Mathew F. Smidt, PhD

Research Forester/Engineer

Southern Research Station

mathew.smidt@usda.gov

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Juan Tarlera, Ruiqi Li, Jonathan Lacuesta, Haiqiu Jiang, Tara L. Keyser, Deborah S. Page-Dumroese, Thomas Elder, Qiangu Yan, Zhiyong Cai, Mathew F. Smidt, Yucheng Peng. 2026. Biochar for Lead Ion Removal from Aqueous Solutions: the Effect of Inorganic Carbonate
Ke Zhan, Courtney Higgins, Mi Li, Mathew F. Smidt, Thomas Elder, Wei Gao, Yucheng Peng. 2026. Valorization of downed timber into wood fibers for polypropylene composites: effects of tree maturity and environmental exposure duration
Charles Tucker Herbert, Han-Sup Han, Mathew F. Smidt, Jaechoul Lee, Carlos Diniz. 2026. An Analysis of the Process and Attributes Used in the Transaction Evidence Appraisal Method for USDA Forest Service Timber Sales in the US Southwest
Jessie McCullough, Joseph L. Conrad IV, M. Chad Bolding, Mathew F. Smidt, Timothy Miller, Rob Keefe, Ryer Becker. 2026. 2025 Idaho Logging and Forestry Contracting Business Survey
Jack Derochers, Joseph Conrad, M. Chad Bolding, Mathew F. Smidt, Bruno Da Silva. 2025. Trucks-to-trucks: a comparison of the raw forest products transportation industry and other forms of commercial trucking in the US South
Mathew F. Smidt, Munkaila Musah, Dana Mitchell, Jeffery B. Cannon, Brian K. Via. 2024. Determining the Extent of damage in Snapped Southern Yellow Pine Trees with Acoustic Testing
Carlos Diniz, Mathew F. Smidt, John Sessions. 2024. Applying an Optimum Bucking Method to Comparing the Volume and Value Recovery of Cut-to-Length and Tree-Length Merchandizing Systems in Piedmont and the Coastal Plain
Dean L. Satterlee, Patrick Hiesl, Mathew F. Smidt, Donald Hagan, Edd Watson, Leah Gregory, Brunella Rodrigues. 2024. Comparing Wood Chip Quality from Different Sources across the Southeastern United States
Xueqi Wang, Pixiang Wang, Shaoyang Liu, Ke Zhan, Brian Via, Tom Gallagher, Mathew F. Smidt, Douglas J. Gardner, Thomas Elder, Yucheng Peng. 2024. Identification of percolation threshold of spray‐dried cellulose nanocrystals in homopolymer polypropylene composites
Erin Burk, Han-Sup Han, Mathew F. Smidt, Bruce Fox. 2023. Incorporating Simulators into a Training Curriculum for Forestry Equipment Operators
Yucheng Peng, Dikshya Pokhrel, Xueqi Wang, Thomas Elder, Nicole M. Stark, Brian Via, Tom Gallagher, Mathew F. Smidt, Dana Mitchell. 2023. Wood fiber production from downed timber for manufacturing wood polymer composite: fiber property characterization
Taylor Turoski, Brenton Phillips, Joseph L. Conrad, M. Chad Bolding, Mathew F. Smidt. 2023. Log truck driver compensation lags that of general freight drivers over the last decade
Munkaila Musah, Abiodun O. Alawode, Javier Hernandez Diaz, Osei Asafu-Adjaye, Tom Gallagher, Maria S. Peresin, Yucheng Peng, Dana Mitchell, Mathew F. Smidt, Brian Via. 2023. Prediction of acoustic velocity properties of downed pine trees using near-infrared spectroscopy
Erin Burk, Han-Sup Han, Mathew F. Smidt, Bruce Fox. 2023. Effectiveness of simulator training compared to machine training for equipment operators in the logging industry
Carlos Diniz, Mathew F. Smidt, Jason Cooper, Yaoqi Zhang. 2023. Logging crew attributes by region in the southeast USA
Mathew F. Smidt, Jason Thompson, Tim McDonald, Yuting Ma. 2023. Terra-mechanical and statistical analyses of four-wheel grapple skidder performance data
K. C. Elliott, Jennifer M. Lincoln, Michael A. Flynn, Jeffrey L. Levin, Mathew F. Smidt, Jerry Dzugan, Athena K. Ramos. 2022. Working hours, sleep, and fatigue in the agriculture, forestry, and fishing sector: A scoping review
Mingtao He, Wenying Li, Mathew F. Smidt, Yaoqi Zhang. 2022. What drives the change in employment in the US logging industry? A directed acyclic graph approach
David L. Nicholls, Damon Vaughan, Dana Mitchell, Han-Sup Han, Mathew F. Smidt, John Sessions. 2022. Forest Bio-Hubs to Enhance Forest Health While Supporting the Emerging Bioeconomy—A Comparison between Three U.S. Regions
Mathew F. Smidt, Stephanie Lynch, Mark Schall, Richard Sesek. 2022. Speed and whole body vibration in a sample of grapple skidders from the US South
Munkaila Musah, Javier Hernandez Diaz, Abiodun Oluseun Alawode, Tom Gallagher, Maria Soledad Peresin, Dana Mitchell, Mathew F. Smidt, Brian Via. 2022. Field Assessment of Downed Timber Strength Deterioration Rate and Wood Quality Using Acoustic Technologies
Pengmin Pan, Timothy McDonald, Mathew F. Smidt, Rafael Dias. 2022. Use of vision and sound to classify feller-buncher operational state
Manisha Parajuli, Patrick Hiesl, Mathew F. Smidt, Dana Mitchell. 2021. An Evaluation of Woody Biomass and Pulpwood Market Competition within a Range of Procurement Distances
Mingtao He, Mathew F. Smidt, Wenying Li, Yaoqi Zhang. 2021. Logging industry in the United States: employment and profitability
Dana Mitchell, Mathew F. Smidt, Tim McDonald, Thomas Elder. 2021. Issue and opportunities for salvaging storm damaged wood
Mathew F. Smidt, Dana Mitchell, Kristi K. Logan. 2021. The potential for effective training of logging truck drivers
Natascia Magagnotti, Mathew F. Smidt, Raffaele Spinelli. 2021. Trainee’s reactions to logger training course characteristics: data from 300 courses held in Italy
Manisha Parajuli, Patrick Hiesl, Mathew F. Smidt, Dana Mitchell. 2020. Factors influencing productivity and cost in the whole-tree harvesting system
Robert Granzow, Mark C. Schall, Mathew F. Smidt, Jerry Davis, Richard Sesek, Sean Gallagher. 2019. Measuring the effect of tool design on exposure to physical risk factors among novice hand planters
Mathew F. Smidt, Dana Mitchell, Hunter Baker. 2019. Large site prep tractors for fire line establishment in southern pine stands in Alabama
Dana Mitchell, Mathew F. Smidt. 2019. Costs of mechanical fuel reduction treatments
Mathew F. Smidt, Randy Kolka. 2001. Alternative skid trail retirement options for steep terrain logging
Mathew F. Smidt, Charles R. Blinn. 1999. Soil disturbance and productivity from wide-tired skidder trails in Minnesota aspen harvests

