice D. Evans, Judd H. Michael, Jan K. Wiedenbeck, Charles D. Ray, Charles D. Ray. 2005. Relationships between organizational climates and safety-related events at four wood manufacturers
- Jan K. Wiedenbeck, Brian P. Shepley, Robert L. Smith. 2004. Rough-mill yield and cutting efficiency for No. 3A Common lumber compared to other lumber grade mix options
- Brian P. Shepley, Jan K. Wiedenbeck, Robert L. Smith. 2004. Opportunities for expanded and higher value utilization of No. 3A Common hardwood lumber
- Jan K. Wiedenbeck, Michael Wiemann, Delton Alderman, John Baumgras, William Luppold. 2004. Defining Hardwood Veneer Log Quality Attributes
- Delton Alderman, Jan K. Wiedenbeck, Paula Peter, David Brinberg. 2004. Key Attributes Associated with Veneer Quality Timber that may be Impacted by Forest Management Practices
- John Brown, Jan K. Wiedenbeck, Rado Gazo, Daniel Yaussy. 2004. Silvicultural Treatment Effects on Hardwood Tree Quality on the Vinton Furnace Experimental Forest
- Judd H. Michael, Jan K. Wiedenbeck, Janice K. Wiedenbeck. 2004. Safety in the wood products industry
- Jan K. Wiedenbeck, Paul R. Blankenhorn, Matthew Scholl, Lee R. Stover. 2004. Small-Diameter Hardwood Utilization with Emphasis on Higher Value
- Jan K. Wiedenbeck. 2003. Optimizing crosscut & chop saw operations
- Jan K. Wiedenbeck, John Brown, Neal Bennett, Everette Rast. 2003. Hardwood lumber widths and grades used by the furniture and cabinet industries: Results of a 14-mill survey
- Jan K. Wiedenbeck, John Brown, Neal Bennett. 2003. Crook and overlength in hardwood lumber:results from a 14-mill survey
- Urs Buehlmann, Jan K. Wiedenbeck, E. Earl Kline, E. Earl Kline. 2003. Effect of cutting bill requirements on lumber yield in a rip-first rough mill
- Jan K. Wiedenbeck, Kyle Blackwell. 2003. Hardwood sawmill downtime costs
- Jan K. Wiedenbeck. 2002. Expertise in Primary and Secondary Solid-Wood Processing Available from State, Federal, and University Sources
- Jan K. Wiedenbeck. 2002. Effect of vertical integration on the utilization of hardwood resources
- Thomas M. Young, Brian H. Bond, Jan K. Wiedenbeck. 2002. Reducing lumber thickness variation using real-time statistical process control
- Peter C. Hamner, Brian H. Bond, Jan K. Wiedenbeck. 2002. The effects of lumber length on part yields in gang-rip-first rough mills
- Jan K. Wiedenbeck. 2001. Factors that impact rough mill yield and value
- Philip H. Steele, Jan K. Wiedenbeck, Rubin Shmulsky, Anura Perera, Anura Perera. 1999. The influence of lumber grade on machine productivity in the rough mill
- Urs Buehlmann, Jan K. Wiedenbeck, E. Earl Kline, E. Earl Kline. 1999. Character-marked furniture: potential for lumber yield increase in crosscut-first rough mills
- Jan K. Wiedenbeck. 1998. Women's work... in wood products
- Urs Buehlmann, Jan K. Wiedenbeck, D. Earl Kline, D. Earl Kline. 1998. Character-marked furniture: potential for lumber yield increase in rip-first rough mills
- Charles, J. Gatchell, Jan K. Wiedenbeck, Elizabeth S. Walker, Elizabeth S. Walker. 1996. The effects of crosscutting before gang-ripping on dimension part yields from no. 1 and 2A common red oak lumber
- Charles J. Gatchell, Jan K. Wiedenbeck, Elizabeth S., Elizabeth S. 1995. Understanding that red oak lumber has a better and worse end
- Jan K. Wiedenbeck, Charles J. Gatchell, Elizabeth S. Walker. 1994. Data bank for short-length red oak lumber
- Charles J. Gatchell, Jan K. Wiedenbeck, Elizabeth S. Walker. 1993. A Red Oak Data Bank for Computer Simulations of Secondary Processing
- Charles J. Gatchell, Jan K. Wiedenbeck, Elizabeth S. Walker, Elizabeth S. Walker. 1992. 1992 Data Bank for Red Oak Lumber
- Virginia Tech, Ph.D., Forestry and Wood Science, 1992
- Virginia Tech, M.S., Forestry and Wood Science, 1988
- University of Michigan, B.S., Forestry, 1980
Last updated March 10, 2026