Citations of Non-Forest Service Publications

Granzow R, Schall M, Smidt M, Chen H, Fethke N, Huangfu R. 2018. Characterizing exposure to physical risk factors among reforestation hand planters in the Southeastern United States. Applied Ergonomics 66:1-8.
Jernigan P, Gallagher T, Mitchell D, Smidt M, Teeter L. 2016. High tonnage harvesting and skidding for loblolly pine energy plantations. Forest Products Journal 66(3):185-191.
Lynch S, Smidt MF, Merrill P, Sesek R. 2014. Incidence of MSDs and neck and back pain among logging machine operators in the Southern U.S. Journal of Ag Safety and Health 20(3):211-218.
South DB, Smidt M. 2014. Pine, in Cellulosic Energy Cropping Systems (ed D.L. Karlen), John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chichester, UK.
Xu Y, Smidt MF, Zhang Y. 2014. Logging worker wage, performance, and experience. Forest Products Journal 64(5):210-216.
Smidt MF, Zhang Y, Zheng B. 2012. Financial assessment of logging residue collection in the southeast United States. Forest Products Journal 62(1):10-17.
Smidt MF, McDaniel J. 2012. Utilization, cost, and landowner return from whole-tree chipping young loblolly pine thinnings. Croatian Journal of Forest Engineering 33(2):211-223.